Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird strides to the podium. His cotton suit is as befitting the heat of a Benghazi afternoon as his rebel lapel pin is of the occasion.
All first time applicants will receive one free DXCC certificate and lapel pin.
Too many on the other side claim patriotism as their side's sole property, using it as a political wedge issue and limiting it to token gestures such as waving flags and wearing lapel pins.
Then again, under the gay red wrapping, a young wife or sweetheart might find a book of poems, a perky lapel pin, or a tiny porcelain vase.
Accessorise with a pocket square, lapel pins and ties with different textures to add pattern and colour to an otherwise monochromatic look.
