The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key 1814
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
With all of the second guessing going on following the Fort Hood attack it was refreshing to read one official actually hitting the nail upon the head.
Frances Townsend, a former Homeland Security advisor to president George W. Bush, said she feared there was a reluctance to proceed against Hasan, despite the red flags, because he was an army officer.
Investigators “should feel confident that they can pursue the facts” even if it leads to a Muslim army officer, she said. “The mechanism certainly does exist” for different US intelligence agencies to share the information, she said.
It is hard to miss the fact that Hasan probably moved along for graduation and promotion due to Political Correctness. Mentioning his radical Islamic ideology as a factor would be making waves and anyone in the Military will tell you that you don’t want to make waves. Admitting that a mistake was by being too politically correct would not just cause waves but would cause a tsunami. Still, if the Army had taken off the Islamic protective gloves judging his progress like any other Soldier’s , Hasan would have received the boot that he so richly deserved after throwing out too many red flags.
Military Families need to remain vigilant and contact their representatives urging them to keep in mind that poltical correctives had a hand in allowing Hasan to slip therough the cracks. This may cause a tsunami but without a tsunami we are going to get weaker and weaker until we are attacked at home once again. You also have to remember that the Military are the ones who have always led in diversity so it would be perfect for the Military to led the way and ignore all boxes to be checked on race, religion, or gender proving perfect equality.
It’s an honor to be interviewed for an expose about Code Pink at Big Government. Anderea Shea King and Kristinn Taylor are uncovering the dirty terrorist loving activities by Code Pink that most in the main stream media seem choose to ignore. Please head over and read the entire article which covers the Fort Hood terrorist attack and Code Pink Aiming to Profit. Ask yourself why Medea so often gets a spot on Bill O’Reilly.
CodePink can always be counted on to do the wrong thing when it comes to your security and the valor of our Troops. Now they are sending out an email to have folks donate in order to help the antiwar effort for those at Fort Hood. Convoluted yes, honorable heck no! These people are so far removed from decency that they can’t even comprehend how insulting it is to work to make a profit over a terrorist attack.
This is what CodePink is sending out to the general public. All links are disabled.
Dear Friend,
This Veterans Day, our hearts ache for the soldiers and their families affected by the recent shootings at Ft. Hood. Our hearts also ache for the soldiers and their families who continue to be affected by war in Iraq and Afghanistan on a daily basis. Now more than ever, CODEPINK is committed to helping to heal the hearts of those touched by war, and doing whatever we can to bring our troops home.
Email Obama today to say No Surge–no more wounded soldiers, no more lost lives, no more throwing money into war that is desperately needed at home.
We are deeply inspired by CODEPINKer and military wife Cindy Thomas who, earlier this year, helped establish the Under the Hood Café just outside the Ft. Hood base where the recent massacre took place. Under the Hood provides military service members support with referrals to legal, financial, and medical services, and offers a space for troops to freely express their views on the wars and the military. Cindy writes:
For the soldiers who visit regularly, Under the Hood has become a home and we have become family. They tell us about their hardships, they ask for help, they seek information about their rights, and sometimes they find the strength to say NO to war.
Read the rest of Cindy’s inspiring letter about her involvement with CODEPINK and the creation of the Under the Hood Café.
This Veteran’s Day, you can support Under the Hood and the soldiers who walk through their doors with a cash or in-kind donation, such as books and dvds. Even a small donation will make a difference:
$10 will buy two reams of paper for flyers and outreach
$25 will keep the coffee pots perking for two weeks
Click here to see how else you can support Under the Hood (in-kind donations accepted too).
Our soldiers clearly need more care; the last thing they need is to be put into more harm’s way. Even US military officers think so–Matthew Hoh resigned from the Foreign Service in protest of the lack of clear mission and achievable results in Afghanistan, and of course the Ft. Hood shooter was a Major who did not wish to be deployed to Afghanistan.
Yesterday, President Obama flew to Ft. Hood for the memorial service; today we can urge him to prevent future memorials by stopping the surge. Click here to send an email to Obama to say No More Troops in Afghanistan! If he does announce a surge, please plan to be in the streets in your community, whether with a noisy protest or a silent vigil denouncing the escalation and mourning those lost and wounded. To see the call to action from Veterans for Peace, click here.
Thank you for supporting our troops this Veterans Day the best way we know how–by bringing them home and giving them the care they deserve when they return.
In solidarity,
Dana, Emily, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janet, Jodie, Marina, Medea, Nancy, Paris, Rae, Suzanne, and Whitney
Congress really should take a good strong look at any non-profit who strives to hurt our security, support a political party or undermine your freedom by hurting our Military. Enough is enough!
Ever the animals, Code Pink protested the children of our Military who were invited to the White House for Halloween. Andrea Shea King and Kristinn Taylor have an article at Big Government detailing the true boogy folks at Code Pink.
MFVOV is very appreciative of Big Government for placing Code Pink’s agenda and Marxist ties out in the open for the world to see. They will go to great lengths and have no honor in their souls. If you do your homework you will be shocked to note that two people in the video about have a history of working with our Government and teaching school. Ann Wright the pink Nurse in the video is , a retired U.S. Army colonel. Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, the video witch, is a retired school librarian and teacher from Texas. Now that is a fact that is really scare.
