Does Pallin really think "Under God" was in the pledge of allegiance?

[STL]

See the post of 9/1/2008 for all her answers

#11 Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not? Sarah Palin: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance.

Sarah apparently did not know that the original Pledge was written about 150 years after the founding fathers and that the words "under God" were added in the 1950's.

Sarah needs to review her history because without a sound knowledge of history you cannot have a good vision for the future.


http://kansasprairie.net/kansasprairieblog/

[davester]

I don't care what Palin's depth of knowledge (or lack thereof) is, but as long as the modified pledge with the words "under god" is still sanctioned by the government, the pledge will remain a farce since the words were added by mccarthyist witch-hunters for the sole purpose of alienating and expressing disapproval of atheists and other non-christians. The "under god" version of the pledge is a travesty, forever linked to mccarthist terror tactics.

[Panopticon]

Concur with MacMagus, non-stories, let's move along.
[quote decocritter]I believe in separation of church and state, too. But it has never happened. Yep, explains why you find the phrase "In God We Trust" on US currency....


why, looky dere, it's right over the top of the U.S. Capitol

[OWC Jamie]

"Founding Fathers" can be a rather ambiguous term. You won't get too many historians to agree on a definitive exact list. The term wasn't even used until decades after thier demise.

A quite constrained list would be defined by The Constitution Framers.
A more general list would include Jefferson.
An even more general list would include more early historical figures
and
even more general (although years from now) might include Bill Clinton (even though all we have genetic proof of so far is Chelsea)
:-)

[rgG]

Fact Sheets: Currency & Coins
History of 'In God We Trust'

The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase received many appeals from devout persons throughout the country, urging that the United States recognize the Deity on United States coins. From Treasury Department records, it appears that the first such appeal came in a letter dated November 13, 1861. It was written to Secretary Chase by Rev. M. R. Watkinson, Minister of the Gospel from Ridleyville, Pennsylvania, and read:

http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sh...rust.shtml

A law passed by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by the President on July 30, 1956, the President approved a Joint Resolution of the 84th Congress, declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States. IN GOD WE TRUST was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the motto entered circulation on October 1, 1957.

[Dennis S]

[quote michaelb]Of all the issues coming out about Gov Palin in the last few days, this is really minor and not important and hardly a story and is likely not to amount to much. Even if this mattered, her offhand comment is ambiguous and subject to interpretation. She thinks the pledge should say "under god": so what?
Are you nuts? The idiot doesn't have a clue about American History. Apparently, neither do you. Haven't you bozos done enough damage to America?

[lafinfil]

I have "I Hope To God This Clears" printed on the top of my checks

(maybe the government should too)

[Black Landlord]

Considering we know next to nothing about the person who could be president a year from now, I'm not going to be told I can't discuss a statement she made showing a poor grasp of american history, and I won't be told that it's some sort of dirty pool or double standard to make judgements about this mystery person based on any credible info which surfaces.

[karsen]

[quote Black Landlord]Considering we know next to nothing about the person who could be president a year from now, I'm not going to be told I can't discuss a statement she made showing a poor grasp of american history, and I won't be told that it's some sort of dirty pool or double standard to make judgements about this mystery person based on any credible info which surfaces.
I agree 100%

Obama also spoke about his uncle, who was part of the American brigade that helped to liberate Auschwitz. He said the family legend is that, upon returning from war, his uncle spent six months in an attic. “Now obviously, something had really affected him deeply, but at that time there just weren’t the kinds of facilities to help somebody work through that kind of pain,” Obama said. “That’s why this idea of making sure that every single veteran, when they are discharged, are screened for post-traumatic stress disorder and given the mental health services that they need – that’s why it’s so important.”

Let's discuss his poor grasp on American History.

EDIT: I bet more Americans know which country liberated Auschwitz than who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance.

[karsen]

[quote Dennis S][quote michaelb]Of all the issues coming out about Gov Palin in the last few days, this is really minor and not important and hardly a story and is likely not to amount to much. Even if this mattered, her offhand comment is ambiguous and subject to interpretation. She thinks the pledge should say "under god": so what?
Are you nuts? The idiot doesn't have a clue about American History. Apparently, neither do you. Haven't you bozos done enough damage to America?
You're a lovely person!