Imagine If Hillary, Obama or John Did This
On September 17, the Church of God Choir of Springfield, Ohio sings beautifully as they open the Values Voter Presidential Debate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The choir sings new words to the American classic, "God Bless America" more suited to their right-wing agenda. The lyrics are transcribed below, courtesy Right Wing Watch.
Truly, the choir's voices are beautiful... And then you hear the words. *sighs*
As TPM points out, I'm getting very very tired of writing variations of, IOKIYAR.
Really, can you imagine the shit which would have gone down if Hillary Rodham had changed even two sentences in God Bless America to point out, say, the need for national health care and stopping the war in Iraq, and had a church choir sing it? Or better, a choir of little children?
Jesus Christ, it'd be Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it" times 50, leading every national broadcast, hell, breaking in to national news feeds with SPECIAL REPORT "Hillary Desecrates United States: Children Forced Into Choir - Damaged For Life By Hillary" on the Big 3 Networks and "Bill Clintons's SLUT Hillary: How Long Have She Hated America?" on FOX.
The actual story -- of course -- wasn't mentioned anywhere. Well... blogs. *shrugs*
Business as usual for Republicans.
GNB Competition:
Hilliary, Obama, John; this story.
Write the breaking news headline &/or the second headline for any broadcast network. CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN, the WB (or whatever it's called now), BBC, SPIKE TV, OXYGEN, Jeopardy, Weekend Update, The Daily Show, even the 700 Club.
- Make sure you tell us what network (even if you're sure we'll know.)
- Write as many entries as you want in your comment; just put each on a separate line.
- Funny is good. Too long isn't.
Hat top TPM, Right Wing Watch
Why should God bless America?
She's forgotten he exists
And has turned her back
On everything that made her what she is
Why should God stand beside her
Through the night with the light from his hand?
God have mercy on America
Forgive her sin and heal our land
The courts ruled prayer out of our schools
In June of '62
Told the children "you are your own God now
So you can make the rules"
O say can you see what that choice
Has cost us to this day
America, one nation under God, has gone astray
Why should God bless America?
Shes's forgotten he exists
And has turned her back on everything
That made her what she is
Why should God stand beside her
Through the night with the light from his hand?
God have mercy on America
Forgive her sins and heal our land
In '73 the Courts said we
Could take the unborn lives
The choice is yours don't worry now
It's not a wrong, it's your right
But just because they made it law
Does not change God's command
The most that we can hope for is
God's mercy on our land
Why should God bless America?
She's forgotten he exists
And has turned her back on everything
That made her what she is
Why should God stand beside her
Through the night with the light from his hand?
God have mercy on America
Forgive her sins and heal our land
(Reading from 2nd Chronicles 7:14) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land
God have mercy on America forgive her sins and heal our land.
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