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Pledge of Allegiance by Red Skelton
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/skelton.html ^

Posted on 07/02/2010 8:45:52 AM PDT by navysealdad

As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own.

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1 posted on 07/02/2010 8:45:53 AM PDT by navysealdad
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To: navysealdad
Red Skelton proved comedy didn't have to obscene or vulgar to be funny.
2 posted on 07/02/2010 9:03:17 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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“Good night, and God bless”.

He was one of my favorites.


3 posted on 07/02/2010 9:06:46 AM PDT by Frenchtown Dan
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To: navysealdad

Thanks for posting this. I’ll be sharing it with friends this weekend!


4 posted on 07/02/2010 9:28:32 AM PDT by stylecouncilor (What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
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