Posted on 03/27/2008 9:20:01 PM PDT by joanie-f
I received a phone call from our daughter late tonight. It seems the mother of an old high school friend just passed away, and she wanted me to look in our local newspaper to find out when the funeral is, on the off chance that she might be able to attend. About halfway through our conversation, she mentioned the following, kind of as an afterthought -- which just goes to show how different mothers and daughters can be in their sense of what is important, or of interest, to tell one another. :)
Mandy and her best friend attended a dinner hosted by their undergrad college in Washington, D.C. tonight. After the dinner, they took the Metro back to where they had parked in suburban D.C.
While they were waiting on the Metro platform for their train to arrive, a black man who was waiting across the way for another train was 'preaching' in a very loud and obnoxious voice. All Mandy could make out was the occasional 'blacks oppressed!' ... 'Obama!' ... 'take what is ours!' and the like. Although she didn’t hear all of his harangue, she heard enough to know that he envisioned himself a budding Reverend Wright and was seeking to make the Metro platform into his own personal pulpit.
The platforms were crowded, and people appeared to be somewhat uneasy about what was going on. They simply stared silently at one another, or awkwardly shifted their weight from one foot to the other.
Mandy and her friend have their bachelors and masters degrees in vocal performance, so they decided to use their 'weapon of choice' to confront this self-proclaimed preacher. Mandy whispered quietly to her friend, after which they cleared their throats and began singing in two-part harmony, softly at first, and then crescendo-ing into a vocal fortissimo, the chorus of 'God Bless America!'.
The black 'preacher' boarded his train perhaps ten seconds before the end of their rendition, so he was not there to hear the applause they received. Neither was he there to witness the old Jewish man who was wearing a hat, under which he was also wearing a yarmulke. The elderly man came over to the girls, took off his hat, and placed it on the ground in front of them, thanking them profusely for what they had done.
We all enjoy those special moments in which we take unbridled pride in our children’s accomplishments. I enjoyed one of those moments tonight. :)
~ joanie
FYI
Ah, when you raise them right, they make you proud.
Boy, what a campaign season!
I’ve never seen the like.
Hope all is well, with you and yours.
tet.
CONGRATS! AMEN!
So lovely to hear. While not trained in vocals, we are doing the same here whenever faced with Barry’s supporters. Depending on the situation, it may only require humming the tune to oneself. Other situations, like the one here, requires a much more vocal rendition.
Fantastic. Only in America!
God Bless them both for finding a way to counter the venom! (You must--and should--be proud!)
...but love and I had the wit to win, we drew a circle that took him in.
This made me cry!
Now about the BLT street preacher. I think Obama is inspiring what will become...a very serious situation in the coming months.
American ping. : )
You must be so proud! This is the TRUE America! Thanks so much for sharing this with us... and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
I think you’re right TigersEye. I hope and pray you (and I) are wrong, but I think this is opening up MANY “old” wounds - not to mention new ones in generations that did not live through the 60s... How shameful that Obama - who had a chance to truly do something special - turned out to be a racist himself...
Some samples off this recording of the chorus directed by my husband which contains "God Bless America". I helped engineer the recording sessions :-).
God Bless the USA - mp3
America the Beautiful
This is My Country
How lucky that this "trait" was exposed this early in the campaign process so that the American populace knows NOW and is starting to turn against him (as per very recent polls).
Keep it up. FReeping at its finest!!! Every local area is a “battle ground” against the anti-Americans.
Inspired action is powerful.
The moving of God’s Spirit is an amazing thing.
How blessed you are to have a daughter who knows His voice, and has a heart to respond.
Rush has his Operation Chaos.
Frankly I would like to see someone take charge of Operation Take Back our Country. It needs to be front and center. I am doing my part to educate the uneducated and encourage them to do their homework, babysit these lawmakers, and let their voices be heard.
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