Posted on 01/10/2013 6:18:43 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
R'n'B-pop diva Beyonce Knowles, "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson and Grammy Award-winning artist James Taylor are just some of the artists tapped by re-elected U.S. president Barack Obama to perform the country's most patriotic songs during his upcoming inauguration ceremony on January 21. Beyonce is chosen to deliver the U.S. national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner", Kelly is selected to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and James is invited again to perform "America the Beautiful".
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No, she is a true believer. She is part of the team.
Money, flash and ‘popularity’ are irresistibly seductive for a lot of people…especially the young, ethically deficient or fragile and the ill-educated.
If you have no core values, no individuality or strength of conviction... you are easy prey for this tidal wave of Liberal ‘populism’.
How faux, temporary, shallow and fraudulent it is will escape you.
But…never mind, because telling a whore she’s a whore is never easy or productive. They really ought to enjoy themselves now while they can.
The pendulum will swing the other way soon enough. (I have this fantasy that authenticity, merit, intellect and character will return to style before I die).
“I also heard Brad Paisley’s wife is a lefty”
She is an Actress, so it’s a given.
I'm retching.
I think he and Beyonce are havin an affair hmmmmmmm
We have choice. We are not subjects of a king and we have will and choice. No one owns us.
We do not take orders from a king. We agree to obey laws and help make them. It is not rude to decline any invitation as a citizen. No one is compelled to perform in this country. So far there is no king..."
Exactly. I have only so much respect for the office of the president, no matter who is occupying it. After all, that person is a public citizen SERVANT, not someone who is automatically and mysteriously elevated above us all. At the moment, my respect for the office is at absolute zero, and I would have no problem declining an invitation from Obama. In fact, I would take distinct pleasure in doing so.
I did not watch that cheap circus in 2009.....
so, I will not watch this year...
“An ethical person stands on the side of righteousness, or as close to righteousness as is reasonable. The reasoning you present as normative is unethical and based merely on the moment.”
Thank you for saying that! In our present times, we will find our true character, our true worth. It has been this way throughout history, whether for martyr or for warrior or for simple citizen.
May God be with us in such a time as this.
Who are these people? Are they important to me? (I didn’t think so)
Where did I first read this? On FR? (I have it taped to my computer)
“Presidents are stewards of this country.
It is not their task to remake it in their own image.
It is not the task of a politician to remake America.
It is not their right to remake this nation — to reflect their psychology.”
I had something to this effect as a tagline for a few weeks after the last election. More specifically, it read “Democrats are evil. Republicans are stupid.”
Why was Roseanne Barr not chosen to sing the national anthem?
Why was Roseanne Barr not chosen to sing the national anthem?
Whut?
The same Beyonce who performed for Gaddafi’s sons.
That’s right, she literally took a $2 million payday from a dictator...
I wonder what Barry’s paying her.
I rather doubt it. She’s not really Barry’s type, you see...
That’s very good.
“Ebony And Ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard oh lord why don’t we?”
Awww, how sweet. Hugs and kumbaya, everyone. See, hussein really is bringing us all together.
Kelly accepts the blood money; hoping that the crocodile will eat her last.
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