One of the comments said that it was Q minor.
The answer to Lewis Carroll’s famous question “Why is a raven like a writing desk?”
“The notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes.”
There’s a guy running against him as a Republican to his right, who wants all immigration banned.
Amen. I picked that one over the riding a Harley one because of the Duck Dynasty vibe.
Some years ago my brother and I were at the Tucson Gem & Mineral show – which offers more than that – and we came across some guy selling sweatshop “fine oil paintings.” One he was proudly displaying at the front of his booth was a stupefyingly bad copy of a Kincade painting, the church in a glade I think. After looking at a while I said, "Yanno, Kincade may be a hack but at least he’s a hack with talent.
Kansas Republican representatives vote against bailout of “liberal states”, while their state legislative counterparts are already planning on spending the money on, among other things, tax cuts for the rich.
I could actually see myself voting for and actively actively supporting (i.e. donating $) someone like Kinzinger if it was a foregone conclusion a dem couldn’t win anyway.
There is a place for principled conservatism in American democracy. It’s just too bad we don’t see it anymore, and haven’t in a long time.
One thing I absolutely despise is how so many elected officials are really just playing out their personal family/upbringing psychodrama in their politics and legislating. This goes for both sides, although like so much else, it is deeply asynchronous.
At least he sounds like he’s going in the correct direction, although I don’t think he’s got a future in office.
This is a great riff on what I was absolutely positive was an SNL sketch that I had missed:
If anybody has time, and would be willing to help me find my dog today, he couldn’t stand Sailor Sabol’s egregious Geneva Accords violations to this poor tune.
? “Asymmetrical”?
I wonder why CPAQ wasn’t held at a Trump property?
I’m sure it has something to do with $$, i.e., trump making as much as possible or suffering as little loss of it as possible.
ETA: Also, maybe he didn’t trust those uncouth thugs not to trash his personal stuff. Trashing the gummint’s stuff is okay. Or maybe Melania put her stiletto-heeled foot down and said, “NO FUCKING WAY are we letting those criminals in here!”
This is cheaper. It is easier to stiff someone else’s employees
I’m sure the plan is to airbrush out anyone who gets thrown under the bus by Trump. Sort of like what Stalin did during his purges.
I’m going to be polite here.
Not everyone can sing acapella. The singer had a good timber to her voice; each phrase kept to the same key. Her problem was in the transitions between the phrases. Well, until the end, then she just couldn’t find a key. I’m sure she’s a fine soloist with accompaniment.
But, please, know your limitations, especially when you are going in front of a NATIONAL AUDIENCE!
I’ve sang the anthem. Acapella. Very well. I hate hearing poor versions, or versions where the singer is obviously trying to show off their own voice (eg - Whitney Houston). I applaud anyone who tries, especially youths. I abhor professional events where it is done like crap.
That’s the word I was looking for!
I agree with you. The SSB is a difficult song under the best of circumstances, and it’s easy to go astray when singing acappella. So for a high-profile national event, you have to make sure to pick someone who can do it. I have years of singing experience and I wouldn’t do it under those circumstances on my own. I don’t know whether the story that Ms. Sabol’s father is a major GOP donor is true, or whether they just wanted some young spark from the party to perform (she’s apparently a college freshman), but it did not come across well for her or for the organizers.
Tbh, though, I’m not a big fan of the whole “soloist sings the anthem” thing anyway. It’s everyone’s anthem; for all these events they should just get a small brass band for accompaniment and make the attendees sing.
Yeah, but any time something like that happens, my wife elbows me if I try to sing along. I’ve sang for a number of youth events (and one boxing tournament). Most of the time, I say “Please join me in singing The National Anthem”
Has a “Francis Scott Off Key” joke been offered up yet ?
If not, then … may I ?
It was in the youtube comments, but it’s a good one!
Okay. This is what she meant to do:
