You don't need a flag pin to show your patriotism

Since his days on NBC when he used to send gift baskets to the CEO of General Electric who once owned NBC, Opinione has always enjoyed the unconventional humor and maverick attitude of David Letterman. Instead of wearing an American flag pin on his suit like the corporate kiss ass Jay Leno, David Letterman doesn’t have to wear a flag pin on his suit to show his patriotism.

In a recent interview with a MSNBC media personality Letterman demonstrates his patriotism when he observes how people in the media have distorted information for political gain and that Americans should be getting smarter than previous generations. As an expert in the influence and power of the military industrial complex and its effect on American foreign policy and American politics, the comments by Ms. Maddow on how fear is used to scare voters has been used since the Cold War days, beginning with the false claims of a strategic bomber gap and then subsequent missile gap during the Eisenhower years.



The following clip is perhaps the best video offering evidence of how media manipulation could allow such an unqualified and inept person to become President of the United States.