Why are RED, WHITE, and BLUE considered patriotic?

Today is PRIMARY ELECTION DAY! Thus, I have decided to type in a patriotic color: red. Unless you are color blind, and then the color might appear to be green.

So, the question of the day: who decided that red, white, and blue was patriotic to begin with? Hmm... Someday I want to decide something. Or make up a word. Something little... but annoying enough that people will remember me as the person who invented that particular product. For example, sticky notes. The individual who created them was a genius! And yet, you never hear anything on Entertainment Tonight about what the creater of sticky notes had for dinner. We always hear about Tom Cruise's latest fling... but no one ever hears about who the inventor of staples went out to dinner with.

These are my reasons for why red, white, and blue are patriotic.

Red: Jesus always speaks in red. You never see him speak in purple. Of course, some "unholy" Bibles do have him speaking in black. But, we won't go there.

Blue: Smurfs are blue. 'Nough said.

White: Now this is a tough one... but, I am going to have to go with the fact that most cows have white on them. Since beef is what's for dinner... obviously cows are patriotic. Therefore, white is patriotic.

I am done for now... don't forget to vote!!!