[SeafoodGumbo]

I know that the still shot has made the rounds, but I don't think the video (which shows even more people on stage with their hands over their hearts) has been seen much.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I have a question about Senator Barack Hussein Obama: Mr. Obama was born in 1961, and was therefore required to register for Selective Service (”the Draft”) under the law. Does anyone know if he registered? Bet the media won’t dig too deep into that one like they did President Bush’s time in the Texas Air National Guard!

[A_Former_Democrat]

As with John Kerry, Hussein NObomba is unpatriotic, therefore unfit for command.

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for posting

[forkinsocket]

The singer sounds like crap!

[Salvation]

Had not seen the video.

[rivercat]

Here’s Obama’s explanation... We sent him an email and asked why he didn’t have his hand over his heart.

Dear Friend,
Thank you for inquiring about the false accusation that I have refused to sing the National Anthem or say the Pledge of Allegiance. I knew when I decided to run for President that I would not be immune from the “anything goes” form of attack politics that has been so prominent in our elections in recent years. And this outrageous charge is just another example of the kind of mean spirited, “shock” politics I will move beyond as President.

There is a photo of me taken during the singing of our National Anthem with a false caption stating that it was taken during the Pledge, and that I refused to put my hand over my heart. I am honored to lead a life of public service, and it is inconceivable that I would ever refuse to say the Pledge or sing the National Anthem. My grandfather served in World War II and helped raise me. He was a great patriot, and he taught me that you put your hand over your heart during the Pledge, and you sing during the Anthem. That’s what I did that day, as I have done countless times before.

In fact, as a U.S. senator, I am sometimes called upon to preside over the opening of the Senate in the morning, at which time I am proud to lead my colleagues in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, with my right hand over my heart. Anybody who doesn’t believe in the Pledge shouldn’t be running for President. To learn the facts and see video of me reciting the Pledge in the Senate, please click here: http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2007/11/12/obama_is_a_patriot.php
Every time I have been elected or reelected to the Illinois Senate and the United States Senate, I have proudly raised my right hand, placed my left hand on the Bible and sworn to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” And I will be proud to take the Presidential Oath of office on January 20, 2009. Thank you again for contacting me.

Please share this message with anyone you know who has been misled by this baseless and particularly hurtful political attack.
Sincerely, Barack Obama
———————————Paid for by Obama for America

[I see my hands]

Hillary looks like she is preparing to do hand shadows. Richardson is practicing the Fred Sanford heart attach clutch.

Obama is really bad, really bad. By contrast even HRC becomes family. Sure she may be a sleazy, evil, dangerous, witch but she is our sleazy, evil, dangerous, witch. Obama isn't one of us. Something is up.

[jellybean]

Thank you for posting the video. I had heard someone trying to defend this by saying the picture was taken at the last note and he had just taken his hand down. It's apparent from watching the video that's not true.

[AndyTheBear]

I don't think its a simple case of him not being patriotic. In such a case I would expect someone to play along and put their hand over their heart out of social pressure. Not doing so when its expected takes some kind of conviction.

He must be making some kind of statement. Although I don't know what. It seems obvious it should be pursued, although I'm not holding my breath waiting for the MSM to do so.

[Tennessee Nana]

No, the video hasnt made the rounds...

that’s the first time I have seen it..

i didnt know one existed...

Pity it wasnt longer...

it seems to be the last bit of the song...

still it shows that Obama didnt have his hand on his heart for the last half of the song and presumeably for the first half either...

Bang goes the reasonable excuse that he was just slow in doing so...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

My God, that was the WORST singing of our national anthem I have ever heard. I’m not sure I could have kept my fingers out of my ears during that torture. Who was the cretin singer? Michelle Obama perhaps?

[debboo]

I am glad to see the photo that backs up the photo. I had given him the benefit of the doubt that the pic had been photoshopped. I am not a supporter in any way!

[nothingnew]

The singer should be shot at sunrise.

FMCDH(BITS)

[counterpunch]

He was just showing his patriotism ghetto style — with his hand on his junk.

[vrwc54]

It isn't over until the fat lady sings

[wintertime]

ping