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Home Front: Culture Wars
Libtalker: Time To Ditch Star-Spangled Banner
2012-06-06
Posted by:tipper

#16  Hard to sing? Arnold McCuller had no trouble at all with the fourth verse in Sum of All Fears.

With only drum accompaniment. Sends the chills down your spine.

U Tube

Posted by: KBK   2012-06-06 23:04  

#15  How could we throw away the only national anthem that begins and ends with a question?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2012-06-06 20:06  

#14  Arlette sings a good one, so does Martina McBride.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-06-06 18:09  

#13  Or the guys that wrote "Hadji Girl".
Posted by: SteveS   2012-06-06 17:49  

#12  Poll: 22% of Americans Want Bruce Springsteen to Write New National Anthem

Sign us up among the people who would elect Bruce Springsteen to write a new national anthem for the good olÂ’ red, white and blue.

According to a poll conducted by Vanity Fair and 60 Minutes, 22 percent of Americans would choose Springsteen if they were asked to find someone to do it. Why not, after all?


No Thanks - he's a Leftie. How about Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-06-06 15:56  

#11  Never heard of the guy until today. Probably won't remember him next week.
Posted by: tu3031   2012-06-06 14:45  

#10  I'd recommend "Dixie".
Posted by: OCCD   2012-06-06 13:56  

#9  Just a suggestion.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-06-06 13:15  

#8  Just me --- but I've always thought every finalist of any "singing contest" show should have to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" as part of the final. So many of them do perform it in many arenas, after the contest. And usually, not so good....

A good song for a finale -- it is hard to sing -- but when done right --- is outstanding!!!
Posted by: Sherry   2012-06-06 12:33  

#7  I've got a Rat Terrier that has a vocabulary of 435 words and barks at strangers. I'll put her up against Bill Press, Rachel Maddow, and Chrissie Prissy Matthews any time. Heck, she can out debate them on FACTS on the economy 3 all at the same time.

Have you noticed the Dems are into their smear tactics early? They don't have a leg to stand on so they are trying to divert attention away from their incompetence.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2012-06-06 10:36  

#6  LOL :)
Posted by: JohnQC   2012-06-06 10:08  

#5  Can we replace Bill Press with something that is actually functional and useful? Like a potted plant maybe?
Posted by: DarthVader   2012-06-06 09:54  

#4  Bill Press = historically challenged buffoon. The guy's whining about the two octave movement in the song fer gawd's sake.

Bottomline; this clown had to fill air space w/something controversial to keep his droolers tuned in.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-06-06 09:24  

#3  It would be interesting to see what they would approve of as a replacement, aside from something by P-Diddy or some such nonsense. If they actually had to come up with something and not just say some fluff like "something other than the Star Spangled Banner", they'd have to shut up.
Posted by: gorb   2012-06-06 09:14  

#2  I'll take the Battle Hymn of the Republic if you're asking for an alternative which is even more unacceptable to the neo-Eurosocialist Left.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-06-06 07:52  

#1  Trying to lose and get a pension?
Posted by: Water Modem   2012-06-06 05:14  

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