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Shawn Johnson to do Pledge of Allegiance at dnc convention.
Local TV stations in IOWA | 08-25-08 | TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Posted on 08/25/2008 5:41:29 AM PDT by TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Local TV stations in Iowa reporting that Shawn Johnson will be doing the Pledge of Allegiance at the DNC convention. Looking for links to the story.


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2008dncconvention; dnc; gymnastics; pledge; shawnjohnson; tool
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To: VRWCmember

LOL!


21 posted on 08/25/2008 6:17:54 AM PDT by SolidWood (God Bless Georgia and grant them victory over Russia!)
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To: whatshotandwhatsnot

22 posted on 08/25/2008 6:23:13 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: lincolnton

Oh, you noticed the earrings too?

I mentioned it to my wife in disgust and she quoted Churchill to me. You know the quote...


23 posted on 08/25/2008 6:25:21 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: bolobaby

“No sports?” ;o)


24 posted on 08/25/2008 6:34:57 AM PDT by SolidWood (God Bless Georgia and grant them victory over Russia!)
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Will Obama put his hand over his heart? Will Michelle feel proud of her country?


25 posted on 08/25/2008 6:35:21 AM PDT by popdonnelly (Boycott Washington D.C. until they allow gun ownership)
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To: popdonnelly

I give her a pass on this because of her youth and her representing the USA.


26 posted on 08/25/2008 6:39:32 AM PDT by jacksonstate
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Locking up the 16 year old girl vote.


27 posted on 08/25/2008 6:39:32 AM PDT by sbMKE
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To: lincolnton

That morning Michelle Obama, 44 – sporting a tiny peace-sign pave diamond necklace – showed the same enthusiasm as she called Biden's wife, Jill, to welcome her to the campaign trail.

More here if you haven't had enough sugar this morning.

28 posted on 08/25/2008 6:41:41 AM PDT by They'reGone2000 (Lose the Zero. Get with the Hero. McCain.)
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Disappointed.


29 posted on 08/25/2008 6:43:40 AM PDT by pipecorp
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa
I kinda had a feeling the munchkin probably came from a family of RATS the moment I saw her sporting those peace earings none stop in China. TOO BAD!
30 posted on 08/25/2008 6:53:30 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

Maybe Phelps will do it at the Repub convention?


31 posted on 08/25/2008 6:54:31 AM PDT by spiffy
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

No “crowd shot” angles.

The liberal camera crews will avoid showing the Democratic crowds during the Pledge, however, as no hands would be over any hearts...


32 posted on 08/25/2008 6:55:08 AM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: spiffy

I just thought the same thing. Time for John and George to give Phelps a call.


33 posted on 08/25/2008 6:59:39 AM PDT by Norman Bates (Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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To: lincolnton

Was she wearing them on the medal platform?

seems she is erasing her product endorsement viability by becoming a left wing wacko if that was intended as some political statement in an arena where people were stripped of medals [black pather salute] for pulling stunts.

(see also dixi chix and lipton)


34 posted on 08/25/2008 7:07:50 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: lincolnton

Yep, those ear rings got my attention. Wondered if she had a clue what they meant. She wore them in the closing ceremonies but they were less visible because the hair was down.


35 posted on 08/25/2008 7:20:56 AM PDT by wita (truthspeaks@freerepublic.com)
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To: whatshotandwhatsnot

I read that they want to show the country that they’re patriotic too.

So they’re backtracking as usual, because they’re on record as saying that wearing of a flag pin, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, singing The National Anthem, etc., aren’t indications of whether or not someone is patriotic.

It won’t happen, but I would love to see them stick to their guns and refuse to allow tradition and symbols to represent their patriotism!


36 posted on 08/25/2008 7:30:10 AM PDT by Heart of Georgia
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To: P8riot

She’s 16 and silly, and she’s in a “system” the people are constantly moaning “if only the government would give us more money”.

Give her a few years. Better yet, let her finally earn some money. After she’s paid too many taxes from her earnings, that’s when they start to put the peace earrings down.


37 posted on 08/25/2008 8:08:07 AM PDT by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa
I remember years! ago when I was in high school, during the Vietnam war. EVERYONE was a liberal, including the teachers.

The weekly reader had a test in it, are you a liberal or a conservative? We took it, and we had ONE conservative in the class, and it wasn't me. (But everyone thought it was, because I was a Christian).

So I took it home and gave it to my Mom. She gave all the opposite answers, and explained to me why. It was my first understanding of why conservatism makes sense.

It was also one of my inclining factors to homeschool. I realized that empty knowledge without good guidance doesn't necessarily lead to wisdom.

I only learned from the survey when my Mom sat down and explained to me why we should reject “rich corporations should be forced to give more money to starving people”.

38 posted on 08/25/2008 8:13:59 AM PDT by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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To: TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa

She didn’t bother to sing along with the national anthem in Beijing, so why bother with the pledge in Denver?


39 posted on 08/25/2008 9:12:48 AM PDT by niteowl77 (If you push too hard, you won't believe what happens next.)
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To: lincolnton

Perhaps she fell on her head too many times while training.


40 posted on 08/25/2008 10:23:30 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (When hopelessness replaces hope, it opens the door to evil.)
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