Mr. Obama is trying to represent all of the Americans…
America is a relatively young country that was won after a small group of high-minded individuals got together and fought a bloody war (literally) against what they felt to be a government in which they had no representation.
One of the most unique things about the United States of America, besides it being a union of states that have a lot of say in their own governance, is that we do not align ourselves to a person but to the flag and constitution. Failing to respect either (as in not rendering the proper respect during the National Anthem) is NOT sononomous with being a viable representative of the American people.
We have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, etc… and all of these freedoms are represented by that flag. This seems a silly, trite, moot point… but Mr. Obama did something that should take him out of the running completely… but I bet you that he wins, because I don’t think there are too many people out there who know or care what that flag means anymore.
