Forget Kaepernick: Hillary laughed when “under God” was left out of the pledge

Last updated on: September 16, 2016 at 8:28 pm by Nancy French

Forget Kaepernick: Hillary laughed when “under God” was left out of the pledge 2016-09-16T20:28:58-05:00 Nancy French

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At my daughter’s Philly public school, patriotism was as popular as a case of head lice. It taught the “values of our pluralistic democracy” instead of citizenship. Plus, the pledge of Allegiance was considered too “exclusive,” so they took out “under God.” When my seven year old innocently said the actual, Congressionally approved version, the principal explained that mentioning God’s name was considered “hate speech” and made people feel uncomfortable. (This happened, ironically, at “Independence Charter School” just steps away from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.)

So I was interested to see Hillary Clinton’s reaction when a supporter purposefully omitted “under God” from a reference to the Pledge of Allegiance at a campaign rally in Blackwood, New Jersey.

She laughed.

Clinton was being introduced by Camden County Board of Freeholders member Susan Shin Angulo. The speech reached its apex when Angulo was heralding Clinton as the only one who could turn America into a place “filled with promise and opportunity and not of fear, demagoguery, or radicalism.” Now, that’s funny, but Clinton wasn’t laughing… yet.

Then, Angulo, reaching a fevered pitch, brought it home:

“Only Hillary can bring us together, as one nation, u- uhhh — in-dis-visible, [sic] with liberty and justice for all!”

And Clinton laughed… and nodded in approval. See for yourself.

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