Friday, April 28

nuestro himno

there's a growing debate surrounding a spanish version of the national anthem, the star-spangled banner. a british producer made the track, which he says honors immigrants in America. immigrants say it gives them a way to further participate in this country, but in their native language. when asked about it, president bush said he was against the song, because he felt that people who wanted to become citizens of this country need to learn english and need to learn how to sing the national anthem in english. i'm not sure where i stand on the issue, it seems okay to me to have the song, but at the same time, there's something to be said about a national anthem that needs to be sacred. as long as the english version remains the predominant one, i think the spanish version is okay for fun.

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