Newsmax guest shows just how big of a religious bigot he is...

[Archae]

Since when is being Muslim illegal?
Except in conservafairyland, that is?

Newsmax guest calls for high school student who said “Allah” during the Pledge of Allegiance to be criminally investigated

Mark Vargas: “I'm calling on the state attorney general to look into this”

ALISON MALONI (HOST): Well, in addition to all the social media comments, the segment grabbed the attention left-leaning organization Media Matters for America. The article posted some nasty comments here to "Newsmax panel melts down over high school students saying 'Allah' during the Pledge of Allegiance," that's what that article said. I don't think there was any sort of meltdown at all, but that's what, you know, clickbait. So we had a guest on yesterday, Mark Vargas, and he said it's "un-American, it's unpatriotic, and it's, quite frankly, upsetting."

MARK VARGAS (GUEST): Well you know, this is what the left does. They want to belittle and degrade and mock your service to our country all because you're trying to defend our Pledge of Allegiance. But yesterday, I said it was un-American and unpatriotic. It's also illegal and in violation of federal and state laws. And I'm calling on the state attorney general to look into this. You know, the laws are very clear. You can respectfully decline to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but you cannot recite it and alter the words and use -- pull out God and say whatever you'd like. And so, again, I think it's important. It's unpatriotic, it's un-American, and it's also illegal. And I think the state attorney general ought to look into this.

https://www.mediamatters.org/newsmax/newsmax-guest-calls-high-school-student-who-said-allah-during-pledge-allegiance-be

[LakeArenal]

1. Would appreciate his link showing it's illegal to change the words.

Because I doubt people like trump know the words.

Ever see them sing the Star Spangled Banner...

Watched Tommy Thompson sing God Bless America. “From the fountains to the varies to the hummhmmhm..

[unblock]

2. Ze schulkinder vill say ex-actly vat ze fuhrer says ze schulkinder vill say!

[rurallib]

3. So now we need goons from every state's AG office monitoring what each kid says

during the Pledge? My school days are 50+ years gone by, but even back then most kids muttered or said nothing. And in my catholic school there was certainly a lot kids who simply never said the God part because they no longer believed.

[GemState]

4. I always omit "Under God".

Have I been breaking the law? Lol.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. I'm calling the FBI right now, as you just admitted to a terrible crime

[Glorfindel]

8. I omit it, too. I remember well when it was added to the pledge

"Under God" completely spoiled the thing, since you could no longer say "one naked individual" instead of "one nation, indivisible."

[AleksS]

10. One naked, underclothed, individual?

That fits the meter I think?

[multigraincracker]

11. Wasn't the line change to Under

God added by a Socialist back in the 50s?

[Glorfindel]

14. It was the 50's for sure...maybe 1955?

But I always heard it was the Knights of Columbus who got it added.

[TlalocW]

6. I supposed I would have been sent to Gitmo for this

I plead alignment to the figs of the untitled snakes of a merry cow and to the republicans, for which they scam, one nacho, underpants, with licorice and jugs of wine for owls.

TlalocW

[I_UndergroundPanther]

16. Love it 💖

I'm going to say that from now on in presence of right-wing fascists. Drive them nuts!

[TlalocW]

17. Thank Matt Groening of Simpsons fame

It was in one of his, "Life Is Hell," comic books.

TlalocW

[dawg]

7. 'Allah' is the Arabic word for 'God'.

Arabic Christians pray to 'Allah' in their native language.

Jesus, who spoke Aramaic, would've likely used the somewhat similar term 'Elah'.

[BGBD]

9. Actually, you can

You can change whatever words you like and there's not a damn thing anybody can do about it.

[JohnnyRingo]

12. Try a citizens arrest Gomer.

Go for it. Do it, please.
Mace him and call 911 to report a child not honoring his savior.

I'm sure the parents would like his college tuition paid in full.

[TigressDem]

13. Does he not understand that Allah is another word FOR God? Course not, that would require thinking

and tolerance for the ideas of others.

Allah is usually thought to mean “the god” (al-ilah) in Arabic and is probably cognate with rather than derived from the Aramaic Alaha. All Muslims and most Christians acknowledge that they believe in the same god even though their understandings differ.Apr 12, 2015

[rownesheck]

15. If I ever say that fucking pledge again,

I'm replacing every word with "fuck". Same for that bullshit star spangled shit song.