Republicans Desecrating The Flag

Can you believe it? Did you happen to catch this story, about Chuck Norris advocating desecrating the American flag to make some kind of political point?

This is weird. First, he advocates that his deranged brethren on the right fringe simply fly some other flag instead of the American flag. Like "Do Not Tread On Me" or something like that. Second, that if they insist on using the American flag, stain it with tea, which will somehow give them solidarity with the Founding Fathers!

When's the last time I heard something that weird? Well, one time I toured a mental hospital and I heard lots of strange things. But I digress...

This is weird, weird, weird. Aren't these yahoos the same people who spent the Bush years shouting "USA! USA! USA!"? Aren't these people the same ones who insisted on flag pins for all patriotic candidates? And I don't think they meant "Do Not Tread On Me" flags or stained ones. Aren't these the same people who claimed to be so out and out patriotic? They stomped the Dixie Chicks in the dust for one little peep of protest.

Is there some psychological condition or state -- I believe there is -- where you go so far one way that you are eventually going the opposite way? Maybe this is it. Or some psychological thing where you project all your bad qualities on someone else -- like those derned lib'ruls -- then eventually you're doing the very thing you supposedly hated them for? Whatever it is, it's mental.

But watch the political balance eventually swing the other way. Then they'll be right back in the thick of it. Any supposed slight against the flag will be met with their hypocritical self-righteousness once again. We just have to make sure that never happens. To have these sickos in charge again? That was too much to live with for the last eight years.

But whatever happens, we will never let them forget. The so-called conservatives were the ones advocating flag desecration. The so-called patriots were the ones advocating secession from the Union. Why do they do all this nonsense? Do they think we're not going to remember?

Chuck Norris ... one strange guy.