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The Daily News, May 20, 2008:
Hey everyone, where you at?
In every state, the Super Bowl is basically a national holiday. Tickets are impossible to find. But here in the US, the championship game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees only drew 6,000 fans. The stadium looked hauntingly empty. Instead of an unforgettable atmosphere, it was a game you just want to forget.
It started with the national anthem. We all stood up out of respect, just like you're supposed to do. There were three girls sitting right in front of me. Two of them stood up, but the third one just stayed seated, smoking. Everyone was staring at her. Once the anthem finished, being the oldest guy there, I said to her, "Young lady, when the anthem is playing, you should stand up." She just turned around and snapped at me, "This isn't even my anthem, so why should I show any respect?" Those of us watching just looked at each other. I mean, seriously, who raises a kid to have zero respect for the anthem of the country they live in? Who were her parents, her teachers, her professors? Who is pushing this kind of radicalism onto the youth? You don't have to love everything about your country, but in moments like this, you owe it to everyone else to show basic decency, even if it's just by standing up. That moment totally ruined the vibe of the big game for me.
S.M. Los Angeles
Let’s play a little game of speculation and guesswork. 😁
If she weren't so young, I'd probably assume we were dealing with Hillary Clinton. 😁
Hey everyone, where you at?
In every state, the Super Bowl is basically a national holiday. Tickets are impossible to find. But here in the US, the championship game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees only drew 6,000 fans. The stadium looked hauntingly empty. Instead of an unforgettable atmosphere, it was a game you just want to forget.
It started with the national anthem. We all stood up out of respect, just like you're supposed to do. There were three girls sitting right in front of me. Two of them stood up, but the third one just stayed seated, smoking. Everyone was staring at her. Once the anthem finished, being the oldest guy there, I said to her, "Young lady, when the anthem is playing, you should stand up." She just turned around and snapped at me, "This isn't even my anthem, so why should I show any respect?" Those of us watching just looked at each other. I mean, seriously, who raises a kid to have zero respect for the anthem of the country they live in? Who were her parents, her teachers, her professors? Who is pushing this kind of radicalism onto the youth? You don't have to love everything about your country, but in moments like this, you owe it to everyone else to show basic decency, even if it's just by standing up. That moment totally ruined the vibe of the big game for me.
S.M. Los Angeles
Let’s play a little game of speculation and guesswork. 😁
If she weren't so young, I'd probably assume we were dealing with Hillary Clinton. 😁