Did we really send James Taylor to sing to the French
January 16, 2015
To show the world we mean bus in the fight against
terrorism, we sent James Taylor and Sec Kerry to Paris to sing
I thought this was a joke until I read it. Twitter was not
amused. http://cbsloc.al/1BbZAed
One of my favorites was “John Kerry warns radical Islamists
to ‘Cut it out, or I'll bring over Kenny G and Yanni next time!’” http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/kerry-brings-james-taylor-serenade-french-youve-got-friend_823854.html
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Kevin Earl Dayhoff @kevindayhoff
- to fight against terrorism we sent #JohnKerry & James Taylor to Paris to
sing. I guess Jane Fonda was not available https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff
"Just close your eyes and think of me / "yes and
soon I will be there."
I am so embarrassed for our country.
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When I first learned that President Obama had sent James
Taylor with Secretary John Kerry to Paris to reassure the France that we mean
business in the war against terrorism; I assumed that Mr. Taylor got the
assignment because Jane Fonda was not available.
Now we know why the president did not send Ms. Fonda, she
was at the Weinberg
in Frederick. http://www.weinbergcenter.org/6914/jane-fonda/
Double face palm smack.
Yet, I must confess, I too have heard her speak – at the
Kennedy Center a number of years ago. I listened quietly and did not say a
word. If I want her to respect my points of view, I must respect hers.
We fought to protect free speech – for everybody. That said,
to forgive is divine. To forget is not policy. She was in a North Vietnamese
anti-aircraft turret when my friends were coming home in a box.
I really defend the right for folks to disagree. I appreciated
those rights in the south doing civil rights work. I respect it when folks
write about a disagreement. I would have appreciated it if she had written a
thoughtful and cogent essay against the war. For me the optics of her with the
North Vietnamese in the gun torrent that shot down and killed American military
personnel was just a bit too much to take. Just saying.
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