@Telamon,
Telamon wrote:
I think HexHammers got the right of it. I’d say it’s that or just an indoctrination all politicians learn at the beginning of their carriers.
Is that "carriers," like in "aircraft carriers"?
I do not think there is "indoctrination" to say God Bless America. Anyone who talks to Americans regarding the nation's course, like an election, might say God Bless America as standard etiquette in a country with so many monotheists. No indoctrination needed, since by the time one is a candidate, one has already learned that one's audience expects to hear God Bless America, just like one expects to hear Amen after a prayer. It is just standard practice in a country with so many monotheists.
I am not much of a believer (secular Jew), and I will say it, since it means to me that I just want the best for the U.S. and its citizens.