Pledge Story

[roxy11tpb]

Has this been edited to delete "Under God"???!!

[Digit654]

@roxy11tpb If you note, Red tells the story about the pledge. Before the 1950's, the words "Under God" were not used. During the Eisenhower administration, Congress voted to add "Under God" to the pledge. The graphic that shows up near the end where the principal has the class join him is how the pledge looked prior to the 1950's change. Thanks for the comment. 

[scouttroop291]

@roxy11tpb yep the true pledge did not have god in it so get over it christian add the god part and high jack the

the hole thing and now there fixing it god is not to be force on you and this is a way of them do it so go with god reat in peace lol and take you god with you im for one will not miss it or him sick bo bo in the sky is bad jue jue

[superbooks7]

This Red Skelton tape is AWESOME!!

[Digit654]

@superbooks7 Thanks for the complement.  I've heard some other versions of this and the only other one that I kind of like is Red Sovien of "Phantom 309" fame. New video version of this will be posted soon. Stay tuned.

[crazycrazy011]

god bless our Heroes where ever the are the brave man and women to fight for our freedom god bless the USA

[variaxguitar]

Cont....

Every knee shall bow!!!

God Bless America!!

[variaxguitar]

"Amen" newsjunky!!! Totally agree!!!

No "proof" there's a God?!?! I love that,

I know, lets flip that argument....You guys prove their isn't one eh? Everything in nature proves to me there is a God

But hey, what did Einstein know eh? Just a few degrees to close to the Sun we fry, a few degrees away we freeze.... Oh, I know some Scientists love to call "Earth" the "lucky" planet .... Interesting they run to Vegas and play the "luck" card before recognizing their Almighty God...

Every knee sh

[xPHOENIX269x]

@variaxguitar A few degrees of what? We could be as far away as 3.0AU and as close as 0.75AU. That is a huge section of the orbital plane. Not very precice for the almighty if you ask me. Also the original writer of this pledge was a christian socialist. The original salute looked very similar to the Nazi salute so it was changed to the hand over the heart.

[Aggedor1959]

Nice post, Digit654. Perhaps some who don't want to say the Pledge don't really know ALL that it means. Nice to see something expand on that here on the 'tube.

[manuel77776]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww  america its america please dont forget young people

[cdeshon]

You might correct the spelling of "allegiance" at the beginning

[Digit654]

@cdeshon Uhhhh like noted. I am working on a replacement video for this. stay tuned

[biloxisean]

OK, the most misinterpreted Amendment in the Bill of Rights is the 1st one with ""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". I believe that the founding fathers didn't want America to have a state sponsored religion, like the UK and the Church of England. It did not establish that law to Neuter religion in our government. Religion is one of the backbones of this country, and many of our founding fathers were men of great faith.

[isaysee]

@biloxisean "respecting" ? - ? -as in showing regard/respect for or against - or just make no law about ? Any way I look at it I see - LETS TRUST THAT GOD CAN WORK HIS WILL and IT"S BEST WE KEEP OPINIONS OF HIS WILL OUT the business of the nation. I say this knowing that good people are the backbone of a good nation- and religion is the b'bone of MANY good people.Any God I can imagine would naturally comprehend an individual's HONESTY regarding faith in faiths and related opinions.

[MrACRivers6]

A wonderful Red Skelton skit to hear, without any rabid conservative or liberal statements in front of it, only what he meant when he recited it. Happy birthday, USA!

[lobo66690]

The bitch of it is that Congress VOTED to add the words "One nation, under G-d."

[shar1953]

I am so tired of atheists being afraid to say "Under God" . God can be who or what ever you want him|her to be. I"m not a big believer in Christianity but I also don't deny people to use the words "Under God" in the pledge. If you don't want to use those words when it comes to that part then just leave them out and leave the pledge and other people alone.

[Digit654]

Hi folks, I was working on an updated version of the video (with the proper spelling) when needless to say, the piece of video I was using made the editing system go wacky. I am however still working on it on IMovie and should post it soon. stick around. Thank you for all your coments, positive or negative.

[vioxxmann]

Sent this to our Congress ASAP

[sisterwitch1692]

"One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all". I wish the pledge would be changed back to (this), as it was originally written. By adding the word God it only divided our nation. Atheism may be in the minority but it is continually growning. I thought that our pledge was supposed to reprsent all of it's citizens including minorities. Our country protects religious freedom why shouldn't it include & respect those who do not worship a deity.

[Digit654]

Thank you for your comments. I have grown up saying the pledge with "Under God" in it. I respect the views of others. I found that the audio was so inspiring, that I just had to do a video on it. The only way to remove "under God" is to have an act of congress. However, the Supreme Court of the United States, in their decision when an athiest tried to ban the words in the pledge said that the words are more symbolic than stating that this nation is Under God.

[sisterwitch1692]

I too grew up saying the pledge with the words "under God" but now that I'm over fifty years old & so much more aware of what is going on in the world around me, I feel that a pledge to our country should show unity instead of division amongst it's people. The pledge, written by Francis Bellamy (a Baptist minister) wrote it without the word God. He was a man of God yet he knew the importance of keeping religion and government separate. Red Skelton was obviously of a different opinion.

[sisterwitch1692]

As I said Red was of a different opinion and always ended his tv program with "God Bless". I respect anyone who wants to believe in God and is religious as long as they don't force their opinion on others. I am for making this great country of ours even greater and want everyone to be united in this effort. Thanks for posting this interesting video & for respecting the view of others.

[Digit654]

Thanks Sisterwitch, there is a newer video coming with the orginal audio. I hate the pixelating of the video.  be looking for it.

[TheNewsJunky2009]

@sisterwitch1692 The words under God were added not to say we are a religious country but to emphasize the historical fact that this country is founded on the beleif that our rights are given to us not by man but by "a" God and therfore can not be revoked by man. To give up this part of our heritage would be to give up our "God" given rights.

[sisterwitch1692]

@TheNewsJunky2009 The words under god were added as an anti-communist affirmation. Our rights are not god given but man given. Man decides what laws to pass and what rights individuals should have based on what is good for society. How can we be one nation under god when many people do not believe in a god? Our pledge should be "one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all". This way it includes everyone not just the god believers.

[TheNewsJunky2009]

@sisterwitch1692 You are wrong on the part of our rights being man given. As a matter of law regardless of whether or not a God exsist our rights are God Given, read the constitution and other founding documents the highest law in our Land. -- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

[sisterwitch1692]

@TheNewsJunky2009 No, I am not wrong to say that our rights are given by man. Remember, It is men who wrote the constitution and men who wrote the words "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". These men impossed their belief of a creator into the constitution. One can not say that our rights are given by god when there isn't even any proof of god's existance. Like I said, for 62 yrs it wasn't important to have under god in our pledge.

[sisterwitch1692]

@TheNewsJunky2009 the original pledge was written in 1892 and it wasn't until 1954 that the words under god were added. For 62 years it wasn't important to have the words under god in our pledge; I wish those words had never been added... religion only devides people.

[isaysee]

@sisterwitch1692- YesYesYes- PLUS, shouldn't it seem curious to believers who say "under" God ?. I remember thinking- " Whaat ??-- isn't everything UNDER God ? ".. Even now it still seems awkward and oddly similiar to adding "God willing" or "Allah be thisor that " at the beginning and end of sentences for no appearent reason. Probubly it is entended to stress that the 'OneNation' part is somehow secondary or dependant upon the "UnderGod" part so that it is clear there is a kind'a escape clause.

[GaryPearl]

wow..no one seems to know the real story behind the POA..

written in 1894 by a SOCIALIST.....did not contain "under God" till 1954...

Eisenhower said when he signed the law adding "UG"

"From this day forward, the millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty."

it was obviously added for religous reasons..decidedly un-American for the gov to promote religion

[isaysee]

@GaryPearl Perhaps Ike did this in a somekind'a desperate "HailMary" attempt to restrain the growing dominence of that MilitaryIndustrial complex he warned us about. Perhaps [what with the growing RED Menace], he was gettin ready for war. It's hard to get atheists to march off to war, it's even harded to keep MilitaryIndustrialists from startin em.Eitherway- he should'a went golfin instead. Anyway, "HERE'S TO NICK" -and I'll even drink to "F*** IT' too. GOD BLESS AMERICA - AGAIN, - and quickly.

[ekc3]

i saw that u were born in 1958 which would make 2 years younger then me i joined army in 1975 at 18

[Digit654]

Nope, that was a typo. I was born in 1955. As of the 20th of this month I will be 55,

[ekc3]

if it wasnt for the typo this would have been avoidedif what you say is true then thankyou for your service

[ekc3]

digit654 would had to been in the service for 180 days before 1975

[Digit654]

I was in the USAF from 1973 (I was 18 at the time) to 1980. I am a member of the VFW and the American Legion.

[carlindelco]

Great video.. Red was prophetic...God Bless

[SINKUSUC]

Heritage, proud and true!

[whsprmyname1]

This is great! I really like it, and I'm going to show my kids!

[ciranater]

This is a good example of a Great Patriot ! This should be shown in all school classes in the US.

[carlindelco]

I agree!!

[Judysoutlet]

Absolutely!  Shame on those who want to take away from something so beautiful.

[paladinsrook]

to watch Red say it is even better

[Dan00bindahouse]

Amen.

[weatherman2007]

Red and John Wayne are awesome

R.I.P. and see y'all in Heaven

[Digit654]

Now, Now folks, let's play nice.

I'm a veitnam Vet and repect our flag for what it stands for. the great thing about this country is that we have the freedom to disagree.

I disagree with President Bush and believe that the BIG 3 auto companies should have been allowed to go into chapter 11. However, the though of that happening was too much so we, the taxpayers bailed out another bunch of failing operations. If Toyota, Honda, and Kia can to it they should be able to.

[Jerseysson27]

I am moved by it.

[Halftrac]

Digit654,

You list your age as 51 (born 1958)

Unless you went into the service at the age of 16 in 1975 you are not a Vietnam Vet and I resent you implying that here!!!

[inkey2]

@Digit654 yeh, how are you a vietnam vet if you are 51 now. I am 55 and I was too young

[leland0t0013]

'Brain, You could rule a world of Mice ? " Yes Pinky , But who would want too ?

[cochranexyz]

As a kid in school years and years ago I hated this pledge. I thought it was total propoganda. Saluting the flag and reciting this like it's the law every day before school? Give me a break. It's a scam.

[bballbillh]

You are an ungrateful idiot

[cochranexyz]

No. Idiots abound, though. Many idiots take this pledge as a sacred truth, edited as it was in the 50s with the under god addition.

[Digit654]

All,

Thank you for your comments. I agree that the America that we knew is now in the hands of a liberal president elect and a liberal congress. Our rights will slowly be erroded. We are going to become a Nanny country and not as strong as we once were. Iran and the other countries that wish us ill are licking their chops. God protect us.

[Jerseysson27]

Digit,

What a great thing to hear. I think something people need to hear this from far and near.

Christopher

[offhookie]

Dude, it's "The Pledge of Allegiance"... you spelled it wrong.

America is crying for what has been done. We must fix it. (not the misspelling)

[smithpg33]

The mis-spelling does not detract away from the intent. You and I all have the same resposonsibility whether you spell better than I , that this country is to be goverend by us and not goverend to us by those who speak better than I do.

[Wotan420]

11/04/08 The day America died.

[caughtupintheair]

It is all a head game, and that is what they want you to believe, but you and I can not let them win. If we believe the lie that we are dead we are in trouble, however we we pull together and recharge our ideas etc we and our cause will rise again. We can NOT let them win, we need to become actively involved.

[Jerseysson27]

Wotan,

11/04/08, isn't the day America died, but the day america was reborn!

[violet2048]

This recession is going to bring a lot of people back to good old fashioned values. Hopefully they will find that they exchanged their compassion, patriotism and good character for greed. Young people today don't know what it is like to do for themselves. Americans have always done for themselves and each other. That wasn't done with money. It was done by reaching your hand out to your fellow American.

[caughtupintheair]

I agree that this can be the best thing that ever happened as long as obama is not the leader and makes the government the family of all.

[3swelldogs3]

We need to teach children to be good Americans...and what it means to be a good American. We NEED to get back to basics.

[CledusTJuddfan]

so true

[violet2048]

Outstanding. This should be played on every P.A. system in every school across our country. And at the opening of every movie in every Movie House across our country.

[Mcdoomtheprophet]

Movie house... heh...

[cplkv20208]

I agree, this is one video every child should hear....

[txstoryteller]

GOD BLESS AMERICA, and GOD BLESS RED SKELTON!! O, This was WONDERFUL!! Superb!!

[lutralibre]

This is, quite possibly, one of the greatest speeches I have ever heard. Thank you for uploading the video.

[Digit654]

You are much welcome. I'm glad I stumbled accross it.

[violet2048]

Thank You, Digit654

[duacarmal]

Anyone have a copy of this tribute to the Pledge by Red skelton on an electronic copy that I download to my computer? I want to use it in a presentation I am going to give for Memorial Day??

[TheStarsAndStripes]

The Charlie Daniels Band recites it. You can buy it on I-Tunes. It's called the "Pledge of Allegiance" on there.

[dustycar72]

"Good night, and God bless"

God Bless you Red. You were a great man, and a funny man all in one.