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louis c

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8. People would stop waving Confederate flags, though

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 03:45 PM

Oct 2017

and can't you just see those red necks standing with their hands over their hearts as the words "as He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free" appear on the jumbothron.

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Everyone Would Stand for the National Anthem, if This was the Song [View all] louis c Oct 2017 OP

How about America the Beautiful? gratuitous Oct 2017 #1

Why? It's a religious song. MineralMan Oct 2017 #2

Thanks. Not me either. n/t Brainstormy Oct 2017 #3

People would stop waving Confederate flags, though louis c Oct 2017 #8

It remains a stupid, offensive suggestion, though. MineralMan Oct 2017 #10

In God We Trust is on our money louis c Oct 2017 #15

Because Communist Russia was "godless" Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #21

Whatever the reason louis c Oct 2017 #30

the Supreme Court has thus far declined to hear a case on the constitutionality Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #31

Warsongs, no. America the Beautiful. elehhhhna Oct 2017 #17

Yep. America the Beautiful would be better. Hekate Oct 2017 #26

Well, it's overtly Christian AND it was the rallying song of the North in the Civil War.... LisaM Oct 2017 #4

It would certainly get the Teabaggers on their feet. It's their theme song already. The Wielding Truth Oct 2017 #5

This Land Is Your Land vlyons Oct 2017 #6

+1000 Cattledog Oct 2017 #12

I'd choose this one, too. The Wielding Truth Oct 2017 #16

I heard Dotard wanted to change the anthem ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #9

Never. Cattledog Oct 2017 #11

I'm not a Christian. nt LexVegas Oct 2017 #13

The group I sing with performs that exact arrangement every Memorial Day! woodsprite Oct 2017 #14

No thanks. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #18

How about this? k8conant Oct 2017 #19

Or this... k8conant Oct 2017 #20

May as well use this, if getting out of the seat is the criteria . . . Journeyman Oct 2017 #22

I was thinking Fuck Tha Police? moda253 Oct 2017 #23

No thank you. n/t GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #24

I recommend this TlalocW Oct 2017 #25

America The Beautiful? MontanaMama Oct 2017 #27

People aren't protesting the national anthem. surrealAmerican Oct 2017 #28

I'd stand up and DANCE if this were the anthem: johnp3907 Oct 2017 #29

I have always thought "The Stars and Stripes Forever" would aka-chmeee Oct 2017 #32

Nope. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #33

Fuck no. More like this greyl Oct 2017 #34