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Related: About this forumMartin O'Malley Sings 'Deportees' To Honor One Year DAPA Anniversary
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Martin O'Malley ?@MartinOMalley 1h1 hour agoTo honor the one year DAPA anniversary, we'd like to sing you a song. Families shouldn't live in fear of separation.
'As millions of families come home tonight, I cant help but think of what New Americans, on the anniversary of an executive action that would have brought them peace and dignity, are living tonight.
I dedicate this song to the safety of our families. Woody Guthrie wrote it in 1948 as a protest song for 28 migrant farm-workers that died in a plane that was deporting them. Since all of them were just "labor," in the news they were called "deportees."
We all have a name and a family. We are New Americans.'
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)bigtree
(86,097 posts)...I definitely think he would approve.
elleng
(131,798 posts)bigtree
(86,097 posts)...here and elsewhere.
So much heart and soul in his appeal.
elleng
(131,798 posts)Koinos
(2,793 posts)He does deserve more recognition from Democrats.
karynnj
(59,527 posts)Very moving
(Bernie recorded a record where he mostly talked folk songs. Judging from that, I assume he was one of the kids told to sing softly in chorus. As to Hillary, in 2008, people were able to isolate her voice on the national anthem - she was not one of the rare people who can sing it.)
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)elleng
(131,798 posts)'As millions of families come home tonight, I cant help but think of what New Americans, on the anniversary of an executive action that would have brought them peace and dignity, are living tonight.
I dedicate this song to the safety of our families. Woody Guthrie wrote it in 1948 as a protest song for 28 migrant farm-workers that died in a plane that was deporting them. Since all of them were just "labor," in the news they were called "deportees."
We all have a name and a family. We are New Americans.'
bigtree
(86,097 posts)...posting in op.
elleng
(131,798 posts)He was kind enough to cooperate!'
MeNMyVolt
(1,095 posts)and their candidate shines. Like a cool, refreshing rain after a blistering day, a MO'M supporter chimes in to remind us of what it's all about. Thank you.
Response to MeNMyVolt (Reply #11)
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bigtree
(86,097 posts)... 'like a cool, refreshing rain after a blistering day'
Thank you for that.
elleng
(131,798 posts)and YES, what it's all about! Thanks
FSogol
(45,648 posts)Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)and Joan's version - because her voice is like butter.
bigtree
(86,097 posts)...but O'M is amazingly close to Woody's version.
Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)elleng
(131,798 posts)Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)askew
(1,464 posts)O'Malley certainly deserves better.