Posted on 04/30/2006 5:15:14 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a rare public break with her boss, saw no problem with a Spanish-language version of the national anthem criticised by US President George W. Bush.
Mr Bush last week added a new dimension to a debate over immigration by rejecting a Latino recording of Nuestro Himno (Our Anthem) and declaring the Star-Spangled Banner should be sung in English.
But Dr Rice, one of the president's closest aides who has backed him down the line on every issue from Iraq to national security wiretaps, took a different tack on the anthem.
"From my point of view, people expressing themselves as wanting to be Americans is a good thing," she said in an interview on CBS television's Face the Nation program.
"I've heard the national anthem done in rap versions, country versions, classical versions. The individualisation of the American national anthem is quite under way," she said.
The chief US diplomat suggested the language of the national anthem was less an issue than the growing polemic over immigration reform in the United States.
"I think what we need to focus on is an immigration policy that is comprehensive and that recognises our laws and recognises our humanity," Dr Rice said.
José can you see?
Bush is the boss...the "decider"...she knows better to make comments like this..
there go her chances of becoming a GOP presidential nominee... (i guess she's being honest when she says she doesn't want it)...
The lyrics are different.
They can call it whatever they want, but it ain't "The Star Spangled Banner"!
Two card monty.
The deconstruction of America continues, led by the knucklehead-in-chief and his minions.
How about "The Spanish Mangled Banner"?
All in English. Sorry Condi, you're wrong on this one.
Under New Zealand's laws, you can have officially-sanctioned non-English/Maori versions of New Zealand's national anthems God Defend New Zealand and God Save the Queen/King, but they cannot be performed in place of the national anthems in the official languages. In other words, if you want to have God Defend New Zealand sung in Korean, it is fine as long as it is preceded by the anthem sung in English and/or Maori.
In this case, the US laws don't recognize Star Spangled Banner in any versions other than English. In other words, the anthem in Spanish has no legal binding as an anthem as such and thus cannot be performed as an anthem at all.
Ah, well. I'm over it.
"How about "The Spanish Mangled Banner"?"
The Marred Spanglish Banner.
Doublespeak.
when the word "comprehensive" falls before the word "immigration", everything else the orator says regarding immigration is to be ignored.
I don't trust anyone who would regard Madeline Albright's father as the most influential teacher she had in college.
Reba McIntyre really murdered it at the Texas State Fair a few years ago. I don't know why organizers of large affairs don't audition these people and use a little judgement.
The worst part of the rotting of America is a the lack of dignity.
Did you see the undignified comedy of our leader last night?
This is not the American Athem...
she wasn't going to be on the 2008 ticket anyway - african americans won't switch their votes because of her. she would bring no new votes to our side.
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