Obama campaign spends $140,000 on American Flags vs. only $7,000 spent by McCain Campaign

[FrenchieCat]

"Then there is the $140,000 that the campaign has spent at companies that make American flags, apparently mostly for campaign events, compared with just $7,000 spent by the McCain campaign. "

Interesting 2 page article from the NYT titled: With Ambitious Campaign, Obama Is Both Big Spender and Penny Pincher
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31spend.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=us&adxnnlx=1225528805-QKGYy5CfIRJHml0Ye2%20Lzw

[Democat]

1. Why does McCain hate America?

How much did McCain spend on Confederate flags?

:rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

2. Joe the Plumber has those under his bed.

:rofl:

[JI7]

3. didn't the Republicans steal a bunch of flags from the Dem Convention ?

[FrenchieCat]

4. I think they tried to accuse the Dems of throwing the flags away.....

although they were all neatly packaged as though they were heading elsewhere.

And yeah....I think there was a Puke who tried to take some or something.
It's vague in my memory though.

[NewJeffCT]

8. Yes, the Republicans tried to accuse the Democrats of that

and the Republicans stole the flags that were going to be donated to charity.

[4lbs]

5. Yet Obama is unpatriotic because he didn't wear a flag pin a couple of times.

:eyes:

[WCGreen]

6. I bet Obama's were constructed in the US of A while

McCain's were cobbled together by crippled child labor in the deepest jungles of Indonesia...

[mdavies013]

7. They bought the same amount...only Mc's were made in China using child labor

[Vinca]

9. Well, duh, FrenchieCat. You know as well as I that Obama

broke his promise and that's why he's got all kinds of money for flags.
:rofl: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :rofl:

[Schulzz]

10. Yes, but McCain didn't have a flag when he was a POW!

:sarcasm:

[slampoet]

11. To be fair both campaigns are only spending a dollar a flag so each audience member can have one.

McCain only needs 7000 flags for his smaller crowds.

Obama just has bigger crowds and more voters.