06-10-2012, 06:34
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I agree, it tears at the very fabric that is America.
That being said, I would have picked a different song. Don't get me wrong, I cry at that Lee Greenwood song just like everyone else.
How about "The Star Spangled Banner"? Kids sing it, automatically the audience gets up and starts to sing it as well. Sounds like a win, win to me.
Before anyone beats me up on this, I repeat, I am not bad mouthing Lee Greenwood. Also, my scenario would never work for the same reasons the Lee Greenwood song got yanked.
Just my $0.02
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06-10-2012, 06:46
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Fox News reported that some teen pop song called, "Baby," was replacing it... 
Principal hawkins needs a good old fashioned Bitch Slap or five...what a POS Bitch. 
JMHO,
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06-10-2012, 06:48
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Quote:
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How about "The Star Spangled Banner"? Kids sing it, automatically the audience gets up and starts to sing it as well.
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So far.
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06-10-2012, 07:05
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A federal and State funded school not desiring to offend other cultures by playing a pro-America song?
Sorry, had to say it out loud just to make sure I was reading it correctly.
As a Western New York State resident, I am offended my state tax dollars are being funneled to NYC schools by way of Albany. I am equally offended my Federal taxes are supporting 'this school' in particular.
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06-10-2012, 08:02
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06-10-2012, 08:29
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The Internationale
Bet she has a CD of The Internationale and other similar songs that she listens to while going to and from her worker people funded job.
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06-10-2012, 08:47
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Sounds a lot more complicated than how Fox News chose to present it.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/s..._content=Local
Seems like a fairly toxic work environment complicated by the principal's personal religious beliefs (against any national symbols such as pledges, etc) and has been festering for awhile now.
And so it goes...
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06-10-2012, 08:58
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Oh, yeah. Right
Oh, Yeah. Right. Not age appropriate!
"......Department of Education spokeswoman Jessica Scaperotti gave The Post an explanation staffers said they never heard — that Hawkins found the lyrics “too grown up” for 5-year-olds.
The song starts: “If tomorrow all the things were gone, I’d worked for all my life. And I had to start again, with just my children and my wife, I’d thank my lucky stars, to be livin’ here today.”
Scaperotti said the department supports the principal’s decision. “The lyrics are not age-appropriate,” she said.
But Justin Bieber’s flirty song about teen romance, “Baby,” was deemed a fine selection for the show. Hawkins had no problem with 5-year-olds singing lines such as, “Are we an item? Girl, quit playing.”....................."
First off her ass should be out in the street for being in charge of the school and only finding out what songs were playing in the program after many weeks of practice.
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06-10-2012, 09:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard
Sounds a lot more complicated than how Fox News chose to present it.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/s..._content=Local
Seems like a fairly toxic work environment complicated by the principal's personal religious beliefs (against any national symbols such as pledges, etc) and has been festering for awhile now.
And so it goes...
Richard
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There's no silver lining in this one, Richard.
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