Bill Maher on Phony Patriotism
The "Real Time" host agrees with Barack Obama that wearing an American flag pin is but a token of patriotism that probably doesn't amount to much: "Show me a man wearing an American flag pin in his lapel, and I'll show you an a--hole."The “Real Time” host agrees with Barack Obama that wearing an American flag pin is but a token of patriotism that probably doesn’t amount to much: “Show me a man wearing an American flag pin in his lapel, and I’ll show you an a–hole.”
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