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• Liberty + Justice for All!

  
  unBLOGGED — Authority: 124
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• What a Smart Kid

  
  Sexuality Happens — Authority: 527
  I don’t know if you’ve seen this story yet, but I was incredibly moved, and also ridiculous impressed by this 10-year-old kid in Arkansas. He basically has decided to stop saying the pledge of allegiance until everyone really gets liberty and justice. In this specific instance, he’s referring to GLBTQ rights, ...
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• O say can you see: NBA player chooses to forgo National Anthem

  
  The Bayou — Authority: 139
  When we first heard this, we were reminded of that whole Vidor HS Pledge of Allegiance rigmarole.Bayou reader, Sneeky, enlightened us on the state of affairs in the NBA. We dont follow the league, so it was news to us that Portland Trailblazer Brandon Roy spends the beginning of each game alone. Fine by us. He can ...
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• WHATs GOING ON HERE?

  
  Theo Spark — Authority: 644
  Am I the only one who sees something wrong here? . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER
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• T.G.I.F.: I pledge to speak truth to power--Will Philips

  
  Mixed Race America — Authority: 119
  On Monday October 5, 2009 10-year old Will Phillips , a resident of Washington County, Arkansas and a student in the West Fork School district remained seated during the daily pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag as a protest as a queer ally because he recognizes that the LGBTQ community is not treated as equal to ...
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• The Un-American Pledge, Nietzsche (Republican), Islamists, Anti-Statism, Health Care Reform (again), and Abortion Politics

  
  2parse — Authority: 129
  Today, I present to you an early addition of the best reads for the long Thanksgiving weekend… 1. The Un-American Pledge. Michael Lind explains why the Pledge of Allegiance is un-American . 2. Nietzsche was a Republican . The Economist’s Democracy in America discusses Medicare and Nihilism . As it is ...
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• America is Not a Christian Nation, Part 3

  
  ARIZONA ATHEIST — Authority: 110
  In the previous two posts Ive examined the religious beliefs of the founding fathers and have shown that the bible wasnt actually as influential as many christian apologists might have you believe. In this third part, Im going to examine the claim that the united states was founded upon "christian principals." I ...
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• Grateful for 10-year-old’s inspiring critical thinking

  
  My Point Exactly — Authority: 132
  “Critical thinking is a mystery to me. What is it?” ~ Fred Oliveri, letter to the Morgan Hill Times editor about one of my columns I write frequently about critical thinking . I do so because fostering this skill is integral to the survival of core American principles. Without it, we’re swayed by outrageous ...
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• Standing Up For Your Rights By Sitting Down

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 493
  INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENTBy Gene PolicinskiFirst Amendment CenterThere are a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I’m thankful for Will Phillips.Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he’s a pretty typical ...
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• Purity Pledge

  
  The Daily Dorkmonger — Authority: 120
  When I first heard that the GOP was considering a purity pledge for candidates , I assumed they were reacting to recent sex scandals . But no, the list of ten resolutions is just the same old laundry list weve been hearing for years: We support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower ...
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• Give Thanks: LGBT Communications

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  It’s the Monday before a brief Thanksgiving break. Your dreams are taking you to a place of turkey, pumpkin pie and shopping heaven. It’s lovely there isn’t it? You’re reminded of family gatherings and that indescribable warmth of being home. For some of us in the LGBT community, this holiday season brings ...
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• Natural Born Leaders

  
  Best Gay Blogs — Authority: 141
  Meet Will Phillips, the 10-year-old from Louisiana who refuses to recite “The Pledge of Allegiance” Until there truly is “liberty and justice for all”. Now here is a natural born leader. Love this kid. Love is parents, and love his dedication to equality. Watch the video:
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• so, CNN doesnt completely suck. neither does Arkansas, apparently

  
  Jockey Full of Bourbon — Authority: 135
  this. is. awesome. missed it when first aired because I stopped watching CNN a while back. found via Shakespeare sister blog [partial transcript] entire at link Will Phillips: Well, I looked at the end [of the Pledge] and it said "with ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• With liberty and justice for all

  
  Livia Iacolare — Authority: 113
  Will Phillips è recentemente apparso sugli schermi della CNN perché si è rifiutato pubblicamente di recitare la “ Pledge of Allegiance ” (ovvero la “Promessa di Fedeltà” alla nazione americana) che tutti recitano la mattina a scuola prima che comincino le lezioni. La frase da pronunciare è la seguente: ...
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• the debate I wanna see (Will Phillips v. Carrie Prejean)

  
  Tony's curricublog — Authority: 115
  On CNN Monday morning (Nov. 16, 2009), ten-year-old Will Phillips his reason for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance in his fifth-grade class:I’ve grown up with a lot of people and I’m good friends with a lot of people who are gay and I think they should have the rights all people should, and [...]
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• ‘Million Med March’ Draws Hundreds in St. Louis

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 438
  A crowd of more than 300 gathered at Memorial Plaza outside the St. Louis County (Mo.) Government Building in Clayton Saturday afternoon as part of the Million Med March protest against health care reform measures now under consideration in the nation’s capitol.Medical professionals, many of whom donned white coats, ...
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• The Republic for Richard Stans

  
  dustbury.com — Authority: 583
  A ten-year-old in northwest Arkansas has decided to boycott the Pledge of Allegiance: “Liberty and justice for all?” Will Phillips doesn’t believe that describes America for its gay and lesbian citizens. He’s a 10-year-old at West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas, about three hours east of Oklahoma City. ...
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• Colbert Re-Writes the Pledge of Allegiance

  
  JumpTheTurnstyle — Authority: 139
  In case you missed it the other night, everybody’s fake conservative Stephen Colbert re-scripted the Pledge for the ADD generation ( last year he did it for the Confederacy ). Be sure to commit it to memory before homeroom: I text allegiance to the flag And the United States of American Apparrel And to ...
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• Video: CNN airhead slut Kyra Phillips defends America-hating brat Will Phillips

  
  Mofo Politics | Hoping Obama Fails — Authority: 537
  Kyra Phillips to Will Phillips’ bullies: “You are being the wads. Dork wads.” Flashback: Airhead slut Kyra Phillips throws herself at some ugly guy…
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• Pledge of Allegiance to Dissent: An Intolerant ‘Excess of Liberty’?

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 795
  “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.”     An Arkansas fifth-grader made news recently by claiming there is no “liberty and justice for all” in America as his reason ...
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