*Obama press told to cover up, not wear green
Respecting the Jewish religion
The Neo-cons have so many restrictions that, out of respect, we obey but some of them can be really trying. This latest restricting of not wearing green is an interesting one. When I conducted my public school choirs, we were told not to use a uniform of black and brown shirts. We were told not to uses the song “O, Christmas Tree” aka “O, Tenenbaum” and we were asked to uses Hanukkah songs for our Christmas Concerts. The name of the Christmas Concert was to be renamed Winter Concert and there were to be no songs referring to the birth of Christ.
There were to be no Christmas trees on the stage during the concert and Christmas trees were later banned throughout the entire school and its surrounding properties. One of my colleagues got into very serious trouble by having her choir sing Handle’s Hallelujah Chorus. The feedback was very serious. As I recalled, she threatened to quite and her strongest point was the performing of the chorus was performed by her chorus for many years and students who had graduated from her school could come back and join in the singing. My own Middle School Chorus were not up to the large Handelian chorus but I felt the restrictions with songs like “O, Christmas Tree” and “Silent Night”. It ended up all Music Teachers had to turn in a copy of our Winter Concert to our principals at least one week prior to our concert date. There were a lot of discontented Music Teachers. Most of them already had their programs ready. Subsequent years was not so bad. A whole lot of crappy music during the season, attendance problems and the like.
I remembered those rules, dare I not (?) so when I read this one about the color green, I remember I noticed the Palestinian who was shot yesterday and it is on Television has on a green shirt. It seems “green” is offensive due to the fact it is the color of Hamas. Also, accounts today say the victim was shot in the foot. When he fell, I saw no blood on his foot nor any of his efforts to comfort his foot. Why were we not shown the rest of the filming? Is there a point to be made?
*Obama press told to cover up, not wear green
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/Obama_press_told_to_cover_up_not_wear_green.html
Reporters traveling overseas with Sen. Barack Obama were thrown a bit of curve last week when the campaign emailed a “dress code” for Israel and Jordan
And
But some of the tips raised a few eyebrows, particularly among the female reporters. “Do not wear green.” (Explained later as the color of Hamas)
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
The Neo-cons have so many restrictions that, out of respect, we obey but some of them can be really trying. This latest restricting of not wearing green is an interesting one. When I conducted my public school choirs, we were told not to use a uniform of black and brown shirts. We were told not to uses the song “O, Christmas Tree” aka “O, Tenenbaum” and we were asked to uses Hanukkah songs for our Christmas Concerts. The name of the Christmas Concert was to be renamed Winter Concert and there were to be no songs referring to the birth of Christ.
There were to be no Christmas trees on the stage during the concert and Christmas trees were later banned throughout the entire school and its surrounding properties. One of my colleagues got into very serious trouble by having her choir sing Handle’s Hallelujah Chorus. The feedback was very serious. As I recalled, she threatened to quite and her strongest point was the performing of the chorus was performed by her chorus for many years and students who had graduated from her school could come back and join in the singing. My own Middle School Chorus were not up to the large Handelian chorus but I felt the restrictions with songs like “O, Christmas Tree” and “Silent Night”. It ended up all Music Teachers had to turn in a copy of our Winter Concert to our principals at least one week prior to our concert date. There were a lot of discontented Music Teachers. Most of them already had their programs ready. Subsequent years was not so bad. A whole lot of crappy music during the season, attendance problems and the like.
I remembered those rules, dare I not (?) so when I read this one about the color green, I remember I noticed the Palestinian who was shot yesterday and it is on Television has on a green shirt. It seems “green” is offensive due to the fact it is the color of Hamas. Also, accounts today say the victim was shot in the foot. When he fell, I saw no blood on his foot nor any of his efforts to comfort his foot. Why were we not shown the rest of the filming? Is there a point to be made?
*Obama press told to cover up, not wear green
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0708/Obama_press_told_to_cover_up_not_wear_green.html
Reporters traveling overseas with Sen. Barack Obama were thrown a bit of curve last week when the campaign emailed a “dress code” for Israel and Jordan
And
But some of the tips raised a few eyebrows, particularly among the female reporters. “Do not wear green.” (Explained later as the color of Hamas)
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
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