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Crowman2009

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5. What really drives me crazy are the people standing up and saluting/hands on hearts during the song playing.

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 12:31 PM

Mar 27

Like it's the freakin' national anthem. It's even worse when they start crying.

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David Cross said it best about Lee Greenwood. [View all] Crowman2009 Mar 27 OP

I Was A Big Greenwood Fan - Bought All His Albums - Got Chills When I Heard Him Sing That Song...... global1 Mar 27 #1

Agreed. badhair77 Mar 27 #2

What really drives me crazy are the people standing up and saluting/hands on hearts during the song playing. Crowman2009 Mar 27 #5

I was the total opposite, I f***in' always hated "God Bless the USA" when that first got dredged up during the gulf war. Crowman2009 Mar 27 #3

Know just how you feel. Xavier Breath Mar 27 #10

So jingoistic, barf n/t hibbing Mar 27 #12

I hate that song also kimbutgar Mar 27 #4

The first Iraq war was a travesty, just like the second. Sky Jewels Mar 27 #7

I was working country radio in 1984 when that song came out. rsdsharp Mar 27 #8

First picked up by Ronald Reagan for the 1984 Convention... LakeVermilion Mar 27 #6

I know jingoistic when I hear it. lpbk2713 Mar 27 #9

Always hated that song. Yeah, catchy melody and lyrics for the rubes... Wounded Bear Mar 27 #11

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