At the beginning of NBC’s coverage of the U.S. Open, the network showed scenes from our nation’s capital with children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the background. But the network edited out “under God” and “indivisible”. And it was edited out twice during the montage, so it was not a mistake but done on purpose. What purpose I don’t know? And don’t say separation of church and state.
About 3 hours into the coverage, announcer Dan Hicks apologized for the omission.
Here’s a YouTube clip of the montage.
The American Center for Law and Justice is sending a letter of protest to NBC and the USGA. You can sign or print out the the letter by going here. What are your thoughts on this omission?
I guess that Liz Somers is unaware that the MINISTER who wrote the pledge (Francis Bellamy who wrote it in 1892) did NOT include “under God”, In fact, they were added by Congress in 1954 to separate us from those “godless Communists” is eastern Europe. Here is the original text — not that we should care about what the author wanted:
“His original Pledge read as follows: ‘I pledge allegiance to my Flag
and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.’ He considered placing the word, ‘equality,’
in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his
committee were against equality for women and African Americans. [ * ‘to’
added in October, 1892. ]”
What is the big deal? The pledge of allegiance was created in 1892 and it was not until 1954 the words “under God” were added. The way it was edited holds true to the commentator’s comment that these are values that have been passed down over generations and not just one generation.
What is the big deal? The pledge of allegiance was created in 1892 and it was not until 1954 the words “under God” were added. The way it was edited holds true to the commentator’s comment that these are values that have been passed down over generations and not just one generation.
I agree the editing was done on purpose. NBC editors felt they could get away with pushing their ideology on a major broadcast event. Their apology wasn’t even an apology. Dan Hicks did not say that NBC was sorry it omitted Under God. They were sorry if some of you were offended. This is the same lame apology that a celebrity or politician gives when they say or do something offensive. I would like to apologize to anyone who was offended. We have heard this type of apology ad nausium.