I know that we are not supposed to speculate about how historical figures might react to the issues of today. However, I think I can say quite confidentially that Sir Winston Churchill would not have opted for Roger Daltry of The Who to perform at the solemn and distinguished unveiling of his bust at the Capitol Building next week. Hat's off to Senator Boehner for his stirring tribute to Sir Winston and the great video he put out...but...really? To say ""What better way to celebrate Winston Churchill's friendship to the United States than to have one of Britain's most legendary recording artists perform in the halls of the Capitol," Boehner said in the release. "Roger's performance is sure to guarantee that the Churchill bust receives the first-class welcome it deserves." strikes me as rather odd. Only in America! I can't imagine Elton John singing at the unveiling of Reagan's statue in London. A choir singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic would have been glorious. Suddenly I'm not *quite* so envious of not being at the unveiling.http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2013/10/who-frontman-heads-to-the-hill-175874.html RHM Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:38:40 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Bust Ceremony "Teaser" video released by Speaker's Office To: [email protected]
Colleagues, Please see link released today by the office of the Speaker of the House in regards to next week's dedication ceremony of the Churchill bust in Statuary Hall: http://www.speaker.gov/video/churchill-ceremony-teaser-released Regards, David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
