At a campaign rally, Republicans recite the "Bush Pledge."

[donsu]

http://slate.msn.com/id/2108852/

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.—"I want you to stand, raise your right hands," and recite "the Bush Pledge," said Florida state Sen. Ken Pruitt. The assembled mass of about 2,000 in this Treasure Coast town about an hour north of West Palm Beach dutifully rose, arms aloft, and repeated after Pruitt: "I care about freedom and liberty. I care about my family. I care about my country. Because I care, I promise to work hard to re-elect, re-elect George W. Bush as president of the United States."

I know the Bush-Cheney campaign occasionally requires the people who attend its events to sign loyalty oaths, but this was the first time I have ever seen an audience actually stand and utter one. Maybe they've replaced the written oath with a verbal one.

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the article goes on to tell of the crap talk of US Rep. Foley

this sounds like a cult

[charlyvi]

1. Shit.

Nothing more, just SHIT.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Do they make the traditional nazi salute while doing it?

Wouldn't surprise me.

[norml]

8. It is similar to the personal loyalty oath required by Hitler

Which many in the German military took very seriously.

[wryter2000]

3. Oh, ye gods

Is there some uninhabited bit of land somewhere where we can send them so that they can worship the asshole to their heart's desire and leave reasonable people alone?

[Wind Dancer]

4. Pathetic!

There are other things I'm thinking but will leave it at this.

[southern democrat]

5. I'll pledge alligence to the flag

but not to a politican. That is weird, like worshiping a dictator. Do they want followers or supporters. Sounds like they have gotten followers.

[annabanana]

11. I'll only pledge to the Constitution......

see sig..

[zulchzulu]

6. Brownshirts For Chimpy

What a disgusting embarrassment to democracy...

[dave502d]

7. Just robots.

Make you sick.

[Nikepallas]

9. Sounds like brainwashing

Want to bet that IF Bush steals the election again something like that pledge will replace the Pledge of allegiance?


:puke: :puke:

[mcg]

10. It IS a cult, the bushian, bushbot, bushevic cult

or whatever you want to call it, it's a cult.
I know, I was once in a cult and I can see the signs,
this is a cult.

"Look in his eyes, its all lies,
the stars and stripes, have been swiped,
washed out and wiped,
And replaced with his own face,
mosh now or die"

[bettyellen]

12. man-chimpian candidate pledge?