Which of the lyrics offends you and why, please? Lift ev'ry voice and sing, 'Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us
http://www.newyorker.com/shouts/content/articles/051031sh_shouts THE BUSH QUIZ: THE TWENTIETH HUNDRED DAYS by PAUL SLANSKY Issue of 2006-08-07 Posted 2006-07-31 1. Complete George W. Bushs quote: "I believe that my job is _____." (a) to protect life. And sometimes people have to die in order to protect life, see? And that saddens me. (b) hard. Its a heckuva hard job. Its difficult
[re Jimmy Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner] Evan Kirshenbaum wrote: I wouldn't go as far as "rage", but it was definitly a strong criticism. I take it largely as a statement that "This patriotic song that you're so fond of is about war. When you hear it, I want you to actually think about what it means to be in a battle and watch people die, because that's what's happening
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:22:15 +0100, "John Dean" <john-dean@fraglineone.net> wrote: Ulo Melton wrote: Greg Johnson wrote: If anybody bothered to hold a referendum, I'm absolutely certain that the majority of Australians would agree that our real national anthem is "Waltzing Matilda"(1), not "Advance Australia Fair"(2). Though "We Are Australian"(3) might get a few votes
'Black national anthem' stirs controversy for city http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=94919&catid=339 DENVER - Mayor John Hickenlooper's annual State of the City address may get more attention for what wasn't included than what was. “I don’t think it’s fair artistic expression,” said Gov. Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) of the incident. He made the comments on The Mike Rosen Show on
