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And without context we must also have a satanist in office. Or at least a Mediterranean curse monger.

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I still say Hillary is holding a boob in place and now it appears that Bush is protecting his belly button. That's giving him the benefit of the doubt about the heart location thing.

At least the children in this photo know where their heart is.

I think in either case it's because they don't have a heart, and are unsure of where it's supposed to be.

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Chris, did I read somewhere that you are going to Iraq? Are you in the military?

Nope I am a Govt contractor. I will be doing a year there. I just have to decide when I want to leave. Either Dec or Jan. Probably in January after Christmas or the GF will kill me. I wish I had joined the service when I was younger. Most of my family are former Army and Marines. Who knows I still may one day when the weight thing is fixed totally.

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I would like to see a film of this event. Knowing the manipulations of the media, it would not surprise me if it was just the beginning of the anthem or just the end and he either put his hand up a second after the others or put it down a second before.

And if indeed he stood there like that the whole time, are you seriously making those assumptions about his intelligence and motives? Could there possibly be other reasons than those you stated?

My hope is that more and more people question what they're fed by media interests.

FWIW, here's what snopes.com says about this, plus a video of the event:

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Barack Obama and the National Anthem

The article at Snopes.com makes some good points, and I agree that people should always question (stop and think!) before making assumptions.

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RoseWolf, thanks for that. I'll bet he was just trying to keep himself from covering his ears to protect them from whoever it was shrieking the anthem.

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I saw this article on MSN.com this morning. Thought it was interesting since we just recently had this discussion here on the forum.

How Barack Obama Broke the LawDo you really need to put your hand on your heart during the national anthem?

By Torie Bosch

Posted Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at 4:24 PM ET

071114_EXP_BarackTN.jpg Some conservative bloggers are furious about a photo showing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama without his hand on his heart during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Obama has countered that the photo was taken during the national anthem, not the Pledge of Allegiance—so he didn't have to. Is that true?

No. According to U.S. law, a civilian like Obama is supposed to stand up when the anthem is played, take off his hat, face the flag, and put his right hand over his heart. Members of the military can keep their hats on and salute instead of placing their hands on their hearts.

The rules of conduct regarding the anthem, the pledge, and the American flag weren't always a matter of law. At first, they were just tradition. "The Star-Spangled Banner" lyrics were originally written during the War of 1812. Later in the 19th century, the Army and Navy both began to use it during ceremonies, but it only became the congressionally recognized national anthem in 1931. Meanwhile, the Pledge of Allegiance was first used in public schools in 1892 to Celebrate Columbus Day and only made it into the law books in the 1940s.

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Nope I am a Govt contractor.

Well, that explains it all.

This whole topic was worthless, and a waste of my time. I'm glad a read it anyway - it just reminds me of how low some people will go.

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