SocraticGadfly: KUDOS to NBC on "godless" pregolf Pledge

June 19, 2011

KUDOS to NBC on "godless" pregolf Pledge

Before the start of the U.S. Open golf tournament's final round, NBC ran a special video segment of patriotic images and previous tournament winners, with a Pledge of Allegiance voiceover.

One "problem," which Red State wingnuttia immediately noticed. The Pledge was the original, pre-1954, pre-Red Scare version without the added phrase of "under god."

Here it is:



Unfortunately, corporate media NBC/Comcast then felt the need to apologize for this.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's "under God", with a capital G, and don't forget it.

Gadfly said...

Uhh, sez you. Not in my stylebook.