To separate the issues: The incident at the Padres game involved someone inadvertently cueing up the singer from the previous night (they use a prerecorded version as a backup/background), and no one bothering to stop it. The ballclub apologized, they fired the contractor, we move on.
The "let's ditch the anthem" argument is one of those things that comes up every couple years by someone. And the general response to this is (a) They're exactly right, (b) It'll never happen because, (c) 'MURICA! I think I've mentioned this before around here: I have no problem standing respectfully for the anthem, but I refuse to play along with the bullshit patriotism (like dragging out a soldier for a standing ovation, sponsored by Budweiser)*. I also refuse to stand for God Bless America. I've been chastised by strangers for this. And I really don't care. * Don't even get me started with my reunions at sporting event hot take. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 8:43 AM Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'll venture to guess he's really just building a general rant around a > strange incident with "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a recent San Diego > Padres game -- where the SD Gay Men's Chorus, who'd sung Mr. Key's lines > without incident there in a prior year, were shocked to hear a recording of > some (off-key?) woman mistakenly played as their underscore -- but NY Daily > News sports columnist Julian Garcia > <http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/garcia-time-put-national-anthem-sporting-events-article-1.2647068?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%202016-05-24&utm_term=DailyNewsletter> > (link) at least wants to see a little dialogue about whether sports teams' > use of the tune legitimately "honors America" as is commonly claimed... > > B > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
