Posted on 11/07/2007 4:53:49 PM PST by HD1200
Obama irritated by Internet photo
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Barack Obama complained on Wednesday about an Internet photo that claims the Democratic presidential candidate didn't hold his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.
"This is so irritating," Obama said when asked about the photo in Muscatine, Iowa.
The photo, which has circulated widely on the Internet, was taken in September during Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin's annual Democratic fundraiser. A message accompanying the photo claims Obama didn't observe the pledge.
Obama said the photo was taken during the singing of the national anthem, not the pledge.
"My grandfather taught me how to say the Pledge of Allegiance when I was 2," Obama said, his annoyance obvious. "During the Pledge of Allegiance you put your hand over your heart. During the national anthem you sing."
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TITLE 36 > Subtitle I > Part A > CHAPTER 3 > § 301Prev | Next § 301. National anthem (a) Designation.— The composition consisting of the words and music known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem. (b) Conduct During Playing.— During a rendition of the national anthem— (1) when the flag is displayed— (A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart; (B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and (C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and (2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00000301----000-.html
LOL wonder how irritated he will be now?
Shows how ignorant he is of simple things..what is he going to do interacting with other countries?
This guy needs to go back to school period.
Grow a spine.
Seems like we are swatting at the gnats rather than breaking out the can of Raid to kill off these socialist cockroaches
So his Grandfather didn’t teach him everything patriotic correctly—what do you expect, he was probably some sort of Arab goat humper...
Osama, ops, Obama, ops Hussein Obama, You DONT hold your hands over your CROTCH when the National Anthem is sung!
We dont care if you are irritated, We are sickened and angered by your shananegans and hypocracy! Good day iritating one!Osama, ops Obama.
Did he even sing? Hard to tell for sure in the youtube version, but it looks to me like he wasn't singing either. I don't mind him not singing, but I do mind him saying he was if he was not.
From what Ive seen his grandfather didnt teach him much of anything, except how to flounder and pander.
He was giving testimony. You know where you hold your testicles to affirm or swear that your “testimony” is true. Or so Latin class taught me.
Nice ears, Hussein!
He's got a little problem with basic human anatomy, it would seem.
I see from looking in my handy copy of the United States Code Annotated that 36, section 301 a & b were revised in 1976 and 1998.
I wonder if this was what they changed?
Do you have a link to the story? Your links all point to the excellent Cornell University Law page.
The dumb bastard doesn’t know or respect American tradition, this person cannot win this election or even be Vice-Pres. I can hardly see straight.
He would have been better off to have claimed, “I’m so patriotic that the sight of Old Glory stirred my manhood...I covered my chubby for the sake of the children.” Clintonesque fabrication meets AlGore on Rolling Stone cover imagery.
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