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Fifty Nifty… or Forty Nine, Ain’t Got Time?

Thursday, 08.23.07

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Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies;
Fifty Nifty stars on the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow, We salute them now.
Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout ’em, scout ’em, Tell all about ’em,
One by one,til we’ve given a name to every state in the USA

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan.
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, WyomingNorth, South, East, West in our own starving, objective, un-predjucidiced opinion (Name of home State)
Is the Best of the Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies
Shout ’em,scout’em, tell all about ’em
One by One, till we’ve given a day to every state in the good old U….S…A

Gosh, I remember singing this song when I was in elementary school. And here are some cute 5th graders singing it:

Well guess what? John just did a report about how our President has visited all the States during his presidency… all except one.

Vermont.

Vermont? Yes Vermont. But why?

Take a peek at John’s story for details. Here are some pictures of him visiting Vermont and talking to a Senator and the State Governor for this story:

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There seems to be strong sentiment about Bush’s apparent lack of presence in Vermont since becoming our nation’s 43rd President. You can read the blog responses to John’s story here.

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