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oberliner

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33. Yes, definitely

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 03:34 PM

Mar 2018

I find it very moving when performed skillfully.

I also respect those who choose to protest by taking a knee while it is being sung/performed.

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Is the Star-Spangled Banner your national anthem? [View all] laserhaas Mar 2018 OP

My National Anthem SCantiGOP Mar 2018 #1

Lawdy mama, light my fuse! BBG Mar 2018 #4

Yes. Its the anthem of the nation I call home. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #2

+1 onenote Mar 2018 #17

Yes it is OUR national anthem - not a "Tribute To The Military" hexola Mar 2018 #3

Our nation's image laserhaas Mar 2018 #6

Too militaristic for me too BBG Mar 2018 #5

Kudos to you. They called me unpatriotic for saying no laserhaas Mar 2018 #7

Living in the Blue Bubble, I am BBG Mar 2018 #9

My Twitter handle is Laser_the_Lone_Wolf laserhaas Mar 2018 #20

Right on brother rat! BBG Mar 2018 #34

Nothing wrong with our national anthem at all. stevenleser Mar 2018 #8

Yeah, because it does not have "God" in it. A country has a military. It has no state religion. McCamy Taylor Mar 2018 #10

Not to take nothing away from Service personnel laserhaas Mar 2018 #14

Our military has been used as a bully BBG Mar 2018 #36

Regarding the protected free speech issue of "I don't have to stand up for it" McCamy Taylor Mar 2018 #11

Again..with deepest respect for Service personnel ..We all laserhaas Mar 2018 #22

"this land is your land onethatcares Mar 2018 #12

It is...for sure laserhaas Mar 2018 #23

Yes, that would be a better anthem meadowlander Mar 2018 #24

IOLANTHE pangaia Mar 2018 #35

Hail Columbia was the unofficial national anthem for long time LeftInTX Mar 2018 #13

Words without honor laserhaas Mar 2018 #25

Ever since Woodstock lame54 Mar 2018 #15

Was there....running errands for change laserhaas Mar 2018 #26

Free Bird maveric Mar 2018 #16

Your premise is bullshit as is your posture on this point. This whole post is bullshit Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #18

So, go crawl under a desk when nukes start flying laserhaas Mar 2018 #19

Nukes are going to start flying because of our National Anthem? Alea Mar 2018 #29

Not our anthem. But similar mentalities laserhaas Mar 2018 #30

The anthem celebrates our stuggle to defeat a hostile lapucelle Mar 2018 #42

Thanks for posting that grumpyduck Mar 2018 #43

The entire song is about the symbolism of the flag over Fort McHenry. lapucelle Mar 2018 #44

Was are you on about? Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #40

Just looking out for their "individual freedom" ya know... hexola Mar 2018 #37

I'm partial to The Humpty Dance. NightWatcher Mar 2018 #21

Ha Ha laserhaas Mar 2018 #31

Yes. Orsino Mar 2018 #27

Profound Orsino laserhaas Mar 2018 #28

Mind you, I'm not exempting myself. Orsino Mar 2018 #45

Ask me that, after trump is removed from office. (nt) Paladin Mar 2018 #32

Yes, definitely oberliner Mar 2018 #33

When Someone Sings It At The Right Tempo Let Me Know ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #46

Re: several posts above about our military grumpyduck Mar 2018 #38

One Other Interesting Note, Grumpy ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #47

Where the heck were you grumpyduck Mar 2018 #49

Ducking For Cover? ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #54

A quote from Eleanor Roosevelt grumpyduck Mar 2018 #55

I Was Kidding ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #56

Take note - it is often performed/played without vocal hexola Mar 2018 #39

-1 Mosby Mar 2018 #41

I always liked Gail & Dale On The Laurence Welk Show performing a "modern" spiritual... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #48

Toking....?? laserhaas Mar 2018 #50

I'm just being playful. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #51

The notion that Walk - toked laserhaas Mar 2018 #52

Wunnerful, wunnerful! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #58

Yeah pretty much el_bryanto Mar 2018 #53

I don't like it but my reasoning might be different Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #57

Right, so the kids are listening to the music, grumpyduck Mar 2018 #59