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Permanently Confused@68's avatar

THIS, a million times:

"Ultimately, this is not about the United States of America being disrespected. These people do that all the time. Hell, they trashed the shit out of the Capitol building. This, like everything else they do, is about them feeling disrespected. "

MSM. You listening...? Thought not.

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Stephen St John's avatar

"Now they are upset about the US women's national soccer team standing during the national anthem but not singing it." Just the latest thing the right wing has decided to be "outraged" about.

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Stephen St John's avatar

"Now they are upset about the US women's national soccer team standing during the national anthem but not singing it." Just the latest thing the right wing has decided to be "outraged" about.

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everett fanuelli's avatar

Most players don't sing the fucking anthem that's because they're busy staying focused on playing.

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onedollarjuana's avatar

We just got back from an NHRA event, as right-wing good-ol-boy as you can get. Nobody sang the National Anthem. Either of them, in fact, USA!USA!USA! or Canada.

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Joe Christmas's avatar

I have been a sports fan for 50 years. I would say, maybe, 1% of players actually sing along to the national anthem. Fuck off desperate Nikki.

And the best version? Hendrix at Woodstock...and it was instrumental.

And further, didn't Rosanne Barr disrespect it?

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Derek Smith's avatar

Yup. She grabbed her crotch in a feeble attempt to be 'masculine' or something, like the ballplayers on the field. (Pun intended.)

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Brianna Amore's avatar

My fucking GOD these people are insufferable.

Just say it, Republicans. You hate them because many of them are lesbians.

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Thatsit Fortheotherwon's avatar

And more talented than most men.

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Crankyman's avatar

Linda Ronstadt, Dodger Stadium. Best ever rendition. Gay, hippy and all the gorgeous.

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Revenant's avatar

Funny, I just saw an ad from Audible on my phone for a new recorded rendition of Saint Alison Bechdel's "Dykes To Watch Out For", a series of books that have the same place in my heart as the crumbling Pogo collections from 60-70 years ago.

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Revenant's avatar

all right, I give up. I have typed out this long rant three times now, and each time substack disappears it. And just as I had stumbled across something to praise it for, a useful function that Dicks-us couldn't do with a fair wind at its back and and all the fabled luck of the Irish- it can take me right to any comment from a notifications page.

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Lefty Wright's avatar

Roseanne Barr did a memorable rendition of the anthem several years ago.

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PaulDietzel's avatar

I was sitting in the Legion one night when one of the resident morons said he would always hate Rosie O'Donnell for her disrespectful version of the Anthem that one time. Oh well, Rosie - Roseanne, whatever.

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DDB9000's avatar

And the conservtaive types then hated it, but I'll bet the MAGAts of today would love it.

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Stephen St John's avatar

She's crazy like them, so yeah, they'll support anything she does.

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BlueStateLibel's avatar

Republicans sure are delicate little snowflakes that get upset by the stupidest little things.

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Mart's avatar

Kinda surprised Fox and their ilk has not gone full blown go woke go broke on the women's team. Maybe the success of Barbie cooled their attack. Seems them women are pretty damn popular.

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RMKH's avatar

I noticed Agent Orange knew the part about bombs bursting in air

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SunMoonStars's avatar

That's right ladies KNOW YOUR PLACE or get out you heathens. I'm finally getting to the place where everything these rwnjs spews is Jerry Springer worthy who have no lives are more than just stupid fucking morons they are laughable. I'm actually learning to tune them out because all I hear is wah, wah, wah, wah ad nauseam.

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Mark Linimon's avatar

Perhaps replacing them in our minds with Charlie Brown's teacher would help.

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SunMoonStars's avatar

Lol...that's the voice that came to mind when I wrote that.

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skinnercitycyclist's avatar

"Not to mention the soldiers singing their hearts out next to him."

Pretty sure you are not supposed to sing anything while saluting. I mean, when I was in the Army I would always hum the "Flintstones" in my head while saluting, but never aloud.

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Zap's avatar

It's the modern stone-age family!

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