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California NAACP seeks to remove 'Star-Spangled Banner' as national anthem
Fox News ^ | November 7, 2017

Posted on 11/08/2017 7:57:13 AM PST by Zakeet

California’s NAACP is pushing for state lawmakers to support a campaign to remove "The Star Spangled Banner" as the country's national anthem.

The group says the song, which has been a point of controversy in the NFL, is "one of the most racist, pro-slavery, anti-black songs in the American lexicon," The Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday.

The NAACP’s California chapter last week reportedly sent out two resolutions, which had been passed at the organizations state conference last month.

One of the resolutions was to support the removal of the anthem, while the other is an effort to get the NFL to fit former player Colin Kaepernick onto a team.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; naacp; nationalanthem; nfl; racism; radicalleft
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We can replace it with something better ... like Kumbaya ...!

1 posted on 11/08/2017 7:57:14 AM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Only if it is replaced with Doo-wah-Diddy.


2 posted on 11/08/2017 7:58:38 AM PST by sparklite2 (-)
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To: Zakeet; SkyPilot; sheik yerbouty; Liz; mazda77; vette6387; JLAGRAYFOX; Kaslin; MinuteGal; ...

Insanity is becoming the norm? When will the American people have had enough?


3 posted on 11/08/2017 7:59:37 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Zakeet

I guess Camp Town Races is out of the question, then.

Doo dah, doo dah.


4 posted on 11/08/2017 7:59:52 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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I guess Camp Town Races is out of the question, then. Doo dah, doo dah.



"I get no kick from champagne......"

5 posted on 11/08/2017 8:01:15 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: sparklite2

Ooohhh, say can you “Doo Wah diddy diddy dum diddy doooo...?

Nah....


6 posted on 11/08/2017 8:01:55 AM PST by GRRRRR (Make America Greater Than Ever Before!)
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.... nice! I love that movie. It certainly couldn’t be made today.


7 posted on 11/08/2017 8:03:12 AM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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We need to make it politically correct... like Austria and Canada have done with their national anthems!


8 posted on 11/08/2017 8:04:05 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Zakeet

Honest to Hay-soose, you just can’t make this stuff up.

Since DJT was elected, I use that expression at least a hundred times a month!


9 posted on 11/08/2017 8:04:09 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Zakeet

I guess they’d prefer a RAP number talking about killing cops and white?


10 posted on 11/08/2017 8:04:24 AM PST by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Maybe, or maybe they are just making it easier for us to spot them. Seems like lots of America has had enough just look who is president. Now to carry the common sense reformation through on all levels - now how to do that? - no clue.


11 posted on 11/08/2017 8:04:31 AM PST by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: Zakeet

Always remember the “All in the Family” episode in which Mike lectures to Archie about how the song apparently glorifies war. If you actually bothered to read about Francis Scott Key and what inspired him to write the song (the full version), the last thing to come to your mind ought be such a glorification.


12 posted on 11/08/2017 8:05:49 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I think we’re about there.


13 posted on 11/08/2017 8:06:06 AM PST by x1stcav (We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

> When will the American people have had enough? <

I think never. Such is the power of relentless liberal propaganda.

Years ago no one would have thought about replacing the anthem for “racist” reasons. Today we are talking about it. Years from now (5 years? 20 years?), most people will think it’s a good idea.

The same goes with tearing down statues, renaming buildings, etc. Sad to say, but it’s a one-way street.


14 posted on 11/08/2017 8:06:22 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: sparklite2
Only if it is replaced with Doo-wah-Diddy.

LOL! Nonetheless, it rocks!

Doo Wah Diddy--The Exciters (1964)

15 posted on 11/08/2017 8:06:43 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: sparklite2

NAACP is not going to like my answer.


16 posted on 11/08/2017 8:07:50 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Zakeet

Sure, let’s get rid of all our history so these anti-American’s can write their own perverted view.

Sick and tired of these bastards bitching about a country that has bent over backward to accommodate their every wish. Just how much more does this country have to do for the so-called oppressed race pimps.

Just goes to prove that giving an inch will end up having to give a mile.


17 posted on 11/08/2017 8:08:12 AM PST by JayAr36 (Just watching the demise of America.)
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Rollin down the streets, smokin endo, sippin on gin n juice...


18 posted on 11/08/2017 8:08:18 AM PST by rhc2000
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“California NAACP seeks to remove ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ as national anthem”

Up until >> just now << I had never thought about joining the KKK.


19 posted on 11/08/2017 8:08:36 AM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Although it appears to be insanity, it’s not. It’s just the anacronistic “colored people” club trying desperately to remain relevant.


20 posted on 11/08/2017 8:08:52 AM PST by glennaro
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