Our National Anthem is once again under attack.

Lets face facts, the Star Spangled Banner was written by a slave owner, is focused on rockets and bombs, and is impossible to sing by normal patriots such as me.

In my early leftist days we wanted Woody Guthries This Land Is our Land. Although a socialist, he was home-grown and sincere, and I could hum along without embarrassment.

We took a hard look at American the Beautiful by Irving Berlin, a Jew born in Russia who immigrated to the US as a child. This uplifting song has found a niche in our American fabric since 9-11.

Leftists now want Image penned by John Lennon, a Brit with Green Card who had a path to citizenship at his untimely death. His song is morally vapid, praising atheism and globalism. Thats not America.

Im sticking with those broad stripes and bright stars. You sing and I will listen with hand over chest.

Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.

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