You may have heard some
baseless rumors that Barack Obama won't recite the Pledge of Allegiance or put
his hand over his heart during he Pledge of Allegiance.
The truth is, Barack's
grandfather, a WWII veteran, taught him The Pledge of Allegiance and inspired
his strong love of this country.
These attacks on Barack's
patriotism are completely false and designed to play into the worst kind of
stereotypes.
The truth about
Michelle
Lie:
On May
30th, Rush Limbaugh said he had heard a rumor that a tape exists of Michelle
Obama using the word "Whitey" from the pulpit of Trinity United Church of
Christ.
Truth:
No such
tape exists. Michelle Obama has not spoken from the pulpit at Trinity and has
not used that word.
Lie:
Blogger
Larry Johnson wrote on May 31st that he would add "New and dramatic
developments. This is a heads up. I'll post the news Monday morning by 0900
hours. Now I know why people who have seen the videotape say it is stunning.
Barack's headaches are only starting."
Proven
GOP sleazemeister Roger Stone said on Fox News on June 1st that "there's a buzz,
which I believe now to be credible, that some indelible record exists" of a tape
of Michelle Obama using the term "whitey."
Truth:
Stone
conceded on June 2nd that he hasn't met anyone who has seen the tape and that it
therefore may be a hoax.
Lie:
"The
Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th - July 1st 2004 in
Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at Trinity United Church:
specifically the Women's Event."
Michelle
Obama was not on a panel, and the Rainbow Push Conference was at the Sheraton.
Lie:
Obama Is
Not a Natural Born Citizen
Truth:
Senator
Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, after it became a state on August 21st, 1959.
Obama became a citizen at birth under the first section of the 14th Amendment
“All
persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.”
Lie:
Barack
Obama is a Muslim.
Truth:
Senator
Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised as a Muslim, and is a committed
Christian.
Lie:
Barack
Obama attended a "radical madrassa."
Truth:
Barack
Obama never attended a "radical madrassa." Watch the video below to
learn the
truth:
Lie:
Senator
Obama was sworn into the U.S. Senate using the Koran.
Truth:
Barack
Obama was sworn in using his family Bible.
A recent
email forward allegedly quotes passages from Senator Obama's books related to
race and religion. The majority of these are alterations, deliberate
manipulations, and in one case, an outright fabrication of Obama's words.
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LIE:
Barack Obama won't say the pledge
LIE:
Barack Obama won't put his hand over this heart during the pledge of allegiance
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