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To: JamesP81
But that would annoy everybody south of the Mason Dixon Line . . .

That said, the Battle Hymn is a great song (even though it was written by an early socialist and the wife of the man who funded John Brown's raid . . . ). When they sang it at Pres. Reagan's funeral, they did the same Peter Wilhousky arrangement that we used to sing in the high school chorus. Best arrangement going . . . sent chills up my spine.

106 posted on 04/12/2006 12:05:41 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother
But that would annoy everybody south of the Mason Dixon Line . . .

I'm as seriously pro-southerner as they get. Still, that song says exactly what it America is about. I think you'll find a number of southerners probably agree.
116 posted on 04/12/2006 12:15:03 PM PDT by JamesP81 (Ignorance of the 10th Amendment should disqualify a person from holding office or being a teacher)
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To: AnAmericanMother
Yeah, and I will always remember the Brits singing the Battle Hymn during a special service in London attended by President Bush right after 9/11. Simply awesome!
117 posted on 04/12/2006 12:15:04 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("Si vis pacem para bellum")
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To: AnAmericanMother
I wholeheartedly concur.

As a musical composition, the Anthem leaves much to be desired.

138 posted on 04/12/2006 12:25:32 PM PDT by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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