Obama likes to think his good intentions and a winning smile will see him triumph diplomatically. Apparently he forgot to clue his piano player in. WASHINGTON -- Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang gave a musical shout out to America-hating patriots in his homeland when he played at the White House state dinner last week. During his performance, Lang tinkled the ivories with the famous anti-American propaganda tune "My Motherland" -- the theme song from the Chinese-made Korean War movie "Battle on Shangangling Mountain." Chinese President Hu Jintao, the guest of honor at the dinner, surely recognized the melody. The song has been a favorite anti-American propaganda tool for decades. Lang apparently knew exactly what he was playing..... "I think playing the tune at the White House banquet can help us, as Chinese people, feel extremely proud of ourselves and express our feelings through the song," he told the Chinese network Phoenix TV. "I think it's especially good. Also, I like the tune in and of itself. Every time I hear it, I feel extremely moved." Lang, who performed for the state-dinner music program that the White House billed as "quintessentially American," was more blunt in a blog. "Playing this song praising China to heads of state from around the world seems to tell them that our China is formidable, that our Chinese people are united; I feel deeply honored and proud," Lang wrote, according to a report by Epoch Times. This guy has played for O before like when Paul McCartney was at the WH , but it turns out he is a China firster. Even better is the WH response A White House spokesman declined to comment on the song selection, instead directing questions about Lang's performance to the National Security Council staff, which was not available to comment. Seriously? Questions about song choice by pianists during state dinners is a national security issue? God, I'd laugh but these muppets are in charge of our dealings with the entire planet. Every step they take seems to further diminish the dignity of the Presidency and the stature of our country. Our owners show up and we are treated to the spectacly of the 2009 Nobel Laureate honoring the jailer of the 2010 laureate. Then we are honored by having the court pianist, this is Obama's buddy, punk him royally by playing a song that refers to American soldiers as jackals. This was a huge slap to our collective faces and another invitation for our enemies to act without fear of us. America is now officially weak enough to smack around in the White House itself. Sad.
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Jan 24 2011, 12:00 AM
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