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National Anthem

Why should this be such a rarity?

March 15, 2012

I find it somewhat ironic ironic that a soccer game should be the venue where so many people are singing the National Anthem. It’s not even an “American sport”; at least not on a level like baseball, basketball, and football. It used to be that this was a given that fans would sing “The Star […]

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* The National Anthem: A World Series appraisal

October 29, 2008

I’m not pretending to be the most patriotic guy in the country, but there are some things that bug me: American flags that are displayed in states of disrepair, not taking your hat off for the National Anthem, and performers who use it as a personal platform for their ego. To me, it’s like a […]

Tagged as: National Anthem, World Series

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