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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:33 PM
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Pass me a hanky right now they are playing Ray Charles' version of "America The Beautiful" .
:sniff:
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EraOfResponsibility Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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1. got my mother waving her hands like she's in church
lol
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Indiana_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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4. Me, too! Praise Jesus! :) lol
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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6. Me too!!!!!!!!!
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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2. So cool!
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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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3. nice.
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my2sense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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5. This is starting to sink in for me
Pass the tissue.
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:37 PM
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17. Here you go...
pick one

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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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7. Where?
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:35 PM
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13. Right after Obama finished speaking in Baltimore...
the speakers blared with "America The Beautiful" by Ray Charles.

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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:38 PM
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18. Thank you!
I am in tears now. So joyful.
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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:36 PM
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16. CNN now.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:34 PM
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8. No kidding. One of my very favorite versions. I wish Ray was here
to enjoy all this and partake in the celebration.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:35 PM
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9. Me, too.
:hug:
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:35 PM
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10. Goosebumps here.
That speech was fabulous!
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joanski0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:35 PM
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11. I have my box of tissue right here.
What a beautiful day!!! Makes me feel so good.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:35 PM
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12. I had to turn it to Faux, where they've stopped talking over it.
I love MSNBC, but damn those people talk a lot. Beautiful!
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:36 PM
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14. I was watching CNN going back and forth to Cspan.
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:36 PM
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15. cspan or cspan.org
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:41 PM
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19. The CNN live feed is showing him work the crowd playing
Your love keeps lifting me ..... higher and higher.
I got a nice smile on my face.


I bet the TV channels are talking over whatever is happening.

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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:42 PM
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20. Working the rope line and loving it!
It's a great scene.
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:43 PM
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21. Yeah the song changed ...
I posted this topic right after his speech ended.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 04:47 PM
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22. Nice.
Really nice.
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fadedrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 05:00 PM
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23. Very poignant....I cried too.... nt
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-17-09 06:09 PM
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24. that was incredible!
So moving ....
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