Now upside down American flags are wrong.

Nation: Oh look , everyone is now proud to be an American.

Flag sales soar after election
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Nov 6, 2008

Even in liberal haven Seattle, the flag that was once a symbol of evil nationalism and having too much pride in your country is hip.

While flag waving is normal in some parts of the country, the Stars and Stripes haven't been so ubiquitous in Seattle. "People around here don't fly flags like they do on the East Coast," said Seattle flag maker Carol Anderson, who hails from Rhode Island but has lived in Seattle for seven years. The Star-Spangled Banner should transcend political party, said Anderson, who supported Obama. "I don't care whether it's the Fourth of July or whatever. This country's at war. You'd think that you'd see a few American flags flying. Were they not flying the flag because they don't like George Bush? I mean, give me a break. It should represent more than who's in office. The flag itself to me has always represented an honor." A New England upbringing has led Briggs Hause, a cashier at Magnolia Ace Hardware, to frequently fly the flag. But she disliked President Bush's leadership so much that she couldn't. "I haven't the last eight years because I was very depressed with it," said Hause, who gave her age as "in my 60s." "It wasn't my America. I didn't put out one (a flag). Refused to. But now I will."

Remember when upside Down Flags were symbol of patriotic dissent, now its wrong.

Complaints that the upside-down flag is a racist protest irritate Townsend. It isn’t about Obama’s color, he says. “People can’t separate out race from other issues,” he says. “His color has nothing to do with it.” It’s about issues: abortion and economic principles. A lot of people might disagree with him, Townsend said, but they haven’t bothered to call. They know what his beliefs are. One can understand why some might be reluctant to call. Townsend is not a timid man about these issues. But the mayor of Decatur, John Schultz, did call. He’d been out of town and returned Friday afternoon to a pile of angry messages from residents. “We had a pretty one-sided conversation. I did all the talking,” Schultz said. He said he told Townsend he was not happy at all, that he was offended by the protest and concerned that it portrays the community in the wrong way. Obama and Biden were elected by the American public, and by a large margin, and he just has to accept it. Originally, Townsend said, he planned to keep the flag in the upside-down position as long as Obama is in office, but that was overkill, he decided. “I’ve said my peace,” he said. Out of respect for his employees, who have caught some flak, and out of his respect for friends and veterans who may disagree with him, he decided to take the flag down.

Veteran turns flag upside down
Alamogordo Daily News, NM - 9 hours ago

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I expect the ACLU to step in to protect the rights of Americans to protest as they legally see fit.