Leave it to Yahoo's anonymous "NFL Rumors" columnist to take the Steelers to task for not having the National Anthem sung at Monday's Dolphins/Steelers borefest. I love this part - "according to the Denver Post" - in the article. What happened, Yahoo columnists don't have televisions? I don't have the access to sources the Denver Post has and I knew that "The NFL and the Pittsburgh Steelers decided to start their Monday Night Football game without the National Anthem."
Pathetic. Make your stupid rant and move on. Don't make it sound like the Denver Post broke a big time story. If the Post wants to make a mark in football journalism, they should investigate what happened to the Broncos defense and special teams coverage against the Bears.
Yahoo, stick to OMG columns and football articles by your named columnists. They're pretty good. This creditless crap serves no one. "Bad enough football has taken away all our free time in the fall and early winter. Now, it's going to take away our patriotism?" That's a bit melodramatic.
I love the sub-literate comments: "Pittsburg sucks" by the obviously super intelligent Kenny G. Anyone who knows this person, tell him that there is an "h" at the end of "Pittsburgh."
The deep-thinking Zman enters the fray: "This was a terrible decision by the NFL and the Steelers. Patriotism and tradition have nothing to do with weather conditions. Pittsburgh residents should be livid about this. It appears that each day, someone somewhere chips away at our foundation and moral fiber by eliminating something that has always represented the US and our citizens. For the sake of saving time, we forgo our National Anthem. Shame on the executives that made this decision."
Zman, thanks for showing me the light. I must wipe away the tears shed for the patriotism that has been forever sullied! Shame on me for having to read that "comment" and then callously inflicting it on others. For those who have now read the words in Zman's post, I apologize for the IQ points you lost and will never get back.
The amazing Dave G chimes in with this gem: "IN NEW ENGLAND WE HAVE THE SONG THE WEATHER AND THE PATRIOTS BABY 11-0 SCREW YOU HATERS AND DON SHULA IS A SENILE OLD FART ! GO PATRIOTS NATION!" Hmmm. Well said. I guess I can have the same lack of respect for Pats fans as I do for the Pats team. Could this comment be more ignorant?
I'd like to thank these three geniuses for these comments. I feel better about myself, knowing that no matter what dumb crap I write here...I am not writing anything more stupid than others are writing.
A final word from Yahoo's nameless dingbat: "The NFL hardly seemed worthy of its red, white and blue insignia colors by canceling America's most honorable song so the show could on two minutes less late."
Boo hoo. Now America's enemies have truly won, haven't they? This great nation has fallen to pieces, and this is the straw that broke the camel's back. I'll see you all on the bread lines.
Alan M and Gord both had a more sensible perspective:
Alan M: "Listening to some knucle head singing a our song in the middle of a stadium makes you a Patriot? So, if they sang it twice does that make you twice the patroit? Sad,Sad,Sad."
Gord: "OH MY GOD THEY DIDN'T SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!! LETS CANCEL THE REST OF THE SEASON!!!"
A little sarcasm goes a long way. Thanks for being realistic. Bet they both know about the "h."
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This was the game at Heinz Field that had the delay because of lightnig, right? As I understand things in the NFL, they don't even show the National Anthem being sung on TV anymore except for the Super Bowl and maybe the Pro Bowl. In order to make the best use of prime-time television, and not allienate sponsors and fans that may already be upset at the delayed start of a Prime-Time NFL game (which - when you think about it - WHEN IS A GAME EVER DELAYED WEATHER REASONS? - Like John Madden says, "you play football in the mud, you play it in the snow, you play it in the sub-freezing temperatures." But LIGHTNING! That would just be plain suicidal to play in a lightning storm. Needless to say it is dangerous to the players as well as the fans.) So they just went right to the coin-toss. I see no problem with this. The only people that would have noticed the missing Star-Spangled Banner would be the fans in the stands - who I suppose would have the greatest right to be upset - and our veterans, too - but I have not heard about any outrage from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, the Coast Guard, National Guard Bureau, the Commander in Chief or the Secretary of Defense (and I don't mean Deacon Jones, folks.) If people are really that upset, maybe they can sing it twice at the next game.
j kane - you are the man! All that you say makes total sense. One is not less patriotic if one omits the National Anthem. Patriotism is more about deeds, not words. It should also be pointed out that j kane is a military man himself, so he knows whereof he speaks. Thanks j kane for your service to your country!
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