12voltman59
Oct 18, 2008, 11:52 PM
I tried to find the story elsewhere--and even the place where I first saw the story---Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC didn't have it--but she had a short segment on Friday night about comments some rightwing radio preacher made in recent days about some flags set up on a stage behind Barack Obama at a recent appearance Obama had in Toledo, Ohio.
This preacher freaked out over the "O" flags on the stage behind Obama--
The man said something along the lines that "this is something a potentate or dictator has done."
Well--that guy needed to just do a short Google search to find out about that flag---those flags--alternating with the Stars and Stripes----lo and behold---was the Ohio State Flag!!!!!
This just goes to show some of the downright stupidity and fearmongering that is going on out there in some quarters regarding Barack Obama---
For those who don't know what our state flag looks like--here it is:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/nunst058.gif
and the information about our state flag:
Ohio's state flag was adopted in 1902. The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann. The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union. The white circle with its red center not only represents the "O" in Ohio, but also suggests Ohio's famous nickname, "The Buckeye State."
God knows--it is getting to be whacky time out there!!!
As far as the picture of the flag and the info--I did a Google search and this was the first entry that came up!!
One more thing I found funny---today I was riding around in a rural part of Ohio----I got behind a car that had a bumper sticker that read:
"Rednecks for Obama!"
I found it humorous!!
This preacher freaked out over the "O" flags on the stage behind Obama--
The man said something along the lines that "this is something a potentate or dictator has done."
Well--that guy needed to just do a short Google search to find out about that flag---those flags--alternating with the Stars and Stripes----lo and behold---was the Ohio State Flag!!!!!
This just goes to show some of the downright stupidity and fearmongering that is going on out there in some quarters regarding Barack Obama---
For those who don't know what our state flag looks like--here it is:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r216/mpgarr/nunst058.gif
and the information about our state flag:
Ohio's state flag was adopted in 1902. The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann. The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union. The white circle with its red center not only represents the "O" in Ohio, but also suggests Ohio's famous nickname, "The Buckeye State."
God knows--it is getting to be whacky time out there!!!
As far as the picture of the flag and the info--I did a Google search and this was the first entry that came up!!
One more thing I found funny---today I was riding around in a rural part of Ohio----I got behind a car that had a bumper sticker that read:
"Rednecks for Obama!"
I found it humorous!!