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Strange.
Slapstick Politics reported on how well this went over with the locals.
Recently, the artist Rene Marie explained her actions on her website:
WHY DID YOU AGREE TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THEN NOT SING IT? WASN’T THIS DISHONEST?
I can see how it may be perceived that way. But I looked at it a different way: I am an artist. As such, if I wait until I am asked to express myself artistically, or if I must ask permission to do it, it would never get done. I wanted to tell them what I was going to do, but I couldn’t because I knew the answer would be ‘no’. I knew that, even if I asked to do my version of the national anthem, the answer would be ‘no’. There are times, artistically speaking, when an event chooses us, a door is opened to heal ourselves and others through our artistic expression, so to speak. When that happens we can trust our instincts and walk through it or we can shrink back in fear. It is my firm belief that artists have the responsibility and privilege to walk through that door every single time it opens to them.WHY DIDN’T YOU SIMPLY TURN DOWN THE REQUEST TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?
I viewed the invitation to be a door opened to me to sing this version of the Star Spangled Banner; that others needed to hear it as much as I needed to sing it. Also, I had sung the song successfully right in the city of Denver only two months earlier and received much positive response. The organizers of that event did not know I was going to sing that song, either.
"I viewed the invitation to be a door opened to me to sing this version of the Star Spangled Banner... that others needed to hear it as much as I needed to sing it."
-Rene Marie-
Previously:
"Black National Anthem" Performed At Denver's State Of The City Address
marvelous.
ReplyDeleteNot on my dime, bitch!
ReplyDeleteThe Democrats certainly are doing all they can to win over hearts and minds in Colorado. Just wait until the citizens of Denver get an eye and ear full of the freak show at the convention, I am sure they will be most impressed.
ReplyDeleteThe antics of the left and the Democrats reminds me of why at most important family dinners the children are sat at their own table with all the other children.
She told a Russian reporter tree years ago, "I didn't feel like an American."
ReplyDeleteThis was not the first time she was asked to sing the National Anthem at an official event and reneged.
I hope home the Reagan Democrats wake up and realize that the party of JFK is no more... Let's pray the left keeps talking so the voters get a clear picture of who they are dealing with!
ReplyDeleteShe claims to be apolitical. Combine that with an answer further down about not singing standards anymore -- because they were written by white guys and Jews -- and she comes off as a plain old, everyday racist.
ReplyDeleteWell, not quite. A racist whose word is worthless.
Pat R.
Indigo Red,
ReplyDeleteRene Marie and Michelle Obama are cut from the smae cloth.
If you want to be artistic .. try this or this or this or this or this
ReplyDeleteHey neo, thanks for the links... That last one was seriously excellent...
ReplyDeleteThe others were cool...
Here's a '91 Ray Charles rendition of America the Beautiful...
Lucifer said: A disgrace to her race.
ReplyDeleteNahanni,
ReplyDeleteMichelle and Marie may be the same person. It's hard to believe there's that much stupid for two people.