Why does Sarah Palin disrespect the American Flag?

This photo, used in a Newsweek article last year about Sarah Palin, appears on the 2009 Sarah Palin calendar, and was just lauded by Pat Buchanan on Morning Schmegegge as a demonstration of her patriotism:



United States Flag Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Sec. 8(d):

The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.

Why does Sarah Palin hate America? Why does she desecrate Our Flag?