African American Singer Decides To Coin New National Anthem in Denver

More disrespect for America our country coming from the African American community today, which as a group is seemingly becoming more and more openly separatist now that they have a black liberation, separatist candidate running for president who forgets he's a long way off from being elected to anything yet, as he's even AWOL as senator while on this little presidential tour he's been on for two years now..

Remember, it's God Damn America, not God Bless America in many black churches, certainly in Barack's former church he tossed under his bus of hope and change a few weeks ago...

We can get used to more and more of this type activity as the election goes on while Barack Hussein Obama's surrogates and supporters like Rev Wright, Loud Louis Farrakhan and the others quietly promise the African American community what they've been waiting for for so long, reparations and a chance to re write America to their song and dance. All to get back the white man for the inequalities both real and perceived all in one four year Black presidency.

And, even thought the candidate isn't even a true African American, that's quite ok with them apparently so it's ok with me too, since his chances of being elected get worse and worse with every stunt like this one that's pulled around the country.

'Black national anthem' stirs controversy for city:

9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | "DENVER - Mayor John Hickenlooper's annual State of the City address may get more attention for what wasn't included than what was.
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At the start of the event Tuesday morning, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem.

Instead, she performed the song 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing,' which is also known as the 'black national anthem.'

When she finished, the audience responded with mild applause. The national anthem was never performed.

Marie told 9NEWS she kept her plans to switch songs quiet until the very last moment. She says only she, her husband and a friend knew she was going to sing something other than the 'Star-Spangled Banner.'

She says she wanted to express her love of her country by mixing the lyrics of 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' with the melody of the 'Star-Spangled Banner.'

'When I decided to sing my version, what was going on in my head was: 'I want to express how I feel about living in the United States, as a black woman, as a black person,'' said Marie.

Hickenlooper's staff picked Marie to sing the national anthem. The mayor says he believes Marie did not intend to offend anyone or make a political statement. continued

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