Sunday's final round of the 2011 U.S. Open, chose to have children read the pledge of allegiance, except the kids left out the words "under God". As you might imagine, this has caused quite a stir on Twitter and the internet. No comment yet from the network regarding the ommission, but based on the public's reaction, NBC PR might want to craft some sort of response.
NBC led off its telecast with an immediately controversial pre-taped segment. Listen to the pledge of allegiance that runs alongside the patriotic images, and later to the one that overlays video of previous U.S. Open winners:
The outcry on Twitter was immediate and almost universally negative. Perhaps this style was an artistic choice on the part of the segment producer, interweaving the pledge with military and golf-related sound bites, but the decision to leave out "under God" is a curious one at best, and a highly controversial one, without doubt.
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