Press asked to Pledge or stay out

Posted on 19 March 2008 by Nathaniel Hoffman

Posted on the wall of the Annex Press Pit: If media people don’t wish to say the Pledge of Allegiance they should come into the House chambers after it is completed.

On March 7, Speaker of the House Lawerence Denny sent a letter to Betsy Russell, capable leader of the Capitol Press Corps. The letter stated that several members of the Idaho House of Representatives had noted that members of the press did not “verbally participate” in the Pledge.

Denney wrote:

Please inform members of the press that if they choose not to participate in the Pledge they have ample time following the Pledge and before the 11th order to join us on the Floor.

There has been no official response from the Capitol Press Corps. PaleoMedia rarely goes on the floor of either the House or Senate, but will continue to say the Pledge any way we damn well please.

Pledge letter

Click to read the letter

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  • http://www.paleomedia.org Nathaniel Hoffman

    Good string of comments at HBO.

  • http://www.43rdstateblues.com/ Sisyphus

    I liked this comment: “one nation, under surveillance.”

    This is pure and simple harrassment designed to impugn your patriotism. Odious behavior one would expect from fascists.

  • 2longchu

    Surprised he did not ask the press to genuflect and kiss his ring before being granted an audience with quarum of the inner sanctum.

  • Kim Stiens

    This is awful. I wrote to Denney on the legislature contact page… I truly can’t wait to hear his response.

  • http://www.crooksandliars.com/ Andrew

    Funny. And so close to the 5th anniversary of the war to liberate WMD’s from the grips of a terrist.