ROS sent us a link to the most ridiculous tripe ever written. Kevin Blackistone writes that since Christina Aguilera tripped over the lyrics of the National Anthem at the Superbowl last weekend, we ought to end the singing of the anthemat sporting events. And, oh, no one knows the lyrics anyway;<\/p>\n
It was, no doubt, Christina Aguilera’s fault that she flubbed the National Anthem’s lyrics at the Super Bowl on Sunday. But if our lawmakers don’t sing it every day to begin the country’s business, spectators of a mere sporting event shouldn’t be forced to sit through it, either, especially during the time we are living through right now.<\/p>\n
There are, after all, a lot of people out there who argue that they don’t want politics to have anything to do with sports. They accuse coaches, athletes and media of disrespecting service men and women in battle by using war metaphors to describe how touchdowns are scored, come-from-behind victories are achieved and adversity is fought through to win a game.<\/p>\n
Yet, those same people don’t see a contradiction at rising to their feet at every sporting event to mouth (a 2004 Harris Interactive poll showed most U.S. citizens don’t know the National Anthem’s lyrics)…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That makes complete sense. Some drug addled bint forgets the words so we should all stop singing the national anthem so no more drug-addled bints are embarrassed by their incompetence. I mean that was the only thing she had to do all day, and she got to go to the Superbowl. And she blew it. Now she can’t even get a gig at a bar mitzva and it’s all our fault for bringing politics into sports…or something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"