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132. At my RW/Christian Fundy school we pledged allegiance to christian flag and bible
Mon Jan 14, 2013, 04:52 PM
Jan 2013

Every morning we had to pledge allegiance to US flag, Christian flag, and Bible.

There were no pauses, and no calls to question authority. I was eventually expelled for questioning authority.

Bet he hangs on every word uttered on FOX. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #1
political and social indoctrination based on factually bereft or incorrect proganda think Jan 2013 #84
I'm a veteran, and I understand that Ron Green Jan 2013 #2
Well, technically, requiring schoolchildren to recite NashvilleLefty Jan 2013 #3
Exactly. The guy is clearly a moran. nt valerief Jan 2013 #43
Ya know what we did in school (late 60s -- early 70s)? Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #4
Ooooo you rebel.... n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #6
Badda bing! Time to bring truth back to schoolchildren. nt valerief Jan 2013 #44
That is great! Plucketeer Jan 2013 #69
I stood up, hands at my side and never pledged to the flag.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #75
When my daughter graduated from elementary school she was in a ceremony freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #95
Cool... WCGreen Jan 2013 #118
He's a RW Reagan worshiper - here's his FaceBook below Jumping John Jan 2013 #5
Interesting replies from his friends proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #10
It looks like his friends bust him out constantly on his posts. MessiahRp Jan 2013 #35
THIS^^^^^^^^! Cha Jan 2013 #97
Exactly. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #104
This is kindergarten folks... AnneD Jan 2013 #133
I'm glad I spent my kindergarten years at a babysitter's Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #141
FTW! n/t Zookeeper Jan 2013 #134
Did you look at his "Likes" page? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #28
he needs to remove all grateful dead links bora13 Jan 2013 #61
Floyd too.n/t skamaria Jan 2013 #121
a link from his facebook page .... no lapdog media Botany Jan 2013 #53
Big Shocker, he's racist piece of shit. nm Cha Jan 2013 #98
Thanks for the link! obama2terms Jan 2013 #139
His ex-wife now has the kids full time, no surprise Hekate Jan 2013 #7
This was posted on his Facebook page: proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #12
S**t. I think I'd take the kids and move far away Hekate Jan 2013 #16
Well the fact that his Facebook page isn't set to private tells us a lot. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #17
Trying to follow the logic of that flowchart would make anyone nuts. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #18
Ha! But it's got the word "Proven" in there, so it must make sense. valerief Jan 2013 #45
You're right, I missed it... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #67
I associated "proven" with Child Abuse immoderate Jan 2013 #79
it isnt difficult. The 'victim' has to pay child support. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #77
MRA? erpowers Jan 2013 #100
Men's Rights Activists obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #107
Thanks for posting that. I was sitting here at home, thinking: ... BlueJazz Jan 2013 #83
But it has clip art and arrows catrose Jan 2013 #88
He probably created it using Mad Skillz he learned while earning his degrees from U of Pheonix auburngrad82 Jan 2013 #109
Bwahahahahahahah! crim son Jan 2013 #129
Holy crap, if Glenn Grothman sees this it'll be codified in Wisconsin law within a week. Scuba Jan 2013 #38
A men's rights guy with anger issues. What could go wrong there? Patiod Jan 2013 #48
I am sure she lives in fear of this guy obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #49
Chip on his shoulder, much? Tab Jan 2013 #66
Yikes!!! Keep kids very far away from this man! Initech Jan 2013 #86
A men's rights activist, aka twisted misogynist asshole. morningfog Jan 2013 #120
Oh, thank GOD! Those sweet little faces on his FB page are gut-wrenching. Iris Jan 2013 #106
what a loon sad-cafe Jan 2013 #8
Yep. Check out his Facebook page. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #11
it is scary to know that people like this exist sad-cafe Jan 2013 #91
"freak out nation" Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #9
In Junior High, our Principle used to scream when we paused between Bonobo Jan 2013 #13
I never say "under God" proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #15
+1 AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #19
The years I teach World Geography, I point out the obvious - look at any map. mbperrin Jan 2013 #140
We never paused at "under God" back during WW2! JHB Jan 2013 #46
Hell, no. They think the Pledge is part of the Constitution dating back to 1787. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #85
1787? You sayin' the Constitution ain't part of the Bible? tclambert Jan 2013 #124
This is surprising. Usually people only get upset if they don't hear the students shout "UNDER GOD" JVS Jan 2013 #14
The crazies on the Right have ruined the meaning of the word "liberty". CheapShotArtist Jan 2013 #20
The older and wiser I become, the more childish and Fascistic the pledge seems. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2013 #21
After three years having my kids in German public schools flygal Jan 2013 #29
I started kindergarten in FlaGranny Jan 2013 #127
After 9/11, a wingnut PA rep wanted to require the flag & pledge at all schools Patiod Jan 2013 #50
That's the same reason we didn't get the pledge mandated in KS proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #81
They can mandate it until they are blue in the face, but it won't happen Patiod Jan 2013 #96
"....And how would they go about forcing these kids to do the pledge?...." kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #111
If I had known what it meant when they made us chant it every day.... mwb970 Jan 2013 #60
It is nothing more... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #68
The guy needs a full metal straight jacket...nt GReedDiamond Jan 2013 #22
So not saying the word "liberty" somehow equates to "Hitler Youth". Initech Jan 2013 #23
Little can McGroarty comprehend, but ... area51 Jan 2013 #24
My daughter had a great idea... kag Jan 2013 #25
Your daughter is really smart tavalon Jan 2013 #34
Children should wait to recite the pledge until all the words are on their grade level spelling. DhhD Jan 2013 #54
Wow, some people are nuts! nt cecilfirefox Jan 2013 #26
I liked this comment from his local paper. Divernan Jan 2013 #27
Touche, LOL. catbyte Jan 2013 #32
Oh the irony there Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #30
Reminds me of when I recited the pledge in kindergarten. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #93
What a dangerous fool! SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #31
Wow, Godwin's Law, dude, tavalon Jan 2013 #33
This guy has a major chip on his shoulder and is spoiling for a fight. Tanuki Jan 2013 #36
What a freakin' loon! LeftofObama Jan 2013 #37
Thank goodness it was a kindergarten class. JohnnyRingo Jan 2013 #70
I don't think so. He probably scared the day lights out of those babies. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #82
He took an oath to serve the Constitution, but not to serve the government? Rozlee Jan 2013 #87
So, meanit Jan 2013 #114
The dude always has the option of joining his PTA and/or run for the Board of Education. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #39
Ho Hum just another AWG making Terrorists threats, lucky for him he is white and can get a pass for stultusporcos Jan 2013 #40
he lives in rockford il....there`s nothing more to say. madrchsod Jan 2013 #41
New mental illness: the FOX Effect. (P.S. No child can be compelled to say the PoA. Stand, yes; WinkyDink Jan 2013 #42
Standing is often compelled, erroneously. July Jan 2013 #62
creator of the pledge was socialist. Seriously. cvoogt Jan 2013 #47
And check out gasser85 Jan 2013 #71
Another Fox Indoctrinated FrightWing Crazy Intimidating School Officials And Upsetting Little Children cantbeserious Jan 2013 #51
Remember how we used to be fed images of the Chinese school children... Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #52
these heaven05 Jan 2013 #55
+1 lunasun Jan 2013 #123
Almost every elementary school I sub in has some kind of classroom/school pledge. Jennicut Jan 2013 #56
Well he's a flaming loonbat with anger issues but he does have good taste in music cherish44 Jan 2013 #57
Forget the Ativan. He needs to smoke a j. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #112
Anyone want to make a guess thucythucy Jan 2013 #58
Charge said douchebag with a felony, convict him and take his guns jpak Jan 2013 #59
Umm a2liberal Jan 2013 #63
That was such a tricky statement right there! alp227 Jan 2013 #116
Sean Hannity libodem Jan 2013 #64
He'd lose his shit if he knew that the Pledge was written by an avowed, life-long Socialist. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #65
Unfortunately, too many people are too eager to kiss the asses of the military. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #80
You got that right! n/t kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #89
Good Lord... shenmue Jan 2013 #72
I keep saying it: they want us all DEAD. They won't be happy until we are. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #113
no wonder he's divorced... SemperEadem Jan 2013 #73
What a fucking nut ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #74
How rich. Too stupid to know the pledge is exactly the kind of loyalty oath he hates arcane1 Jan 2013 #76
What is it with some people and their anger issues life long demo Jan 2013 #78
Dad needs to El Shaman Jan 2013 #90
Shouldn't schools be screening volunteers a lot better? FarCenter Jan 2013 #92
And making kids pledge allegiance to the flag is *not* "'conditioning a child' to blindly obey freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #94
Not The Onion erpowers Jan 2013 #99
Wait until he finds out that...... Caeser67 Jan 2013 #101
I guess Lex Jan 2013 #103
What an ignorant asshole. Lex Jan 2013 #102
We need more rubber rooms... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #105
As a Veteran atreides1 Jan 2013 #108
Who the hell does he think he is,,, benld74 Jan 2013 #110
Any bets on whether he's an avid gun owner, has an AR-15 (or something similar), and a member of 4lbs Jan 2013 #115
Have to wonder what the father would do if he saw this clip about the history of the pledge. diabeticman Jan 2013 #117
I guarantee you this is another one of our "law abiding gun owners" at work. apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #119
We did all sorts of pledges when I was a kid. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #122
This message was self-deleted by its author savebigbird Jan 2013 #125
Wonder what he would do if he knew the pledge was written by a Christian socialist in 1892?.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #126
And pledging allegiance to a flag isn't blind obedience? Dash87 Jan 2013 #128
He must be one of those "volunteer dads" the NRA talked about. (nt) ehrnst Jan 2013 #130
The lack of violence in society has made him snap. Bucky Jan 2013 #131
LOL! n/t Zookeeper Jan 2013 #135
At my RW/Christian Fundy school we pledged allegiance to christian flag and bible NAO Jan 2013 #132
My first thought: He should "get a job." n/t Zookeeper Jan 2013 #136
According to his Facebook page, he has his own company. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #137
I meant it in the snarkiest sense. 'Clearly his company isn't keeping him Zookeeper Jan 2013 #138
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