Breaking on Faux: Barack Obama Captured on Tape Not Putting His Hand Over His Heart During Anthem

[sabra]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,304723,00.html

ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Illinois Senator Barack Obama finds himself at the center of yet another controversy as conservatives continue their assault on his patriotism, if you can believe that.

The Democratic presidential hopeful is captured on film at a steak fry sponsored by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin. A closer look shows that Obama, unlike his Democratic colleagues, isn't putting his hand over his heart during the national anthem. Can you believe this? That's an outrage.

Joining us now with reaction is the author of "Outrage". Oh, wait a minute. What a coincidence. Former Clinton advisor — I didn't even know that was coming — Dick Morris.

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HANNITY: No. Obama — but the difference here is Barack Obama made a statement about the Iraq war with the flag pin. And to not do it here, people are raising questions about why. Is this another statement?

MORRIS: Yeah — I — I doubt it. I doubt it. He was probably just dreaming of something off somewhere and didn't focus on the fact that there was a Pledge of Allegiance going on.

HANNITY: He was contemplating invading Pakistan again.

:puke:

[rodeodance]

1. That pic was a DU thread yesterday

[kenfrequed]

2. Their unrelenting attacks on Obama

Seem to indicate to me that they must REALLY want Hillary to be the democratic candidate of choice.

[Skidmore]

11. Well, she is Rupert Murdoch's choice.

[kenfrequed]

30. Yeah

Well I guess if you can't have a republican as president, because the annoying American people would oppose it, you may as well set up a DLC democrat, or better yet a Democrat that can't possibly win.

[Gold Metal Flake]

32. Aha! Another Hillary Hater Post!!!!!

Oh, wait....

[Kikosexy2]

23. Imagine if his ...

hand was on his crotch...Really, do I give a rat's ass where one's hand is during the Stars Spangled Banner?..Does it make Obama less patriotic..unpresidential? Is this really relevant more than...oh, I don't know issues like healthcare, Iraq, Iran, the economy???

[ixion]

3. uh, so *'s heart is in his stomach? this is so stupid

:eyes:

[WinkyDink]

8. And one wonders what FOX would opine about this stance, were it by a Democrat.

But then, it isn't even by a sentient human being as it is.

[madinmaryland]

4. This coming from Faux, Hannity, and toe-licker Morris!!

:rofl:

[spanone]

5. shoot him

:sarcasm:

[Xipe Totec]

6. The Holy Inquisition is alive and well

Still searching for false converts.

[MADem]

7. I don't do it either. I have to stop myself from rendering ye olde hand salute.

I spent way too much time saluting during the anthem over the years, it's a Pavlovian response...

There's nothing wrong with standing attentively during the anthem. Hell, at ballparks, one stands attentively and ceases sipping that cuppa beer for the duration.

[saracat]

9. Hillarty's friend Murdoch at work again?

[sakabatou]

10. Tch

Once again FAUX News spins like a giant top.

[rateyes]

I saw the tape of that...and it looks like Clinton and Richardson

were saluting the flag, WITH THEIR BACKS TO IT. And, Obama was SINGING the National Anthem. And, who in the HELL salutes the flag by placing their hand on their STOMACH.

The ONLY president that I've ever seen salute the flag in the proper manner is Bill Clinton. He raises his hand to the level of his heart, and keeps his arm PARALLEL to the floor with a 90 degree angle at his elbow.

This is such a nonissue. Fascists, BTW, have NO PROBLEM saluting the flag.

During this time period, with the illegal war in Iraq, when I stand for the National Anthem, I don't place my hand on my heart, either. And, nowhere in that video is the PLEDGE taken.

[aquart]

12. I thought you were kidding, but I just caught the clip on FOX.

Oh, heinous sin! First no flag pin, now this?

Take heart, Obama people. They don't bother to smear the non-contenders.

[Sadie4629]

13. Hmmm . . . If I recall

it isn't even proper to place your hand over your heart for the national anthem, just for the Pledge of Allegiance. Or has that changed since I learned such things in 4th grade?

[MuseRider]

18. That was what I was going to say.

When did that start? Man, if they are getting testy over that what will they do when whole groups of people refuse to even stand? I just started standing again in the 90's now here we go again. They will blow a gut.

[LSK]

14. UNBELIEVEABLE

:eyes:

[rateyes]

15. And, where is Laura's flag pin, or the flag pin of they

guy with his hand in his coat? Or the flag pin in the coat of the guy beside the guy with his hand in his coat?

[VP505]

16. WTF,

is this Communist China, is everyone in the Military? Since WHEN is it mandatory to put your hand over your heart when hearing the National Anthem? You ought to be putting your hands over your ass to protect it from the Fascists that wave their flags while fuc**** the American people at every turn.

[Yael]

19. LOL!

*snicker*

[BlackVelvet04]

17. OMG, stop the presses.....

call out the National Guard.....except they are all in Iraq, so never mind. Carry on.

[_testify_]

20. I thought you only put your hand over your heart during the Pledge.

Because you're, well...pledging.

Why would you put your hand over your heart during a song, even the National Anthem?

[OHdem10]

21. There is nothing wrong with Healthy Patriotism--This Nationalism Being Pushed at Fox

is becoming downright scary.

[Cha]

22. Then who is that with his hand

over where his guts should be?.. holding his breakfast down?

[Benhurst]

24. For the last several years I have been going to high school football games in

rural North Carolina. At least half of the fans fail to put their hands over their hearts during the national anthem-- and, yes, everyone is facing the flag. :shrug:

Much ado about nothing.

[madrchsod]

25. no shit?--- i`m supposed to put my hand over my heart?

hell i thought that was the universal sign for a heart attack...dam one learns all kinds of new things from fox news.

[VP505]

26. K

:smoke:

[mike_c]

27. this MUST be from the Onion....

Tell me this isn't real.

[TwilightGardener]

28. Chimpy Sez: Me hungry. Me no have Lucky Charms this morning.

[Bitwit1234]

29. Look at the one boob pulling a Napoleon

And to add to the mix, we all know bush doesn't have a heart. He sure shows it here doesn't he...the stupid idiot he is, every day.

[youthere]

31. Like anyone who would be upset by that was going to vote for Obama anyway.

:eyes:

[deutsey]

33. I opened this hoping it was a joke.

It's a bigger joke than I thought, although far from funny.

:evilfrown:

[Forkboy]

34. Good for him, I don't do it either.

People are lucky if I stand for the damn thing anymore.

[lpbk2713]

35. The pic of AWOL Monkey-Boy autographing the American flag might fit in good here too.

It must be on the WWW somewhere.

[Richard Steele]

38. Better yet:

Howzabout the "9/11 memorial service" where
he had a flag brought in just so he could:

[lpbk2713]

39. Yup

:thumbsup:

That one's probably even better.

[tuckessee]

36. Thank goodness there are no real, important issues for the media to discuss. n/t

[HuffleClaw]

37. that 'hand over your heart' stuff is nonsense anyways

but leave it up to fox to create false controversy