Former ACORN Official Condemns Voters’ Spontaneous Pledge of Allegiance (Updated)
- Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:24pm by
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At a debate sponsored by the Illinois League of Women Voters between Democratic incumbent Rep. Melissa Bean, GOP challenger Joe Walsh and Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer Wednesday, the audience loudly objected when the moderator, Kathy Tate-Bradish, insisted on proceeding without reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. In the end, she didn’t stand a chance against the 300-member audience. The camera captures Republican Joe Walsh’s reaction:
Ms. Tate-Bradish reportedly scolded the crowd after the pledge ended, blaming the outburst on the Republican candidate. The LWV executive director, Jan Czarnik, also condemned the Pledge’s recitation, telling the local news, “It’s a phony patriotism issue is what it is,” she said. “[Republicans] must think it helps their campaign.”
Both LWV have been active members of the progressive movement. Ms. Tate-Bradish was an active supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and even hosted campaign events for the then-Senator in her own home.
Ms. Czarnik is a former ACORN Project Vote worker and has been involved in the progressive People for the American Way, but as blogger Jeff Dunetz notes, these former affiliations would surely in no way lead her to unfairly criticize a Republican candidate, right?
Ms. Tate-Bradish told the Daily Herald that she stood by her handling of the Pledge request. “It‘s pretty patriotic to run forums in election seasons where every candidate can be heard and they’re not stomped on,” she said.
One man who attended the debate, an Island Lake resident and U.S. Air Force veteran named Joseph Ptak, said Friday that he had asked for the Pledge to be recited at the debate, calling it a “proper way to begin the event that was in a high school and had student participation.” According to Ptak, there were many veterans in the audience that evening and he objects to Czarnik questioning his sincerity.
“I’m a Joe Walsh supporter, but first and foremost I’m an American,” Ptak said.
Update: New video has surfaced which captures the spontaneous pledge, followed by a scolding from the debate moderator for the audience’s “disrespect.” The moderator goes on to accuse the crowd of having planned to disrupt the debate before it began, a claim met with boos from the audience:
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13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:03pmThe Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855–1931), a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist, and the cousin of socialist Utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850–1898). The original “Pledge of Allegiance” was published in the September 8 issue of the popular children‘s magazine The Youth’s Companion as part of the National Public-School Celebration of Columbus Day, a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. The event was conceived and promoted by James B. Upham, a marketer for the magazine, in a campaign to sell flags to public schools and magazines to students while instilling the idea of American nationalism in them.
Bellamy’s original Pledge read as follows:
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The pledge was supposed to be quick and to the point. Bellamy designed it to be recited in 15 seconds. As a socialist, he had initially also considered using the words equality and fraternity but decided against it – knowing that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans.
Report Post »Rubio
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:21pmSo enlighten us: when did “under God” get added? And why?
Report Post »Rubio
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:29pmOkay, here’s why:
In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the ‘leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge’s words, ‘my Flag,‘ to ’the Flag of the United States of America.’ Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored.
In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, ‘under God,’ to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer.
Bellamy’s granddaughter said he also would have resented this second change. He had been pressured into leaving his church in 1891 because of his socialist sermons.
Some prolife advocates recite the following slightly revised Pledge: ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, born and unborn.’
Source: http://www.oldtimeislands.org/pledge/pledge.htm
Report Post »Ga. Tea Party
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 9:42pmSomebodys always got to get their little dig in. Well we will take it for what it is worth, a great moment in American history. God I love America.
Report Post »WISEPENNY
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 10:35pmyou are such a fart smeller, 13! Thanks for that info.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 11:21pmInteresting – thanks for sharing!! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »2gether
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 6:54amI applaud the fact that a socialist was able to make money in this capitalist society off of the idea of making an American flag. Strange how socialist denegrade the the capitalist system and push for change only after they are members of the uber rich society. As far as the pledge to the flag, every political meeting I have ever been at always recites the pledge first.
Report Post »Progressivelyworse
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 4:56pmWell, thank you for that snipet 13.
You know, even in socialism people get divided into classes, and communism is no exception. Most Americans were taught that Russians were all communist, which is incorrect.
To be invited into the communist party in Russia/USSR, you had to be of value to the state (CONTROLLABLE). Union members, managers, teachers, government workers were invited to be a part of the party, however farmers, self-employed, and small non-union workers were not allowed and even considered traitors simply because they were independent and self-sufficient and did not rely on the state.
Francis Bellamy may be rolling over in his grave. If he would object to God being added to the pledge he created, then he was a fraud, and lived a fraudulent life. You can’t be a man of God AND object to his praise.
Socialism, true socialism does not exist under a state or a flag. Its in the hearts of the individuals, its a lifestyle. When you have no choice in the matter (STATE), its not freedom, its not choice, and there is nothing friendly in Tyranny.
Socialism and communism fails the masses and has failed everywhere it has been tried. It always flies under the banner of eqaulity and fairness, but look at the examples of NAZI Germany, RUSSIA, and China where millions were murdered or vanished overnight. China had a opium problem and its policies of fairness and equality put bullets in the heads of the problem. Fairness and equality are covers for death and subjugation. Evil always cries out about unfairness and inequalities until evil is in power, then they claim to be fair and equal…in murdering.
So when I see that Francis Bellamy’s pledge has been Christianized and adored by the masses, and it makes Francis Bellamy roll over in his grave because it was not his true intent to have it used this way, it brings joy to my heart. And if Francis Bellamy was a true servant of Jehova, yes that one, he’d share my joy too.
Report Post »ozz
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 9:45pmand then we Americanized it to his communist dismay. Thank you for bringing to light yet one more time freedom has quashed a communist assault on our impressionable youth. Throughout recent American history progressive/socialist/communist ne’er do wells have attempted to steal our country and our freedoms out from under us from within. Each time America wakes up in the last chapter and crushes them and their statist enslavement agenda, banishing them to the dark corners they crawled out of. I look forward to the day MR 13TH and his ilk are left with the choice of crawl their arse back under the communist rock they crawled out from under or get it shot off :D
Report Post »Sara
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:59pmokay, that made my weekend.
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:58pmGood job! Cheers to audience.
Report Post »uncleherbert
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:57pmif you split the womens vote 50/50 barry would not have won potus…
Report Post »WireWizard
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:55pmWhere is John Galt?
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:54pmHey, I don’t remember seeing the League of Women Voters at the Communist Convention at the national mall on 10/2/10, were they there?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 8:40pmLeague of Women Voters
Report Post »i e
L O W -V
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( maybe jerry brown knows)
kac
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:46pmOnce again the People make their voices heard. God Bless America.
Report Post »Helen-of-Joy
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:44pmPatriotism at its best! Anyone who attempts to take over our country, pay attention!
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:57pmYes anyone who attempts to take the country has to realise that to the people of our great lands, if one of us falls another will take up the journey. And several times in the worlds history the enemies of the American People have found one fact – we get rialed up enough and we can make the world change greatly.
Yamamoto put it best (yes I know he was an enemy) – I fear we have awaken a sleeping giant, and filled him with a great wrath. He knew what the Progressives are now finding out – mad americans = major tail whipping.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
nosycophant
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 1:13amsnowleopard3200 the artwork sucks people dont have horns, you are a leach.
karij
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:43am@nosycophant: You don’t have to be such a jerk. Why can’t you respectfully request she not post her artwork here and save it for an appropriate forum? As it happens, I agree with your request, but your delivery totally sucks ass…
txpiper
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:42pmGood for them…makes “we the people” actually look like part of the process.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:42pmJust a bunch of radicals. How dare they defy the LOWV? (grin)
Report Post »Flannery
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 12:00amJesse Ventura – oh please. Just another democrat in tights and a feather boa. He was governor here for 4 years and might as well been part of the dem caucus.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 12:51pmWOOOT!!! RON PAUL in 2012!!!
I would suggest Chris Christie or Alen West as Vice President.
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:39pmKinda makes you fell warm and proud to be an American, here in America, with all the other Americans. League of Women Voters, shesh…. what was she thinkin?
Report Post »semby
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:38pmWOW! That makes me proud!
America, our best days are in front of us!
Report Post »KO
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:38pmthat just makes my heart pound with joy!
Report Post »oriondma05
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:37pmStupid liberal, she spent more time arguing for them not to say it than it would have taken to say it.
Report Post »Crowley
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:31amI think she actually believes that this was “phony patriotism”, as she put it. I can see how she would feel that way. She has probably spent her whole life pretending to love her country between protests and pickets for entitlements.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 3:53pmSadly, that “phoney patriotism” was about a flag that many people died for to ensure freedom both here and abroad. And ironically, the League was started to educate women in political matters so they would vote wisely. The Brits were ahead of us, granting women over the age of 30 the right to vote in 1918. U.S. women obtained the right in 1920. Since then, the freedoms that we all enjoy have been symbolized by that flag she “disrespected”. What irony.
Report Post »RAISINGCONSERVATIVES
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:37pmThat was awesome!! More and more the patriots are going to be louder than the progressives! We have found our voice…let us never forget how to use it!
Report Post »Spookytruck
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:03pmWe the people. Hear us roar in numbers to big to ignore. Hmmm sounds kind of like a song from the 70′s. Helen Reddy , or something like that. Maybe someone could rearrange the words a bit.
Report Post »MattDawson
Posted on October 27, 2010 at 7:20pmJust a bit of history. There is no such thing as a “Progressive.“ Nor is there any such thing as ”The Progressive Movement.” Back in the 1930′s, ‘40s and ’50s, when the Communists realized that the American people were on to them and were rejecting them and everything they stood for, a group of them tried to confuse people by calling themselves “Progressives.” It didn’t work then. It won’t work now. Please pass this along to everyone, to make people aware, and PLEASE do not dignify this so-called movement by using the label they are trying to popularize.
Report Post »ARTPF
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:36pmCouldn’t she just have asked, “Do you want to?”
Report Post »Jeeze. How belligerent can one woman get?
Taquoshi
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 6:03pmBetter yet, just said, “Hey, what a great idea! Why don’t you lead us, sir?”
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 12:33pminstead she insisted that she was being direspected by the whole dang crowd, poor baby, here’s another bottle of coolaid for ya. Then she scolds them? as if they are too stupid to have understood the protocol of a public meeting, which traditionally is started with the pledge or the anthem. OH, my bad, socialist and marxist are offended by those “special interest” traditions.
Report Post »adifftake
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:36pmI needed that. lmao
Report Post »Thommy
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:21pmAmen
Report Post »bkmollen
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:34pmAwesome!
Report Post »janddjohnson
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:33pmWe are starting to win.
Report Post »KO
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:33pmway to go people, we need more patriots like these
Report Post »dominke
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:45pmThe LWV and NOW are both liberal democrats that want a socialist government. I hope that real women around the country will stand up to these traitors.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 12:54pmTo Dominke
I’m sorry, I must respectfully disagree. I do not believe the League of Women Voters is a group of “liberal democrats that want a socialist government” as you stated in your post. This year, the League is celebrating the 90th anniversary of women being given the right to vote. It wasn’t an easy victory.
One thing that is important is the people who are conservative need to join the group and make their voices heard. Do I always agree with League positions? No, I don’t. Do I agree that the moderator of this particular debate was right in what she said? No, I don’t.
Do I believe that the members of the League of Women Voters are traitors? No, and I am very concerned about the quick labeling of those who refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance as traitors. As much as I love the Pledge, I am always aware that it is a pledge that was designed for a group similar to the Boy Scouts and is not a citizenship oath. It is also not a test of loyality or patriotism. However, I do believe that not allowing the audience to say the Pledge was a violation of the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment and I am glad they defied her.
However, I also didn’t confine my thoughts about this matter to this board or thread. My letter politely expressing my concerns about this issue went out this morning to the National Office of the League of Women Voters. It was addressed to
Ms. Elizabeth MacNamara, President
League of Women Voters National Office
1730 M Street, Suite 1000
Washington, D.C. 20036-4508
My letter to the State LWV Chapter will follow, I just haven’t written that cover letter yet. And I’d like to point out that when we contact our Congressional representatives, emails and phone calls are fine and much quicker, but they estimate that when they get an actual letter (not a form letter) in the regular mail as representing a group of ten who are of the same opinion. I don’t know if the League does this method of counting or not, but rest assured, they will hear from me, and I imagine alot of other people about this issue.
MJ1025
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:32pmYeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Don’t ya just love Americans?
Report Post »Jamestown
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 5:39amWE WILL NEVER TAKE THIS CRAP FROM THE LEAGE OF WOMEN ….NEVER SURRENDER….STAND AND FIGHT
Report Post »Napalm512
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:33pmYup.
Cell phones, camera’s, flip cam’s, video’s cams are gonna be a GREAT weapon against these scumbags. Everybody keep at least one handy. Me? I got this nifty little hidden camera in my cap!
Lets stop these Anti- Americans stealing our elections!
Remember Al Franken!
Rob
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:31pmRight on!
Report Post »roberja
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:31pmWhy is a man sitting there? I thought it was the League of Women voters.
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:46pmGood Lord, No wonder Obama got elected…
Report Post »Wendy in FL
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:59pmw4jle,
LOL!!
Report Post »Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:27pmThis was a congressional debate forum put on by the League of Women Voters. As Walsh said at the outset of the clip, he’d been trying to get his opponent to debate him. Maybe this was the only forum she’d do it in. If that’s the case, I think it pretty much blew up in her face.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 5:08pmThe League of Women Voters welcomes all, both male and female, young and old.
As a League member, I’m embarrassed. She was more interested about people “disrespecting” her rather than the man who asked for the Pledge or the audience.
Also, I‘m sad that they didn’t allow “electronics”, but I noticed several blue screens as the videographer walked along that back aisle. Interesting, no?
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:31pmHallelujah! That has to scare the crap out of the progressive America haters.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:01pmYou Betcha…… makes ya feel all warm and tingly inside doesn’t it….:) Great Moment!!! God Bless America!
Report Post »BetsyRoss1
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:25pmGod Bless America!! I needed good news today!! We are taking her back!!!
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 8:01pmw4jle: How telling. God is letting us see into the psyche of this progressive movement. Every day one of them lets another cat out of the bag in regards to how they hold America’s founders and citizens in contempt.
Report Post »Thommy
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 10:36amI gotta tell ya.. It scared the crap out of me too…. in a good way tho… Are we actually going to claim Our America back from the hands of the oppressor(sic). Thank God for all the Americans in the audience..ps. I hit the early voters booth.. if anyone around is in charge of ideas… The voting booths in Texas are electronic,,, extremely easy.. and im handicapped/disabled .. lol.. probabaly in more than one area.. but… ive heard of problems with the ballot boxes at places in the USA.. someone might take an example from Tx.. i was from sign in to out of booth prob 3 minutes… and im Proud to vote a straight Republican Ticket.. God Bless America!
Report Post »bigbud
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:41pmThanks , for standing up yourself. It’s great to see it first handed.
Ever thought why the onslought of negativity aganist cell phones. Hummmmm.
untameable-kate
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 3:19pmThank you for the youtube link it was great to see the whole deal.
Report Post »OICU812
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:53pmNever underestimate what the people can do when they want to. Bravo to the audience!
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:19amjust wait till they start seeing the spontaneous ass kickins we hand out. this dont end in november, no its just starting. its time to show them all how unwelcome they are in this country. REMEMBER you can refuse to serve anyone you chose to. business owners stop selling to them. the only thing tthey should be aloud to buy is an airline ticket out of america. if you want to be a commie or support them get out of america. we dont play well with commies. remember they started this, its time to hand them their walking papers. remember the only good commie is a dead one.
Report Post »uneedmorekoolaid
Posted on October 26, 2010 at 7:13amSend the commies back to CUBA!!! I get a tear in my eye everytime the pledge of allegiance is said!!! A local radio station here plays a different elementry school class saying it every morning!!
STAND UP FOR THE COUNTRY OR WE WILL LOSE HER FOREVER!
Report Post »Johnnyyuma
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:30pmMust have been hard for her to go on from there I bet…
snowleopard3200
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 6:54pmThe moderator denied the pledge to happen when asked about it so the citizens of America took the intitive to make the pledge happen. These people – progressives – seek to deny one of the greatest symbols of the American People, the Pledge of Allegance to the United States.
May God grace our efforts to take back this country; and keep it in the hands of the people for the rest of our days on earth.
Americas best days are yet to come, and right now we are making the way for it to happen!!
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
Dustyluv
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:02pmLeauge of women commie morons maybe???
TruthTalker
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:03pmWe’re taking our country back libs. Resistance if futile.
Report Post »Thommy
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:20pmI got a tear in my eye…. Wicked COOL……I love this country..
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:22pmsnowleopard3200: YES, YES, YES, we are taking back our country. God Bless the audience!!!!! :) Keep standing up to these progressives, and force them to stand down. America is WORTH IT!!!!! Our ancient forefathers of the tribes of Israel are hanging over the portals of heaven watching, and they are cheering for us!!!!! They know this ancient Assyrian/Goth…they dealt with them too.
Report Post »A1955Rosie
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:31pmThese special interest groups, the leage, aclu, naacp….are GUTTING AMERICA! We need to stand up to our laws. I’ll say this loud and clear…AND STOP MESSING W/MY RELIGION. I’VE HAD ENOUGH.
Report Post »nothingbuthetruth
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 7:34pmRight on!!! And so it begins
Report Post »5
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 9:25pmMs. Tate needs to take Her azz home. BYE BYE BIRDIE!
Report Post »Geo Buds Old Lady
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 9:36pmThe Hostess for the event, when asked about saying the Pledge, could have said, “You know what? Yes, we can say it before we begin. Will everyone rise and say it with me?”
But no…the woman challenged it. Even with something like this people took it over and said the Pledge.
STAND
Report Post »drbage
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 10:27pmSurprised that in her “outrage” she and her colleage didn’t storm off the stage.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 10:47pmDustyluv don’t know about the commie part but the moron is right on..
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 11:51pmHere is what happened after the video above! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMk2dvjuCo
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:13amWhat fun to see “we are no longer Silent in action”….Loved it.
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:40amThanks, W4JLE, for a Paul Harvey “Rest of the story” moment.
Report Post »nosycophant
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 1:08amI need some mix art.
Report Post »HEARDENOUGHCRAP
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 1:13amW4JLE – Thank you for letting us in on what happened after. Imagine…..SHE was disrespected! Another prime example of how RESPECT is only channeled ONE way…..toward THEM. The progressives INCLUDING the League of Women Voters, have demonstrated time after time that they not only have no respect for hard working, tax paying AMERICANS, but they have great disdain for them. The progressives HATE us because they HATE America……AND WE ARE AMERICA!!!
Report Post »pscully17
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:29amthat just brought a tear to my eye!! That was awesome!! Im just glad there are AMERICANS still in the Country!!
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:19amHow do we stop the onslaught from these commies? They’re EVERYWHERE, it seems.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 9:54amI wonder if Obama would ever recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I’m sure if he did it would be his own modified version.
Report Post »unionrockstar
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 10:53amNotice she said “I have nothing FOR or AGAINST the Pledge of Alligiance.
Report Post »What does this mean?
Normally when someone talks about anything in this way it simply doesn’t mean anything to them.
For instance “I have nothing FOR or AGAINST = This means NOTHING to me.
Correct?
John 1776
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:10pmThe best part is that it was videotaped so we get to see what happened first hand! Despite the attempt to put Progressive spin on it, it is pretty clear from the video what happened. Video tape (and its successors) has become the worst enemy of the Socialistic/Progressive movement!
Report Post »bigbud
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:42pmJoe Walsh, doesn’t he play with the Eagles.
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 12:52pmgood for you true americans its time we all take a stand. we need to not only not put up with this unamerican progressive movement but we all need to let them know that WE THE PEOPLE will not put up with them any longer. we need to make them feel very unwelcome in america and invite them to GET THE HELL OUT!
Report Post »Napalm512
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 7:26pmOnly one thing could have made the evening Better. The spontanious recitation of “The Lords Prayer”!
Report Post »As Glenn Beck says…Their Heads would have exploded!
Spykster
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 10:11pmProgressivism should be outlawed. Just as the LWV tried to stop the Pledge of Allegiance, the LWV needs to be stopped…permanently. It’s time to draw the wagons around Old Glory, and fight for her very existence !!! GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND VIVA ARIZONA, THE MODERN DAY ALAMO !!!
Report Post »tucsondon
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 7:08amReminded me of the old Cheech and Chong bit. I expected to hear; “Now Claaass? Claaaaaasss? CLLAAAAASSSS? SHUT UP!!!!”
“Thank you!”
Report Post »RKade
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:06amListen she had to complain, if you calling out “WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE”, how can you show allegiance it any particular countries flag.
Report Post »LadyLiberty
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:08amI would say this is not insincere but the opposite. The audience did not recite the pledge just because it is wholly apropriate in such a setting, but because this woman not only tried to deny them the right to do so but tried to scold them for wanting to. This recitation may have been spontaneous but I can assure you, their patriotism was not.
Report Post »SRA_1981
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:17amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zYLS6ahNE&feature=related
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:34amThat hateful woman is an example of why we must get our Country back out of the hands of socialists who don’t believe in our Country or God.
Report Post »monroeslb
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:56amThat was great. Why couldn’t the woman running the show when the people asked about the Pledge of Allegiance said, the woman should have said let’s do that.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 12:21pmShe was disrespected by the crowd reciting the PLEDGE?!?!?
Then scolded them as if they were bad children? They should have boo’d her off the stage! We can not tolerate these progressives and their disdain for our traditions of freedom!!
If you’re suprised by that, imagine what our children have to deal with in our schools. They get ridiculed for being patriotic about such issues and would be suspended as a troublemaker for doing the same thing. They get sent home in California if the wear a flag shirt, They are ridiculed when they present, “opposing”, traditional american views. These progressives are trying to remove god and country from our schools, homes, and our lives. These people are not only irritating, they are traitors to the United States of America. Expose and remove them all from any and all public positions and offices. This lady didn’t represent anyone but herself and the “poeple are too stupid to understand” party of communists/marxist would be overlords.
Report Post »WTH
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 1:47pmHere is a link to see what else happened there.
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It also gives a phone number an email at the end so you can’t voice your concerncs to the Evanston branch of the League of Woman Voters.
A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 2:08pmI pledge allegiance to the Republic, for which our flag stands. One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
(While “under God” wasn’t in the original Pledge, it is certainly a central tenet of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.)
Report Post »klstj
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 3:55pmThe time has come to show these people what we’re made of…a country for the people, by the people. God bless America and her patriots.
Report Post »jj2010
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 6:43pmjust make sure to vote! lots of people think it wont make any difference but not voting will do the same! VOTE EARLY OR NOV. 2!
Report Post »911
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 7:00pmfat communist bit#h
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 10:29pmMy Hat is off to those Americans who took the initiative to stand and cite to pledge. The pledge is to GOD inspired American values that I so dearly love and when I see Americans at their best like in this instance I just well up inside with hope for this country. This lady continued to talk down to the folks in such a condesending way that was more than what was called for, she in good grace should have moved forward instead of claiming to be disrespected. The People have Spoken and will continue to speak on November 2nd and beyond. God Bless America the land that I love. Stand beside her now!!!!
Report Post »Spookytruck
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 10:45pmI love it. It’s about time. America. Love it, or leave it.
Report Post »Anarcho Capitalist
Posted on October 25, 2010 at 11:38pmThis reminds me of the republican party meetings around Idaho. They always say the pledge then pray but the attitude of the old rino neoconservative guard is the same.
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JJ Coolay
Posted on October 27, 2010 at 5:32amYEAH!! Suck on that you Anti-Americanists!! And that’s exactly what you are. You hide behind your B.S. excuses and you can’t even veer 15 seconds off your itinerary to recite the pledge of allegiance?? You want respect and can’t even show it to the colors!!! We’re taking our country back, you commies.
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