Species of Morons Amongst Us

[FOTD]

Allegiance to Gene, a man in an American flag t-shirt.
We really enjoyed this item from Doug Finke in today's State Journal Register:

Statehouse Insider: Gene saves the day for GOP

"llinois Republicans are a patriotic bunch.

They start their meetings with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the nation's unofficial

loyalty oath. And so it was last
week when Republican Party leaders met at a Springfield hotel prior to attending Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair.

Republican county chairmen (party leaders, not county board leaders) held a meeting and prepared to recite the pledge. Oops. There was no flag in the room for them to face while reciting. What to do?

Why, call on a fellow named Gene to come to the rescue. Gene was wearing a shirt decked out in an American flag pattern. He came forward, and the group of assembled Republicans pledged allegiance to his shirt.

You have to wonder how conservatives would have reacted had Democrats done the same thing."
http://blog.windycitywatch.com/2009/08/illinois-gop-forgets-flag-so-they.html

[Conan71]

So what?  He's the next Joe the Plumber.  Have you got a problem with people reciting The Pledge??

Oh yeah, I forgot, it's got that offensive phrase in it: "One nation, under God"

Wait kids, link to the C Street Mob is coming...

[Red Arrow]

A
You have to wonder how conservatives would have reacted had Democrats done the same thing."

Do Democrats know (any of) the words to the "Pledge of Allegiance?  Is it that horrible?  I had to recite it in elementary school every (school) morning.  I don't think it hurt me toooooo much.

[FOTD]

Do Democrats know (any of) the words to the "Pledge of Allegiance?  Is it that horrible?  I had to recite it in elementary school every (school) morning.  I don't think it hurt me toooooo much.

Then what was it?

[Red Arrow]

Then what was it?

From your flag, I choose Playboy, Apple, Westinghouse, GE, Warner Bros, and IBM.

I reject the television "networks", Microsoft because none of their stuff works without constant updates, and McDonald's after eating some fries that had all the salt in the Pacific Ocean in one serving.  I don't ever remember having to drink soooo much water after eating at any restaurant.

The others I don't care about or don't recognize the logo.

I think I remember most of the words, it's been a long time.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, (added after WWII I think)
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 

Good goals, not always achieved. Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.

[DolfanBob]

I like to ask dumb questions so here goes.
Do we have a "Official" loyalty oath ?

I know that some people are trying to replace the Star spangled banner(Which I know and can sing word for word) with.
America the beautiful(Which I know about half of)

You know, Not all change is good.

[brianh]

I like to ask dumb questions so here goes.
Do we have a "Official" loyalty oath ?

I know that some people are trying to replace the Star spangled banner(Which I know and can sing word for word) with.
America the beautiful(Which I know about half of)

You know, Not all change is good.

We have official oaths of office: Presidents is Article II section I of the Constitution, and Congress and other elected officials Article VI clause 3. And they still specify God.

^{I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.}

[Conan71]

"So help me God" isn't stated in the Constitution.

This is a little bit of tradition started, it's believed, by President Chester Arthur.

Some interesting trivia related to the POTUS oath of office:

Not all Presidents have been sworn in on a Bible.  Presidents are not required to be sworn in by the Chief Justice of SCOTUS, though it is traditional.  Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father who was a notary, and not a judge.