'America The Beautiful' Author Is Lesbian Socialist

[hazlnut]

'America The Beautiful' Author Is Rush Limbaugh's Favorite Lesbian Socialist

Had these conservative commentators known the origins of "America the Beautiful," they might have been doubly outraged, accusing Coca Cola of promoting the so-called "homosexual agenda." Because, had they bothered to look up the facts (not a strong point among reactionaries), they would have learned that "America the Beautiful" was written by -- dare we say this in public? -- a lesbian!

Yes, indeed. The author of this iconic anthem of American patriotism was Katharine Lee Bates. In a brilliant lampoon of the bigots' backlash against the Coke commercial, Stephen Colbert pointed out that Bates was a lesbian. He could also have added that she was also a Christian socialist and an ardent foe of American imperialism.

Bates (1859-1929), a well-respected poet and professor of English at Wellesley College, was part of progressive reform circles in the Boston area, concerned about labor rights, urban slums and women's suffrage.

For decades Bates lived with and loved her Wellesley colleague Katharine Coman, founder of the college's economics department, who authored The History of Contract Labor in the Hawaiian Islands and The Economic History of the Far West. Coman was also a poet. She and Bates jointly wrote English History as Taught by English Poets.

Although they lived together for 25 years in what was then called a "Boston Marriage," they could not publicly acknowledge their intimate relationship. When Coman died, however, Bates published Yellow Clover: A Book of Remembrance that celebrated their love and their involvement in the radical and social reform movements of their day.

 

[Votto]

And had this lesbian been alive today she would have embraced the imperialist President Obama and his wars abroad because he supports gay marriage.

How can you not like a guy who wins a Nobel Peace Prize for bringing peace to places like Afghanistan and Libya. He almost was able to do the same to Syria.

As for supporting big corporations, she would also have supported the ACA and the notion that corporate America can now set our tax rates. Then if they ever go belly up, we bail them out because they are "too big to fail".

 

[KNB]

What does Obama have to do with a lesbian writing a beloved American song over 100 years ago?

Seriously, how do you even begin to speak for Katharine Bates?

 

[OKTexas]

Why do the leftist ass holes on this board feel compelled to lie their ass in thread titles. Speaking of a dead person is the present tense if just weird, but I guess useful in commie propaganda.

 

[ScienceRocks]

She loves eating pussy. Why are we talking about this?

Let her eat pussy behind close doors.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

What does Obama have to do with a lesbian writing a beloved American song over 100 years ago?

Seriously, how do you even begin to speak for Katharine Bates?

One of Bodecca's sock accounts happen to be Katherine Bates

 

[ScienceRocks]

I don't care if someone eats pussy or not as most men do... That's something that is suppose to be private.

 

[Wyatt earp]

And the cofounder of the NCAAP was a white republican women sooooo what's the point of this thread?

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Meh. I don't like any of the silly "patriotic" songs...doesn't bother me one way or the other..guess some will be shocked to know a socialist came up with the pledge of allegiance...I hate it to.

 

[Votto]

I don't care if someone eats pussy or not as most men do... That's something that is suppose to be private.

Americans love being given special rights for their sexual conduct.

You say you are a heterosexual monogamous couple? Well then, congrats. The state thinks you deserve special rights.

You say that you are gay and monogamous? Well then, welcome to the special club that used to be reserved for heterosexual couples only.

Everyone else, whether you be polygamists or singles, can just piss off cause the state simply does not think you are as good.

 

[francoHFW]

Not too many GOP artists and poets lol-

 

[Votto]

Meh. I don't like any of the silly "patriotic" songs...doesn't bother me one way or the other..guess some will be shocked to know a socialist came up with the pledge of allegiance...I hate it to.

The pledge of allegiance always gave me the willies.

Someone later added, "under God", so now we have Christians championing it.

 

[francoHFW]

She loves eating pussy. Why are we talking about this?

Let her eat pussy behind close doors.

We're not talking about that...

 

[Votto]

She loves eating pussy. Why are we talking about this?

Let her eat pussy behind close doors.

We're not talking about that...

Sure we are. This thread was made because she is a lesbian. In fact, it's the only reason.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Not too many GOP artists and poets lol-

Yea liberals always go for the gay stuff, conservatives go for the real deal stuff that matter's like job's

 

[Clementine]

What is the point of this? Does the OP think people will start hating the song or that it changes anything? It's a beautiful song written by a talented woman. I know the first thing liberals see about people is race and apparently sexual orientation is second. Do you think being a lesbian defines her more than her personality, talent or intelligence?

 

[francoHFW]

And the cofounder of the NCAAP was a white republican women sooooo what's the point of this thread?

The GOP has changed one helluva lot...

 

[Wyatt earp]

And the cofounder of the NCAAP was a white republican women sooooo what's the point of this thread?

The GOP has changed one helluva lot...

They never changed ....LBJ changed the democrat party... the guy was a mastermind. He was smart and it lives to this day

 

[Yurt]

she was a life long republican until wilson...which she switched for the dems because of the LON....

how can you say she was a socialist? also, whether she was in fact a lesbian is still up for debate. but don't let facts get in hazlenuts way....

 

[Votto]