Posted on 10/25/2004 6:07:39 PM PDT by wagglebee
NOW, I remember! Thanks, t D!
Wasn't that Andy Williams?, EO?
Pat Boone made his name in entertainment by doing songs that, because they were done by black artists, simply weren't acceptable to mainstream America. I've heard him talk about this and he always very quick to point out that any success he enjoyed was mostly due to those black artists who discovered the songs and recorded them first. Pretty neat guy!
Thanks for posting this very good article by Pat Boone.
Very nice article and good summation of the President's popularity. Boone is decent man and sang the theme for that wonderful film, "Friendly Persuasion."
Yes, he is. I still like to listen to the 'oldies', here in York, PA, on 96.1FM.
Yes, t, I remember her Christian-rock hit, a few years ago. Thanks for the memory-jog.
Moody River
Conventional wisdom says the
election is about jobs, the economy,
health cre, Iraq & the war on
Terrorism. No, I think not.
It's secularism vs. Religion. Will
we be governed by "situation ethics"
or does a moral foundation exist.
Those of the former ilk, are at best
atheists or agnostics, who don't
feel bound to moral precepts. Or at
worst hypocrits who profess some church,
but pick and choose what belief they
will follow. I guess we could call it
expediency.
Boone ping!
Thanks for a great post.
Yup! and I'm only 48
"It's secularism vs. Religion."
not going to argue with you. some stats: about 50% of all people attend some church and of that 50%, 50% are very involved in their church (independent of religion). that implies that 25% are solid conservatives, 25% are most likely conservatives, leaving 50% not in the pews. a portion are clearly secular humanists -- the other portion may believe in god, but for whatever reason have stopped going to the pews. is this portion ripe for voting conservative -- if we can get the conservative message to them in terms they will understand?
i fully agree with you. the question is how to approach potential believers with the message of conservatism when they are not yet ready for god. or can you?
"Pat Boone made his name in entertainment by doing songs that, because they were done by black artists, simply weren't acceptable to mainstream America. I've heard him talk about this and he always very quick to point out that any success he enjoyed was mostly due to those black artists who discovered the songs and recorded them first. Pretty neat guy!"
This is true. However, Pat sang them very white, without the gritty bluesy edge that the black singers had. His version of Tuttie Fruity Oh Rudy was pretty lamo....but he is still a good guy. Go Pat!
Truman was also in the national guard, the missouri national guard. He went on to lead an artillery battery in WW1. He was quite the soldier. See this link.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/truman.htm
"April Love"
Liberals are such geniuses. They abort all their children and then after thirty years wonder why conservatives start to consistently win elections. Duh. Check the Weekly Reader poll of kids in the classroom out today - Bush ahead 65% to 33% with over 300,000 kids polled. A tsunami or Republicans is coming in future years.
If God is for you, who can be against you?
Good post.
Liberals fear God and the Christian Right. From this fear comes their desperation.
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