I'm as patriotic as the next guy but can we knock off the....

[Postman]

"God Bless America" routine during 7th inning stretches at baseball games already?

Watching the World Series and of course none other than Fox Television stays and broadcasts it instead of breaking for a commercial.

Don't we get enough flag indoctrinations? Can't we go back to "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"?

Yeah, I know. Get a life.

Just a rant.

[madaboutharry]

1. My thoughts exactly

Enough already with the jingoism.

[Ilsa]

2. I'm with you. Do you wonder if they think

they have something to prove?

Or how about something more folksy and cheery, like This Land is Your Land? GBA gets me depressed all over again.

[Cults4Bush]

3. Planet Flag my friend Planet Flag...

The repukes have turned patriotism into a fad and cliched reality show. There will be a backlash to it, and that sorta sucks. Jingoistic pride leads to fascism.. always.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Especially badly-sung versions of the song!

Gad, I though Liz Phair was supposed to be a good singer, but my husband and I ended up cringing at her rendition -- weak-voiced and off-key.

[deadparrot]

5. This was a post-9/11 thing, right?

I agree that it needs to stop. I *miss* Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

Not to mention that the song just sucks.

[fooj]

6. Did anyone notice how they never showed close-ups of the crowd

until the very end and then, only from the back of their heads. I thought that was wierd. Anyone else notice that?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

7. Thought it was supposed to be "Take Me Out to the Ball Game?"

And "America the Beautiful" is a better song than "God Bless America," and should be our anthem anyway.