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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: CapnJack

Ummm, you -are- aware, aren't you, that those children are indeed pledging allegiance to the American Flag, and that in the timeframe of the photo (late 1800's) that was a perfectly valid way for an American to address the flag?

That's the form of salute used by the author of the Pledge (Francis Bellamy).

40 years later it was changed by FDR because it looked too much like a Nazi salute. But the American one came first.

61 posted on 01/28/2009 6:17:29 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: This_far

>>statement made without offense to all teachers

No, just a majority of the ones in the government school systems.


62 posted on 01/28/2009 6:17:40 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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To: little jeremiah; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ..
Ping!
63 posted on 01/28/2009 6:18:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: markomalley
> I was about to say...I’ve never posted anything from NewsBlaze in my life! ... I just saw this in a search for Obama and education (posted a couple of other threads on the general subject)

Yeah, I got confused between pages, sorry again.

I hope the story isn't true -- it would be very sad for our Nation. But I fear that it may be...

64 posted on 01/28/2009 6:18:46 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: This_far

>> No offense, but I’m not sure that they do [know what they’re doing]

It’s called worship, and it doesn’t belong in the classroom.


65 posted on 01/28/2009 6:20:26 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: markomalley
> Well, from doing some web searches, looking for some corroboration, I see a very similar item (but written in the first person), in a web forum called the tree of liberty. Don't know if this is the source, but it may be. No specifics, but it is a person saying "my son" vice "his son."

That first-person post is a anonymous blog comment. It has even less credibility than the main article. ;-)

This is how urban legends get started. Look at all the Freepers who aren't bothering to wonder if it's true.

"Button? Meet PUSH."

Might be true, might not. Certainly gets people excited, though, don't it?

66 posted on 01/28/2009 6:23:26 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: markomalley

I don’t find this humorous at all and I wonder where the outrage is?


67 posted on 01/28/2009 6:23:59 PM PST by mojitojoe (THAT SILLY LITTLE WIMP IS NOT MY PRESIDENT)
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To: dayglored

I don’t think that pic is from the late 1800s...


68 posted on 01/28/2009 6:24:13 PM PST by TankerKC (Yes we can? I already could.)
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To: markomalley

They absolutely know what they are doing! During the campaign somehow I ended up on the receiving end of an email from some schmuck that works for the NEA spewing the most deranged nonsense I’ve ever read in my life. THEY KNOW!


69 posted on 01/28/2009 6:24:18 PM PST by jennyjenny
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To: markomalley; Peanut Gallery

Hitler Youth are coming.


70 posted on 01/28/2009 6:24:32 PM PST by Professional Engineer (You don't know the power of the Dork Side. | Can he lead a normal life? No, he'll be an engineer.)
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To: Bushbacker1

Don’t instruct others to move on. HOW RUDE!! SO what name would you like to put on it?


71 posted on 01/28/2009 6:25:43 PM PST by mojitojoe (THAT SILLY LITTLE WIMP IS NOT MY PRESIDENT)
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To: dayglored
That pic is from the 1800’s?
72 posted on 01/28/2009 6:28:45 PM PST by jennyjenny
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To: dayglored
Ummm, you -are- aware, aren't you, that those children are indeed pledging allegiance to the American Flag, and that in the timeframe of the photo (late 1800's) that was a perfectly valid way for an American to address the flag?

Late 1800's? Are you kidding? That photo is from 1947ish to 1960 in my estimation.

73 posted on 01/28/2009 6:30:16 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: fortunate sun
Well, at least the “New Reagan” will arise from the Obama victory.

I doubt it. We're on the 5 yard line. What's needed is to rebuild the lineman one by one and run the ball and consistently make progress instead of dreaming of some new quarterback to come out of nowhere and try to lead a bunch of wimpy linemen.

74 posted on 01/28/2009 6:30:43 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Secret Agent Man

was it an imported SUV-most of the zerobama stickers I see are on imported car.


75 posted on 01/28/2009 6:31:13 PM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: markomalley

I can’t believe it....
Is this the Ayer’s method of learning?


76 posted on 01/28/2009 6:33:47 PM PST by Milligan
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To: markomalley

Neocons, please go into the education field. You are needed to stop the poisonous tide of socialism. Your children and your grandchildren need you now.


77 posted on 01/28/2009 6:35:09 PM PST by NeoConfederate
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To: Bushbacker1
indocrination = indoctrination

You should see an indocrinologist about your problem. /s

78 posted on 01/28/2009 6:35:59 PM PST by Disambiguator
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To: markomalley

hoooooooly cow, trust me- i’ll be reporting from Vermont on this one.
this is NOT good.


79 posted on 01/28/2009 6:36:19 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Scooters work good in Vermont snow)
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To: TankerKC; jennyjenny; buccaneer81
The title of that picture is:
230px-1892_Pledge_of_Allegiance.jpg
It wasn't until after I posted that I remembered that 1892 was the date of Bellamy's authorship of the Pledge.

See here for where the photo and an explanation are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_to_the_Flag_of_the_United_States
On a second (*better*) look, I think buccaneer81 is right, it's probably just before FDR changed the salute.
80 posted on 01/28/2009 6:36:33 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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