Cultural Survival Skills

What Is Missing?

I received an Email from a friend the other day. It was a forward of some photos of President Obama speaking at a recent press conference. Under his picture were those of other Presidents (Bush 1 & 2, Clinton, and Reagan).

The title of the Forward was, “What Is Missing?”

In Obama’s press conference photo (and in one of his T.V. press conferences that I observed recently) there are no American flags in the background. The background to his small stage is a drab-colored golden curtain.

In all the other President’s press conferences, the background was a blaze of red, white, and blue. There were large and beautiful American flags framing the president, to his left and to his right.

So the answer to the question, “What Is Missing”?

The American Flags were Missing.

I noted that one other thing that was also missing.

An American President was missing.

Wake-Up America!

V. Thomas Mawhinney, Ph.D.

Tags: Missing American Flags, Missing American President, Presidential news conference, V. Thomas Mawhinney Ph.D.

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