John
Ashcroft Makes Justice Department Lawyers Sing Along |
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JD as far as I know. - GW Every morning lately at the Justice Department, John Ashcroft, the archconservative Attorney General, has been gathering his staff and requiring them to begin the day by singing patriotic songs he has penned himself. But instead of ditties like his “The Eagle Soars,” many of his employees wish he would sing, as the old joke goes, far, far away. (John Achcroft, second from left, with the Singing Senators) |
The nation’s top lawyer has long accompanied his baritone pipes on piano, and also harmonizes with Trent Lott, Larry Craig, and James Jeffords in The Singing Senators, the Congressional barbershop quartet. He has even made tapes of his originals, including a 1995 release modestly entitled Gospel (Music) According to John (a sample can be heard on the Web here: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ashpic1.shtml), and is known to burst into song at the drop of a hat The staunchly fundamentalist Ashcroft had already been holding morning prayer meetings at Justice, but has now found a new venue - and a captive audience- there for his musical ambitions. Staffers arriving for work are receiving printouts with the lyrics to his songs so they can take part in the daily singalongs. And lest no one be left out, Spanish speakers have even been pressed into service to translate the words. Ashcroft’s latest effort, the country-flavored “The Eagle Soars,” starts out like this: "Oh she's far to
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