Obama on the national anthem

[incher]

Obama explains National Anthem
Hot on the heels of his explanation for why he no longer wears a flag
pen, presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama was ****** to explain
why he doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.

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.
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking
sides,"
Obama said. "There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American
flag Is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a
war-like message You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It 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."

WHAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this could possibly be
our next president. I, for once, am speechless.

He better take sides..........if he is not on the side of AMERICA he
MUST NOT EVEN BE CONSIDERED for the office he is seeking. We do not need
a man in office that will not salute the flag. The world knows how to
sing, what they need to know is that the USA will defend what that flag
stands for.
He' just a little to self centered for me to vote for
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[RoSquirts]

From factcheck.org regarding this bogus e-mail that you've copied and pasted here and is it true?

"No. That's false. The quote was one conservative writer's idea of a joke, which has been picked up and repeated as though it were true in a chain e-mail.
This is a ridiculous example of how false stories are started, spread and, in many cases, believed.
It began with a column dated Oct. 27, 2007, on a Web site called the Arizona Conservative, which is written by John Semmens and clearly labeled as humor. His column, in fact, is called "Semi-News -- A Satirical Look at Recent News."
Nevertheless, his column on Obama has been copied and sent around in e-mails, masquerading as true stories. The reader who asked us about it said he received it from a conservative Republican coworker. The e-mail included a note calling Obama's candidacy "a joke."
In this case, the joke is the message falsely quoting Obama, and it's on whomever is gullible enough to believe it's true. "

FactCheck.org: Did Obama say the National Anthem conveys a "war-like message" and should be swapped for something such as "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"?



I'm constantly amazed how people will believe anything without taking even 1 minute to do just a little research, especially regarding e-mail crap.