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.
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June 19, 2011
KUDOS to NBC on "godless" pregolf Pledge
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it's "under God", with a capital G, and don't forget it.
Uhh, sez you. Not in my stylebook.
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