A Portent of Things to Come

I'd say this was spotted in the footage of crowds outside the White House on Election Night, but this was less spotted than flaunted, as the bearer brandished it proudly.

A flag... red field with yellow hammer and sickle.

Only after a good 30 seconds of the fool waving it at the camera did his friend tell him to hide it. It's vantage spot mid-air was quickly replaced by an Obama tee shirt thrust into the night sky.

A sad day, my friends. A sad day.