Thanks, just visiting for a week. Was a little bit surprised at what happened today, however my hubby and I had noticed when we were here for the first time last year that Denver seemed a bit ‘blue’ for our taste. We’ll see how much the MSM picks up on this story, or if Rush/Hannity/O’Reilly picks up on it.
I checked and it’s finally listed on Google news, and I noticed that the Denver Post has amended it’s original story, claiming that most people ‘didn’t even notice that the national anthem hadn’t been sung’. There’s a poll on their website about it, and it’s currently sitting at 85% of the respondents say that they disliked/hated it. I think THEY NOTICED.
Was it appropriate to sing the Black National Anthem at the State of the City address today in Denver?
Response Percent Votes
yes ...10%... 21
no ... 87%... 167
unsure ... 1%... 3
Total ... 191
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/polls/2008/jul/black-national-anthem/results/
The city is blue, but the burbs are quite red (except for the peoples republic of Boulder, of course) And Colorado springs, about 45 min to the South, is the heart of conservatism.
Thanks for the update.