Posted on 10/29/2010 12:55:58 PM PDT by Tom Hawks
Congresswoman Betty McCollum is claiming that conservatives like me are inciting hate, racism, and intolerance by showing the world that she has no respect for our pledge. In the article that had the video attached to it, I also stated that she is a hypocritical Christian because she runs around using her Catholic faith as a reason she should be re-elected. So she is also claiming that I am attacking her faith. It all began on Sunday when I posted a video of the Congresswoman from Minnesota's 4th District leading the Pledge of Allegiance on the floor of the House of Representatives. In the video you can clearly see her omitting the words "under God" from the oath. After I posted the video, it went viral on the web. Even Fox News picked it up and ran the CSPAN video with the story that shows her intentionally omitting "under God." It wasn't long before the blogosphere jumped on the bandwagon by the thousands and ran with the story. Now, the Congresswoman from Minnesota is trying to do damage control.
Well since then, I have been in contact with some of her constituents who are doing all they can to get her defeated by supporting her challenger, conservative Republican and law professor, Teresa Collett. Then today I was given some information about a certain individual who has been making the rounds on the internet and spamming the blogs that have carried the video and written about Betty's disrespect for the pledge. This individual is using the name MN04, but the email address is ( District4.Minnesota@mail.house.gov ) a government address. So now we have a United States Congresswoman's campaign staff using official government equipment to attack citizens while doing damage control. Below is the comment that has been left on thousands of sites that posted the video of her disrespecting the Pledge of Allegiance on the floor of the Peoples House.
"Congresswoman McCollum has led the Pledge of Allegiance on the House floor several times before. Check out http://mccollum.house.gov/pledge. It's all there."
For any tech savvy individuals out there, here is the IP address { 143.231.249.141 } from the computer that sent the damage control comment. It seems to have come straight from her Washington DC House of Representative office. Below are just a few of the places I found that are being hit with her damage control comment.
When I first attempted to check out the damage control site that was posted with her comment, I was first unable to get. Then I decided to drop the word "pledge" from the end of the URL they are passing out and I was able to get in to McCollum's official government financed web site. It's my guess they were attempting to throw me off with the wrong URL in hopes that I would just shrug my shoulders and forget about it. It is the same URL they have been using on all sites they are spamming with the message. When I did check out her site I noticed they have a disclaimer that states that she honors the pledge and if you read the whole letter it says she has even led the pledge other times in the House. However, that is not all the letter says, check it and the videos she offers for her defense below.
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(statement lifted from Mrs. McCollum's website)
"McCollum Honors Pledge of Allegiance and
"One Nation Under God"
Congresswoman condemns radical right-wing agenda of hate,
intolerance and racism
Congresswoman Betty McCollum honors and respects the Pledge of Allegiance and believes the United States is one Nation under God. She has led the Pledge of Allegiance on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives numerous times as can be seen in these video links.
Conservatives are using an eight year old video clip to incite hate, racism, and intolerance threatened the Congresswoman with violence. among Tea Party Republicans. This right-wing effort to call into question Congresswoman McCollum's Christian faith, her belief in God, and her patriotism is blatantly anti-American and all too similar to the extremists who earlier this year mailed a soiled American flag to her Congressional office and
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So after checking out her site I came away with the feeling that she just doesn't like Conservatives. Not only does she claim that the right wing is smearing her by inciting hate, racism, and intolerance, she also claims we are questioning her faith. Excuse me, but she is the one that has a problem with her faith, because she is the one who refused to use the phrase, "under God." I just showed the world how disrespectful she was. As far as the hate speech, she offers a pdf file that you can see at her site. Personally I think someone on her staff, or Obama's staff, made that flier and then copied it a few hundred times so they could share it with the rest of their Socialist friends just to have something they claim was sent to them by a conservative TEA party member. I would like to see the report that the FBI has as to this being reported, because I doubt it ever was reported. I say that because this is the first time I have ever seen this, and I am sure that the MSM would have made sure we saw it before.
Now, as for the videos she has to offer as proof that she has led the Pledge of Allegiance before and never left off the words "under God." All I can say is I could not care less if she led the pledge 3000 times with the words "under God" included. The fact is she not only left it out, she also clammed up and disrespectfully refused to say the words while leading the whole House. Besides, I looked at the videos she offered, and I have them below for all to see that she was just as disrespectful in including the words as she was when she deliberately omitted them. These videos just help prove why she needs to be removed from office.
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The first video is the one that sent Betty into damage control. In it you will see her purposely omit the words, "under God." Even though her staff tried to say she was just taking a short breath, you can clearly see her intentionally omitting the words. Something interesting that has been pointed out to me is that Betty actually says, "I pledge the allegiance" instead of, "I pledge allegiance". I find that interesting in that it almost sounds as if she is pledging someone else's allegiance to the flag and country, but not hers.
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In the first video Betty offers in her defense, you will hear her clearly say the words, but not see her. I do accept it is her voice I hear. However, take a look at her facial expression after she finishes. She looks as if she was a bit disgusted with it. Just me, and I guess she could have been smiling on the inside but it looked painful for her to say the pledge. This is the only video where she does not ad the word "the" before allegiance. ==============================================================================================================================================
The second video she uses to defend herself, you can clearly hear and see the way she completely changes the tone and audible level of the pledge when she says the words, "under God." As far as I am concerned, this video bolsters my point about her being disrespectful. I cannot believe her staff even wanted this one to be watched. Sorry Mrs. McCollum, but so far you are not looking like you honor the pledge or God. As in the first video where she completely omits "under God", she also says, "I pledge the allegiance" instead of, "I pledge allegiance".
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In this third video, like the others, As in the other video she again changes the whole tone of her voice in this third video so that she barely whispers the words, "under God." This is the third video you will again hear her say "I pledge the allegiance" instead of, "I pledge allegiance". So along with her disrespect for the pledge by omitting the words, "under God", and her pledging our allegiance instead of her own, she also comes off as if she does not like this part of the job. Maybe she needs to be given a chance to find a different job. May I suggest that the voters of Minnesota's 4th Congressional district need to remove this disrespectful representative from office and instead send Teresa Collett to Washington on Nov 2.
If she hasn’t broken the law maybe this one isn’t such a catastrophe. She didn’t force others to do the same thing as in not allowing the pledge at a meeting.
Just sayin’. YMMV.
She should go on that view show and then she could use the ‘b-word’ in public to as a term of endearment....
All these people need to go. (I hear that Yemen is a fine place for freaks like her)
It's not for me to judge, however, but it seems that anyone who accuses someone of hate speech, etc, etc, ad nauseum when it is clearly NOT TRUE, is probably not really a Christian.
Well, we don’t have to vote for her. No law breaking for that, either.
True.
"Now I'm sure I hate her."
What are you saying?
If it’s not clear then ignore it. That’s my advice.
She’s wanting the force of law brought down on those who are talking truthfully about her actions.
Somehow, people seem to miss that telling the truth about someone or something or some behavior
is not in any way the same as criminalizing it or of bringing legal sanction against it.
Anytime a leftist is exposed as a LEFTIST, he/she IMMEDIATELY claims to have been the victim of an ATTACK!!
Everyone is to blame but me defense is the only things liberals can do.
Nice work on posting the story, complete with all the links to the evidence!
It sounds like she DID break the law. If her staff was using her congressional office equipment and e-mail to campaign by posting on these blog sites, that would be a violation of federal law.
1. I'm sorry that I responded to this post without giving it the full concentration it deserved.
2.I would not vote for someone who treated the pledge this way.
3.If someone is misusing government equipment they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Once again I truly did NOT mean to cause any controversy. I hate arguing with fellow conservatives and I really stepped in it this time. I try my best to battle only with libs and trolls. Warmest Regards -pc :0)
Yes, you are right and I clarified my position above.
Is using the computers in her office like that akin to what Miller got in trouble for in Alaska? No legal mind here,just asking.
McGollum is a bitter note clinger. She can’t speak without script.
So now we have a United States Congresswoman's campaign staff using official government equipment to attack citizens while doing damage control.
Once again I truly did NOT mean to cause any controversy. I hate arguing with fellow conservatives and I really stepped in it this time. I try my best to battle only with libs and trolls. Warmest Regards -pc :0)
Don't sweat it. We have all been in similar situations before. But thanks anyway. It is a mark of a good man it is a mark of a good man when one admits publicly he is wrong.
Take care FRiend
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