Battle Hum
M. Simon over at Power and Control is not with the racist Obama/Wright ticket:
That is what is so toxic about Wright. Did he thank the dead of Gettysburg for their sacrifice on his behalf?
Did he thank the Jews for their unwavering anti-racism? For their early support of the NAACP?
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So why am I being held responsible for the racists in America? Most of whom are by now gone or out of power any way. BTW I’m a member of the original anti-slavery party. The party that first stood against slavery. A Republican. Why is that a dirty word in most of the black community? After the Civil War most blacks were Republicans. Why can’t Wright remember that? There is so much else he has no trouble remembering.How about the original KKK Party - the Democrats. How about the original surrender to the slave states party? The Democrats?
What’s that you say? Wright’s not on the Obama ticket? Obama hasn’t selected a running mate yet?
Sorry, Obama selected his running mate twenty years ago. If he’s elected, Wright’s ranting will be right there.
BTW, Simon also offers up a popular song lyric as evidence that slavery was indeed in the minds of those who fought in the Civil War, to wit:
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
As another commenter notes, “The Battle Hymn” is sung at the close of the Republican Party convention. The Democrat’s closer? “Happy Days are Here Again”. As he notes, this says a lot about the core values of each party.
My somewhat less significant comment points to David Gerrold’s moving short story, “Battle Hum and the Boje”, about a rock and roll rendition. Spoiler:Show ▼