Flabbergasted by the Flag

by Dave Bennion

Published April 23, 2009 @ 08:00AM PT

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Who's Riding My Coattails Now? - Blown Away by the USA

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Steven Colbert is inspired by Orrin Hatch's cd of patriotic tunes and offers a few of his own. It's magical.

Watching all this flag waving--and flag wearing--I was reminded of the classic of the genre, Dennis Madalone's epic America We Stand As One. It has only gotten better with time ...

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In some ways we have become more united as a nation but in other ways, I disagree that we have. I wish we would become totally united as a nation for the common good but some of the issues facing our nation today are dividing us instead.

Posted by Mark Lindley on 04/23/2009 @ 09:59AM PT
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ha,ha...Amazing! Well, pardon my enthusiam, but I like this version better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4gP_pSOCz4

"Amanece, lo veis?, a la luz de la aurora?

lo que tanto aclamamos la noche al caer?

sus estrellas sus franjas

flotaban ayer

en el fiero combate

en señal de victoria,

fulgor de lucha, al paso de la libertad.

Por la noche decían:

"Se va defendiendo!"

Coro

Oh decid! Despliega aún

Su hermosura estrellada

sobre tierra de libres,

la bandera sagrada?

Verso 2

Sus estrellas, sus franjas,

la libertad, somos iguales.

Somos hermanos. Es nuestro himno.

En el fiero combate en señal de victoria,

Fulgor de lucha

(Mi gente sigue luchando)

al paso de la libertad

(Ya es tiempo de romper las cadenas.)

Por la noche decían: "!Se va defendiendo!"

Oh decid! Despliega aún su hermosura estrellada

sobre tierra de libres,

la bandera sagrada?"

Nuestro Himno (Star Spangled Banner en español!)

Posted by a d on 04/23/2009 @ 06:17PM PT
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I hope We always feel free to argue back and forth. Show me two people Who never disagree and I will show you at least one idiot.

Posted by Charlie Reed on 04/24/2009 @ 03:56AM PT
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lol, I'm going to make that my motto.

Posted by Dave Bennion on 04/24/2009 @ 05:38AM PT
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