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1. Have a good holiday Jonathan. And may God Bless and save America!!!

   Sadly, I think the following story is a taste of things to come if Hussein gets elected… (posted on Drudge) MLK would be so disappointed.

   ‘Black national anthem’ stirs controversy for city

   DENVER – Mayor John Hickenlooper’s annual State of the City address may get more attention for what wasn’t included than what was.

   At the start of the event Tuesday morning, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem.

   Instead, she performed the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” which is also known as the “black national anthem.”

   When she finished, the audience responded with mild applause. The national anthem was never performed.

   Marie told 9NEWS she kept her plans to switch songs quiet until the very last moment. She says only she, her husband and a friend knew she was going to sing something other than the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

   She says she wanted to express her love of her country by mixing the lyrics of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” with the melody of the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

   “When I decided to sing my version, what was going on in my head was: ‘I want to express how I feel about living in the United States, as a black woman, as a black person,’” said Marie.

   Hickenlooper’s staff picked Marie to sing the national anthem. The mayor says he believes Marie did not attend to offend anyone or make a political statement.

   When asked if he was offended, Hickenlooper said, “You know I was more confused and I think I was more – what I was, was disappointed and confused and that’s why I wanted to talk to her.”

   “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1899 and set to music by his brother in 1900.

   City Councilman Charlie Brown took to talk radio Tuesday afternoon to criticize the absence of the national anthem at the State of the City proceedings.

   “There is no substitute for the national anthem, period,” Brown said. “And that’s what really bothered me. You know when we fly the flag, the American flag, it’s always the highest flag, as it should be. And that didn’t come across today, that didn’t happen today.”

   In hindsight, both Brown and Hickenlooper say they should have stopped Marie or began singing themselves.

   Marie says if she had the benefit of doing it over, she would sing the same song.

   When asked if she would apologize for what happened she said, “No I do not.”

   Marie has been singing professionally for 10 years.

   Brown says he doesn’t have a problem with people expressing their views, but he says Marie chose the wrong venue.

   Below are the full lyrics to “Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing”

   LIFT EV’RY VOICE AND SING

   Also known as “The Black National Anthem”

   by James Weldon Johnson

   Lift ev’ry voice and sing,

   Till earth and heaven ring.

   Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;

   Let our rejoicing rise,

   High as the list’ning 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;

   Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,

   Let us march on till victory is won.

   Stony the road we trod,

   Bitter the chast’ning rod,

   Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

   Yet with a steady beat,

   Have not our weary feet,

   Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

   We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,

   We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,

   Out from the gloomy past,

   Till now we stand at last

   Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

   God of our weary years,

   God of our silent tears,

   Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;

   Thou who has by Thy might,

   Led us into the light,

   Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

   Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,

   Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee,

   Shadowed beneath thy hand,

   May we forever stand,

   True to our God,

   True to our native land.

   (Copyright KUSA*TV. All Rights Reserved.)

   Comment by Kanaka Girl | July 2, 2008

2. If Obama gets in the $th of July will probably be banned as racist against blacks, english, mexicans, french, spanish and any other whiney group.

   Comment by WMD_Maker | July 2, 2008

3. “The national anthem was never performed.”

   But don’t you dare question their patriotism!

   Comment by TheBad | July 2, 2008

4. After reading those lyrics I think the singer was wrong. I believe the song was for the illegal immigrants who will be taking all the welfare monies in the near future leaving little for the current freeloaders.
   “CHANGE” has begun.

   Comment by tnjack | July 2, 2008

5. Hope…Change…
   I only HOPE I have some CHANGE left in my wallet if BHO is elected.

   Comment by dj | July 2, 2008

6. “…feel free to comment on anything… ”

   Anything? Ok, I’ve got two pics from the local airshow. One cool one of an F-22 and one really cruddy one. Fair and balanced, eh?

   http://frznagn.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/pics-2/

   Comment by frznagn | July 2, 2008

7. Jon
   You need to get a real job. All this extra vacation time you take makes it look like you are just going down to the beach to break into cars and roll tourists over the holidays rather than “getting away”

   Comment by WMD_Maker | July 3, 2008

8. “It is in vain, sir, to extentuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace–but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

   -Patrick Henry, 1775

   Comment by TheBad | July 4, 2008

9. “going down to the beach to break into cars and roll tourists”

   To some, that IS a real job!

   Comment by The Truth Hurts | July 5, 2008

10. Hope it was a good one. Mine was stellar!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by Jenn | July 6, 2008

11. You need to get a real job. All this extra vacation time you take makes it look like you are just going down to the beach to break into cars and roll tourists over the holidays rather than “getting away”

    I decided to join a union, so I can take unlimited paid vacations!

    Hope it was a good one.

    Indeed it was. A long drive, but well worth it. Lots of good fishing, too.

    Comment by crushliberalism | July 6, 2008

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