Why do we play it at all?

Why doesn't DeathSantis just commission his own dictatorial song and mandate that it be played along with a Sieg Heil?

Thank god Florida's radical do nothing liars could do this. But.........question? Does anyone know of any professional sporting event in America where the National Anthem is NOT played before the game? So let me help...............no you don't.

So once again........our GOP heroes have invented a problem that don't exist....and then they "fixed" it for us. Yah!!!! Hopefully next they can stop copper mining permanently......in our churches. Or drugging chickens. Or getting rid of giant spiders that are eating people. Just make it up...rile up stoopid people with how bad it is..and then magically "fix it" the next day......so you can get the same stoopid people to thank you. Does this side show ever end????

The GOP is clever, aren't they? They accomplish so much. Like one promises he will never allow..EVER.....the sport hunting of Polar Bears in Florida........then two days later he says, "see....if it wasn't for the me and the GOP they'd still be killing Polar Bears in Florida".

"We are GONNA swear to you.....we will never allow the teaching of a subject that is not taught anyway". And by golly...two days later some clown is taking bows and asking us to say thanks to the him and the GOP because that subject STILL isn't taught anywhere. DUH! Then he goes on FOX and tells truly stupid people.......I am working hard...for you to make sure that things that never existed...still don't. And the dummies all go....YAH!!!!.....what a guy!!!!!!!!!

I always wondered why this has to be played at sporting events. It's not played at the movies. "Please stand for the National Anthem before today's showing of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.'" To dodge any controversy, a college team I follow sends the players out of the tunnel after the anthem is played. No kneeling issues.

That's insecurity for you, when something comes out as overly forced it's because they think they have to compensate for something which makes them dangerous. Insecurity comes out as aggression often.

Well, my opinion is we play the National Anthem and fly the American Flag to respect all the lives lost defending the country.
Simple respect.

It is jingoist bullshit. It exists just to create a scenario where they can claim the Democrats or certain Republicans voted against it even though it is a total time waster.

If we don't, the average far right American might be forgiven for thinking they've suddenly woken up in another country. They aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer, after all.
-Shadowfire