"One of my pledges for a second term is to get out of Washington more often because it is just good for my soul," said Obama.
Asked by reporters later whether he was offering a "read my lips" pledge for the city, Mr. Thompson said yes — and repeated it five times over five minutes.
"It's great to be able to say, 'I can give you half of my pledge now, will apply for a matching gift, and will give the other half later.'" If you have to defer your pledge, there may be one more concern: Can the charity sue to make good on the donation?
My pledge is to never vote for anyone stupid enough to sign a pledge — thereby abdicating their governing responsibilities in a period of incredibly rapid change and financial stress.
Still, I wrote to Chaps, I hoped he and I could agree that facts matter, and so I was wondering if he would sign my Fake News Pledge for citizens.
On the eve of his coronation, the King put in another busy day, during which he received the Dominion Prime Ministers and Empire representatives and gave them a solemn pledge: — "For my part I shall do my utmost to carry on my father's work for the welfare of our great empire".
She did not respond to my request to sign the Fake News Pledge for ordinary citizens.
A few months ago, I instituted an ethics pledge for me and the members of my Cabinet.
