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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2014, 06:25 PM Feb 2014

Fun Fact About the Author of "America the Beautiful"

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Fun Fact About the Author of "America the Beautiful" (Original Post) ehrnst Feb 2014 OP

Very funny. Now Faux news will have to upaloopa Feb 2014 #1

Combine this with the fact that the Pledge of Allegiance Trajan Feb 2014 #2

Dontcha... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #3

Additionally 90-percent Feb 2014 #4

Just came across the Wiki of her Roland99 Feb 2014 #5

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

1. Very funny. Now Faux news will have to

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 06:29 PM

Feb 2014

disown the song.

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

2. Combine this with the fact that the Pledge of Allegiance

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 06:57 PM

Feb 2014

Was written by a Socialist ...

Right wing heads exploding like Fourth of July fireworks ...

3catwoman3

(23,931 posts)

3. Dontcha...

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 07:06 PM

Feb 2014

...just love it?

The author of the Pledge was an alumnus of my undergrad institution - the University of Rochester. The original did NOT include the words 'under God."

90-percent

(6,828 posts)

4. Additionally

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 07:17 PM

Feb 2014

She is the first child of Gail and Frank Zappa

http://www.amazon.com/America-Beautiful-Moon-Unit-Zappa/dp/0743213831

-90% Jimmy

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

5. Just came across the Wiki of her

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 10:52 PM

Feb 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Lee_Bates

how ironic.

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