Cool. They just had a moment of silence for Rosa Parks

[SeattleGirl]

at the World Series game. And now Aaron Neville is singing God Bless America. (I know, some DUers, including me, have wished they would stop doing that, but I can't argue with hearing AN sing it.)

[EFerrari]

1. That's awesome. Good for them. n/t

[BReisen]

2. It was awesome, until...

...they focused the camera on Babs. Remember - these-folks-are-making-out-better-in-the-aftermath-of-Katrina Babs? Made me want to puke.

[SeattleGirl]

3. Yeah, I didn't like that part either

but hearing Aaron Neville sing took a little of the "ooh, ick!" out of it!

[BReisen]

4. True - HIM I love.

And the Rosa Parks song they did is great (and I thought of that while looking at Babs) so I guess it was okay overall. :-)

[Pirate Smile]

5. Did he sing Sister Rosa Parks also?

[SeattleGirl]

6. I thought it was just God Bless America. n/t

[BReisen]

7. It was only GBA

I was humming Sister Rosa Parks to myself (not nearly as well as he would have sung it, I assure you!) to get over seeing Babs' face!

[Mme. Defarge]

8. I'm sorry, but ...

that was the shortest "moment of silence" I've ever experienced. Five seconds at most. It smacked of opportunism and lip service.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Would you rather they had done nothing?

I agree, it was too short, but my opinion is, better that than nothing.

[Mme. Defarge]

10. To be honest, yes.

I felt duped. It was a cheap attempt at pr.