I was looking online at BO's site. Way down at the bottom there's a "contact us" link. When I clicked on it there were a list of FAQs. One was this, #9. It got my attention because I did see with my own eyes several months ago a video that seemed to dispute the answer given.
Here's the question in question, LoL, copied and pasted from this website:
I received an email that said Senator Obama refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance or sing the National Anthem. Is that true?
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No, that is completely false. Senator Obama is a patriot who loves his flag and his country. Please click here to get the facts and see video of Barack leading the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
And now here's a link for a youtube video. Actually one of several. All you have to do is go to youtube and type "obama national anthem" in the search and they'll come up for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwog6E08CFU
Okay, so he decided not to pay tribute to the National Anthem on that particular day, but hey! We're not idiots! I for one don't like to be lied to. It's not "completely false", now is it??