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Phillipsburg, NJ – A New Jersey waitress says she wants to get Americans to think about what they have – and what they could lose. Marguerite Hansen has spent nearly $5,000 for two billboard messages that support keeping the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. Both ads have an American flag background with the words, “I Pledge Allegiance Under God” in heavy black letters. The billboards sit on a highway near a mall in Phillipsburg. Hansen says she was distressed by a federal court ruling declaring the pledge unconstitutional because of the reference. Hansen says she had received letters, cards and donations ranging from five dollars to 100 dollars from residents across the region.
—Gee, ya think she might have spent all that money on, I don’t know, “living her religion” by helping people, instead of putting up some annoying goddam billboards that aren’t going to change anyone’s mind and that only advocate a divisible country of fundie nutcases?
" — and what they could lose"? Let me guess, another fundie who think the ruling makes it illegal to say the words “under god” in school, and not just preventing the school from leading the pledge. :rolleyes:
I don’t think most of the people in this country understand that you can still say the words “Under God” in the pledge. The ruling just officially changed it.
Damnit people, why is it when I recomend to change the warning stickers on bleach to say, “BLEACH! Toxic, deadly, please drink” you get all bent out of shape.
I don’t see anybody bitching about people who spend thousands on billboards that advocate abortion, or have half naked people on them, or encourage vegetarianism, etc.
It’s her money. It’s a free country, hate to tellya.
“I don’t see anybody bitching about people who spend thousands on billboards that advocate abortion, or have half naked people on them, or encourage vegetarianism, etc.”
Ain’t it the truth. If she had raised the money for anything else you wouldn’t have heard a peep about it. We could always use another billboard for men’s underwear.
Well I’m bitching, WV_Woman. I, for one, demand full naked people on my billboards.
That’s the real problem with America. We do too many things halfway. The line must be drawn in the sand and we must stand together in unity, crying out “half naked no more!”
In fact, I think we should change the Pledge to read “one nation, under fully naked people.”
I don’t see what the big deal is. The lady got the money, paid for her billboard and can put what she wants on it. What does being a waitress have to do with anything?
Shove God down your throat? Isn’t that a bit unlikely? I mean, how much can the average throat hold, anyway? And God has got to have a pretty big package …
