I've loved Red Skelton since I was a little kid, but I'd never heard this wonderful rendition of our Pledge to our Country, explained by him so meaningfully.
It's the best I've ever heard, by a great man, who knew how to make people laugh without using foul language, bigotry, hate, slander, or any of the myriad of slams and put downs, used by most comics these days. With the exception of Bill Cosby, who is also a favorite of mine.
This is his version of The Pledge of Allegiance, explained line by line, to a group of small children so that they would know the value of what they were saying and what this country stands for. While he made people laugh, he also made them think! Everyone of his skits was based on a lesson of how to live our lives, disguised in humor, so that it would be remembered, and when the internal "light bulb" kicked on, we'd look back and say "OH! That's what it means to be, do, or say........what ever he was teaching us".
For those on here that know the expression "To be one, ask one", he was a holder of the 33 degree. The highest honor to be bestowed upon a man of honor, honesty and truth by his fellow Brothers. And Red Skelton is a native Hoosier, one that everyone here can be proud of saying he's from "OUR" state. The saying is more true than they think....there IS more than corn in Indiana! His works alone proves that point quite well.
So, without further ado, here's one of the best renditions that I've ever heard. To bad he, and great men like him are either dead, or have retired from the entertainment world. It's just not the same without them, and I for one miss them greatly!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM[/ame]
7th Stepper
It's the best I've ever heard, by a great man, who knew how to make people laugh without using foul language, bigotry, hate, slander, or any of the myriad of slams and put downs, used by most comics these days. With the exception of Bill Cosby, who is also a favorite of mine.
This is his version of The Pledge of Allegiance, explained line by line, to a group of small children so that they would know the value of what they were saying and what this country stands for. While he made people laugh, he also made them think! Everyone of his skits was based on a lesson of how to live our lives, disguised in humor, so that it would be remembered, and when the internal "light bulb" kicked on, we'd look back and say "OH! That's what it means to be, do, or say........what ever he was teaching us".
For those on here that know the expression "To be one, ask one", he was a holder of the 33 degree. The highest honor to be bestowed upon a man of honor, honesty and truth by his fellow Brothers. And Red Skelton is a native Hoosier, one that everyone here can be proud of saying he's from "OUR" state. The saying is more true than they think....there IS more than corn in Indiana! His works alone proves that point quite well.
So, without further ado, here's one of the best renditions that I've ever heard. To bad he, and great men like him are either dead, or have retired from the entertainment world. It's just not the same without them, and I for one miss them greatly!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM[/ame]
7th Stepper
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