God BLESS the U.S.A.

Rarely do I identify myself in allegiance with a political party. I order, I consider myself a Christian, an American, a conservative, and finally a native Southerner. Though I tend to vote Republican more often than not, I refuse to consider party affiliation as important as any of my preceding identifiers. I'll vote for a "good" Democrat in a heartbeat. Over the years, one of my favorite expressions to repeat during disagreements has been to say, "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it." Never again will I utter those words. There are simply too many people out there who don't deserve such a sacrifice. I just listened to some rant and rave. In case you missed the initial story, a group of elementary school students recently were informed by their principal Great Hawkins that they could not sing Lee Greenwood's patriotic song "God Bless the U.S.A." they had rehearsed for months in their graduation ceremony--but they could sing Justin Bieber's teenybopper nonsense called "Baby." The New York Post article about the controversy quoted teachers repeating that Hawkins had specifically said, "We don't want to offend other cultures" as part of her excuse. Really? If someone is offended by American culture, why in the hell are they living in America and sending their kids to our public schools for a free education--okay, not free, but an education paid for by actual taxpayers. The school board backed the principal, deeming the lyrics of Greenwood's song were not "age appropriate." Really? Kids can't … [Read more...]