tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3621971513570981432..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The myth of Betsy Ross and the American flagMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83490341357998979622022-03-05T16:21:23.441-06:002022-03-05T16:21:23.441-06:00The latest research on the legendary and historica...The latest research on the legendary and historical Betsy Ross has been uploaded to Wikipedia, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross<br /><br />Earl P. Williams, Jr., U.S. flag historian (paleovexillologist)Earl P. Williams, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07050576537361453212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27387248772789120622011-06-15T16:26:19.451-05:002011-06-15T16:26:19.451-05:00So the whole Betsy Ross legend was invented by peo...So the whole Betsy Ross legend was invented by people who made money by a wholesale historical revisionist redefining of the actions of the founding fathers?<br /> What could be more American than that?jaundicedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926758323747555666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61458541020190847362011-06-14T22:27:52.486-05:002011-06-14T22:27:52.486-05:00I would only say that it is a smidge unfair to thr...I would only say that it is a smidge unfair to throw the Palin picture up with the Flag Code only because the continual abuse of the flag in violation of the code (not lit at night, wearing it as a cape at sporting events, political rallys, etc., dragging it along the ground, use in advertising, absolutely shredded flags still being flown, and on and on) is so ubiquitous and widespread that draping it over a chair for a prop in a picture doesn't seem all that horrendous. That being said, she should probably know better.<br /><br />I always appreciate people who do take care of their flags. I drive by a house that still takes the flag down at night and in bad weather. It always impresses me.A. Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234470633973888456noreply@blogger.com