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 Gann' 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 warring 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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