Wednesday, May 03, 2006
SWOP homepageNational Anthem Sung In Spanish At First Bush Inaugural
Update from Karlos: According to thinkprogress.org it wasn't the Star Spangled Banner that Jon Secada sang at Bush's inauguration, but rather America the Beautiful. Anything from Cox News is very suspicious, as I too have been burned by them once before. And anything from Bravo must be rigorously checked! :)
[The second part - headlined This morning - was reported by thinkprogress and is correct in so far as it attributes Bush singing the national anthem in spanish to a book. I don't know about the third part, headlined Fact Check...]
Marjorie says:
On Friday, President Bush blasted the idea of singing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. But Bush's highly-scripted 2001 inaugural ceremony actually featured a rendition of the national anthem sung in Spanish by Jon Secada. From Cox News Service, 1/18/01: The opening ceremony reflected that sentiment. A racially diverse string of famous and once famous performers entertained Bush, soon-to-be First Lady Laura Bush, Vice President-elect Richard B. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, who watched on stage from a special viewing area. Pop star Jon Secada sang the national anthem in English and Spanish. Apparently, Secada singing the anthem in Spanish was a regular feature of the Bush campaign. From the 8/3/00 Miami Herald: The nominee, his wife Laura, erstwhile rival John McCain and his wife Cindy joined Bush on a platform where children sang the national anthem - in "Spanglish," Secada explained.
This morning, ThinkProgress revealed that, according to Kevin Phillip's book American Dynasty, Bush himself sang the national anthem in Spanish. Looks like Bush's conviction that "the national anthem ought to be sung in English" was something he acquired very recently.
(www.thinkprogress.org)
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/02/spanish-anthem/
FACT CHECK: U.S. Government Commissioned Spanish-Language 'Star-Spangled Banner' in 1919 The right wing is up in arms over a new version of the Star-Spangled Banner written in Spanish. Last week President Bush stated that "the national anthem ought to be sung in English." Yesterday Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a resolution requiring the Star-Spangled banner to be sung only in English:
That flag and that song are a part of our history and our national identity. ... That's why in 1931 Congress declared the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. That's why we should always sing it in our common language, English.
In his press release, Alexander said the Star-Spangled Banner has "never before...been rendered in another language." But in 1919, the U.S. Bureau of Education commissioned a Spanish-language version of "The Star Spangled Banner." The State Department's website also features four-separate versions of the anthem in Spanish.
Thanks to our friend Jose Bravo for sending this our way...
Jose T. Bravo Executive
Director Just Transition Alliance
2434 Southport Way, Suite D National City, California 91950
Office Phone: 619 474-4001 Cell Phone: 619 838-6694
justtransition@sbcglobal.net
www.jtalliance.org
[The second part - headlined This morning - was reported by thinkprogress and is correct in so far as it attributes Bush singing the national anthem in spanish to a book. I don't know about the third part, headlined Fact Check...]
Marjorie says:
On Friday, President Bush blasted the idea of singing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. But Bush's highly-scripted 2001 inaugural ceremony actually featured a rendition of the national anthem sung in Spanish by Jon Secada. From Cox News Service, 1/18/01: The opening ceremony reflected that sentiment. A racially diverse string of famous and once famous performers entertained Bush, soon-to-be First Lady Laura Bush, Vice President-elect Richard B. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, who watched on stage from a special viewing area. Pop star Jon Secada sang the national anthem in English and Spanish. Apparently, Secada singing the anthem in Spanish was a regular feature of the Bush campaign. From the 8/3/00 Miami Herald: The nominee, his wife Laura, erstwhile rival John McCain and his wife Cindy joined Bush on a platform where children sang the national anthem - in "Spanglish," Secada explained.
This morning, ThinkProgress revealed that, according to Kevin Phillip's book American Dynasty, Bush himself sang the national anthem in Spanish. Looks like Bush's conviction that "the national anthem ought to be sung in English" was something he acquired very recently.
(www.thinkprogress.org)
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/02/spanish-anthem/
FACT CHECK: U.S. Government Commissioned Spanish-Language 'Star-Spangled Banner' in 1919 The right wing is up in arms over a new version of the Star-Spangled Banner written in Spanish. Last week President Bush stated that "the national anthem ought to be sung in English." Yesterday Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a resolution requiring the Star-Spangled banner to be sung only in English:
That flag and that song are a part of our history and our national identity. ... That's why in 1931 Congress declared the Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem. That's why we should always sing it in our common language, English.
In his press release, Alexander said the Star-Spangled Banner has "never before...been rendered in another language." But in 1919, the U.S. Bureau of Education commissioned a Spanish-language version of "The Star Spangled Banner." The State Department's website also features four-separate versions of the anthem in Spanish.
Thanks to our friend Jose Bravo for sending this our way...
Jose T. Bravo Executive
Director Just Transition Alliance
2434 Southport Way, Suite D National City, California 91950
Office Phone: 619 474-4001 Cell Phone: 619 838-6694
justtransition@sbcglobal.net
www.jtalliance.org
