[Rhodes22-list] Political - National Anthem -

[Brad Haslett]

Slim,

Where I'm hanging my hat is on the totality of things.  The guy is smart,
his wife may be smarter.  He's a smooth talker who can make women swoon and
men "hope" or "change" or "hope to change" or whatever.  He can write.  He's
obviously very talented.  So was Elmer Gantry.  Is being a good motivational
speaker all the qualifications one needs to be a leader?  What exactly did
the guy do in the Illinois Senate other than skip the tough votes.  What has
he done in the US Senate other than earn the award for being the most
reliably liberal voter in that body?  What other successes can he point to?
Did he run a hot dog stand?  A newspaper route?

I personally don't put much stock in the imagery, there's plenty of other
stuff to wonder about.  He may be the best leader to come out of Illinois
since A. Lincoln.  On the other hand, what do we really know about this
guy?  I can't say with 100% certainty I won't vote for him given my dislike
for McCain but it will take some more education on who he is.  So far, I'm
not impressed.

Brad

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:07 AM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Brad,
>
> I watched/listened to it several times because it's so good and I
> enthusiastically passed it along to others  This is what happens when you
> combine great talent and hard work with great instruction.  Yes, we must
> also take our hats off to their teacher!  If those were my students, I'd
> be
> mighty proud of them and quietly proud of myself as well.  Maybe Cora will
> have such a chance some day.  Has she started those piano lessons yet?
>
> I never heard how/if Obama responded to that but I'm pretty sure he was
> thinking, "I hate this country and I hate this song.  If I'm elected I'm
> going to secretly let thousands of Muslim terrorists into the country so
> they can blow up these damned infidels and my hand not-on-heart will send
> a
> secret message to my brothers alerting them of my master plan."
>  Seriously,
> I agree it was a gaff--and he has not by any means cornered the market on
> gaffs--but in all fairness have you never seen baseball players lined up
> during the SSB and not really paying attention?  Have you never seen some
> one in church not folding their hands or bowing their head during a
> prayer?
> That means...what?
>
> Here's a little anecdote of my own:  There was one time in my band
> directing
> years when I had to hold a conversation with somebody concerning an
> emergency WHILE I was conducting the SSB in front of a thousand people.  I
> finished the number but I did speed it up a little toward the end.  I
> couldn't have cared less about the music at that moment.  I needed to get
> it
> over with so I could deal with the problem.  Does that make me somehow
> less
> patriotic?
>
> You ask who's voting for him?  Um...Brad, I know you follow the news so
> you
> already know the answer to that.  I know he wasn't a distracted band
> leader
> or baseball player or in church but please tell me this is not where
> you're
> hanging your hat.
>
> Slim
>
> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> >
> > That brought tears to my eyes.  I'd love to be at a medal presentation
> in
> > Beijing while the Stars and Stripes are being honored, and sing the
> > National
> > Anthem with Cora at the top of our lungs.  Too much hassle - we're going
> > in
> > May.  Who's voting for the candidate who can't be bothered with putting
> > his
> > hand over his heart?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:36 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Now on UTube:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=QKCVS57j284
> > >
> > > Big Al, I hope you have high speed access.
> > >
> > > Ed K
> > > Greenville, SC, USA
> > > --
> > > View this message in context:
> > >
> >
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