Fake soldiers, fake funeral, used in RNC clip.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:48 pm

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[quote]It was a video that was supposed to elicit soaring patriotism and real emotions about the Pledge of Allegiance. But to do that, it used fake soldiers and a staged military funeral instead of the real thing.

On Tuesday night, 15-year-old Victoria Blackstone, a sophomore at the St. Agnes School in St. Paul, led the crowd at the Xcel Energy Center in the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience heard her 434-word essay, â€œPledging myself to the Flag of the United States of America,â€

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:14 pm

Was this claimed as a real funeral?

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:15 pm

frigidmagi wrote:Was this claimed as a real funeral?

No claims about it were used. It's just there on the screen during a 'Pledge Of Allegiance' bit.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:19 pm

I'm just amazed they acknowledged there HAVE been funerals.

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