Posted on 11/08/2013 5:54:51 AM PST by PROCON
On ESPN’s Around the Horn, frequent guest Kevin Blackistone of the Dallas Morning News said that football games should not include the singing of the national anthem beforehand, as that added to the “military symbolism.” He actually called the Star-Spangled Banner a “war anthem.”
Blackistone was addressing controversy over Northwestern University’s American flag-themed football uniforms, designed to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project. In a show segment titled “Buy or Sell,” Blackistone said that he would “sell” the uniforms:
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It was written by Francis Scott Key when the brits were attacking the USA during the war of 1812, 120 years BEFORE the depression.
You are stuck on stupid.
panem et circenses
I am getting really, really tired of liar motormouth commies.
I want to be at the United Center at the start of a Chicago Blackhawk’s game when some libtard announces that Jimmy Cornelison will not be singing the anthem because it’s militaristic and offensive.
The Sylvester Stallone movie "Demolition Man" isn't particularly good, or bad. Kind of your average action movie. But the funny thing is, I find myself identifying with the Edgar Friendly character in it. He's the rebel going against the sheeple. Anyway, if/when you watch this movie look at the society Stallone wakes up in. It is exactly the idiotic kind of liberal utopia today's liberals seem to be pushing for. {shudder} What a nightmare.
God Bless America.Cue the liberal heads exploding in 5, 4, 3 ...
Asshat.
Actually, if Americans spent half the time and money they do on sports related stuff, there is a solid chance our government wouldn’t be the mess it is. (I know, “It’s too complicated”—coming from the person who could just about spew the stats for every player and team from the NFL for the last thirty years.)
It was first played during game 1 of the 1918 World Series.
Which is exactly why I wouldn’t want to work in the field despite being a fan. As for Dumb@ss-stone, I will avoid ESPCN en he is on.
Actually we had won our freedom over 30 years prior to the writing of the song.
Exactly a song written 120 years before the Depression. Mr. Key was much smarter than I have ever given him credit for. As for you, maybe you should brush up on your history and leave out the histrionics.
I believe he was referring to when and why it was played during sporting events and I know it was played in the 1918 W.S.
After reading through your history in here, you should spend more time lurking and less time dazzling us with your “witticisms”.
And since you have an issue with patriotism, this site really isn’t for you at all.
Great sportswriters out of Texas in the 60s and 70s: Dan Jenkins, Blackie Sherrod, and Bud Shrake being three.
Nowadays, the general leftism that infects all j-school grads at MSM outlets spills over to the sports pages too. For example, can't pick up an SI issue that doesn't have either (1) an article about some jock who has come out or (2) a transexual jock or (3) loving references to our dear leader obama (these sprinkled throughout). More usually, all three!
Good luck with your picks this weekend. I'm already 0 - 1... the Deadskins let me down!
Blackistone hasn't worked for the Morning News since 2006.
You are right. That would be the “Second War of Independence”. :)
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