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barbtries

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7. not only is it creepy,
Tue Jun 26, 2012, 12:30 PM
Jun 2012

but this IS republicans we're talking about - how much is their oath worth? SCOTUS anyone? gw? cheney? on and on and on.

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I agree, that is very creepy... Spazito Jun 2012 #1
I refused part of a loyalty oath HockeyMom Jun 2012 #2
We passed "creepy" ten years ago ! RagAss Jun 2012 #3
Frankly, I find the Pledge of Allegiance creepy, malthaussen Jun 2012 #4
UnAmerican. Everyone knows there is only one dmr Jun 2012 #5
In what version of reality cbrer Jun 2012 #6
not only is it creepy, barbtries Jun 2012 #7
It's about control JHB Jun 2012 #8
I can't help it, but I'm old enough to remember those old black and white films. Yep. Going there: freshwest Jun 2012 #9
I had to sign a loyalty oath to get into a Bill Clinton speech in '08. BlueIris Jun 2012 #10
Loyalty oaths aren't just for Republicans. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #11
Creepy as any war is, I suppose. dogknob Jun 2012 #12
Definitely creepy. Skin-crawlingly creepy. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #13
All part of this authoritarism pathology that permeates through the Republican Party. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2012 #14
What is so creepy? They are loyal to their party first clang1 Jun 2012 #15
Corporate funders > party > gawd (their own, right-wing version) > country NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #21
Really creepy is a president-elect taking the Oath of Office... Orsino Jun 2012 #16
agree donquijoterocket Jun 2012 #18
I found something super creepy on my FB homepage & posted it in video section. hue Jun 2012 #17
Is the Pledge of Allegiance any different? CanonRay Jun 2012 #19
By their "0 gun control legislation means gun control", ahem . . . "logic", doesn't an oath to patrice Jun 2012 #20
They will uphold those oaths it is their pleasure to uphold. malthaussen Jun 2012 #22
Unless the "loyalty oath" has the force of law, I'd say annabanana Jun 2012 #23
What if the loyalty oath is directed against racists? Jim Lane Jun 2012 #24
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