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Obama: No Hand on Heart for Pledge Either -- Will MSM Notice?
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 10/20/2007 3:51:52 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Turns out that not wearing a flag lapel pin isn't the only way Barack Obama chooses to show that he's a different kind of Democrat.

Have a look at the photo from the October 1, 2007 edition of "Time." It shows Obama, Hillary and Bill Richardson at the Steak Fry of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on September 17 in Indianola, IA, apparently reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Richardson and Clinton have their hands on their heart. But not Obama. Does he perhaps believe that, like wearing the flag pin, the hand on the heart isn't "true patriotism"?

"Time" ran the photo without comment. I haven't seen coverage of this anywhere else in the MSM. Perhaps some enterprising reporter can ask the Illinois senator about his decision to spurn this American tradition.

Meanwhile, does Obama have some third act or omission planned to demonstrate that he's not falling for those corny, old-fashioned displays of patriotism?

H/t reader J.S.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: barackobama; hussein; ia2008; obama; osamaobama; patriotism; pledgeofallegiance; snub
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To: pelicandriver

and the flag is thumb tacked to some sort of wood structure, you can see some of the tacks on the left side of the flag and you can see an angled board used to hold up the frame/flag


101 posted on 10/20/2007 6:34:08 PM PDT by chemical_boy
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Great post! THANKS!


102 posted on 10/20/2007 6:34:19 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Crop-circles and UFO'S are caused by GLOBAL WARMING!)
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To: pelicandriver

I don’t buy your supposition.
The shadows look ok to me, The perspective is right (Look at where the chair seat hits on all of their legs, Pretty close)and you can see the support for the flag behind Obama’s left cheek. The flag looks cut off because it drops behind a row of hay bales.


103 posted on 10/20/2007 6:36:33 PM PDT by irishtenor (How much good could a Hindu do, if a Hindu could do good?)
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To: mware

Like the kid who thought one of the angel’s names was Harold? Hark the Harold Angel sings... :>)


104 posted on 10/20/2007 6:38:24 PM PDT by irishtenor (How much good could a Hindu do, if a Hindu could do good?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Interesting........If enough uninformed eligible voters vote for this guy, even as VP, they just might get what they wished for....The Great Oz Has Spoken


105 posted on 10/20/2007 6:38:27 PM PDT by WyCoKsRepublican
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hussein Obama - The enemy within.


106 posted on 10/20/2007 6:39:01 PM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

He is a worthless puke.


107 posted on 10/20/2007 6:40:39 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (No One Gets To Their Heaven Without A Fight)
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To: chemical_boy

Look more closely at the flag. There’s a bit of a white border on the top. There is also a splotch of red extending from the end of the flag on the top right. The last red stripe on the bottom is cut off. A wide angle lens wouldn’t explain the difference in perspective between the people and the chairs. It also doesn’t account for the different angles of the shadows.


108 posted on 10/20/2007 6:41:18 PM PDT by pelicandriver
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To: Stand W

So now we have a Muslim in Congress (Ellison) and a Muslim in the Senate (BHO). The enemy is infiltrating.


109 posted on 10/20/2007 6:42:03 PM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Steaming coil wants to be President. Of the United States.

Not in this life.


110 posted on 10/20/2007 6:42:20 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: Eaker; proudmilitarymrs; Mad_Tom_Rackham; All
Thank you Eaker for that photo, and wagglebee for this related post.
111 posted on 10/20/2007 6:43:50 PM PDT by dighton
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hold your fire folks!

We need Obama around long enough to force Hillary into a nasty primary fight.

That will remind everyone why they hate her and alienate black voters.

Her big challenge is to destroy him without getting her hands dirty. No doubt she can and will destroy him; the key is to do so without harming her campaign. Her best hope is that conservatives will “Swiftboat” him. That way, he leaves the scene, she can blame us and rally Obama’s supporters to her campaign.

If Oprah and the Hollywood crowd weren’t dropping so much on Obama, I might’ve had to send him a check!


112 posted on 10/20/2007 6:50:04 PM PDT by 5by5
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To: pelicandriver

Go to the Time link and zoom in. There is a wooden support visible behind the flag just behind Obama’s left hip. The bottom of the flag looks like it is between two layers of hay bails. The Flag looks like it is nailed up there.


113 posted on 10/20/2007 6:50:09 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: wagglebee

Oops, should have pinged you too.


114 posted on 10/20/2007 6:50:09 PM PDT by dighton
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To: All

There is a patch of blue behind between Obama and the flag that doesn’t belong there. It looks like someone forgot to knock out an area on the right had side of the flag.


115 posted on 10/20/2007 6:54:00 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: pelicandriver

Look at the big honking patch of blue that doesn’;t belong on the left hand side of the flag. There should be hay bails there but it’s blue.


116 posted on 10/20/2007 6:55:24 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: iowamark

What is Richardson looking at? I assume the other three are looking at another U.S. flag.


117 posted on 10/20/2007 6:57:48 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: armymarinemom

Good catch on the patch of blue. I hadn’t noticed that.


118 posted on 10/20/2007 6:58:45 PM PDT by pelicandriver
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To: pelicandriver

Well, he can’t blame his lack of patriotic knowledge on his public school upbringing. They should have taught him better in that private Madrassah in Thailand.


119 posted on 10/20/2007 7:02:57 PM PDT by Snapping Turtle (Slow down and get a grip!)
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To: SmoothTalker

yes.....


120 posted on 10/20/2007 7:04:46 PM PDT by is_is (VPD of Cpl Daniel, 2/5- WIA, currently stateside - "Sleep Well America......My Marine has your Back")
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