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San Francisco Supervisor Criticized For Refusing To Recite Pledge Of Allegiance
FoxNews.com ^ | Feb 2, 2011 | Fox News

Posted on 02/02/2011 11:34:43 AM PST by NoRedTape

"A controversy is brewing at San Francisco’s City Hall over one of the newest members of the Board of Supervisors who refuses to recite the pledge of allegiance.

District Six Supervisor Jane Kim rises with her fellow supervisors for the Pledge of Allegiance at each session of the Board of Supervisors, but she does not recite the pledge and has not done so since taking office last month, Fox KTVU reports.

Kim said that she believes it is a personal decision of how to honor the flag and country and has been surprised by the criticism.

"I don't think our flag represents a nation where there's liberty and justice for all," argued Kim.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; pledge; sanfrancisco
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To: NoRedTape

“I don’t think our flag represents a nation where there’s liberty and justice for all,” argued Kim.

In truth, this nation is NOT a perfect nation where “there’s liberty and justice for all”. Rather, it is a nation whose constitutional charter espouses liberty and justice for all, and sets forth the framework where its citizen inhabitants-all of them imperfect-have as their duty to strive toward that end.


41 posted on 02/02/2011 12:11:37 PM PST by Let_It_Be_So
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To: Absolutely Nobama
http://www.oldtimeislands.org/pledge/pledge.htm

Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).
42 posted on 02/02/2011 12:14:57 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: Sloth

To the Republic for which it once stood.


43 posted on 02/02/2011 12:15:07 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: drpix
Funny, when my grandparents came here they couldn't wait to be Americans. My father's father, Avram Helevi, somehow got through Ellis Island without having his name changed. He legally changed his name to Albert Levy in the late '40's. He was fluent in many languages (Ladino, Spanish, Greek, and Hebrew) but refused to speak any of them because he thought it would be disrespectful to his new home. Yeah, just like this Kim woman, eh ?
44 posted on 02/02/2011 12:19:00 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (Freedom is the freedom to say liberals are Idiots that aren't even all that Useful.)
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To: NoRedTape

She is Korean. I would wonder if she is receiving any funding from any group that supports the North Korean government? I would look at that very carefully.


45 posted on 02/02/2011 12:19:56 PM PST by HOYA97 (twitter @hoya97)
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To: Let_It_Be_So
"Perfect Nation?"

Man is incapable of perfection, but America is closer to it than any other country on this globe.

If Kim doesn't think so, she can do like her immigrant parents who brought her here as child: She can emigrate to a country she thinks is better.

And even though she owes this country a hell lot more than it owes her, I'll take the departure of her anti-American ass as evening the score.

46 posted on 02/02/2011 12:20:09 PM PST by drpix
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To: Sloth

Our “bad” is a lot better than most countries’ good.


47 posted on 02/02/2011 12:20:40 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (Freedom is the freedom to say liberals are Idiots that aren't even all that Useful.)
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To: NoRedTape
I'm not all that taken with the Pledge myself: having children say it in school every day for twelve years is nothing but brainwashing. Better we should all take the Federal Oath (not sure what it's called - the one about enemies foreign and domestic) when we become adults, after lots of civics classes in school.
48 posted on 02/02/2011 12:24:07 PM PST by Grut
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To: randomhero97

I never knew that.... Cool. Thank you!

It’s funny. I think I’ve learned more about America and American history from many of my fellow FReepers than I ever did from my lib public school teachers or marxist college professors.

I think I should sue, personally.


49 posted on 02/02/2011 12:26:33 PM PST by Absolutely Nobama (Freedom is the freedom to say liberals are Idiots that aren't even all that Useful.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama
I'm the same way.

It's funny, though, one goes through twelve years of reciting the pledge and is never taught the history behind it.
50 posted on 02/02/2011 12:30:46 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: sand lake bar

Yeah she’s cute, what a shame, she probably hates men too.


51 posted on 02/02/2011 12:34:12 PM PST by decisis
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To: NoRedTape

I am absolutely shocked to learn about this. I’m shocked that the other supervisors DO recite the pledge. I thought those commies banned it along with prayer.

Coming soon, I’m sure.

These people really really hate America. They really do.


52 posted on 02/02/2011 12:34:40 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (We be Fooked.)
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To: Sloth
"I don't think our flag represents a nation where there's liberty and justice for all," argued Kim.

Hey, Ms. Kim, honey - maybe you think the flag of your ancestors represents liberty and justice for all.


53 posted on 02/02/2011 12:37:17 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (We be Fooked.)
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To: Sloth
"I don't think our flag represents a nation where there's liberty and justice for all," argued Kim.

Oops, wrong flag, but this one suits her well also.>


54 posted on 02/02/2011 12:40:01 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (We be Fooked.)
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To: Absolutely Nobama

Sure.


55 posted on 02/02/2011 12:54:45 PM PST by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: NoRedTape
Like this?


56 posted on 02/02/2011 12:57:19 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: randomhero97

Red Skelton explained it pretty well in this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM


57 posted on 02/02/2011 12:58:29 PM PST by toothless_elk
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To: Sloth

I don’t see the point either. Swear and oath at each meeting to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution for your State. That’s more relevant and substantive.

=8-)


58 posted on 02/02/2011 1:15:39 PM PST by =8 mrrabbit 8=
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To: NoRedTape

The fact that she has the choice not to says everything that needs to be said.


59 posted on 02/02/2011 1:22:57 PM PST by Domalais
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To: oh8eleven
Ah, what do you think the flag represents?

Um..."the republic for which it stands."

60 posted on 02/02/2011 1:23:50 PM PST by Romulus (The Traditional Latin Mass is the real Youth Mass)
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