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Tanuki

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11. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hindu, swore her oath on the Bhagavad Gita,

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 12, 2017, 07:37 PM

Dec 2017

and Sen. Masie Hirono, a Buddhist, used "no book at all."

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The law does not require elected officials to be sworn-in using a Christian bible [View all] Gothmog Dec 2017 OP

Try getting away with that in Alabama. louis-t Dec 2017 #1

The silence spoke volumes. herding cats Dec 2017 #2

That stupid vacant look on his face with that open pie hole is hilarious. BigDemVoter Dec 2017 #3

Which is the reason why I had to post this clip Gothmog Dec 2017 #4

I watched it live, it was beautiful. dewsgirl Dec 2017 #5

Only thing missing was the leaf... sarisataka Dec 2017 #17

Keith Ellison took his oath of office on a Koran gratuitous Dec 2017 #6

Keith used Thomas Jefferson's Koran Gothmog Dec 2017 #8

Thomas Jeffersons copy of the Koran, to be specific. mn9driver Dec 2017 #9

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Hindu, swore her oath on the Bhagavad Gita, Tanuki Dec 2017 #11

LOL! lunatica Dec 2017 #7

44th President Takes Oath on Lincoln Bible babylonsister Dec 2017 #10

He was stunned! Too funny n/t Hamlette Dec 2017 #12

You can swear on anything riverwalker Dec 2017 #13

You don't have to swear at all, on anything. Mariana Dec 2017 #16

My gods, they are stupid. nt Hekate Dec 2017 #14

Article VI of the Constitution of the United States (in part): Mariana Dec 2017 #15

And he is one of the smarter ones! GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #18

From the NYT Gothmog Dec 2017 #19

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