"the French may not be quite as anti-American as everyone would like you to think"…

And how many (Sarko being on obvious — if important — exception) of the élite, leaders, opinion-makers, and other bigwigs will be buying the American flag — or, at least, daring to advertise (to public, to family, to friends) the fact that they did so?

Should they do so anyway, they would (have to) make sure that it was well understood that the flag had nothing to do with Bush and the current administration — something that would be unnecessary should they purchase a flag of Russia, China, Cuba, etc…
 

It's flammability isn't one of the sales point, so that's a good sign.