Thanks geo.
This just arrived in email, my paragraphs:
“Obama said: ‘As I’ve said about the flag pin, I don’t want to be perceived as taking sides,’ ‘There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression.
“And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all.
“It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.’ If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.’”