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B'klyn Pol Silent On 'America' (refuses to sing or applaud for “America the Beautiful”)
NY Post ^ | August 4, 2006 | Richard Johnson

Posted on 08/04/2006 11:36:14 AM PDT by dead

IT appears no one can persuade City Councilman Charles Barron to honor his country, not even his own spiritual leaders or constituents.

Barron was one of a number of elected officials on stage at the St. Paul Community Baptist Church in East New York yesterday during a celebratory groundbreaking for a major, 227-acre affordable housing development, when the Rev. Johnny Youngblood announced that he had wanted everyone to join in singing "America the Beautiful."

Youngblood was so intent to have everyone join in - and there were about 1,000 people on hand - that he distributed fliers with the lyrics. But as Youngblood, Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and most everyone in the audience sang, Barron stood mute. At the end of the rendition, when applause erupted spontaneously, Barron kept his hands at his sides...

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: americathebeautiful; antiamericanism; blackpanthers; blameamericafirst; charlesbarron; newyork; unamerican
Whatever you do, do not question the patriotism of this former Black Panther.
1 posted on 08/04/2006 11:36:16 AM PDT by dead
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To: dead
Whatever you do, do not question the patriotism of this former Black Panther.

Yes, the TRUE PATRIOTS are those who hate America and wish to see her destroyed.

2 posted on 08/04/2006 11:38:49 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Peace begins in the womb.)
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To: dead

But he supports the troops.


3 posted on 08/04/2006 11:39:16 AM PDT by gcruse (http://gcruse.typepad.com)
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To: dead

This guy hates America and makes no bones about it.


4 posted on 08/04/2006 11:39:56 AM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: dead
Is the singing/playing of "America the Beautiful" to be accorded the same honor as the "National Anthem"?
5 posted on 08/04/2006 11:42:02 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (I'll have the duck with mango salsa.)
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To: dead

All these shitbirds need a one way ticket to North Korea. Bastards!


6 posted on 08/04/2006 11:42:36 AM PDT by vpintheak (Yep.)
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To: Retired Chemist

Fine, he hates America. Send him to Somalia or Sudan and see how successful he is.


7 posted on 08/04/2006 11:43:34 AM PDT by gramho12
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To: dead
More filth from the NYC cesspool.
8 posted on 08/04/2006 11:46:59 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: dead

I don't question his patriotism. I state outright that he's a racist, anti-semitic, unpatriotic traitor. He's a disgrace to this country and so are the people who continue to elect him.


9 posted on 08/04/2006 11:53:10 AM PDT by American Quilter (You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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To: Mike Darancette
Is the singing/playing of "America the Beautiful" to be accorded the same honor as the "National Anthem"?

In either case, it's polite to stand and applaud its conclusion.

There's no law either way, though.

10 posted on 08/04/2006 11:56:38 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead

Not only do I question his patriotism i also questioned murtha and skerrys


11 posted on 08/04/2006 11:58:07 AM PDT by italianquaker (Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
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To: American Quilter

He's also one of the leaders in the slavery reparations movement.


12 posted on 08/04/2006 11:58:40 AM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: Retired Chemist
This guy hates America and makes no bones about it.

If my lot in life was to be an elected official representing some sh!t-hole district in Brooklyn, then I might be a miserable bastard, too.

13 posted on 08/04/2006 12:02:49 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
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