Posted on 03/11/2003 8:56:22 PM PST by God luvs America
Just saw a repeat of the Lou Dobbs show on CNN and the country singer, forgive me but I believe his name is Daryl Worley, was on singing his song "Do You Remember.... what was so awesome was it seemed CNN made a video to this song which was very much pro-war and anti-American haters...I'm sorry I mean anti-peace protestors.
Jeez, you should've just heard Dobbs scathing commentary against the UN!! The video is on CNN right now!!
Sean has played it on his show. I heard it for the first time today when he had the artist on in his studio and he sang it live. I was quite moved by it, and was surprised that I was. I guess I have NOT forgotten.
I believe that Sean has also had this guy on the Hannity & Colmes show on Fox News.
Dobbs: Country music singer Darryl Worley spent last Christmas entertaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The experience moved him so much that he wrote a song about September 11 and the war on terror.
A number of radio station managers said the song is pro-war and too bellicose. But now it's No. 6 on the R&R charts, No. 9 on Billboard.
The song is so honest in its emotion that I asked Darryl Worley if he would join us to talk about the song and to share it with our viewers. I talked with him earlier today.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
Darryl, how do you feel when people say they're not playing the song, the record, the album because it's pro-war?
DARRYL WORLEY, COUNTRY SINGER: Well, you know, you feel a little bit cheated, because this is America.
But to me the song is not necessarily pro-war. That's not the reason we wrote the song. The song is pro-America. It's pro -- it's pro-military. But I don't necessarily think that it's a pro-war song.
DOBBS: It's a wonderful song. The lyrics are compelling. They're powerful.
There's one lyric in which you talk about "they don't show the Twin Towers on TV anymore..."
WORLEY: Right.
DOBBS: ... I think you say, "because they say it's not good for you and me."
What brought that emotion forward? Because it's a little counter to what is expected.
WORLEY: I -- I've been through a lot of pretty hard times in my life with different -- I've lost a lot of loved ones and been through a lot of tragedy, and in doing so I -- you know, I've read a little here and there and just picked up things that I thought would help me get through.
When you're going through a mourning or grieving process, the thing that I've found to be true in all of those cases, all the different readings that I've done, is almost everybody, hands down, says the thing that people are grieving somewhat, the loss of a loved one, the thing that they fear the most is that you'll forget about that person that they have lost.
And I think probably more people than not probably felt that way about this, because it was gone from the TV screen so fast, it was like, wow, you know, they want us to forget this, it's over.
I think we have to move on and get past things, but I don't think it's good to forget things like this. I think we need to remember.
DOBBS: And the best way, I think, for many of us is to hear you and "Have You Forgotten?" Darryl, thank you.
WORLEY: Thank you.
(singing) I hear people saying we don't need this war. But I say there's some things worth fighting for. What about our freedom and this piece of ground? We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down.
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in; before you start your preaching let me ask you this, my friend.
Have you forgotten how it felt that day to see your homeland under fire and her people blown away? Have you forgotten when those towers fell we had neighbors still inside, going through a living hell? And you say we shouldn't worry about bin Laden. Have you forgotten?
They took all the footage off my TV, said it's too disturbing for you and me. It'll just breed anger, that's what the experts say If it was up to me I'd show it every day. Some say this country's just out looking for a fight. Well, after 9/11, man, I'd have to say that's right.
Have you forgotten?
(END VIDEOTAPE)
DOBBS: Darryl Worley will have the entire song for us, "Have You Forgotten?", at the end of the broadcast, accompanied by Jeff Jared.
Well, that brings us to the subject of tonight's MONEYLINE poll. "Do you believe the video of the destruction of the World Trade Center should be shown frequently, rarely, or never?"
Cast your vote at CNN.com/MONEYLINE. We'll have the results for you coming right up.
[...]
Dobbs: Now the preliminary results of tonight's MONEYLINE poll. The question, "Do you believe that video of the destruction of the World Trade Center should be shown frequently, rarely, or never?" Seventy- six percent of you said frequently; 20 percent said rarely; five percent said never.
[...]
Well, a few thoughts about the U.N., if I may.
Kofi Annan has warned that it would be a violation of the U.N. charter if the United States attacked Saddam Hussein without Security Council approval, that U.S. military action against Iraq without that Security Council approval would be illegitimate.
The secretary-general, in my opinion, is a little confused. It's the legitimacy of the United Nations that is now at stake. And I'm sure, much to his displeasure, a new "New York Times"/CBS news poll shows 58 percent of those surveyed said the United Nations is doing a poor job on the issue of Iraq.
But there are a host of other issues that the United Nations is completely and utterly confused about. For example, the United Nations is scheduled to turn over control of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights to Libya this spring. That's right. Libya.
Until a month ago the U.N. Conference on Disarmament was to be headed by Iraq. That's right. The same Iraq that even Kofi Annan acknowledges must be disarmed.
Now, who says those U.N. bureaucrats don't have a sense of humor? And how bad a name can you give multi-lateralism?
If Kofi Annan thinks Americans are ready to turn over the leadership of this country to France, to Germany, to Cameroon, to Syria, the United Nations has as little a grip on reality as it does a valid claim of relevance.
That's MONEYLINE for this Tuesday evening. We thank you for being with us.
We leave you tonight with the music of Darryl Worley and his song, "Have You Forgotten?"
For all of us here, good night from New York.
WORLEY (singing): I hear people saying we don't need this war. But I say there's some things worth fighting for. What about our freedom and this piece of ground? We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down. They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in. Before you start your preaching let me ask you this, my friend.
Have you forgotten how it felt that day to see your homeland under fire and her people blown away? Have you forgotten when those towers fell we had neighbors still inside going through a living hell? And you say we shouldn't worry bout bin Laden. Have you forgotten?
They took all the footage off my TV, said it's too disturbing for you and me. It'll just breed anger, that's what the experts say. If it was up to me I'd show it every day. Some say this country's just out looking for a fight. Well, after 9/11, man, I'd have to say that's right.
Have you forgotten how it felt that day to see your homeland under fire and her people blown away? Have you forgotten when those towers fell we had neighbors still inside going through a living hell? And we vowed to get the ones behind bin Laden. Have you forgotten?
I've been there with the soldiers who've gone away to war and you can bet that they remember just what they're fighting for. Have you forgotten all the people killed? Yes, some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field.
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon? All the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on? Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden.
Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten?
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