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Pledge of Allegiance Becomes Pledge to Obama
News Blaze ^ | 1/27/2009 | Alan Gray

Posted on 01/28/2009 5:42:17 PM PST by markomalley

A parent in the Clark County School District of Las Vegas, Henderson area reported today that his son, who is in 1st grade, came home yesterday saying that he didn't want to go back to school anymore.

When asked why, the boy said that during the Pledge of Allegiance the teacher put up a large image of Obama next to the flag.

Thinking that the boy might be exaggerating, the man asked his son if he was sure, and suggested that by "large" he might mean an 8x10 photo of the president. The boy apparently said "No, it is a large picture of Obama and when we are done, the teacher turns off the image."

The same thing was not done for President Bush last year.

After investigating this morning, the other parent reported that what the boy said was true.

At least three of the five classrooms have an overhead projector and as the children stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the teacher turns on the classroom overhead and a full body image of Obama, with six U.S. flags behind him, comes up about 4 feet away from the flag that hangs on the wall. The screen is apparently around five feet by six feet.

In the image, President Obama appears to be staring straight out with no facial expression, just a serious look. All of the kids in each class faced the President, instead of the flag that hangs in the corner.

Local parents are up in arms over this situation. Teachers clearly do not realize the gravity of what they are doing.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: brainwashing; dearleaderobama; democrat; democrats; derfuhrer; education; falseidol; falseidols; homeschoolingisgood; idolatry; indoctrination; lasvegas; leftismoncampus; nea; obama; obamadearleader; obamamessiah; pc; pledgeofallegiance; politicalcorrectness; politicallycorrect; publicschool; publicschools; publikskoolz; zeroworship
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To: armymarinemom
What is really creepy is that a lot of families are happy with behavior usually seen under dictatorships.

I'm currently watching the World at War series that was released in the mid-1970s (you can view the series for free at veoh.com). Funny how we never seem to learn from history. Obamamania is reminiscent of many things that happened in Germany pre-WWII.

181 posted on 01/30/2009 5:24:11 AM PST by NoPrisoners ("Take no prisoners!" -T.E. Lawrence)
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To: AppyPappy; sauropod
“No maam. I said ‘flag’. I swear I did”.

That's funny.

182 posted on 01/30/2009 5:33:04 AM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: NoPrisoners
Funny how we never seem to learn from history.

It would help if they would teach history instead of revisionist history.

183 posted on 01/30/2009 5:37:53 AM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: hellinahandcart

No, I didn’t.

There’s another story about something similar. I’ll ping you to it.


184 posted on 01/30/2009 6:15:35 AM PST by sauropod (An expression of deep worry and concern failed to cross either of Zaphod's faces - hitchhiker's guid)
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To: sauropod

Keep your eyes open at the kids’ school next week. ;D


185 posted on 01/30/2009 6:17:08 AM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: markomalley
Teachers clearly do not realize the gravity of what they are doing.

Wanna bet?

186 posted on 01/30/2009 6:17:10 AM PST by Petronski (For the next few years, Gethsemane will not be marginal. We will know that garden. -- Cdl. Stafford)
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To: hellinahandcart; RaceBannon
> It's the form of salute used by my mom and dad when they were in school. They didn't do it that way for long. They were supposed to say "I pledge Allegiance" with hand over heart, then extend their arm out for "to the flag."

Yeah, there's a post farther upthread from RaceBannon about the two-step salute. I didn't know about that aspect until yesterday. Thanks for the additional info/confirmation.

187 posted on 01/30/2009 6:21:19 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: hellinahandcart

From the story, it appears this teacher has a projected image of 0bama that she turns on for the pledge, and turns off after.

“keeping your eyes open” would not reveal this.

You’ll have to have your kids looking for stuff like this.


188 posted on 01/30/2009 6:22:54 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: MrB

Oh, believe me, the kids would tell.

I want hubby to look around for things the kids might not have noticed, or don’t realize are blatant propaganda. Like that Pinwheels for Peace crap the district pushes on the kids every year.


189 posted on 01/30/2009 6:29:48 AM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: MrB

Rest assured. I’ll hear about it.


190 posted on 01/30/2009 8:56:08 AM PST by sauropod (An expression of deep worry and concern failed to cross either of Zaphod's faces - hitchhiker's guid)
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To: Maceman

ping


191 posted on 01/30/2009 8:56:52 AM PST by sauropod (An expression of deep worry and concern failed to cross either of Zaphod's faces - hitchhiker's guid)
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