Posted on 07/03/2009 11:06:27 PM PDT by RobinMasters
The Broad Street Bullies - the Philadelphia Flyers of the 1970's - had Kate Smith's "God Bless America," played at all of their home games. And they won...a lot. The team took back-to-back Stanley Cup trophies in the middle of the decade. The team went from nothing to something in a very small window of time. Kate's vocals on the song that defines this country was a sound that at last carried the tough guy's on ice to victory night after night.
Also in the 70's, the country faltered under the weight of ten years in Vietnam. Stumbled under the shadow of Watergate. And collapsed with the rise and fall of Jimmy Carter in high office. God blessing America seemed to be a distant chorus. The 70's gave us the singer/songwriter, the Hustle, disco-mania, and a string of novelty songs that will best be forgotten. Still another sour note produced during this time was the Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. The case provided for a constitutional right to destroy life before it was born. God bless America?
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