Let the Eagle Soar

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"Let the Eagle Soar" is a song written by former Missouri Senator and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who is seen singing the song at a Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary function in 2002, a now-infamous clip first shown on CNN and popularized by director Michael Moore's 2004 popular feature documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The song was sung during President of the United States George W. Bush's second inauguration in January 2005 by Guy Hovis, a vocalist from the 1970s variety program The Lawrence Welk Show. It has also been frequently mocked on late-night comedy shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report and The Late Show with David Letterman. It was sung by lil' John Ashcroft (with very poor reception) on an episode of Lil' Bush.

John Ashcroft also sang in The Singing Senators, a group of U.S. Republican Senators who sang as a barbershop quartet.

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• The full uncut video of 'Let the Eagle Soar' on YouTube
• CNN video of John Ashcroft singing "Let the Eagle Soar"
• "Ashcroft rallies troops with song"
• "Staff cry poetic injustice as singing Ashcroft introduces patriot games"
• "Division Streets, U.S.A."
• "Loony tunes: US attorney-general's crooning glory"
• "The Justice Department on music"
• "'The List' -- Find Out Who Said What This Week"

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