Gak! Couldn’t stand to watch the whole thing
I pledge to not support Hollywood.
Put me down for a “gak” as well. Almost stopped right at the start when Obama made a call to patriotism. Probably an over-reaction still to Bush.
I recognized most of the stars. Trick is==most are older than they were when they got famous.
I laugh that I don’t recognize a single black person. Where’s Bill Cosby or Spike Lee?
I pledge not to try and cynically insult those who are trying to make the world a better place…this is all a big joke to all of you, but what’s so bad about being positive and committing to change? Obama truly is a historic figure (he will be on Rushmore if there is any justice), but he cannot fix it without YOU. As he said, we cannot allow idle hands. We also cannot allow cynicism. You need to take a look at yourselves and decide whether you will be a part of the solution or the problem. We will be seeing some long-needed control over the capitalist nightmare of the internet…if you still want to have a voice I suggest you clean up your act and support progress.
Wow, it almost seemed like a good idea until the guy was kissing his guns for Obama. I thought it was the presidents duty to serve the citizens, not the other way around?
@Killinsworth
You hit the nail on the head! (except the part about Mt. Rushmore.. lets not get ahead of ourselves… 
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Yes the video was a bit cheesy… and it’s so much easier to be a cynical douche.. but recognize the spirit in which the video was made..
I think it would be great if we can chance the culture of our times so we dont become just another generation of people buying useless shit.
Why are the pledging now? Nothing I saw in this Gak! video was specific to Obama.
I’ve already pledged to be good to others, no matter who is in office.
BTW some of those pledges were obnoxious. Like the “I pledge to sell my car and buy a hybrid” (doesn’t he know that selling a car just to buy another one, even a hybrid, INCREASES his carbon footpring?”. And what about “not to flush until a two-sie”. Yuck!
Change that, There was a specific mention of Obama. One of the weirdest moments of the video was pledging to end “21st century slavery” followed by some guy pledging himself to “Serve Obama”. Ok,,,
BTW, what is “21st century slavery”, and just how do you propose ending it? Isn’t that exactly what George W. did in Iraq? End the slavery of millions of Shia from Sunni oppression? Look where that got him…
I will bet you good money that these celebrities don’t know what 21st century slavery is either. And certainly don’t have any realistic clue on how to end it.
I support Obama and think that most of his programs are a change in the right direction: right direction meaning that further changes will be needed. I really don’t know why he is going to send more troops to Afghanistan, seems like a Bush like mistake to substitute military for diplomacy==much less to recognize our limitations.
Still==ALL POLITICIANS over promise and under deliver.
I do NOT support Obama Mania. Its just silly==looking for Heroes every seven days for that weeks infotainment. It shows how fundamentally weak the American Culture really is–scratch thin.
Did this #4 comment not creep anyone else out? I was under the impression that free speech was a good idea….but apparently cynical speech will not be allowed. And no one here noticed anything amiss?
“As he said, we cannot allow idle hands. We also cannot allow cynicism. …. We will be seeing some long-needed control over the capitalist nightmare of the internet…if you still want to have a voice I suggest you clean up your act and support progress.”
Obama is being Messianized… Soon you’ll be reading his little red book of teachings or screaming SIEG at rallies….
McCain lost. Get over it.
Oh Jesus, where are my meds?
Another vote for gak! Talk about cynical. Why is there NO mention of helping to end the practice of female circumcision. Ending racism, poverty and pollution is only picking the low hanging fruit.
bobbo – How could you not recognize The Bus? Or Puff Daddy? Wil I Am?
Yeah, this was pretty lame. Pledging only to flush for a deuce and not a single? Yikes…
OMG less than four hours left of the Bush nightmare. There were times in the last four years that I didn’t expect to live this long!
I guess there are old farts that don’t have anything but cynicism left in their lives. Luckily there are others who are willing to forget their selfishness even for a moment and try to make this world a better place.
And they call those that listen to Rush Limbaugh “Mind Numbed Robots?” Good grief.
Boy John, you REALLY ARE “F”ing Cranky. How long did it take you become so cynical? You seem to support slavery. Incredible!!
Finally, it’s over.
I won’t say “gak” but it was on the lame side.
Obama mania is the effect of knowing Bush and the Republicans are going.
When we look around and see our average people neighbors that have lost a job because of Bush indifference. When we see “house for sale” signs that have been there for a long time because no one can afford it and they won’t give you a mortgage anyway. When we look down Main Street and only see a few stores and a lot of plywood covered windows. When we see the shame our government has wrought in the international community. All of those and many others make us cheer that a new day is dawning.
We want Obama to succeed. Not just to prove a black in the White House can do it. Not just because we are ashamed of the torture and abuse. Not just because our own government spied on us. Not just because so many big businesses stole from us. But we want all those things and more.
WE WANT CHANGE.
But that video was still lame.
John, Omaba needs to fire his current MoP, (Minister of Propaganda).
This was just horrible. Maybe, he could find someone like Herr Goebbels…
hey… the editing was really good, and getting that may people, let alone celebrities (of varying fame) together is not easy. Good job, camera people, and the editors.
I didn’t see Scarlett Johansson in the video – has she already moved into the Lincoln bedroom?
(I had to turn the sound off to get through the whole video.)
Because smiling and laughing more is going to make a significant change in our country. That’s nice.
It sounds like they pledge to conform to whatever sounds nice. And where was this “American Pride” the last eight years? Just because Bush was in office shouldn’t mean people should be ashamed of their country. That is, unless the masses would actually take responsibility and accept the fact that the populous isn’t always right, then they should be ashamed of themselves. Sure, Bush was a a terrible President, but it doesn’t take a “President” to affect change.
I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama? Isn’t that a form of slavery? I promise to get in line and be a good boy, cause uncle Barack said so?
What is 21st century slavery? What is funk? WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO ACHIEVE? And better yet, WHY are they trying to achieve whatever it is they’re going for? Who determines what change is? Why is change good?
Here’s my pledge: I pledge not to be a complete moron, to not step in line simply because someone asks nicely, to think outside the norm (no matter how dangerous it may be), to think for myself, and through MY own hand to choose wither I will contribute to charity, not because of the pressures of others. I pledge to be nice to people, but to not treat them like children. I pledge to be honest. I will be skeptical, not convinced. And I’ll always, always, sit back and wonder over what could have been if people thought for themselves.
Rant over.
I pledge not to watch any more idiots say “I pledge”. About 15 seconds was about all I could stand of that bullshit.
I pledge to stop all the polar bears from overtaking their habitat by starting all my military vehicles and just letting them idle wasting fuel.
I pledge not to be like all the other lemmings that listen to David Koresh, Jim Jones and Obomba.
I pledge to pay my taxes, let the rest of you kids fix the problems…I’m just too busy! Besides, as a vet, I already did my sacrifice.
#23 this video is obviously renegade. Hollywood thinks it knows better than the experts at Obama central. The more they do this sort of thing the more they ruin a carefully crafted image. They are blowing it. I’m just amazed at how utterly lame and insulting it is. It would be interesting to see who produced it.
And WTF is Michael Strahan doing in the thing?
And by the way #4 — As of this writing Obama has not spent one minute doing anything and you think he should be on Mt. Rushmorem already. Wow.
# 29 John C Dvorak said, “#23 this video is obviously renegade. Hollywood thinks it knows better than the experts at Obama central.”
I agree. His staff needs to corral these guys under one umbrella and coordinate the productions…
I don’t know which is worse: this, or the Pyongyang children.
#4
you seriously need to check into a facility that can help you with your problem.
You’d think the Hollywood commies could come up with something that wasn’t quite so disturbing
I just find it amusing to watch the sour-grapes crowd whine about Obama. Yes, his following is a little ridiculous, but in time those giddy people will wake up and realize the world is still the same place, we just have an adult running the country now.
As for the hype and hysteria, that is completely understandable. Bush crammed protest and dissenting speech into “freedom zones” (or some doublethink bullshit term of that nature), spied on people, suspended habeas corpus, and in general acted like a petulant child instead of the President of the USA.
That people are a little overjoyous that the fascists are leaving the building can be easily reconciled by the sick, opressive atmosphere that dominated American discourse during the reign of Bush the Lesser.
“freedom Zones” not to be mistaken for the “freedom Cage” the Democtrats set up in Denver.
All I have to say is “wait and see”…
“I pledge allegiance to the funk”
Lol, that video really is a groaner.
# 34 BigBoyBC said, “not to be mistaken for the “freedom Cage” the Democtrats set up in Denver.”
Pay no attention to the lib behind the curtain…
Look, these people are just getting warmed up. Give them some time and they will be turely obnoxious as they mock the President.
These people have been making their living for decades by mocking the Presidnet and it isn’t about to change just because the President is named Obama rather than Bush, Clinton or Bush.
sweet… time for all you good do gooders to get doing good…you heard the man…get to it. me i pledge to snort way more cocaine for the ppls of peru and blowlivia… may their harvest always keep on keeping on… amen.
#33, who is to say that we have not elected one fascist over another? I hope that we have finally gotten a grown up in the White House (we really haven’t had one in 16 years!) It is going to take time to actually see if this is the case, and how much power the new President has over his own party.
I pledge not to watch this video again
Next up: a video from farm aid cast outs singing “We are Obama”
#4 I pledge to refrain from answering you in the way you deserve.
#12 I pledge to keep laughing at Obamamaniacs who think we should all idolise him.
#24 I pledge not to be such a suck-up like you.
#27 I pledge to be more like you.
“I pledge allegiance to the president”
“I pledge service to Obama”.
The nutjobs in Hollywood must think Soviet Russia was a good idea.
“Bush crammed protest and dissenting speech into “freedom zones” (or some doublethink bullshit term of that nature), spied on people, suspended habeas corpus, and in general acted like a petulant child instead of the President of the USA.”
Do you seriously think Obama would have a joint effort with the congress to over turn all those bad laws? He said that we should not look to the past, but to the future. Which means that everything that was done in the past administration is precedent. Yeah he might close Gitmo which is symbolic, but don’t look to him to try to remove all the newly granted unconstitutional powers of the executive.
I believe that was Dakota Fanning? Isn’t she like 16? That’s child abuse. And that last shot featured The Cougar and her latest meal. OH MY GOD. My kingdom for a bucket of frag grenades.
“To sell a culture of intelligence instead of ignorance”
So basically do exactly the opposite of what you have always done? Thanks Hollywood!
So, if Obama had not won, I guess all of these celebs would have just continued to be overbearing, self-centered, assholes.
Ashton Kutcher pledging dignity? Please.
#42 You know what FISA is? You know whom voted in favor?
#45 I think we all got punk’d with that video
#26 Nice.
If these people were about so much change then why were they “not in the trenches” for the past eight years if they feel so strongly about it. It’s real easy to jump on the band wagon when the guy your supporting is sitting in the big chair. True service to your cause comes from when your going against the “status quo”. I didn’t vote for Obama but guess what, he’s president so let’s see what he’s got. Unfortunately is realist terms he’s only got 2 years to make some kind of head way. At that time the race will begin all over. The job ahead of him would be tough for anyone and is most likely not going to be corrected within four years. He’s already backed away from promises made in the campaign. Let’s hope those decisions and his future ones are the right ones.
“…but don’t look to him to try to remove all the newly granted unconstitutional powers of the executive.”
What will you say if he does?
# 48 smartalix said, “What will you say if he does?”
I’d be surprised if he reversed his own votes while he was in the Senate… 
FISA
I pledge to not go to the movies or buy any DVDs that put money in these numbskull’s pockets.
49,
We’ll know about some of the most egregious Bush fascisms this week.
I PLEDGE to turn off my TV (so I don’t have to watch these idiots)
I PLEDGE to recycle (any paper product with Obama on it and use it to line my hamster’s cage)
I PLEDGE to keep driving my old Jeep instead of buying a hybrid with one of those toxic batteries.
I pledge to continue to fight fascism.
I owe my country nothing ,the Govts only job is to keep us free by defending us from enemies both foreign and domestic, nothing else. The past administration as well as the new one coming in are no different. Wake up America before it is too late. Go study old nazi videos if you want to see our future if we do not resist.Obamamaniacs remind one of the old brownshirt movement. The last crooks were no better.Please try to look past the veil at what is really going on.America is a Republic not a democracy people read your constitution, you do have a copy don’t you? If you have a extra copy please send it to the whitehouse they seem to have lost theirs. To be forced to volunteer is not volunteering it is a new form of slavery.
Right wing nuts still haven’t accepted they lost.
Too bad. I laugh every time I hear Kieth Oberman, commenting on the Bush crimes, say “And that is why Daddy is in jail.”
Aahh, the sun is shining. Gee, the air is so much sweeter.
# 51 smartalix said, “We’ll know about some of the most egregious Bush fascisms this week.”
I highly doubt it. The reason we have no more data with the Dems (Obama included)controlling congress for the last two years, is that those people agreed with his actions…
#54, Cow-Paddy, Ignorant Shit Talking Sociopath, Retired Mall Rent-A-Cop, Pretend Constitutional Scholar, Fake California Labor Law Expert, Pseudo Military Historian, Phony Climate Scientist, and Real Leading Troll Extraordinare,
How many people agreed with this?
#55 The whole banking system needs to be scrapped. Starting with the Fed.
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States 1801-1809
Wilson was the last President who knew this and wasn’t owned by the bankers. Unfortunately, Obama doesn’t realize this and thus won’t fix the real underlying disease infecting our financial system…
“Wilson was the last President who knew this and wasn’t owned by the bankers.”
Correction. Kennedy knew something was wrong and might have tackled this but he didn’t live long enough…
Cat got your tongue Mr. Fusion?
Where are you hiding Mr. Fusion?
The banks are not the problem. It is the lack of oversight and dropping of regulations that have allowed this mess to fester.
Where are you hiding Mr. Fusion?
Cow-Paddy, what, so you are having an extra long play time at school? Geeze you are juvenile.
# 60 Mr. Fusion said, “The banks are not the problem. It is the lack of oversight and dropping of regulations that have allowed this mess to fester. ”
ROFL!
“Capital must protect itself in every possible way, both by combination and legislation. Debts must be collected, mortgages foreclosed as rapidly as possible. When, through the process of law, the common people lose their homes, they will become more docile and more easily governed through the strong arm of government applied by a central power of wealth under leading financiers. These truths are well known among our principal men who are now engaged in forming an imperialism to govern the world. By dividing the voter through the political party system, we can get them to expend their energies in fighting for questions of no importance. It is thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves that which has been so well planned and so successfully accomplished.”
American’s Banker Association, 1924
You guys are talking at cross purposes. You are both right. The banks are owned by souless vampires who would foreclose on their mother, and our regulation has been reduced to less than useless levels of lip-service bullshit that allows whatever goes.
# 63 smartalix said, “and our regulation has been reduced to less than useless levels of lip-service bullshit that allows whatever goes.”
And, always will, as long as the Gov doesn’t control the money supply. THAT is the crux of the problem. Congress abdicated its constitutional authority to the private sector.
No amount of fiddling around the edges will fix that fundamental structural defect.
#50 I made that pledge long ago, albeit for different reasons. On that list: Oliver Stone, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Kevin Spacey…and it’s getting bigger.
#54 Left wingnuts need to take that veil from their eyes.
#56 Yeah, yeah, we know. It’s bad if Repubs do it, it’s ok if Obama does it.
To be a servant to Obama? What’s that about slavery again?
What do you pledge, John? Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
I was wondering why they didn’t do these things before January 20th! I pledge to never watch an Ashton Kuchar or Demi Moore movie, which should be easy based on the fact that they are horrible actors. I also pledge to never buy any products that any of these individuals endorse. Yes, it is their right to freedom of speech, but, I think they are hypocritical for just now making these pledges. Are they making their pledge to the country, to the enviroment, and for the matter are they making to President Obama, I challenge that they are making these pledges out of ignorant hate for President Bush. At some point people will realize he is no longer president, and for the last 7 years his way of doing things, have kept us safe to go to movies that these jackasses are making a living on!!!
All I will say is this. That video and the Obama regime as a whole is f*#king communism and we better get ready for a rough 4 to 8 years assuming he doesn’t become some sort of a world leader. “I pledge allegiance to Obama???” That sounds similar to “Hail Hitler…”
# 68 Mark said, “What do you pledge, John? Lead, follow, or get out of the way.”
Ah, the pledge of a sheeple.
Oh by the way…
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under GOD, indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all.
God bless America!
Who cares what the Hollywood people have to say. There are few and far between that have any brains to make an educated decision. They all pledge to do more, but other than adopting babies what the hell are they doing? I don’t see them handing over money to help fix the deficit problem, or handing over money to R&D to find alternative fuel sources. If the people of Hollywood want to make a difference take some of that million dollars you made on that last shitty movie and put it to good use. Quit telling me the everyday guy that I need to step up.
This is the first time I’ve ever, ever replied on line or as a matter of fact, through the print media although I often pen letters to editors and stash them away. It’s very sad to read so many sour grapes points of view that I assumed would be forthcoming from the I Pledge video from our childlike, don’t tell me what to do, North American mentality.
The one time we traveled to England, France and Germany was in 1979 and saw how those countries had come back after a devastating war and the laws and regulations they had to abide by that, in part, lead to their restructuring effort I assumed.
After we returned, I thought too many people on our continent were thinking and acting as if we were the centre of the universe in this big playpen called North America, shaking our rattles and saying dah, dah, dah, “God loves us!”
By that time, it was 16 years since John Kennedy had thrown out the challenge of “ Ask not what your country can do for you……ask what you can do for your country”. I remember that & I’m a Canadian for pete’s sake. Loosen up, people. You need someone to raise the bar since a big percentage of the populace now choose not to attend church and for at least one hour a week listen to a message that challenges one to do better. Glory be, instead the masses listen to the wildest of ideas one can imagine on the radio & TV and now on line that set the bar of conduct so, so, so low,.
January 27, 2009- after receiving the e mail entitled “I Pledge” the day after the inauguration of Barack Obama, I forwarded it to most in my email address file and this to the warden of the county in which I live.
“I’ve been maintaining for many years that those children and young people raised in the ’50’s were the last generation to be raised collectively on altruistic mottos and purposes as an example ( CGIT- ” As a Canadian Girl in Training ……it is my purpose to cherish health, seek truth, know God, serve others and thus with His help become the girl God would have me be”, pledges- “I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the country for which it stands…..”, Be prepared…. Serve, serve, serve. And so on……
The reality is that I recited along with the other teenage girls in the 1950’s, once a week, ten months of the year, until I graduated from grade 12, that CGIT motto. At the same time Cubs, Scouts, Junior Red Cross, Girl Guides and many others were reciting their mottos and pledges and we still managed to fall far short of what was expected of us later in life.
NOW it’s not much wonder we’re in the state our society is now given the fact that over the last 45 years, our children haven’t even recited pledges in school or organizations something like the following, “I’ll be kind to old people, I won’t kick animals, I’ll work an hour for an hour’s pay” by rote.
Hopefully, this video will make people stop and think about their responsibilities collectively to our society and hopefully to be optimistic instead of that dreaded cynical, self absorbed, lazy and ignorant 21st century attitude.
You may have noticed, I’m on my soapbox.
Have a good day. I’ve emailed this to just about everyone in my address file and one who replied to thank me for sending it, added to her message “I pledge to be a better friend”. Thought that was neat.
Want to wager on how many of the condescending cuties actually did anything they pledged? I’ll give you a dime for every one that did, if you give me a nickle for those who didn’t. Tripe at the most banal level.
What a waste of time, I read all the comments.
A page of complaining.
BTW, we are ALL the reason for this country being so F-ed, don’t blame it on Presidents. We make choices everyday to F things more and more. Every single day. I think THATS the point of the video, although said in a cheesy way, and about stupid topics way outside the scope of our daily choices.
Presidents always act in response to the way we F everything up. They don’t innovate, they only respond.
People are the problem.
I Pledge to Barak Obama? Why to a person? Before anyone takes this seriously they should ask if they are committed to the ideal of service or a minority president.
The “Obama truly is a historic figure” statement is truly correct. Only history will tell good or bad. My Prayer is good. I am an American first, Conservative second and Republican last and all 3 want what is best for this Great Country. Yes, to the comunist liberals above I said it, “Great Country”. I would like to see the promise of Life Libery and the Pursuit of happiness ring true for all equally. White-Black-Red-Male-Female, all equal. This will not happen until we stop looking and treating President Obama as the first Black President and see him as a another man with the Awesome task of running the most envied, hated country in the word second only to Isreal. History shows us one important lession. It does not matter how much WE give as a country (note: Bush gave more aide to the African people than any President in history-Thanks Media for that No-Story)we will be hated. Only when we just turn over Isreal, lay down our weapons and let our enemies take over our country and the world will we not be a target of the world. I will support President Obama as long as he is supporting my rights as am American to be Free to work hard to support my family and not just to support a Liberal agenda such as this spending bill cloaked as a stimulus package. So why is President Obama hated for the most? For being Black and he won…not an acceptable reason. We can not bash him for everything he does because of it. We must feel free to disagree with any policy he has based on merit. Why is Bush hated so much? He is a Republican and he won. I hope and pray President Obama does not have Presidenty as tough as President Bush. He was elected and because of the former Presidents weak defense policys we were attacked. He had to “Make Them Pay” cried the congress ~ people. “He had to make us safe” we said. “He had to keep our economy going” posted the liberal news. We went on the offensive to pay back and protect -We the People. He had to spend billions to prop up the airlines and financial industry which is partly comming back to haunt us today. He has done everything in his power to do the best job A MAN can do to keep this country going in our darkest moment and 8 years of liberal bias, political bashing with lies and streached truths along with blame for this econimic mess created in the mid 80’s to a couple of months ago by the push to finance housing for people who can not pay for them. I hope President Obama does not get the unfair treatment that Mr. Bush received in this tough times for all. I hope and pray President Obama is the same, An American first and formost. That President I will give full support even if he makes a mistake. “Remember me and my fellow Americans freedom, rights and the American way and I will remember you in my prayers, President Obama”
The Obama pledge is basically a pledge to servitude(slavery) with Obama as your master. If you “serve” without qualifications or terms, then you accept a “master”, unconditionally. This is the root of any slavery, is it not? People may choose to live the life of a slave, but they should never expect others to accept their arrangement. A slave that would espouse enslaving others is an instrument of its master and, like its master, needs to be ignored.
What about God? It seems that these people are pledging to a mere man and not the supreme Creator of all the universe.
That is why we have so many problems in this nation.
EIN VOLK!
EIN REICH!
EIN OBAMA!
Well here it is 9 months later and I would say the blush is off the bloom. May God save us from this president……….
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