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highplainsdem

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16. Found that YouTube video, I think, and that's a recording of a different singer, and a

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #13)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 02:06 AM

Jul 2020

more traditional arrangement of the song, behind Trump's speech. Not tonight's performance.

I agree the video is clearly meant ot get authoritarians marching in the civil war Trump seems to be trying to start.

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What. A. Godawful. Gaudy. Mess. [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2020 OP

I could only stand to look at 2naSalit Jul 2020 #1

I watched the entire thing, mostly via PBS's livestream. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #2

could you explain how the Battle Hymn was bad if the band and singer were good Skittles Jul 2020 #3

They tried to jazz it up with an arrangement that was painful to listen to. But the singer and band highplainsdem Jul 2020 #4

ooh Skittles Jul 2020 #5

I've checked Twitter for reactions. Some people, most apparently MAGAts, loved it, and others highplainsdem Jul 2020 #9

We were gone today, but I saw his speech with the Battle Hymn Hortensis Jul 2020 #13

Found that YouTube video, I think, and that's a recording of a different singer, and a highplainsdem Jul 2020 #16

This one is labeled 7/3/2020, but could be mislabeled. Hortensis Jul 2020 #17

The music was added to that YouTube video of the speech. There was no music while he was highplainsdem Jul 2020 #18

Thanks, and shame on whoever did that. I'm amending. Hortensis Jul 2020 #22

I watched some of the replay just now. True Blue American Jul 2020 #27

Lincoln Project tweet with video of Trump saying something like totalitarianism: highplainsdem Jul 2020 #6

Did you see the little thing with his hands? misanthrope Jul 2020 #8

No! Hadn't noticed that. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #10

That rally will cost us a lot after all the ER and ICU visits for the corona virus Captain Zero Jul 2020 #7

After Coronafest Tulsa & Coronafest Phoenix ... aggiesal Jul 2020 #11

It was ugly. denem Jul 2020 #12

As his realization of failure starts to sink in, he will being to enter the Rabid Squirrel stage. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #14

Battle Hymn of the Republic? wnylib Jul 2020 #15

I just tuned in. He said they died singing True Blue American Jul 2020 #19

I didn't watch it. Thought posters wnylib Jul 2020 #24

Trump referred to the song in his speech. It was played after his speech. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #25

It was, but True Blue American Jul 2020 #26

I gotta admit, I liked the fireworks LeftInTX Jul 2020 #28

Don't kid yourself, it went over big Raine Jul 2020 #20

Almost everything Trump does goes over big with his base. They loved the church photo op too. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #21

I confess: I liked the fireworks LeftInTX Jul 2020 #23

I am just so grateful the whole place didn't catch fire. crickets Jul 2020 #29

The speech was pure stephen miller. trump's the idiot voice spanone Jul 2020 #30