Black National Anthem....

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,375164,00.html

We have heard about Supreme Court hearings over children who get kicked out of school for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance in school. I am actually glad that we ruled that our children should not be "forced" to say anything they don't want, as that would make our country socialist. But here we have a different case; a woman who sings a completely different song when she should be singing the U.S. National Anthem. Yes, she did sing a song referred to as the "Black national anthem" but I dont think race has the primary part here.

It almost seems that there are days of radical African American attitudes due to the response to our nation's democratic candidate, Barak Obama. It reminds me of Malcom X. I don't have a problem with African Americans getting the same freedoms as everybody else; we are all humans with the same DNA and should be treated equally. However, I feel our nation should have overcome the anger that still resides in many people - especially those who did not live in the times where there was a large separation. It seems that blacks are trying to separate themselves from the rest of society, and unite together as a large "people" similar to an interest group. Again, I donnot have a problem with this. But the fact of the matter here, is you have somebody disrespecting our nation with an intent to do so. She was not "not participating," she was actively trying to create a separation of blacks and whites that we have worked a centry to dissipate.

Although I think this was an extreme lack of responsibility for Rene Marie, I donnot think she should be legally punished. I think it is okay for people to express their feelings - it is called an interest group. But to purposly replace a large part of our history to single out your race is a large disrespect to the other inhabitants of this nation.