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The following is a narrative
taken from a 2008 Sunday morning
televised "Meet The Press'.
From Sunday's 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04
EST, Televised "Meet the
Press" THE THEN Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the
American Flag.
General Bill Ginn'
USAF (ret.) asked Obama to explain WHY
he doesn't follow protocol when the
National Anthem is played.
The General stated to Obama that
according to the United States Code,
Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171...
During rendition of the national
anthem, when the flag is displayed, all
present (except those
in uniform) are expected to
stand at attention facing the flag with
the right hand over the heart. Or, at
the very least, "Stand and Face
It".
NOW GET THIS !!
'Senator'Obama replied:
"As I've said about the flag
pin, I don't want to be perceived as
taking sides". "There are a
lot of people in the world to whom the
American flag is a symbol of oppression.." "The
anthem itself conveys a war-like
message. You know, the bombs bursting
in air and all that sort of
thing."
(ARE YOU READY FOR THIS???)
Obama continued: "The
National Anthem should be 'swapped' for
something less parochial and less
bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To
Teach the World To Sing'. If that
were our anthem, then, I might salute it. In my opinion, we
should consider reinventing our
National Anthem as well as 'redesign' our Flag to
better offer our enemies hope and love. It's my
intention, if elected, to disarm
America
to the level of
acceptance to our Middle East
Brethren. If we, as a Nation of waring people,
conduct ourselves like the nations of
Islam, where peace prevails - - -
perhaps a state or period of mutual accord
could exist between our governments
....."
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