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Barack Obama Explains Why He Didn't Stand During the National Anthem-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor: Senator and presidential candidate Barack
Obama explains why he didn't stand during the National Anthem at a
campaign appearance and why he doesn't wear a lapel pin of the American
flag.
The Truth: This email is a hoax.
It is true that Obama was photographed at a campaign event in Iowa failing
to hold his hand over his heart in salute of the flag during the National
Anthem. CLICK HERE for that
story.
But this particular eRumor, which quotes him as saying that the American
flag is "...a symbol of oppression" and that the National Anthem "conveys
a war-like message" is not true.
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
Hot on the heels of his explanation for why he no longer wears a flag pin,
presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama was forced to explain why he
doesn't follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.
According to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171,
During
rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present
except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag
with the right hand over the heart.
"As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking
sides," Obama said. "There are a lot of people in the world to whom the
American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a
war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should
be
swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song
'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I
might
salute it."
WHAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this could possibly be our
next president. I, for once, am speechless
