Barack Obama sported an Olympic lapel pin when he appeared at a rally at Daley Plaza to celebrate Chicago making the first cut in the contest to host the 2016 Olympic games.It must be a relief for Obama to wear a lapel pin that he isn't embarrassed about. From last fall, here is Obama's explanation for why he stopped wearing a flag lapel pin:
You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest.
Of course, when he realized he needed to wear a flag pin to reach poor white voters in the south, Obama swallowed his pride and put on a flag pin.
Hat tip: Greg Pollowitz (Photo credit: AP)
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