tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post1675751392517192522..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Sign Hallelujah, come on get happy!Elaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-59426538297528301672009-12-25T00:31:54.307-06:002009-12-25T00:31:54.307-06:00Hi Elaine! I'm in search of exactly the same ...Hi Elaine! I'm in search of exactly the same answer -- who originated this meme. I can tell you it's *way* older than 2007; the first example I've been able to find is from a 1989 Christmas pageant televised in Housto... (and fortunately uploaded to YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54drTfoHV3U <br /><br />If you trace it to its ultimate origin, please let me know!<br /><br />-Jim Moskowitz, jimmosk {at} yahoo {dot} comJim Moskowitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-38821985926950866582009-12-05T20:54:52.024-06:002009-12-05T20:54:52.024-06:00I don't see how your comment relates to this p...I don't see how your comment relates to this post. <br /><br />I try not to let things I cannot control ruin my sense of humor. I don't see the point of bringing up something as off-point as excerpts from a congressional budget review on a post that shows high school kinds having fun.<br /><br />There are many things in the non-musical world that are less than ideal. I have a list too.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-50543869223801593442009-12-05T20:10:33.324-06:002009-12-05T20:10:33.324-06:00From the Congressional Budget Office's Monthl...From the Congressional Budget Office's Monthly Budget Review (Nov 2009):<br /><br />"The federal deficit rose as a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) from 3.1 percent in 2008 to 9.9 percent in 2009—the highest deficit as a share of GDP since 1945." page 1, CBO<br /><br />Defense–Military increased by 7.1%. page 2, CBO<br /><br />30,000 more troops in an escalation of the war in Iraq.<br /><br />Sign Hallelujah, come on get happy? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com