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Patriotism vs. Nationalism in a Post 9/11 World

Grant Lyon | Posted 09.08.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Winston Churchill, Nationalism, American Revolution, Fundamentalism, Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Islamaphobia, Bill of Rights, Troops, George Orwell, 9/11 Anniversary, Yankee Doodle Dandy, 9/11, Fbi, Freedom of Religion, Sikhism, 9/11 Memorial, Patriotism, Westboro Baptist Church, American Flag, Socialism, Muslim, National Anthem, Gettysburg Address, September 11 Anniversary, Comedy News

If you believe in freedom of religion but don't understand the irony behind your anger at a mosque being built near ground zero, then you are the number one culprit of dumb nationalism in 2011.

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Will You Raise Your Flag With Us?

Ericka Andersen | Posted 09.04.2011 | Impact

Read More: Flag Code, 9/11, September 11, Heritage Foundation, #flag911, American Flag, 9/11 Project, Impact News

Sales of flags are skyrocketing to numbers not seen since the days and months just after 9/11. When there are no words, the flag says it all.

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Guess The Artist Who Created This American Flag: ANSWER

Posted 09.04.2011 | Arts

Read More: Flag, Betsy Ross, Black Artists, American Art, Civil Rights, African American, Black Power, Faith Ringgold, African American Flag, African American Art, Artist, American Flag, American Artist, Injustice Case, David Hammons, Lorna Simpson, Arts News

Yesterday we showed you an image of this artwork and asked you to guess the American artist, but only a third of you correctly identified the artist a...

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Field of Flags: Lives Lost, Honored, Remembered

Mary Ann West | Posted 09.03.2011 | Impact

Read More: Church, Minnesota, America, Afghanistan, War, Malibu, Oxford, Maine, Field of Flags, Congregational, Fairfield, Tennessee, Connecticut, American Flag, Clarksville, Chebeague Island, Iraq, Somers, Wanamingo, Impact News

Field of Flags: Lives Lost, Honored, Remembered From a field above the Pacific bluff in Malibu, California to a churchyard on Chebeague Island, Maine...

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Guess The American Artist

Posted 09.02.2011 | Arts

Read More: Black Power, Faith Ringgold, African American Art, Flag, Betsy Ross, Black Artists, Artist, American Flag, American Art, American Artist, David Hammons, Civil Rights, Lorna Simpson, African American, Arts News

Well-known for their engagement with civil rights and the Black Power movement, this African American artist created this version of the American flag...

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Making a Difference: The World of Giving

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 07.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, Soldiers, US Soldiers, Military, Charity, Memorial Day, American Flag, Making a Difference, War Casualties, Impact News

Do something for our military personnel or to honor and remember those who have served. Here are five recommendations and tips on easy ways to make a difference on Memorial Day.

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Thousands Cheer Bin Laden's Death at White House (PHOTOS)

Jeff Malet | Posted 07.06.2011 | Politics

Read More: Cia, Hands, 911, Pakistan, Terrorism, Terrorist, Obama, Usa, Bin Laden, American Flag, Sign, Military, Terror, Celebration, Demonstration, Trade Center, Fundamentalist, Al-Qaeda, Hijacking, Alqaeda, Radical, Slidepollajax, Photography, Photo, Photojournalism, Politics News

The announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden sparked a spontaneous celebration at the north gate of the White House with chants of USA USA and the...

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WATCH: Adam Carolla Gives 'One Man's Opinion' On Terry Jones

The Adam Carolla Show | Posted 06.21.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Terry Jones, Religion, American Flag, Adam Carolla, Burn Bibles, Bibles, Pastor, Predator Drones, Nut Job, Koran, America, The Adam Carolla Show, Comedy News

I know you're all pissed off about Terry Jones, the pastor that burned the Koran. You say 'He's so out of line, so insensitive.' Yes, he's a nut job, there's a nut job on every corner. But how about we start judging a religion that decides to kill people when you burn their text?

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If You Disagree With Me, the Terrorists Have Won

Dylan Brody | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Bill of Rights, American Flag, U.S. Constitution, Terrorists, Dylan Brody, Terrorism, Comedy News

They say the first victim of war is the truth. I think the first victim might be a cultural sense of irony.

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House of the Rising Blood Pressure

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Tea Party, Overdevelopment, Open Space, Harry Truman, Free Speech, Tractor Mowers, American Flag, Variances, Portable Toilets, Bob Dylan, Suvs, Barack Obama, Suburban Sprawl, Comedy News

What's more American than ravaging precious open space and getting richer while making other people miserable?

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Remembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, America, Pat Kutteles, Independence Day, Sldn, Dan Choi, American Flag, Fourth of July, Calpernia Addams, Barry Winchell, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

The real cost of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has always been the human one -- Barry Winchell's life, of course, beaten out of him with a baseball bat over the 4th of July weekend 10 years ago.

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When Is it Art? The Age-Old Question in a Crazy New Context

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

So, it turns out that the City of Los Angeles has been buffing (or painting over) hundreds of murals since 2007 because of a mind-bending poster case for the law of unintended consequences.

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Gustus Bozarth, Homeless Man Who Rescued American Flag, Showered With Offers Of Help

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Texas, El Paso, Homeless, American Flag, Homelessness, Gustus Bozarth, Impact News

On July 4, El Paso news station KFOX reported on the remarkable story of Gustus Bozarth, a local homeless man who braved a storm to rescue an American...

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Celebs In American Flag Bikinis (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

In what's become an annual tradition, below are 20+ celebrities in their patriotic finery, from a multitude of American flag bikinis and thongs to bod...

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Fourth Of July American Flag Food Photos

Posted 05.25.2011 | Food

Read More: 4th of July, Flag Cakes, Food Photos, July 4 Flag Food, Slidepollajax, 4th of July Food, American Flag, Us Flag, Flag Foods, American Flag Food, American Flag Cake, Flag Cake, Food News

Fourth Of July American Flag Food Photos

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The Jig Is Up, Betsy Ross

Cristen Conger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Historical Myths, George Washington, American History, Revolutionary War, Betsy-Ross, Betsy Ross, American Flag, Philadelphia, Fourth of July, Home News

With the Fourth of July upon us, Americans thankfully have something do with all of those leftover flags we bought for the World Cup and wept into las...

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So You're Planning a Confederate History Month Party!

Andy McDonald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Texas Textbooks, Sara Lee, Dixieland, Confederate History Month, General Robert E. Lee, Chicago Cubs, Confederate Flag, Werther's Originals, Mcdonnell-Confederate-History-Month, Harlem Globetrotters, Kleenex, Virginia-Confederate-History, Wile-E-Coyote, No More Tears Shampoo, Party, Slavery, Washington Generals, American Flag, Dixie Cups, Dixie, Don't Forget Slavery, Remember Slavery?, More Slavery, Slaves, A Lot of Slavery, S-L-a-v-E-R-Y, Comedy News

The last thing you want to do in celebration of Confederate History Month is omit or overlook any critical information regarding life in the south during the Confederacy!

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Flag Day Food Photos: You Are What You Eat

Posted 05.25.2011 | Food

Read More: Food Photos, Flag Day History, Slidepollajax, Flag Day, American Flag, Flag Foods, Flag Day Food, Flag Day Food Photos, American Flag Day, Us Flags, Food News

Happy Flag Day: American Flag Food Photos To Feast Your Eyes

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Memorial Day: Flying The American Flag Is Not an Obnoxious Statement

Cari Shane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: George Packer, American Symbols, Memorial Day, American Flag, American Icons, Partisan Politics, Bill Moyers, Steven Roberts, Politics News

How could an American symbol, more iconic than cowboys and apple pie, more American than even the American Bald Eagle, Mount Rushmore or the Monument, have been abducted by a particular brand of politics?

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Pinheads or Patriots?

Ian Squires | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Cinco De Mayo, American Flag, Live Oak High School, Politics News

This is contemporary America. Wrapping yourself in an American flag gives you carte blanche to do just about anything, from waging trillion-dollar wars to casually disregarding other cultures.

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American Flag Protocol: Stars and Stripes Forever

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Does anyone look at the American flag in the same way since September 11? Now, it's even more important not to take the stars and stripes for granted.

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The Israel/Gaza Face-Off in Los Angeles

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Monday night, in remembrance of the one-year anniversary of Israel's Operation Cast Lead that killed 1,400 Gazans, and in solidarity with the 1,400 in...

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American Flags Not Welcome At Oil Astroturf Rally

The Wonk Room | Brad Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Rally, Drayton McLane Jr., American Flag, Freedomworks, Astroturf, Politics News

At a "grassroots" rally organized by the American Petroleum Institute in Houston on Tuesday, activists bearing American flags were turned away. Oil co...

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American Flag Bikini Moments: What's YOUR Favorite? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! The American flag has been painted on bathing suits, bikinis, and directly on skin like a bathing suit for decades. From movi...

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Progressives Take Back the Flag

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotism, Independence Day, Progressives, American Flag, Progressive Movement, Woody Guthrie, Fourth of July, Bruce Springsteen, Politics News

Most Americans are unaware that much of our patriotic culture was created by people with decidedly progressive sympathies.

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