MetaFilter posts tagged with allegiance

Reggie452 — Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:48:19 -0800

"One nation, ~~under God~~, indivisible..."

Rastafari — Fri, 22 Jun 2001 20:42:50 -0800

Black leaders refuse to pledge allegiance to flag is an example of a story that The Washington Times blows way out of proportion. The term *black leaders* would imply that there are multitudes of African-American politicians/community leaders who are refusing to pledge allegiance to the flag. However, if you read the whole story, it turns out that only ONE person, an assembly-women from Tennessee is the focus of the whole story! Of course, the Times doesn't forget to remind the readers that she, and all who support her, are Democrats...

remo — Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:46:02 -0800

Virginia's Senate passes bill to make students pledge allegiance. Scary quote from the bills sponser ``I personally don't believe anybody should be allowed to object on a philosophical basis,'' he told fellow senators Tuesday.