Obama Heckled, Leads Crowd In Pledge Of Allegiance

McClatchy reports on another interruption at a Barack Obama event:

A heckler sitting in the press section interrupted Barack Obama's opening remarks at a town hall meeting in Berea, Ohio, and forced the candidate to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience of several thousands groaned with the heckling, but Obama waved them back and said then led the group in reciting the pledge.

Ben Smith has more:

A slightly odd moment at the beginning of Barack Obama's event in Berea, OH, when a man on the press riser -- apparently a photographer -- began loudly demanding that the crowd recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

The crowd began to chant, drowning the man out, but Obama -- perhaps sensing a moment of peril -- quickly shushed them, and led the crowd in the Pledge.

"We usually do an invocation and a pledge before we start," he said. "I don't know why we didn't, but this young man reminded us."

Obama was heckled last week for not focusing on African-American issues.

Comments

[williamg]

Did anyone see Mc Cain's speech yesterday? All the people standing behind him looked utterly depressed. It was like a wake.

[Janet Carter]

They were practicing for Grandpa's political wake on November 4th. haha

OBAMA '08

[shel3364]

ahhh but really, no one was "a wake"

[eatyourveggies]

Yeah.

I'm doing phone banking for O. His supporters are excited, enthusiastic, proud. The McCrazies are sullen, depressed, angry.

[patmancando]

How would you know?

[TNT2008]

And today he offers his wife as a topless dancer? What a greazy creep!

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[roshni]

He was just jealous that so many people in the country was celebrating O's birthday.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Can Bush recite it from memory?

[Nofuzzydreams]

These are not town-hall meetings. Obama just makes speeches, McCain takes questions from the audience.

[patriotic008]

why doesn't someone ask Senator M c C a i n to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, or even the words of the last song he heard - I bet he cant even do that

[williamg]

That's not fair, the pledge was written in the 1892 - five years before Mc Cain was born.

[MsBrina]

lol

[TNT2008]

OMG that's a riot!

[gh0st]

Man...had to log in to give you props. I see a lot of third grade nonsense passed off as 'humor' on the 'net. This, however, man...I wish I could Digg you!!!

[lincheryl]

I am watching him on tv now and he is reading simple stuff. I don't think he can just talk about anything intelligently.

[YellowDogInRedCounty]

The last song he heard was "Barbara Ann" and we all know how he botched the lyrics.

[geekkid101]

The problem with these hecklers is that they cry when you are not a "patriot" but they are not true patriots themselves. I bet this punk didn't or still don't know the Pledge of Alligiance.

[zippywpinhead]

was the heckler wearing a flag pin?

[roald]

Adding to your comment...What does reciting the pledge have anything to do with being a patriot?

[BartLA]

Obama recites the pledge of allegiance while McCain asks his wife to take off her top. Which candidate do you prefer?

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[whiteboyblues]

yawn

[obamanation31]

He's amazing.

[4wehttam]

The repug plants are getting pretty pathetic. O handled it beautifully as usual, put the guy on pause.

[eXcommunicate]

America is doomed... now a Presidential candidate has to lead town hall meetings in the Pledge of Allegiance.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Why can’t OG Maverick handle things this smoothly?

He so emotional and sensitive, comme moi.

[sweetieheartsobama]

They forgot to add they the "heckler" called a journalist "unpatriotic". McCain plant anyone?

[bogues]

Sen. Obama has taken more from so called Americans than any other candidate ever had to. He does it with class and dignity. People like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, and Tucker Carlson to name a few, cloak themselves in their self-serving patriotism and what they do should be a punishable crime. This is America and they are free to speak from their you-know-whats any time they feel like it. What decent people need to do is stop contributing to their finances by turning them off.

[soot]

HEY HE DIDNT RECITE THE 43 PRESIDENTS EITHER

[JoeLib]

And he forgot Poland!!

[wolf58]

this headline is bull$hit. Obama handled the issue perfectly. So much for the GOP plant, he failed in his mission.