Sep 03, 2006 05:03
Listening to Ray Charles singing "America the Beautiful"
God...he meant it. Reminds me that I really do love my country (despite its myriad faults).
To hear a blind, subjugated black man sing with such passion about our country brings tears to my eyes.
Ray Charles is what makes America great. Diversity....the energies of a thousand cultures coming together....to create something greater.