A key point about Rogan's platform and how it's particularly conducive to complex debates:
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) June 19, 2023
A major difference between Rogan and TV hosts is he's unconstrained by time. He'll go 5 hours if necessary. And he's unfailingly civil, giving everyone all the time they want: https://t.co/RvoxvXJZ3y
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A major difference between Rogan and TV hosts is he's unconstrained by time. He'll go 5 hours if necessary. And he's unfailingly civil, giving everyone all the time they want
BRET BAIER LYING ON LOSING NETWORK TO A FORMER PRESIDENT RISING IN THE POLLS
HERE IS BRET BAIER RUNNING COVER FOR MIKE PENCE.FLASHBACK:
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 24, 2023
Muir: "Did you take any classified documents with you from the white house?"
Pence: "I did not."
Muir: "Do you see any reason for anyone to take classified docs from the White House."
Pence: "There would be no reason." pic.twitter.com/VsUUntiwU1
AND HERE IS BRET BAIER ATTACKING TRUMP. HANG IN THERE, TRUMP. TRUMP IS THE MOST PERSECUTED FIGURE IN HISTORY WITHOUT EVER BEING CONVICTED OF A CRIME.Trump: Mike Pence had documents that were classified.
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 19, 2023
Baier: And he turned them over.
Trump: No, he didn't turn them over. He got caught. pic.twitter.com/GPGjOJF3dB
TRUMP: “Everything was declassified. A president has the right to declassify” pic.twitter.com/0M17TXXTDZ
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 19, 2023
AND HERE IS THE CHAMPION DELIVERING DECISIVE BLOWS WHILE ON THE ROPES, "A lot less than used to watch it."
Bret: More independent voters watch Fox News than any other TV source
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 19, 2023
Trump: Well a lot less then used to watch it pic.twitter.com/GTrLV59Uk5
"for the next thousand days of his presidency, he was at war with his military and intelligence apparatus."
Two minutes of RFK Jr on the military industrial complex, the CIA, regime change wars, and what really killed his Uncle JFK. pic.twitter.com/YqJwenMcr4
— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) June 19, 2023
Robert F Kennedy Jr: “There is Atrazine throughout our water supply & if you in a lab put Atrazine in a tank full of frogs it will feminize every frog in there”
Robert F Kennedy Jr: “There is Atrazine throughout our water supply & if you in a lab put Atrazine in a tank full of frogs it will feminize every frog in there”
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) June 19, 2023
Alex Jones: “I don’t like them putting chemicals in the water that turn the freakin frogs gay”
RFKjr: “and 10% of the… pic.twitter.com/j3lMR5D1dF
A Short History of U.S. National Anthems
Though it did seem kind of funny for me, or for anyone for that matter, to pledge an allegiance to a flag, or a loyalty oath while addressing a flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner didn't seem like an inspiration for glory or lyricism. It was sung at baseball games, basketball, football, and hockey games, so that context helped to seal its refrain as a of tradition but not one that actually connected me to the origins of this country. It connected me to the traditions of the post-war U.S., and not to the traditions or origins of the 200+ year history of the country.
The chronology looks like this:
1745, "God Save the King."
1789, "Hail Columbia," the official national anthem for America from 1789-1931.
1812, "Hail to the Chief," a personal anthem exclusive to the president. Adopted in 1954.
1831, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," or "America."
1931, "Star-Spangled Banner."
I don't think I've ever heard "Hail Columbia," 1789. I like it. Lyrics are here. Wikipedia explains that the anthem was composed by Philip Phile, a German-American.
The music was composed by Philip Phile in 1789 for the first inauguration of George Washington and titled "The President's March". It became the song "Hail, Columbia" when arranged with lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson in 1798. The song gained popularity during the XYZ Affair and subsequent Quasi-War with France. The song was used in the United States as a de facto national anthem throughout the 19th century. However, the song lost popularity after World War I until it was replaced by "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1931.
It was the personal anthem of George Washington until that was replaced by "Hail to the Chief," published in 1812, and adopted in 1954. This gets played at any event or ceremony where the president physically appears.
This Country 'Tis of Thee" has an interesting history. Wikipedia explains that
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics [that] were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the King".
Give it a listen. Our national hymn, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," is sung to the melody of Britain's "God Save the King." What happened!
"My Country 'Tis of Thee" sounds like the most gentle, heartfelt phrase that I could develop a love for, because saying that this country is of thee, means that it is our country and therefore we have a responsibility to preserve its principles and values. It almost sounds like a church hymn. Here are the lyrics.
My country, 'tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty,
of thee I sing:
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside
let freedom ring!
My native country, thee,
land of the noble free,
thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills
like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees
sweet freedom's song:
let mortal tongues awake,
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break,
the sound prolong.
Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to "America" in 1831 while a student at the Andover Theological Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts. The use of the same melody as the British royal anthem can be described as a contrafactum which reworks this symbol of British monarchy to make a statement about American democracy