Pledging Allegiance to Obama

Update:  Some blogs are claiming that this is a hoax but the original story seems legit.  (Here’s a link to the parent’s report.)  I know how complaints from parents are handled in our local school and it’s not unusual that everything would be managed at the school level without the district being formally notified.  Plus, a survey of principals isn’t the same as calling every single principal. Honestly, I don’t know for sure whether the story is true or not.  Judge for yourself.

WTF.

Elementary students in Las Vegas are being forced to recite the Pledge of Allegiance while facing President Obama’s face projected on a large screen.

What is wrong with people?  What is wrong with teachers?  Since when did teachers gain the right to indoctrinate our children into their Church of Obama?  I was never asked to recite the pledge to a photo of any president.  Ever.  The pledge is recited while facing the FLAG.  The flag.

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.  One nation.  Under God.*  Indivisible.  With liberty and justice for all.”

Are they going to change the words next?  Just skip the whole “flag of the United States of America” bit and replace it with Obama.

The aura of worship has just become completely ridiculous.  Obama is President … not a king.  The allegiance should be towards the Office of President, not to an individual.

I really need to keep an eye on things at our school.  Even Canadian schools aren’t outside the sphere of Obamamania.

*The words “under God” were added in 1954.

h/t Pastorius at LGF links