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SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
In 2006, when asked if she was offended by "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, Sara Palin's response was:
SP: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.
See Number 11.
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The Pledge was written by Francis Bellamy (NOT a Founding Father) in 1892 (about 100 years AFTER the Founding Fathers were in business) and the phrase "under God" was added in 1954, by Congress.
What do I think of this? Sadly, I'm not surprised. That's about all I have to say.
[edit on 1-9-2008 by Benevolent Heretic]
Originally posted by mhc_70
I did not know Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge, did you?
Sometimes, especially in the spot light, we all have moments or gaffes.
Originally posted by vor78
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
A written questionairre? Well, you've got to be careful believing those things. Remember, Obama had a staffer incorrectly state a number of his positions on one of those before. Maybe that's the case here?
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[edit on 1-9-2008 by vor78]
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Well, yes, actually I did, but I could forgive not knowing that. It's thinking it was written by the founding fathers and not knowing that "under God" was added that I find hard to stomach. .
It was a written questionnaire.
Originally posted by jsobecky
What's the point of this thread, anyway? What important issue does it hope to discuss?
I did not know Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge, did you?
Sometimes, especially in the spot light, we all have moments or gaffes.
I did not know Francis Bellamy wrote the pledge, did you?