{"id":2635718,"date":"2026-07-26T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-red-skeltons-legendary-pledge-of-allegiance-performance-for-kids-resurfaces-after-another-dem-lawmaker-disrespects-the-pledge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:24:47","slug":"watch-red-skeltons-legendary-pledge-of-allegiance-performance-for-kids-resurfaces-after-another-dem-lawmaker-disrespects-the-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-red-skeltons-legendary-pledge-of-allegiance-performance-for-kids-resurfaces-after-another-dem-lawmaker-disrespects-the-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Red Skelton&#8217;s Legendary Pledge of Allegiance Performance for Kids Resurfaces After Another Dem Lawmaker Disrespects the Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-red-skeltons-legendary-pledge-of-allegiance-performance-for-kids-resurfaces-after-another-dem-lawmaker-disrespects-the-pledge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mai Vang, a Sacramento City Council member and congressional candidate for California\u2019s 7th District, has a background in biology, sociology, public health, and Asian-American studies. She teaches ethnic studies at California State University,sacramento,and has held various regional board and commission positions,earning awards for her efforts in equity and racial justice. <\/p>\n<p>Vang gained controversy for turning her back on the American flag during the Pledge of Allegiance, expressing that her refusal to recite the pledge is a way to highlight ongoing injustices and promote racial and social justice. She states her actions are rooted in love for the country but are meant to resist complacency and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-dont-seem-eager-to-defend-harris-ahead-of-2024\/\" title=\"Democrats show little enthusiasm in supporting Harris for the upcoming 2024 elections.\">address systemic issues<\/a>. Her views contrast sharply with traditional patriotic messages, as exemplified by comedian Red Skelton\u2019s description of the pledge, which emphasizes unity, patriotism, and the foundational principles of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Skelton\u2019s interpretation, delivered in the mid-20th century, presents a patriotic and inclusive understanding of American values, contrasting with Vang\u2019s more critical, community-focused stance. While Skelton believed in America\u2019s greatness despite imperfections, Vang\u2019s approach suggests a rejection of certain national symbols and a focus on social justice, which some criticize as divisive. The article portrays a cultural and political divide over patriotism,national identity,and the meaning of true unity in America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mai Vang is a Sacramento City Council member. She\u2019s also running for Congress in California\u2019s 7th Congressional District this fall.<\/p>\n<p>According to her home page\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/maivangsacramento.org\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bio<\/a>, she holds bachelor\u2019s degrees in biology and sociology from the University of San Francisco. She has two master\u2019s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles \u2014 one in public health, another in Asian-American studies.<\/p>\n<p>In her free time, she teaches ethnic studies at the California State University, Sacramento. The daughter of Hmong refugees from Laos, she\u2019s also taught Asian-American studies at the University of California, Davis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVang currently serves on several Sacramento regional Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Authorities,\u201d her homepage reads, in addition to noting she has \u201creceived several awards for her unwavering dedication to equity and racial justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In spite of that \u2014 or perhaps <em>because<\/em> of it, given the politics of academia and grievance \u201cjustice\u201d \u2014 she seems to know less about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-botches-pledge-allegiance-presiding-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pledge of Allegiance<\/a> than comedian Red Skelton, who only went to school until the seventh grade, did.<\/p>\n<p>Vang managed to go bad-viral in a video where she turned her back on the American flag during the pledge, which was circulated initially during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fought-albania-wwii-memorial-day-beachgoers-fail-basic-us-history-questions-can-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorial Day<\/a> weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sacramento Councilwoman Mai Vang turns back on flag, rejects Pledge Of Allegiance: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0IIJUuRoPu\">pic.twitter.com\/0IIJUuRoPu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2058563386523165000?\">May 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vang, as it turns out, has been doing this for a while; in a 2025 post, she says (rather inexplicably, although she does attempt something like an explanation) that she does this because she loves America so darn much that she must express her contempt for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is exactly why I choose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during every council meeting,\u201d Vang said. \u201cAs much as I love this country, I use that moment to ground myself \u2014 to center our communities and remind myself of the injustices and harm that continue to affect so many, both locally and across the globe, under this nation\u2019s influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not tune out \u2014 they want us to become numb to the realities we see in the news \u2014 it\u2019s part of the plan to keep us complacent. But instead, we resist. We surround ourselves with loved ones, take time to rest, remain vigilant, and stay steadfast in the fight for equity, justice &#038; humanity. We got us. I love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMaiForUs%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0upw1P8A1GqAiPWR9UcfvmkagFkyRagDubByt7bN7q8fuycTLRRRotqUJCoRezQ47l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If that sounds a lot like something only someone steeped in academia could come up with, you\u2019re right. Skelton, meanwhile, left school (and home) in his early teens during the Great Depression, yet came up with a routine about learning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/father-sues-blue-state-school-district-behalf-son-pledge-allegiance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pledge of Allegiance<\/a> in school that displays considerably more insight than anything Vang wants to push.<\/p>\n<p>As he said, the principal of his school in Vincennes, Indiana, thought that the students were saying the pledge a bit too absentmindedly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA real sage of my time,\u201d Skelton said, and he wasn\u2019t wrong. Here\u2019s how he described the explanation of each of the words that the principal, Mr. Lasswell, gave:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018I\u2019: Me, an individual, a committee of one,\u201d Skelton began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Pledge\u2019: Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give, without self pity. \u2018Allegiance\u2019: My love and my devotion. \u2018To the flag\u2019: Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves there\u2019s respect because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, \u2018Freedom is everybody\u2019s job!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018United\u2019: That means we have all come together. \u2018States\u2019: Individual communities that have united into 48 great states, 48 individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose, all divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that\u2019s love for country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018And to the republic\u2019: A state in which the sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern, and government is the people, and it\u2019s from the people to the leaders. Not from the leaders to the people,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018One nation,\u2019 meaning so blessed by God. \u2018Indivisible\u2019: Incapable of being divided. \u2018With liberty,\u2019 which is freedom, the right of power to live one\u2019s own life without threats, fear, or some sort of retaliation. \u2018And justice\u2019: the principle or qualities of dealing fairly with others. \u2018For all,\u2019 which means, boys and girls, it\u2019s as much your country as it is mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then he got the crowd to say it along with him:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2HGHdFmu5GU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Skelton added that since he was a boy, two states had been added to the union, along with two words to the pledge \u2014 \u201cUnder God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be a pity if someone said, \u2018That is a prayer,\u2019 and that would be eliminated from schools, too?\u201d Skelton added.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-hurdles-texas-will-face-introducing-ten-commandments-prayer-back-schools\/\">that was a joke<\/a> when this was recorded. Not so much anymore. In fact, this is arguably what Vang hopes to accomplish somehow, some way, in her work as a public official.<\/p>\n<p>She believes in herself, sure. She also believes in a certain kind of unity, apart from national unity. You heard her words: \u201cWe got us.\u201d She pledges to some, not to all: She wants to \u201ccenter our communities,\u201d after all, which is why she turns her back on the flag.<\/p>\n<p>United? Of course not. It\u2019s \u201cus\u201d and them \u2014 and \u201cthey want us to become numb to the realities\u201d of whatever perceived injustices she wants to center. Her idea of \u201cjustice\u201d is a lot different than the one Skelton describes, \u201cequity\u201d being a whole lot different than \u201cthe principle or qualities of dealing fairly with others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No wonder she turned her back.<\/p>\n<p>Skelton\u2019s routine, from nearly 60 years ago, was from a time before leftists had eaten through the pillars of our culture and country like a bunch of communist termites. It was a time when we knew that even if America isn\u2019t perfect, she is still great.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a pity we can\u2019t elect Red Skelton to Vang\u2019s seat, given that he\u2019s been dead for three decades now. That means he can still probably vote in California, though, so let\u2019s hope he and the rest of her constituency cast their ballots against this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-gets-reality-check-lawyers-vow-arrest-netanyahu\/\">anti-American divider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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