tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536667987979630826.post2221793036484846785..comments2023-10-31T08:35:20.612-07:00Comments on FREE WILL: Ballin' The Jackal: Anti-American Tunes At White House State Dinner?Psotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01890411406755519728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536667987979630826.post-33622374912696464472011-01-24T11:48:37.313-08:002011-01-24T11:48:37.313-08:00Thanks for the update, but you will note that I di...Thanks for the update, but you will note that I did discuss the Falun Gong connection to The Epoch Times. I also called this story "too good to check," and expressed some - not enough for you, maybe - skepticism. Still, ET was reporting, not just the playing of the song, but also the anti-American lyrics, as well as the reaction in China. I don't think either of those would be readily knowable to even the best-educated Americans, nor would they be the sort of thing most American media outlets would pick up on. <br /><br />Epoch Times is anti-China? Maybe, but most Chinese-language media is pro-China, not because China is so fabulous, but because of government censorship.Psotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890411406755519728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536667987979630826.post-39631985793869412752011-01-24T00:41:02.747-08:002011-01-24T00:41:02.747-08:00You might want to google "China's God Ble...You might want to google "China's God Bless America" to see what this song is really about.<br /><br />Epoch Times is Well known for it's anti-China slant. <br /><br />To say the song is anti-American is like saying Star Spangled Banner is anti-British. We play it to the Queen, does it mean we are rubbing her nose in? The Revolutionary War and Korean War are both historical facts, so what does it have to do with respective state visits today?<br /><br />Lang Lang picked a song for the visiting guest, don't read too much into it. It was also sang during the Olympics, in front of President Bush.bobby fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988368193662201410noreply@blogger.com