Denver Uproar

[W. Gray]

There is a big controversial issue in Denver today, which apparently has hit cable news.

A local black woman jazz singer, was invited to sing the National Anthem at the Mayor's Annual State of the City Address yesterday.

Without telling anyone, the woman decided to do another song to the tune of the National Anthem.

What she sang was "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is called by some the "Black National Anthem."

The mayor, who happens to be Democrat, was blindsided by the performance and is now facing a difficult time with some of his constituents.

The governor of Colorado who is also Democrat is on a radio station right now giving his view.

She boasted to a newspaper that she pulled a "switcherroo."

She switched songs without telling anyone because she will no longer sing the National Anthem.

[Catwoman]

Well, just as she refuses to sing the National Anthem, people hiring singers can refuse to hire her anymore.  That was not a terribly bright thing to pull, when singers are a dime a dozen.

[sixdogsmom]

Sometimes egos get ahead of good sense! This woman falls into that category IMO, too bad the thing has become an issue. She should probably have been canned on the spot.

[W. Gray]

There are a lot of people disturbed about what happened but a good many have dismissed it as the woman doing her own thing to grab attention.

Some of the Democrat leaders are now worried that something like this might occur in the convention.

If it should happen, they are afraid it would hurt Obama.

It would not hurt with his core supports but could affect the swing voters.