It seems strangely apposite that the centenary of Woody Guthrie's birth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie ) should take place in a US election year. Many (understandable) grumbles about Obama's first term should be set against the "alternative" that Romney & his rabid Republican rump offer.
Bruce Springsteen (whose magnificent Manchester gig I attended a few weeks back) appeared with Pete Seeger in January 2009 to perform what should be viewed as the authentic US anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiEAcZhqojk .
It also seems gloriously apposite & topical to recall a song Guthrie wrote called Jolly Banker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdyLb7ouXUU .
Happy birthday, Woody.
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Romney gave so many jobs to Mexico and China, firing American workers in the meantime, he should be running president of either one of these two countries. Chairman Mao Romney.
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