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Does Todd Starnes Know That 'America The Beautiful' Was Written By A Lesbian?!

Posted by Priscilla -25.80pc on February 10, 2014 · Flag

Todd Starnes might live in Brooklyn, but he is no Brooklyn hipster as shown in his revulsion at those who promote the evil gay agenda and those who speak evil foreign languages. His distaste for those who don't speak real American was up front and center after the Coca Cola Super Bowl add which threw the real Americans into a collective apoplexy because "America the Beautiful" was sung in a variety of the foreign languages spoken by those who, contrary to what folks like Starnes think, are real Americans. In addition to sending out some unpleasant tweets about those evil "illegals," Toddles told radio host Tom Sullivan that the Super Bowl is not the venue for pushing diversity down real Americans throats. But here's the thing. Does Jesus loving, homo hating American patriot Starnes know that "America the Beautiful" was written by - ssshhh - a lesbian?!

Yep, the songwriter, Katherine Lee Bates was not only a lesbian but she was a Christian Socialist who was opposed to American imperialism!!!  Not exactly the type of gal who would be welcome in the Fox nation. And she was also a professor at one of them, thar elitist Eastern colleges -  Wellesley! And given that Fox has no affection for community organizing, I'm sure, if Fox had been around in Bates time, they wouldn't have looked too kindly on her commitment to progressive reform, labor rights, slums, and women's suffrage.

Bates long time partner was Katharine Coman who founded the economics department at Wellesley. Coman, an author, also co-authored with Bates, an English history book. Their relationship was considered a "Boston Marriage" which was code for two gay people, in a committed relationship, who lived together. Bates was a Republican until 1924 when she supported the Democratic candidate for president because the GOP opposed America's participation in the League of Nations. (Nothing changes, in 2014 the teabaggers see the UN as an evil conspiracy!).

She wrote the poem "America the Beautiful," in 1893, as an affirmation of her patriotism and "a protest against Gilded Age greed." Can you imagine what Fox's resident plutocrat, Stuart Varney would say about that! Some of the lyrics are a criticism of America's imperialistic foreign policy. Can you imagine what Fox's Bill Kristol would say about that! Her words were set to music, in 1895, by an Episcopalian priest - a denomination considered, by the Christian right, to be an apostate, sodomite tolerating church whose representatives are not seen on the very Christian/Catholic right Fox News.

Perhaps it's better that Toddles not be told of this because it could bring on another fit of the vapors. My goodness, one of those homos authoring a patriotic American song? As Toddles would say, "sweet mercy!"

Check out Steven Colbert's take on the right wing hysteria over the Super Bowl Ad.

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Antoinette commented 2014-02-11 12:56:32 -0500 · Flag
We encourage the masses to Tweet this little gem to Shoddy Toddy. Let him and his rapid followers see the potential GOP presidential nominee speaking Spanish on U.S. soil.

@toddstarnes Jeb Bush has no problem speaking Spanish http://youtu.be/HBpLTa_hNEI
Richard Santalone commented 2014-02-11 11:29:42 -0500 · Flag
From Priscilla’s post:

“Does Jesus loving, homo hating American patriot Starnes know that “America the Beautiful” was written by – ssshhh – a lesbian?!"

Dear Priscilla: don’t be surprised if Todd Starnes replies, “HO, MO IT WASN’T!”

:^)

[sorry about that one mods — I simply COULD NOT RESIST!]
Joseph West commented 2014-02-11 01:21:14 -0500 · Flag
As to what my last comment had to do with the current thread, remember we’ve got a couple of points that would upset Toddles (bless his heart*): First, there’s the Spanish-language aspect of it; and Secondly, the Pledge was written by a real honest-and-for-true Socialist (not the fake kind that FoxNoise likes to call Obama).

*As to the “bless his heart,” occasionally that’s “Southern code” for “damn, but he’s stupid.” (It’s actually code for a lot of things—usually “not good” things, especially when it follows something that sounds praiseworthy or complimentary. Something like, “Todd really does love his fried chicken, bless his heart” tends to translate as “Todd’s fat.” Or “Todd’s trying so hard to lose weight, bless his heart” tends to translate as “Todd really needs to quit stuffing his face if he expects to lose any weight.”)
Joseph West commented 2014-02-11 01:13:24 -0500 · Flag
Boy, I wish my memory was a lot better. When my dad was in the army, we lived at Ft Bliss (right alongside El Paso, across the Rio Grande from el México). When I attended school, we had daily Spanish classes (this was elementary school, for the record) and, since it was a military dependents’ school, we had to do the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. But our Spanish teacher ALSO had us recite the Pledge IN SPANISH every single class. (Obviously, it’s been many a decade since I did it, hence the “wish my memory was a lot better.” And, while I’m thinking of it, perhaps it should be “my memory were a lot better” since that’s subjunctive. Ah well, who cares?)

I’d love to be able to go to Toddles, recite the Pledge in Spanish, and watch his fat head explode (kind of like an outtake from “Scanners”).
Barbara S commented 2014-02-10 18:50:33 -0500 · Flag
Wow-I didn’t know that myself. But isn’t that exactly why America is beautiful? Not that Foxers would notice.
Antoinette commented 2014-02-10 17:33:17 -0500 · Flag
Shoddy Toddy needs to hire a translator. The masses are having a hard time understanding his B.S.

NOTE TO SHODDY TODDY

Cac ar oineach. Plá ar do theach.
Sandman2 commented 2014-02-10 16:33:31 -0500 · Flag
Next thing you know, Bill O’Reilly will be selling his audio “Killing” books in different languages! Oh he already does? Does Starnes know this? Why does O’Reilly hate America?
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