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Could Hillary, McCain and Obama learn a thing or two from Red Skelton?

Do you remember Red Skelton? I used to watch him as a child and very much enjoyed his program as well as his humor. I remembered this from years ago, It seems to me that our candidates could lean a thing or two from someone who was an old school patriot. What are your opinions, do we need more people like this in our day and age? The following words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television program as he related the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt his students had come to think of the Pledge of Allegiance as merely something to recite in class each day. Now, more than ever, listen to the meaning of these words. "I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word?" I me, an individual, a committee of one. Pledge dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity. Allegiance my love and my devotion. To the flag our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves, there's respect because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job! United that means that we have all come together. States individual communities that have united into 48 great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose; all divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that's love for country. And to the republic a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people. For which it stands, one nation one nation, meaning "so blessed by God" Indivisible incapable of being divided. With liberty which is freedom -- the right of power to live one's own life without threats, fear or some sort of retaliation. And Justice the principle or quality of dealing fairly with others. For all which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. ***~~**~~***

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1. Back in Skelton's day we didn't have such hate-filled libs that hate the flag and what it stands for. Heck, can you imagine a preacher spewing the kind of hate that Wright has been spewing all these years and getting away with it AND then have a guy who agrees with him still in the race for President?! Sadly, the times have changed
2. that was beautiful
3. There are alot of Americans today that need that same lesson. I remember when our country was at war, we were all at war, then came Vietnam. I don't know if we belonged there, but we were there and we had young soldiers dying everyday. Then a lot of the ones that came home got spit on. What a way to show honor to the heroes of this country. Maybe we are too diversified. I hope and pray that doesn't happen to our soldiers today. That was also the first time we pulled out of a war without winning. The media and the movie stars had a field day with any mistakes our soldiers made. They had no clue what those boys were going through. So I guess what I'm saying is that this was the beginning of people not caring about our pledge, our flag and our country and that's a shame. I think that if you don't respect our country you should move.