Suggesting Ryan’s plan to be a form of “cheap patriotism” that would be similar to someone using “a wrecking ball and [painting] it red, white and blue and [ramming] it through our communities,” Jones certainly has an affection for dramatic, over-the-top imagery. He argues that his alternative vision for the country is what actually represents “deep patriotism” and he wants his political allies not to be too embarrassed to own it.