Friday, April 28, 2006

Immigration again

This crosses the line. Why did Adam Kidron think it would be okay to bastardize the national anthem this way? He didn't just translate it, which would have been wrong enough, he (or whoever helped write this version) added lines like, "My people keep fighting. It's time to break the chains." That doesn't even fit with the spirit of the song. It's about the American flag and how it withstood a night of intense fighting.

Okay, so these people feel like they need to make a statement. Go ahead. Write a song that expresses how you feel. Or adopt a meaningful one and call it your national anthem. That's what black people did with "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the negro national anthem. My mom says that in her segregated school they sang both that song and "The Star-Spangled Banner" to open their assemblies.

I agree with the President on this song issue. As far as the planned work-stoppage on Monday, he opposes it, but I say go for it. That just means when I order sweet-and-sour sauce to go with my chicken nuggets, the person at the counter will know what I'm talking about.

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