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Red Skelton and the Pledge
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| Jan 14, 1969
| Red Skelton
Posted on 09/22/2009 5:01:14 PM PDT by Military family member
TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment; Poetry
KEYWORDS: redskelton
Red's hometown is about an hour south of here. I never get tired of hearing this, and in these times, I believe we all need a little Red.
To: Military family member
To: Military family member
I remember him well. A very good and funny man.
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:12:54 PM PDT
by
Gator113
(YES WE CAN.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMxJBenigY&feature=related)
To: Military family member
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:13:11 PM PDT
by
Earthdweller
(Harvard won the election again...so what's the problem.......?)
To: Military family member
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:17:59 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Military family member
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:19:49 PM PDT
by
Ragtop
(We are the people our parents warned us about)
To: Military family member
thanks so much for sharing this
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:26:46 PM PDT
by
dalebert
To: Military family member
When entertainers loved their country.
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:27:47 PM PDT
by
SharpRightTurn
(White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
To: Military family member
Neat historical note at the end, he says “Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn’t it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?”
Another random historical note I read recently that the Pledge of Allegiance was actually written by a Socialist Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy in 1892.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bellamy
He also invented a “Bellamy salute” that you were supposed to make when you say the pledge, and it was popular until WWII because it looked too much like the Nazi salute. Creepy pictures here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute
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posted on
09/22/2009 5:50:11 PM PDT
by
fours
To: Military family member
I just shared that with my granddaughter. Her middle school class says the pledge every morning and she wants to tell them about this video.
I was so surprised to learn that my grandson who just started kindergarden is learning the words to "Grand Old Flag".
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posted on
09/22/2009 6:03:58 PM PDT
by
Krodg
To: Military family member
Spoken like a true Freemason.
To: RideForever
Sorry, but as a Roman Catholic, I can't be a Freemason.
I am a Knight of Columbus.
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