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| Humanity has been thrust into a war; a war like no other wars and our enemy knows no bounds, no boarders, and no country. If you do not agree to submit to their religious philosophy you are in danger of being attacked no matter what nationality you may be, for regardless of what nationality we may be we all have one thread that binds us together and that is creation. We are all here because of our creator and we have all been created with equal rights and these rights originate from the creator; by creation we each have equal rights to life and happiness. However, the enemy of humanity has the goal to place all peoples of the world under their religious philosophy and obedient to them by way of fear. | ||
| In this time of national sorrow, When America is again
united against an enemy whose intent is to destroy Democracy and Freedom, Red
Skelton, if he were alive today, would want to share once again his
tribute to our Flag, "Old Glory" Red Skelton was a true patriot, a man who loved his Country, it's Flag and the Freedom America stood for. On January 14, 1969, he touched the hearts of millions of Americans with the "Pledge Of Allegiance" in which he explained the meaning of each and every word. It was twice read into the congressional Record of the United States and received numerous awards. The following words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television program as he realted the story to 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 as Mr Laswell told his class "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, committee of one |
| Pledge | - | dedicate all of my worldly good to give without self
pity. |
| allegiance | - | my love and my devotion. |
| To the flag | - | our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. |
| United | - | that means that we have all come together. |
| States of America | - | 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, and not from the leaders to the
people. |
| For which it stands, one nation | - | one nation, meaning "so blessed of
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. |
| Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our
country and two words have been added to the pledge of
Allegiance... UNDER GOD Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from school too? God Bless America! Red Skelton |
Background Song: "I Can't Cry Hard Enough"
Performed By: Victoria Williams
Written By: David Williams & Marvin Etzioni
From the Album: Swing the Statue
p & c 1990 Rough Trade Records
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