Those rowdy Tea Party people again

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Student pledging to the flag, 1899.
She's neither for nor against this sort of thing.

Candidate Joe Walsh stood for the pledge of allegiance at a Grayslake debate Wed. 10/20 — over objections of the League of Women Voters moderator.

Have a look and listen to her explain her position.  She had been asked from the floor.  When she said no, the reported 300 people stood and did it anyhow.

Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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