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Posted:  03 Jul 2007 21:14

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I've probably posted this once in the past, but it deserves a listen especially this time of year. click on this link
http://www.spiritisup.com/pledgeofallegiance.html
to hear Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance speech. I can hardly listen to it without tearing up. If you don't know he who Red Skelton was, he was a comedian from the early days of television. One of the classics of Hollywood back in the Lucille Ball, and Leave it to Beaver days.
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Posted:  04 Jul 2007 02:54

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n-nice too bring that up. reminds me of someone

                                         

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Posted:  06 Jul 2007 03:37

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Great post.  Red was a great storyteller. 

(oddly enough when I first read the title of this post I saw "Red Skull Pledge of Allegiance" I thought it might be a new miniseries.)
Posted:  06 Jul 2007 15:59

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That's funny, Red Skelton confused with the Red Skull. I can see how that could happen at a glance though.
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Posted:  06 Jul 2007 17:12   Last Edited By: Pole805

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Posted:  08 Jul 2007 17:49

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That was cool.

When he got old, we had a couple DJ's here in Chicago that called him Red Skeleton
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Posted:  08 Jul 2007 18:15

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I don't know hy they called him Red Skeleton, I mean copy of of Red Skull.

                                             

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Posted:  08 Jul 2007 20:40

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Quote:
we had a couple DJ's here in Chicago that called him Red Skeleton
I actually did that by accident a few times, by my wife always corrects me when I'm wrong. I tend to mispronounce words sometimes.
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Posted:  08 Jul 2007 23:35

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How old are you Tim?

                                         

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Posted:  09 Jul 2007 01:18

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Dude I'm old. I was a kid in the 80's. My dad was a big fan of Red Skelton so that's how I know who he is.
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Posted:  09 Jul 2007 02:15

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Don't worry, you always be young to me! (and cool.)

                                             

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Posted:  23 Jan 2008 22:40

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I grew up watching Red Skelton do that piece on his show.  He would perform it two or three times a year, and no matter how many times I hear it, I still tear up.

Oops, I'm dating myself again!   

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Posted:  12 Feb 2009 01:35

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I watched Red as a  kid and was saddened when he passed  away. I was  shocked, at the time, how many in the press labeled him a reactionary due to his 'Anti-Communist' stance?
Posted:  12 Feb 2009 15:28

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The press is a bunch of liberals. They shouldn't get away with putting labels on people they don't agree with.
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Posted:  13 Feb 2009 05:05

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We need the reminder now more than ever!  I have you beat on the age, Tim!  I was a kid in the 60's when I started reading Captain America and watching the Red Skelton Show on tv.  I teared up then watching his Pledge of Allegiance, and I tear up to this day hearing it.  A blogspot I go to called Issues of the Day and Musings has a link to it also.

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Posted:  13 Feb 2009 16:43

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Being older just means you've seen more road.

I've either heard that somewhere or I just made up something I should copyright.
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Posted:  14 Feb 2009 02:14

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Copytight it !!!!

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