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Put Your Right Hand Over Your Heart, Ready…

Started by washingtonindependent · 10 months ago

BEREA, Ohio — At first it was an inaudible scream, then it became clear. The man yelling at the start of Sen. Barack Obama was angry that he’d begun the town hall meeting here without leading the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. In quick order, Obama rectified the situati ... Continue reading »

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  • This is ridiculous. I can't believe people measure patriotism on a small pin or a few words. How bull headed can you be? How about we fix the major problems first, then once everything is peachy again, we can all wear lapel pins and recite the pledge when we get up in the morning. Or better yet, how about we have a mandatory time to recite the pledge. Say 9am, every day. Then we can all walk around with our lapel pins on, and then we'll know that anyone not wearing one is unfit to be in this country. You know, kinda like the Nazis.

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