I've never in my life heard that...

You can say that till you get tired but yes I read it but you always No everything so I guess your reading ability is far superior to mine

Far from me to argue with you...

Reading only slows down posting. Just like your 10,000 steps, gotta get your 10,000 words.
Next!

Shur it are! In'it?

Unpatriotic
 

That song made millions for a 4 (F)(S)
whatever. Clark B plays it also. By the way John Dixon and 501 bands play the real thing and I
go into salute mode.

Sit mode tonight at SS

In Vietnam, I was privileged/grateful to be in the rear area where I was patched up before returning me to the boonies to fight another day. While back there, I had the chance to attend one of the many USO shows put on for the troops. One of the favorite songs performed was the "Green, green grass of home." Everyone that could stand was standing and cheering and singing along for that song. If standing emotionally for a favorite song bothers someone's sensitivity in this country, then it makes one wonder just how spoiled and elitist or how forgetful some are in this country. Sit quietly if you feel like it. That's fine. Insult those that are emotional if you wish. All you are doing is belittling yourself, because some of us are proud of our country and admire the patriots that support this country in any way they can at the time. Some can't stand, but I bet they would if they could. Especially, most of us seniors. I don't stand in my living room for the national anthem on TV, because I don't need to "show" my support there. I "show" my support to encourage others to be proud of what this country offers us and what Freedom is like and to be grateful for it. A saying which has been mutilated or morphed many times goes like this: For those that fight for it, Freedom (or liberty) has a flavor that the protected will never taste (or know). I stand for my country and bow to GOD, and I am grateful for the Grace of both. Disgrace either at your own peril, because in the long run, you are only hurting yourself.
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Oh, and I will always STAND for the Pledge of Allegiance to our FLAG. Regardless of whom or when it is recited. Sorry, if my being emotional and proud of my country bothers some, that's not my problem.....it's theirs. I stood proudly to witness many of my wife's family get their citizenship. And it really means a lot to me when I see foreign born volunteer to fight for this great country.

Do you mean like over there / over there the yanks are coming was it GG/Cagney

Their are so many hymns about standing up for our flags and so few noodles
 

Although a small amount of people have been under protest of the Pledge of Allegiance for many years, the beginning of the new wave of controversy most recently started with Colin Kaepernick. A former NFL football player, Kaepernick was exposed under the attention of national news after he knelt during the national anthem at the start of a NFL game to protest his beliefs that police brutality and racial inequality black and white in the United States. This is the most common reason to protest the Pledge. Overall, those who protest the pledge do so for the reason of political protest. Although many continue their respect for the country, they use their actions as a symbol of criticism of the actions done in order to protect the rights of every citizen. Since Kaepernick’s actions, many people have used sitting for the pledge or national anthem as their way to demonstrate that they are in a peaceful protest to this country’s actions.
Those who stand for the Pledge say it is to honor those who have died in war and where crippled; they feel that soldiers are given respect with these actions. Overall, the act of standing and reciting the pledge is a symbol for the united nation of America, regardless of political beliefs. When talking about the matter of justice, the act of standing is a salute to the idea that America gives the opportunity of justice. In addition, many people who are considered more conservative use the pledge to show their allegiance, as the pledge says itself, to the United States of America. I believe that every American should show respect for our men and women soldiers by standing. Not doing so is disrespectful. And must stop.

Maybe the DJ was a college professor moonlighting as a DJ

Your belief is based on faulty logic.

The soldiers fought and died for our FREEDOM to stand or sit, as we please. Freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, are rights guaranteed to us by our government. As such, we have the right to -not- stand or pledge our allegiance to any flag, whether it be of the United States of America or Zimbabwe. We are not obligated to do that, and exercising our freedom to choose is exactly WHY we had soldiers in the first place.

Rejecting those freedoms and shaming people who exercise the very thing those soldiers fought to protect our right to do, is disrespectful.

:BigApplause::highfive: thank you!

Is there an "or else" attached to that "must"?

I won't stand for the P.o.A. marketing scam. Only stand for the Anthem.

The pedge is the poetry version of the statue of liberty.

Agree 1000%. And Kaepernick is a SPOS. While most people do not know what that stands for, the rules of this forum as well as decorum prevents me from spelling it out.

It's amazing how gullible people are and how the carry lies for years.

Kaepernick wasn't protesting police brutality or any social justice, he was pouting about being benched for a White man.

He didn't want to look like a cry baby so he quickly pivoted to social justice so he didn't look like an immature child.

He wasn't even kneeling at first he was sitting on the bench and a military guy told him kneeling would be more appropriate.

So it began another one of the biggest hoaxes of all time.

It reminds me of folks who still believe "hands up don't shoot" actually happened. Even a certain Commander believed that hoax. Which only fueled the fake situation.

No wonder so many people in TV get scammed, they don't question anything.