Some perspective to counter some typical conservative ass-on-fire chicken shit nonsense.
Also, neither bin Laden nor thousands of terrorists on Obama's 'kill list' were saved from lethal Drone strikes because of how he stood during the playing of the national anthem, and NOT during a pledge of allegiance ceremony.
Also, neither bin Laden nor thousands of terrorists on Obama's 'kill list' were saved from lethal Drone strikes because of how he stood during the playing of the national anthem, and NOT during a pledge of allegiance ceremony.
Quote:http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/state...ot-pledge/
Obama said the e-mail was false and that the picture was taken during the anthem.
"My grandfather taught me how to say the Pledge of Allegiance when I was 2," Obama said at campaign stop in Burlington, Iowa. "During the Pledge of Allegiance you put your hand over your heart. During the national anthem you sing."
He called the e-mail "irritating" and likened it to others that have falsely said he is a Muslim.
The photo has stirred up such a fuss that on Wednesday night the Obama campaign released a letter of support from retired military leaders.
"Senator Obama's attackers are peddling lies and smears because they disagree with his strong opposition to the war in Iraq and the rush to war in Iran," wrote Richard Danzig, secretary of the Navy under President Clinton, and retired Gens. Merrill "Tony" McPeak and J. Scott Gration. "We have served this nation for decades, and we know a true patriot when we see one. Barack Obama is a patriot."
The photo has also spawned a debate about whether Obama's conduct was proper for the national anthem.
Conservative bloggers have pointed out that the federal law for "patriotic and national observances" says that during the Star-Spangled Banner , "all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart; 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."
Experts on the national anthem say the law seems a bit out of date, given its reference to a man's "headdress." Yet it's still cited in several military manuals found on the Web.
Modern custom does not require a hand over the heart, said Anne Garside, director of communication for the Maryland Historical Society, home of the original manuscript of the Star-Spangled Banner . "I think the bottom line is that you show respect with your demeanor," she said. "Whether you put your hand over your heart, hold your hat at shoulder level or waist level, is really in this day and age irrelevant."
She pointed out that "the tune of the Star-Spangled Banner was originally a drinking song. If they can put the words to the tune of a rousing drinking song, to quibble over whether you put your hand over your heart is really ridiculous."
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