<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Tom,<div><br></div><div>Some people will jump on Obama and blame him for everything, in this case for even deciding on what "elevator music" is played on the telephone while someone is on hold!</div><div>Is it just a bit of a stretch to assume that the President of the US, no matter WHO is in that office personally chooses the telephone music?</div><div><br></div><div>Plus, the song itself was actually written back in the 1700's by Joseph Hayden as a birthday song for the Austrian Emperor! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And the actual nazi anthem was the "Horst Wessel" ! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Wayne</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font><br>"Deutschland Uber Alles" is (and has been since 1841) the national anthem<br>of Germany (West Germany prior to unification)<br><br><a href="http://ingeb.org/Lieder/deutschl.html">http://ingeb.org/Lieder/deutschl.html</a><br><br>I really didn't have to look it up to know this, either. See, I heard it<br>played more often than I can remember during the twelve years (of my<br>20-year Army tenure) I was stationed in Germany. I can sing it (off key<br>and all) in both English and German, at least the first stanza.<br><br>Listen to it. It is a beautiful song.<br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2IaFaJrmno<br><br>So, you see, dale. As much as you want to believe, "Deutschland Uber<br>Alles" is NOT the Nazi theme.<br><br>Gsehen sie nach Farmers' Market, Moscow.<br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br><br>- Unknown<br><br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>=======================================================<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>