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kwolf68

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20. WAY TO GO Vanessa

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:28 PM

Jun 16

Just like Jim Morrison singing on the Ed Sullivan show when told to change his band's lyrics, he said sure ok then went out and sung the song as written. Was told, 'you'll never play the Ed Sullivan show again" and he said, "well I just did". She maybe won't get to do anymore anthems in Dodger stadium (a good number of MLB baseball players are spanish speaking), but she made her point.

I say if we can get a Democrat elected in 2028, she is asked to sing the anthem at the inauguration.

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Singer at Dodger Stadium sings national anthem in Spanish in protest against L.A. immigration raids [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jun 16 OP

I have not stood for the national anthem in a long, long time.... sdfernando Jun 16 #1

same. AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #9

I'm not standing Jilly_in_VA Jun 17 #22

Good for her! That flag represents all of us. All of us. Sing it in any language and it represents the same thing Deuxcents Jun 16 #2

ding, this. AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #10

K&R spanone Jun 16 #3

Beautiful Pachamama Jun 16 #4

I remember the school board in my school district senseandsensibility Jun 16 #5

A long-ago article mentioned that Dubya sang it in Spanish on the campaign trail. Norrrm Jun 16 #6

Molly Ivans called him biignorant dsc Jun 16 #14

So cool. My daughters attended a spanish immersion elementary school in San Jose, CA and they only iluvtennis Jun 16 #7

TikTok link IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 16 #8

ding, this AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #11

and ca was originally mexican and before that spanish and before that native american . AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #12

And Dodger stadium is built in Chavez Ravine pfitz59 Jun 16 #13

Santa Monica homeboy, Ry Cooder's Chavez Ravine Brother Buzz Jun 16 #17

si. AllaN01Bear Jun 16 #18

How do you say 'Los Angeles' in English? Seinan Sensei Jun 16 #15

Good for her. Although MLB will probably react moniss Jun 16 #16

Resistance continues to grow! Kaleva Jun 16 #19

WAY TO GO Vanessa kwolf68 Jun 16 #20

At least she didn't take a knee. Iggo Jun 16 #21