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On this episode of The Resistance Library Podcast, Sam and Dave discuss the Star-Spangled Banner. It might be impossible to sing, but everyone knows the words to the national anthem of the United States – “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It’s a staple at everything from sporting events to patriotic rallies. But while everyone knows the song, very few Americans know the story behind it, both the story of the lyrics and the story of how this ode to our nation’s flag was adopted as our national anthem. Its roots lie in the War of 1812, the same war during which widespread...

It might be impossible to sing, but everyone knows the words to the national anthem of the United States – “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It’s a staple at everything from sporting events to patriotic rallies. But while everyone knows the song, very few Americans know the story behind it, both the story of the lyrics and the story of how this ode to our nation’s flag was adopted as our national anthem. Its roots lie in the War of 1812, the same war during which widespread celebrations of Independence Day began. Composer Francis Scott Key was a 35-year-old lawyer when he...

A look back at the history of some of our Red, White and Blue banners. I don't know if you can be a patriot and not get choked up a bit when you see Old Glory flying in the breeze. My thoughts go first to the sacrifices of our military forces, because without them, we could not protect and preserve our unique way of life from outside aggression. The design of our flag represents I our republic. The 13 stripes remind us of our nation’s birth, with the brave rebellion of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain. Here are...

- KGO - Members of a renowned choral group from Yale University were attacked outside a New Year's Eve party in San Francisco, sending several of them to the hospital. Now the police department is coming under fire for its handling of the case. This does not look good for the city. Yale sends its popular singing group, The Baker's Dozen, on a holiday concert tour. And San Francisco sends the young men away bloody, bruised, and several of them seriously injured. Laura Aziz sent her son, Sharyar, off on a concert tour with one of Yale University's singing groups...

The Star-Spanglish Banner May 4, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O, say can you see . . . all that hy-po-cri-sy . . . over “The Star-Spangled Banner”? As part of their celebration of “A Day Without Immigrants,” a group of young Latino musicians translated “The Star-Spangled Banner” into Spanish — and you’d think they’d attacked the Alamo all over again. No sooner had the last chords of “Nuestro Himno” faded away than official America struck back. First, the mighty United States swung into action. Sen. Lamar Alexander introduced legislation mandating that the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance and all other “statements...

Can "The Star-Spangled Banner," and the republic for which it stands, survive? Outrage over what's being called "The Illegal Alien Anthem" is already building in the blogosphere and among conservative commentators. Timed to debut the week Congress returned to debate immigration reform, with the country riven by the issue, "Nuestro Himno" is intended to be an anthem of solidarity for the movement that has drawn hundreds of thousands of people to march peacefully for immigrant rights in Washington and cities across the country, says Adam Kidron, president of Urban Box Office, the New York-based entertainment company that launched the project....

Take that, Ben and Jerry A conservative alternative for ice cream fans still going strong By Alex Johnson MSNBC Quite likely, back in the spring of 2003, as the United States was going to war in Iraq and President Bush was very popular and three politically connected friends launched the Star Spangled Ice Cream Co. as the conservative alternative to Ben & Jerry’s (with flavors like Cherry Falwell and Gun Nut), you probably thought to yourself, “Well, there’s a political stunt that won’t survive if Bush’s numbers go in the tank.” Good thing you didn’t put money on that bet....

A conservative alternative for ice cream fans still going strong Quite likely, back in the spring of 2003, as the United States was going to war in Iraq and President Bush was very popular and three politically connected friends launched the Star Spangled Ice Cream Co. as the conservative alternative to Ben & Jerry’s (with flavors like Cherry Falwell and Gun Nut), you probably thought to yourself, “Well, there’s a political stunt that won’t survive if Bush’s numbers go in the tank.” Good thing you didn’t put money on that bet. You would have lost. It’s nearly three years later,...

There’s probably no single piece of writing in this country that’s as controversial or as likely to lead to fist fights as the U.S. Constitution. It’s difficult to decide which portion of the document gets people riled up the most. At times, it almost seems to change on a daily basis. On Monday, it could be gun ownership, with folks like Michael Moore frothing at the mouth at the mere thought that a law-abiding citizen might own a weapon. You’d think Moore was planning to burgle your home the way he frets over the possibility you might actually be armed....

Wed Feb 11, 3:13 PM ET By JOHN RICE, Associated Press Writer GUADALAJARA, Mexico - The boos nearly drowned out "The Star-Spangled Banner," and a few dozen fans chanted "Osama! Osama!" as the United States was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying.  

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Ted Nugent, rock musician, avid outdoorsman and defender of gun rights, has come out in support of "Gun Nut" ice cream, a new flavor unveiled by a company billing itself as "the conservative alternative to liberal Ben & Jerry's." Star Spangled Ice Cream Company announced the new partnership yesterday in a statement. "Star Spangled Ice Cream, the ice cream with a conservative flavor, is proud that Ted Nugent had endorsed our newest politically incorrect flavor, Gun Nut," said company Vice President Richard Lessner. "Ted Nugent is a great defender of the people's right to bear arms. We believe Gun...

Inside politics The cold war Billed as the conservative alternative to left-wing Ben & Jerry's, Star Spangled Ice Cream has introduced some timely new gourmet flavors: "I Hate the French Vanilla," "Iraqi Road," "Smaller Governmint," and "Nutty Environmentalist." They join other relevant flavors, such as "Cowardly German Chocolate" and "Irrelevant Belgian Chocolate." Information is available at www.starspangledicecream.com. Jennifer Harper can be reached at 202/636-3085 or by e-mail at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

AT LAST - A CONSERVATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO BEN & JERRY'S Like millions of your fellow Americans, you enjoy ice cream but do NOT enjoy seeing your money funneled to wacko left-wing causes. We are not ashamed of America. We think it's the best country ever, and so we have set out to make the best ice cream ever! We asked one of America's premier producers of gourmet ice cream to help us create a line of tantalizing flavors from their award winning recipes, and to spare no expense in the selection of ingredients or preparation process. The result is Star...

Celine Dion, will sing "America the beautiful" with an arrangement by David Foster, who prepared Whitney Houstons, anthem turned hit, during the Persian Gulf war.