You decide – brilliant back-up plan or just plain insane?
They start their meetings with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the nation’s unofficial loyalty oath. And so it was last week when Republican Party leaders met at a Springfield hotel prior to attending Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair.
Republican county chairmen (party leaders, not county board leaders) held a meeting and prepared to recite the pledge. Oops. There was no flag in the room for them to face while reciting. What to do?
Why, call on a fellow named Gene to come to the rescue. Gene was wearing a shirt decked out in an American flag pattern. He came forward, and the group of assembled Republicans pledged allegiance to his shirt.
*Facepalm*
If only Abbie Hoffman was nearby…
Dude, that comment sooooo dates you.
If only I were actually as old as the comment would indicate. Wanna guess my age?
“I pledge allegiance to the shirt of the United States of America
And to the Republic of China, from whence it came…”
LG, I’ll guess 45
Ouch, LG!
Now imagine if this had been done by a roomful of Democrats. How many days would this be the manufactured outrage of the day?
That guy they pledged allegiance to must feel pretty important.
Mark, 39. Close, but I would have gotten the cupie doll on the boardwalk.
And, to top it off, it violates flag ettiquet to wear articles of clothing displaying or resembling the flag.
Yes, that include red, white, and blue swim trunks with stars on them.
http://www.usa-flag-site.org/etiquette.shtml