[Korah]

This person needs to be sent packing on Nov 2nd.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Taking a breath my lilly white arse.

[fml]

Hmmmm, is she atheist?

[Texas56]

She must be a lying atheist.

[alexander_busek]

The words "under God" are a relatively recent addition. For most of its history (i.e., since being first written in 1892 by Francis Bellemy), those words were not a part of it.

However, according to a resolution passed by Congress in 1954, they are now officially part of the Pledge.

Regards,

[happilymarriedmom]

Stuff like this is so ridiculous! If she doesn't want to say the pledge the way it's written, why does she stand up to lead it? Do they volunteer for it or does everyone take a turn? And why deny she left “under God” out deliberatley and then deny it? Grow up!

[Jaxter]

Does anybody know when this was recorded? It seems to me that this happened with a Democrat congresswoman a while back. Is the same one or has it happened again?

[jimt]

Sorry, I find that perfectly acceptable.

If she doesn’t believe in God, including the phrase is hypocritical - and dishonest. The appropriate thing to do is leave out that phrase, or not say the Pledge at all. If she wants to pledge allegiance to our flag & country yet not be a hypocrite, the omission is logical.

BTW, “Under God” was added June 14, 1954.

A little pledge history here: http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1st_floor/flag/1bfc_pledge.html

[Stand Watch Listen]

Though posted repeatedly...seems apropos for review:

Red Skelton's Pledge

VIDEO: Red Skelton Pledge Of Allegiance, 14 January 1969

I: Me, an individual, a committee of one.

PLEDGE: Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity.

ALLEGIANCE: My love and my devotion.

TO THE FLAG: Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves, there's respect because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job.

UNITED: That means that we have all come together.

STATES: Individual communities that have united into 48 great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose; all divided with imaginary boundaries yet united to a common purpose, and that's love for country.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC: A state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people, and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.

FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION: One nation, meaning "so blessed by God."

INDIVISIBLE: Incapable of being divided.

WITH LIBERTY: Which is freedom, the right of power to live one's own life without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation.

AND JUSTICE: The principle or quality of dealing fairly with others.

FOR ALL: For all, which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.

And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: "under God." Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools too?

Red Skelton, 14 January 1969