[Quality88]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Thye play it on my radio station every moring at 6 AM. Loud and proud !!!!

And at 3am when the TV goes off the air

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Thye play it on my radio station every moring at 6 AM. Loud and proud !!!!

Yes, and TV stations use to play it at night before they went off the air...the question still is, why do they play it at sporting events...

Part of the time they just make a mockery out of it...For example they let Rosanne Barr (among others) butcher the singing of it...Then there are those who sing it like there own personal song and not with the cadence the Anthem comes with...If the intent is truly to honor the country, the flag etc....they have a poor way of showing it...same with the flag, when was it ever appropriate to drag the flag all over the ground?

Here is an article along those lines...http://espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/020426.html

If you want a national anthem to receive a respectful and proper response, you play it at a more dignified gathering than in front of drunk fans at sporting events. As embarrassing as the "O, Canada" booing was, I think the lowest moment for a national anthem occurred a dozen or so years ago before a game in Minnesota when Ronald McDonald drove onto the field in a Big Mac-mobile, stopped the vehicle at second base, squeezed himself out and sang the "Star-Spangled Banner."
As they say, only in America.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Memorial Day

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Hey I am all for reverence during the Star Spangled Banner...respect for the flag...and honoring those who served...
<Point A>
But why is it done at Sporting Events? Just Curious...I am all for it in schools...want kids to learn such things...but its not played when I go into work in the morning...why is it played at a game?...unless its like the Olympics were you are representing your country...Just asking????
<Point B>
But while we are at it...Athletes that drap the flag and drag it all over the ground...that gets on my nerves as well...

IRT Point A: This is merely a SWAG but I would say whenever people are gathered together, in an organized assembly, the singing of our National Anthem is done to acknowledge the freedom we have to freely assemble. I have never researched the tradition, but that guess works for me.

IRT Point B: You about said it all; couldn't agree more.

[Bob Tanner]

Further on the patriotism subject, I think NASCAR made an excellent decision (Mark this date and time - 5/29/06 0955 - about the National Anthem.
Three years ago Bobby Labonte refused to get into his car and strap in until after the National ANthem had finished. Twop weeks later the teams were instructed that, unless instructed to do otherwise by officials, the drivers would not get into their cars until after the Anthem was finished.
This "New & improved NASCAR" doesn't seem to get alot right, but when it does I think it deserves acknowledgement.

[LSC9901]

Sweet photo Goth. Fenway Park. Go Sox Go !!!

[Smoke842]

Uh oh, Bob. She did it again. TV showed her with her hat on, you probably saw it.

[hotshot7796]

well I did, rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....................someo ne should chew her out for that

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Smoke842

Uh oh, Bob. She did it again. TV showed her with her hat on, you probably saw it.

I saw it. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I lost all respect for her a couple of seasons ago when she did an interview on XM. What a no-class bimbo! (IMNSVHO, of course)


For what its worth, I look up ladies' hats and proper etiquete. It's a tradition that goes back to the days when ladies (not to be confused with Mrs. Harvick, of course) wore hats and held them on their heads with hat pins. It was an involved evolution for a lady to remove her hat temporarily so it was acceptable for a lady to remain covered indoors except when a hat would restrict visibility. She could also keep her chapeau during prayer, invocation and National Anthem.

Somehow I seriously doubt if "Mrs Doofus" has a single hat pin holding her cheesey ball cap on her head, and bobby pins just aren't that difficult!

She has offically joined the ranks of The Brothers Waltrip, Jeff Hammond, Larry McReynolds, and Rick Hendrick as people whom I wish would just go away!

[LSC9901]

There seems to be some obvious differences with this issue. I looked it up and this is what I found and it appears that even though there is no real rule saying what she must do, it appears that she should take it off during that time frame. I just went to his website to see if there is anyway to actually contact him and lo and behold you can actually email her. OK fans .... now is your chance to complain directly to the offender.


http://www.kevinharvick.com/



(This is the info I found)
Why are there different rules for men and women? Nationally syndicated columnist Miss Manners suspects it may have to do with the dramatically different styles of men's and women's hats.

Men's hats are easily removed, but women's hats with ribbons, bows, flowers and other decorations can be quite a production to remove, especially if they're anchored with hat pins.

Fair enough, but what if the woman and man are both wearing baseball caps? Does it make sense that only the man takes off his headgear during the National Anthem? Probably not, Miss Manners suggests. Without the traditional ladies' hat, she wrote, "you cannot claim the ladies' exemption."

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

There seems to be some obvious differences with this issue. I looked it up and this is what I found and it appears that even though there is no real rule saying what she must do, it appears that she should take it off during that time frame. I just went to his website to see if there is anyway to actually contact him and lo and behold you can actually email her. OK fans .... now is your chance to complain directly to the offender.
http://www.kevinharvick.com/
(This is the info I found)
Why are there different rules for men and women? Nationally syndicated columnist Miss Manners suspects it may have to do with the dramatically different styles of men's and women's hats.
en's hats are easily removed, but women's hats with ribbons, bows, flowers and other decorations can be quite a production to remove, especially if they're anchored with hat pins.
Fair enough, but what if the woman and man are both wearing baseball caps? Does it make sense that only the man takes off his headgear during the National Anthem? Probably not, Miss Manners suggests. Without the traditional ladies' hat, she wrote, "you cannot claim the ladies' exemption."

I got my info from a different source but I wish I'd thought of Miss Manners. She's much better known and easier to read. I am gratified to know she goes along with the majority of us here in thinking Ms No-Manners, Mrs Harvick, who remains covered during our National Anthem, is in gross error.
My opinion of her remains unchanged.

[LSC9901]

Just for grins I did send a message. If anyone is interested the address it will go to is:

webmaster@kevinharvick.com

If I get a reply, and I doubt I will, I'll post it here.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Just for grins I did send a message. If anyone is interested the address it will go to is:
webmaster@kevinharvick.com
If I get a reply, and I doubt I will, I'll post it here.

I sent a rather sharp critique of her transgration. I'm confident that it'll be ignored.

[Team Yates]

I also sent a message and invited her to our forum to speak up for herself, so between the 3 messages and an invitation to join us, maybe we will get some form of reply!

[LSC9901]

Yep I agree. To reply would be a sin on their part. I'm sure we are not the first in line to complain to them about it. I think I'll seek out a few other sources to write to and see what happens. I'll keep you informed.