Comments on: Fifth Grader Refuses To Say Pledge Of Allegiance – Wait Until You See Why

By: Shall A Little Child Lead Them? : NO QUARTER

Shall A Little Child Lead Them? : NO QUARTER — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:17:51 +0000

[...] buddy, Linda. It is an interesting juxtaposition between the clergy, another man in the video, and Will Phillips, the fifth grader who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance until ALL American citizens have liberty. Take a [...]

By: Not Likely

Not Likely — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:38 +0000

Do you know what a General Election is?

By: Not Likely

Not Likely — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:11:10 +0000

Do you have a functioning brain? The point is that McCain Palin ticket would never have worked for gay equality. You do know what the General Election is, right?

By: NomNomNom

NomNomNom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:51:49 +0000

thx for link!

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:10 +0000

he was on cnn yesterday.
http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/13705/will-phillips/ will take you directly to the link so you won’t have to search for it on cnn videos

By: HEPT

HEPT — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:01 +0000

Will’s family has a number of gay friends.
That about said it all.

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:26:21 +0000

That would be another name for it. The kids are being told what to think. Inexcusable.

By: Ellen D

Ellen D — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:41 +0000

Oh gosh, that’s terrible.
My mom always supported me every time I was sent to the Principal’s office and she was called a number of times.
This story resonated with me because I also skipped Grade 4. Did we miss the lessons on not questioning authority?

By: Galt goes to Hollywood

Galt goes to Hollywood — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:50:28 +0000

I suppose you could look at it that way. “Indoctrination” is a good choice, too?

Do you remember that really creepy “Obama Youth” (or whatever it was called) thing? That was arguably some serious brainwashing/indoctrination! Poor kids!

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:45:22 +0000

“why do people have to pledge to the flag over and over,”? I think that it is called “brainwashing.

By: Galt goes to Hollywood

Galt goes to Hollywood — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:45:01 +0000

“I really don’t feel that there’s currently liberty and justice for all.”

I wonder if this young person is aware what happened to justice and liberty during the last GE? He could refuse to say the pledge because of that as well.

By: candymarl

candymarl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:36:42 +0000

For full disclosure we had to eat fish on Fridays (back when it was a requirement) even though we weren’t Catholic. This turned out to be a concession to my other grandmother who was a devout Catholic.

By: candymarl

candymarl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:32:43 +0000

A lot of folks don’t seem to know that the “under God” part was added later to the Pledge of Allegiance. It wasn’t in the original pledge.

I agree with Will. The most important part is “Liberty and Justice for All”. Out of those two principles come some of the best that America can be.

I was raised in the church and was taught by my grandmother that school was for learning “book teaching” and church was for personal spiritual guidance. She never expected or wanted our schools to teach us religious values. She was a very smart lady.

By: Galt goes to Hollywood

Galt goes to Hollywood — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:49:01 +0000

“Not likely” is probably another sock puppet of the usual handful of trolls obsessed with NQ.

By: Galt goes to Hollywood

Galt goes to Hollywood — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:44:30 +0000

Always with the digs against Hillary, even if they have to be made up. Pitiful.