The Washington Post tweeted out an image yesterday that they seemed to view as a mundane campaign photo, but in reality it should have outraged them.
The photo showed American flags lying in a heap on the floor at Hillary’s campaign headquarters in New Hampshire.
The Post barely noticed anything amiss.
With many hours to go, Clinton's staff has flags ready for their election night party // photo by @melinamara pic.twitter.com/a9ZvkJNiZp
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) February 9, 2016
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Others certainly noticed what was wrong in the picture rather quickly …
@postpolitics @melinamara glad to see HRC cares so much about the flag that it is just tossed on the ground
— Kevin P Hourihan (@hourigan07) February 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/MathewSHarrison/status/697183676912697344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/Oil_Ranger/status/697147201961619456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Section 8b of the U.S. Code regarding ‘Respect for flag’ indicates, “The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.”
It also specifically states that “No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America.”
But then, did you expect anything differently from a group of Hillary supporters?
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