Thursday, April 29, 2004
McDermott omits 'God' from Pledge
Rep. Jim McDermott, Washington Democrat, yesterday did not say the words "under God" as he led the House in its daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rep. Pete Sessions accused Mr. McDermott of "embarrassing the House" and proving that "he and those like him stand more for the liberal left than they do for our friends and neighbors."
"The liberal wing of the Democrat Party launched yet another salvo today in its ongoing battle to drive a wedge between Americans and the values and ideals we hold dear."
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
McDermott Skips "Under God"
Rush: "Boy, I'll tell you, these Democrats really know how to win supporters, don't they? They really know how to go out there and win elections, don't they?"
Congressman Balks on Pledge of Allegiance
"I learned my Pledge of Allegiance a long time ago, and I've been saying it the same way since I was 6 years old ... when I learned it in grade school it wasn't in there," McDermott told Fox.
According to the report, McDermott was born in 1936, and the words "under God" were added to the pledge in 1954.
Rep. Jim McDermott, Washington Democrat, yesterday did not say the words "under God" as he led the House in its daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Rep. Pete Sessions accused Mr. McDermott of "embarrassing the House" and proving that "he and those like him stand more for the liberal left than they do for our friends and neighbors."
"The liberal wing of the Democrat Party launched yet another salvo today in its ongoing battle to drive a wedge between Americans and the values and ideals we hold dear."
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
McDermott Skips "Under God"
Rush: "Boy, I'll tell you, these Democrats really know how to win supporters, don't they? They really know how to go out there and win elections, don't they?"
Congressman Balks on Pledge of Allegiance
"I learned my Pledge of Allegiance a long time ago, and I've been saying it the same way since I was 6 years old ... when I learned it in grade school it wasn't in there," McDermott told Fox.
According to the report, McDermott was born in 1936, and the words "under God" were added to the pledge in 1954.
