Where is Old Glory?
But military and political buffs, alike, seem to recoil from attempts to embellish an “original,” the same way that an artist would hesitate trying to “recreate” a Michelangelo or DaVinci. The marshal of a rightist parade in New Jersey said that he would dress up as George Washington, to stress the nation’s roots, but changed his mind, fearing that he might come across as more “oddity” than venerable. Rightists parading through Atlanta dressed in similar camouflage-clothing, to show unity and solidarity, but were careful to be surrounded with American flags. The nation is miffed with Mexicans marauding through the streets waving Mexican flags. “Where are the American flags?” irate viewers want to know, equally irate that Old Glory was conspicuously absent among the self-described immigration-foes at Lansing. It is not to say that foes of immigration must all be in the mold of Olympic athletes. Some, such as Corkey Bowman, have simply projected a whoesome, fit appearance, which has prom
