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'Switcheroonie' on anthem spurs outrage

The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor's annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice.

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Another Black Separatist at work!
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Plain and simple, the lady is an IDIOT!
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It was an honor to be asked to sing at the event. Then she dishonored everything, including herself, her race, and her song. She proved herself to be dishonest and untrustworthy, reinforcing accurate steriotypes of her race. Dr. King said "judge by the content of their character". Her character is terrible, Dr. King would be ashamed of her.
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Oh I can see the shorts in a twist all over suburbia. Imagine! Someone singing a different song, not our national fight song!! The nerve! Freedom of speech being exercised in america!! No, we absolutely should not stand for it!!! Why, she should be thrown in jail along with all who don't love america enough. We should round up anyone who has the nerve to dissent and ship them off to camps.(and plus the camps would create jobs!) Absolutely. They are an imminent threat to good ameerican values and this should not be tolerated! All illegal immigrants too- then honest, hard working americans can pick their own vegetables for no money.
God forbid anyone should step out of line. These deviants need to be stopped! People fought and died for our freedom and this is how she repays them? Through expressing herself freely!? Oh! The unmitigated gall!
If you listen to the song, the words are about faith and victory, the kind of thing middle america loves and values, right? The nerve of that woman. I'm incensed.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
If you have it so bad here then leave. You can always go back the "Mother Continent" where I'm sure you could have done much better for yourself with all the opportunities The Great Homeland offers. Hmm...I wonder what Robert Mugabes' reaction would have been had she tried that stunt there. Disappointment is not one that comes to mind.
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Jul 4, 2008
 
What a Dweeb this woman is. She is against segregation but does something to divide people. - way to go Rene.
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i used to live in denver and i'm not surprised. that lady is such an egomaniac and well known pain in the a##. if somebody hires you to sing a song, that's the song you sing. you can make your radical "statements" on your own dime.
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Obama said yesterday in Denver....THIS HAS BEEN SUNG IN BLACK CHURCHES FOR YEARS.....!

Will this song be part of is "change"..?

Lost my vote....he's no really different after all.
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On a trip to Russia, when she was described as an American".....she felt INSULTED!!!!

She also decided few months ageo NEVER to sing the Star Spangled Banner EVER AGAIN!!!!!
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On a trip to Russia, when she was described as an American".....she felt INSULTED!!!!
She also decided few months ageo NEVER to sing the Star Spangled Banner EVER AGAIN!!!!!
then she should go back to russia. there's flights leaving this country every day.
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libr8yrmind wrote:
Oh I can see the shorts in a twist all over suburbia. Imagine! Someone singing a different song, not our national fight song!! The nerve! Freedom of speech being exercised in america!! No, we absolutely should not stand for it!!! Why, she should be thrown in jail along with all who don't love america enough. We should round up anyone who has the nerve to dissent and ship them off to camps.(and plus the camps would create jobs!) Absolutely. They are an imminent threat to good ameerican values and this should not be tolerated! All illegal immigrants too- then honest, hard working americans can pick their own vegetables for no money.
God forbid anyone should step out of line. These deviants need to be stopped! People fought and died for our freedom and this is how she repays them? Through expressing herself freely!? Oh! The unmitigated gall!
If you listen to the song, the words are about faith and victory, the kind of thing middle america loves and values, right? The nerve of that woman. I'm incensed.
Freedom of speech indeed! The reaction of those in Denver was that of disappointment. In Zimbabwe she would have been shot. The United States is far from perfect but we try and we learn and we improve. It's folks like you that are all mouth, touting your freedoms and rights but not having the courage nor the honor to wear the uniform to defend your freedoms. No, you leave that to others that I'm sure you look down upon with disdain.

Happy Birthday, America!
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new yorker wrote:
On a trip to Russia, when she was described as an American".....she felt INSULTED!!!!
She also decided few months ageo NEVER to sing the Star Spangled Banner EVER AGAIN!!!!!
I agree with the NewYorker.....also this lady sang a song she learned in the south....it keeps her hate alive inside of her and others. Proud to be an American??? She should join Michelle
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Go Chicago PD wrote:
Plain and simple, the lady is an IDIOT!
That idiot is NO LADY!
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libr8yrmind wrote:
Oh I can see the shorts in a twist all over suburbia. Imagine! Someone singing a different song, not our national fight song!! The nerve! Freedom of speech being exercised in america!! No, we absolutely should not stand for it!!! Why, she should be thrown in jail along with all who don't love america enough. We should round up anyone who has the nerve to dissent and ship them off to camps.(and plus the camps would create jobs!) Absolutely. They are an imminent threat to good ameerican values and this should not be tolerated! All illegal immigrants too- then honest, hard working americans can pick their own vegetables for no money.
God forbid anyone should step out of line. These deviants need to be stopped! People fought and died for our freedom and this is how she repays them? Through expressing herself freely!? Oh! The unmitigated gall!
If you listen to the song, the words are about faith and victory, the kind of thing middle america loves and values, right? The nerve of that woman. I'm incensed.
Incensed no, "A TOOL" yes
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At the end of the day, a person is only as good as their word. If their word is no good, if they’re a liar, well then…

The woman agreed to one thing yet knew she was lying when she agreed. Her excuse for lying is she’s an oppressed poor black girl living in evil America. Hmmm, Perhaps she’s lying about that too?
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Jul 4, 2008
 
She was asked to sing the national anthem, she agreed to sing the national anthem, she should have sung the national anthem. Instead, she hijacked the event for her personal agenda.

If she's determined to make some point, she should make it on her own time and her own dime.
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new yorker wrote:
Obama said yesterday in Denver....THIS HAS BEEN SUNG IN BLACK CHURCHES FOR YEARS.....!
Will this song be part of is "change"..?
Lost my vote....he's no really different after all.
Apparently reading comprehension is not your strong suit. From the article:

"We only have one national anthem," Obama told the Rocky Mountain News on Thursday. "And so, if she was asked to sing the national anthem, she should have sung that.'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' is a beautiful song, but we only have one national anthem."
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Jul 4, 2008
 
This is exactly what Obama is trying to do run as a moderate and rule as a Socialist, the old "swithcherooni".
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Dienne wrote:
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Apparently reading comprehension is not your strong suit. From the article:
"We only have one national anthem," Obama told the Rocky Mountain News on Thursday. "And so, if she was asked to sing the national anthem, she should have sung that.'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' is a beautiful song, but we only have one national anthem."
And apparently, you missed the television version, where he made the "sung in black churches for years" remarks. Sometimes you can't believe everything from the newspapers that, pick and choose what they want the readers to know, when they're ALL in Obama's corner.
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She should have been beaten down, cuffed, and dragged off the stage.
Forget about this nothing wanna be "jazz singer". I blame the mayor for not having the b's to shut her down right in front of everyone. He is a puss. No comment about the dumb B.
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