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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:11 PM Aug 2020

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Did anyone cry during the National Anthem?

by the end I was bawling

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Did anyone cry during the National Anthem? (Original Post) demtenjeep Aug 2020 OP

Yes. Never change that song! emmaverybo Aug 2020 #1

Oh yeah! mcar Aug 2020 #2

I was crying even before that. onecaliberal Aug 2020 #3

Yep. underpants Aug 2020 #4

I got goosebumps Walleye Aug 2020 #5

I don't like our national anthem very much... NurseJackie Aug 2020 #6

#7 was supposed to be for you demtenjeep Aug 2020 #9

Thanks. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #14

Really? You didn't find the children beautiful and... AkFemDem Aug 2020 #15

Just kind of felt a relief or a cleansing demtenjeep Aug 2020 #7

🌹👍 NurseJackie Aug 2020 #13

Yep liberaltrucker Aug 2020 #8

Turns out to be a pretty good song! dchill Aug 2020 #10

Yes, love ALL of our kids. elleng Aug 2020 #11

like a baby. eom scrabblequeen40 Aug 2020 #12

Me. I'm a mess, though. Ilsa Aug 2020 #16

Starting with it and still going. nolabear Aug 2020 #17

I cried at the great-grandma (I assume) "meeting" phylny Aug 2020 #18

I did. musicblind Aug 2020 #19

Yes snowybirdie Aug 2020 #20

Nope, never. Jirel Aug 2020 #21

Yes! It surprised me that I did that. nt cry baby Aug 2020 #22

Yes, I did. luvs2sing Aug 2020 #23

I love the anthem. qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #24

How Donald respects the National Anthem. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #25

How Donald disrespects the National Anthem 2. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #26

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)

1. Yes. Never change that song!

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:12 PM

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mcar

(42,334 posts)

2. Oh yeah!

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:12 PM

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all those beautiful kids. What a start!

onecaliberal

(32,865 posts)

3. I was crying even before that.

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:12 PM

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underpants

(182,836 posts)

4. Yep.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:12 PM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213923860

Walleye

(31,028 posts)

5. I got goosebumps

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:13 PM

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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

6. I don't like our national anthem very much...

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:13 PM

Aug 2020

... what made it emotional for you?

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

9. #7 was supposed to be for you

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:15 PM

Aug 2020

just kind of felt like a cleansing

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

14. Thanks.

Reply to demtenjeep (Reply #9)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:17 PM

Aug 2020

AkFemDem

(1,826 posts)

15. Really? You didn't find the children beautiful and...

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:18 PM

Aug 2020

The special way they represented each state and territory super uniting and touching?

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

7. Just kind of felt a relief or a cleansing

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:13 PM

Aug 2020

maybe a renewal?

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

13. 🌹👍

Reply to demtenjeep (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:17 PM

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liberaltrucker

(9,129 posts)

8. Yep

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:13 PM

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dchill

(38,505 posts)

10. Turns out to be a pretty good song!

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:15 PM

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elleng

(130,976 posts)

11. Yes, love ALL of our kids.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:15 PM

Aug 2020

scrabblequeen40

(334 posts)

12. like a baby. eom

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:16 PM

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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

16. Me. I'm a mess, though.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:21 PM

Aug 2020

I've been holding too much in.

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

17. Starting with it and still going.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:22 PM

Aug 2020

Relief cry. We’re not out!

phylny

(8,381 posts)

18. I cried at the great-grandma (I assume) "meeting"

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:22 PM

Aug 2020

the baby through the window.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)

19. I did.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:22 PM

Aug 2020

I was still crying during the prayer.

snowybirdie

(5,230 posts)

20. Yes

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:36 PM

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Jirel

(2,018 posts)

21. Nope, never.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:36 PM

Aug 2020

I have never felt any kind of emotion from that stupid song. I find the playing of national anthems mostly distasteful, like flag-worship.

Then I learned how racist that song is, and would no longer pretend to honor it.

Now, 4 years into Dump and his disgusting jingoistic sycophants, the anthem, the flag, the stupid lapel pins, all of it, are forever the symbols of the enemy. I’ll sing Woodie Guthrie. I’ll stand for the BLM flag.

The Star Spangled Banner can rot in hell.

cry baby

(6,682 posts)

22. Yes! It surprised me that I did that. nt

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:37 PM

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luvs2sing

(2,220 posts)

23. Yes, I did.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:59 PM

Aug 2020

It isn’t my favorite song by a long shot, but it was a beautiful performance, and I was moved to tears. A part of that may have been thinking of when the choir I’m in sang the Anthem for the NCAA Women’s Final Four in 2018. We haven’t sung together since March 2..and I don’t know when we ever will again..so it reminded me of how much I miss singing with my friends.

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)

24. I love the anthem.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:01 PM

Aug 2020

It does something to my heart every time I hear it.

The harmonies they came up with today were beautiful.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

25. How Donald respects the National Anthem.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 11:16 PM

Aug 2020

How Donald respects the National Anthem.

Trump FORGETS TO SALUTE THE FLAG During Easter National Anthem

Wife has to remind him

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

26. How Donald disrespects the National Anthem 2.

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 11:25 PM

Aug 2020

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