They worship your massive pole...

[patric]

Donald Trump isnt exactly known for moderation.
And while he is fundamentally right in his assertion that "You dont need a permit to put up an American flag", there was apparently something in his way of thinking that demanded he do so in a way that thumbed his nose at his neighbors and his community.

Palm Beach limits poles to 47 feet, but last month Trump erected a pole almost twice that height without consulting town officials.
Trump, who may face $250-a-day fines for the infraction, disputes enforcement of the ordinance on the grounds that the pole is topped with an American flag.
"How can you regulate patriotism?" Trump said. "I'm an American. You don't need a permit for an American flag." Trump said.

The local paper isnt as supportive as Trump's press agents would like:

"The new American flag rippling over the Mar-a-Lago Club is nearly as big as club owner Donald Trump's ego."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbccentral/content/local_news/epaper/2006/10/06/s1b_flag_1006.html

'"I must say I'm impressed with his patriotism, but it's a little bit out of scale with the neighborhood," Mayor Jack McDonald said.
Trump recently installed giant Stars and Stripes at his resorts around the country, including Trump International Golf Club in suburban West Palm Beach. He erected a flag without a permit at his golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., riling the neighbors.
He didn't ask for a permit in Palm Beach either but sent a letter that arrived the day the flag was raised.
"Obviously, permits are not necessary to put up an American flag," the letter began.
It's hardly the first of Trump's act-first, negotiate-second spats with the town.
He paid a $15,000 fine this year for an Elton John AIDS-benefit concert that drew 200 more than the 700 people allowed on the 18-acre estate. In 2005, the town nixed plans for fireworks at his wedding.'


Of course, no one is really questioning anyone's patriotism, but whether or not one respects the community in which they live (or if such a patriotic point could have been made with something more in scale with the community).