In one 18-HOUR stint on the CBS radio network, Miss Smith sold $107 million worth of war bonds, which were issued by the United States Government to finance the war effort. Her total for a series of marathon broadcasts was over $600 million
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In a modern day context that $600 million Smith raised to fight the Nazis in World War II would equate to nearly $11 billion dollars in today’s money
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Smith also traveled over 520,000 miles to entertain American troops serving overseas and battling the Nazis
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Democrats are spitting on Kate Smith for something nearly a 100 years old while they continue to support their racist Blackface KKK Gov & Attorney General in VA. Democrats were & are the party of slavery, Jim Crow, KKK, Blackface Governors & AGs & Filthy racism!
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God Bless America! – The Story of the Song Kate Smith Made Famous! ‘I thought you all might enjoy this tidbit of history. It is a good performance and it is timely given our current state of events. A Bit of “Americana.”.https://56packardman.com/2015/07/03/god-bless-america-the-story-of-the-song-kate-smith-made-famous/ …
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....and?....so?..... It was once an accepted term How is it actually different than saying 'whites'? It has simply been loaded with political weight. Linguistics. We have to examine our entrapment. Words are being weaponized to destroy freedom, and it's been disastrous.
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Now do celebrities and Vietnam. How many helped us out there?
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Please forward to Hal
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