National Anthem Sung In Spanish At First Bush Inaugural

[phantom power]

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.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/02/national-anthem-sung-in-spanish-at-first-bush-inaugural/

[DeBunk]

1. Nailed

What a douche.

[uppityperson]

2. Excellent!

:rolf::rolf::rolf::rofl:

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Rolf?

I luv Rolf!

[uppityperson]

11. oops. too many massage classes learning rolfing.

now very much :rofl:ing:crazy: :rofl: :blush: :rofl:

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. :^D

[maddezmom]

3. great find added your link here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1084144

just to make sure everyone got to see it. :D

[phantom power]

5. Thank Atrios :-) (and, of course, Think Progress!)

[maddezmom]

10. thanks to each and everyone

:D

[biscotti]

4. * says whatever is politically

convenient. Facts are truth mean nothing.

[MADem]

6. We need the video, and the video of the Monkey himself singing it in

Spanish.

People need pitchers, heh, heh, ya see, heh heh, so's they can see what a (big pause, look of concentration, the 'quote' hand gesture) "CRAVEN OPPORTUNIST" the little brushcutter is!!!!

[Beaverhausen]

8. This was debunked in this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1083321

[phantom power]

12. So, it was actually sung at Cuban Independence Day?

[Beaverhausen]

13. It was America the Beautiful

not sure if it was sung in English or spanish or spanglish.

[phantom power]

18. I'm confused. Is the text of the Cox News report in error?

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.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_digbysblog_archive.html#114660913140412787

[Beaverhausen]

19. Here is a disclaimer now posted on the Think Progress link:

UPDATE: Contemporaneous media accounts (see here for example) report that Secada was singing “America the Beautiful,” not the national anthem. The story from Cox News below, reporting that Secada sang the national anthem in Spanish, appears to be in error.

[phantom power]

21. Rats. I hate being punked by the internets.

[marions ghost]

9. LOL

:toast: to you phantom power
:nuke: to the hypocrites
I KNEW this was just like "Liberals are trying to Destroy Christmas..."
"The Mexicans are trying to 'take over' the anthem." = Rightwing Propaganda
Thanks to those who found this.

[xultar]

14. So, it was debunked...nevermind.

[Uncle Joe]

15. But that was in a pre 9/11 world and we have to be scared today,

very scared.:scared: If we allow our national anthem to be sung in Spanish, whats next? What if Osama and his gang were to sing it in Arab? Can't you see the danger this poses to life as we know it?:sarcasm:

[gatorboy]

16. I guess Georgie was for it before he was against it.

Priceless. :rofl:

[Nikki Stone1]

20. What key was it sung in? (I am on a mission to lower the key by a third)

Any language is ok, but lower the damned key.

[dogday]

22. Hypocrites to the tenth degree

and then multiply by 1,000,000 and you have this administration.....