Pin hypocrisy on Fox

Fri., Feb. 14, 2014

The simplest way to tell if a politician hates America is whether he wears a flag pin on his lapel. On an occasion when President Barack Obama didn’t wear one, Fox News spent many hours proclaiming this a sign of disrespect and contempt for the country they dearly love.

While watching the State of the Union, I noticed the most powerful Republican in Congress, House Speaker John Boehner, was pinless. As Fox’s motto is “Fair and Balanced,” I thought they would be all over this blatant slap in the face to any patriotic American. But nary a word has been uttered, as Fox is too busy explaining the meaning of the word “dictator” to their viewers so they can parrot it in their letters to the editor.

David Blairs

Chewelah

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