Letters to the Editor
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Stupid reason
I've seen some pretty stupid reasons for not to voting for either Obama or Clinton but the worse I have heard to date is not voting for Obama because he did not put his hand on his heart while the national anthem was being played. Just goes to show you how ignorant misinformation is spread on on right talk media. First it is an altered photo. Second I have never heard of it being a requirement to put your hand on your heart when the national athmem is being played. I have heard of it being done with the pledge of allegiance. Neither is a sign of patriotism. Neither of these where part of our original Democracy or have any thing to do with real patriotism. Both were created decades after our Democracy was formed and both altered over the years. For instance when I started school in 1950, there was "no under god" in the pledge of allegiance. I was inserted into the pledge in the "commie going to get you years". Now "terrorist" or muslim" has been inserted for "communist" in the right scare tactics.
McCain is not going to be easy to beat. I voted for Obama and still think he is our best chance to win and is he best qualified to lead this nation. We don't need tough. We need a thinker, someone who respects other nations even when we disagree with them; someone show will use diplomacy instead of war to solve world porblems.