Agree. I don’t hold it against her. Elton John entertained at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding. I heard John took some grief for that. It’s kind of silly. Sometimes talent appreciation transcends politics.
Aretha was blessed by the Lord early in her life. Here’s a recording from back when she was a teenager ~ somewhere in Detroit. The audience is moved, and frankly I was too ~ years ago ~ there was a blues/country station in Indianapolis that I’d listen to doing homework, and then in the evening grinding through calculus John R at a Nashville station would play this one some times ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgTnA9FseWw&feature=related