Mayor Lou Barletta Likes the American Flag
In a recent press release, Mayor Lou Barletta came forward and made the shocking announcement that he supports the American flag. And while Mayor Barletta, who is running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 11th District against long time incumbent Paul Kanjorski, has come forward and taken a stand on the supporting the American flag issue, he has yet to actually let the voters know where he stands on the Iraq War. This is just another example of Lou Barletta saying nothing about anything while attempting to make it look like he is really taking serious stands on issues.
Announcing that you “support the American flag” is like saying you support world peace and butterflies. It’s meaningless fluff. In his statement, Barletta says;
“Our flag flies over our most treasured monuments. It is the sign of the United States of America in foreign lands. And when an American hero falls in battle, it is the solemn gift given to his or her family on behalf of a grateful nation. Just as we have said certain types of speech are obscene and not granted special protection, we should do the same for the desecration of the American flag.”
I find it interesting that while Lou Barletta goes out of his way to mention fallen soldiers, he fails to mention where he stands on the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan. This, in my opinion, is shameful. Is this what Lou Barletta thinks “Courage and Leadership”, as his campaign slogan suggests, is? Clearly, Mayor Lou Barletta has no intention of taking a stand on any important issues. If Barletta thought it important to announce his support for the flag on Flag Day, why didn’t he announce his support for the military on Armed Forces Day (May 17th)?
The bottom line is this; Lou Barletta has been an official candidate in this race for several weeks now. To date, he has yet to take an official, on the record stand as to what his position is on the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. I believe that this is because 1.) He is afraid that making an official statement on the War would hurt his chances of getting elected 2.) He actually has no position or 3.) His campaign manager hasn’t yet told his what “his” position should be. At any rate, it is unacceptable.
Mayor Lou Barletta is one of the most pathetic examples of a leader one can imagine. He has, repeatedly, refused to take any meaningful stand on any meaningful issues. Instead of letting us know what he intends to do about rising gasoline and home heating oil prices, the Iraq War, and/or the Housing Crisis, he has decided to sign meaningless, toothless pledges of support. Mayor Barletta doesn’t have any positions, he only has cheap beauty pagent answers to non-existent problems.
-Dan Cheek
www.StopLouBarletta.com
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I don’t even know anything about this race, i was just looking for a picture of the American flag… leading me here. Being the curious individual i am, i read the article and frankly i find it hard to believe ANY of what you’ve said here. I’m from Texas, and i could honestly care less about a Pennsylvania congressional race, but perhaps, given that it was flag day, Mayor Barletta was just voicing his view on the American flag? Perhaps you’ve thought WAY too much about this Dan, and over-analyzed the entire situation. I cannot imagine what prompts you to say “Mayor Lou Barletta is one of the most pathetic examples of a leader one can imagine”. Maybe you should of worked harder to not put him in a leadership position in the first place. And seriously, are you even living in the same country I am? In your description of Mayor Barletta… “Barletta, currently serving as mayor of Hazelton, PA, is running a campaign based on fear-mongering and deception.”… Last time I checked, this was pretty illegal… but then again, should this be true, how is his campaign any different from say presidential candidates Obama and McCain? Maybe you should start a site dedicated to stopping them… hell, if you think you have all the answers, maybe you should start a site for yourself as a presidential candidate. The bottom line is this… at any rate, this is an unacceptable post.
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