NY Times Says Television Should Not Air National Anthem

[Mike]

The New York Times poo-pooed the long-standing tradition of television stations airing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” because some night owl viewers could be offended by the “politically charged” national anthem.

The piece, written by culture reporter Julia Jacobs and published Wednesday, is headlined “Local TV Revives a Bygone Tradition: Airing the National Anthem,” and declares that the song can “be a dividing line” for some Americans.

“In the span of a week, the Washington Post calls a terrorist psychopath a 'religious scholar' and the Times is upset about the national anthem being played. These are supposed to be America's top two news publications, and they seemingly hate America.”

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[Honda]

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And you are surprised? These rags are left wing apologists and allies. And some folks still believe they are beacons of pure journalism. Go think.

[Billy_Rightwing]

Is that the same a taking the knee? There a few of us good Americans left.

[wacojoe]

I have no use whatsoever for anyone who dislikes dogs and the National Anthem.
In fact, I think anyone living in this United States who dislikes/disrespects the Star Spangled Banner is a dog.

[Mike]

..........I think anyone living in this United States who dislikes/disrespects the Star Spangled Banner is a dog.

Why slander dogs?

[mgrist]

Yea ease up on the dogs there ya heathen!

[Truckman]

Yea ease up on the dogs there ya heathen!

Especially with a national hero in the news......Ben

[2ndthyme]

odd, the article doesn't seem to say what Fox framed it as

[wacojoe]

... Hilton H. Howell Jr., Gray’s chief executive, said that he wanted to bring the anthem back to local television after decades of it being a mostly abandoned tradition. Mr. Howell, 57, grew up in a broadcasting family in Waco, Texas and remembered the station that his grandfather founded, KWTX, signing off with the anthem around midnight and then going snowy...

Curiously, being reared in Waco, I heard and saw that sign-off too many times to remember. I never knew the Howell’s, but certainly knew of them, and clearly remember the senior Howell owning a P-51 Mustang we saw him flying over the town on occasion. His station was right next door to the bowling alley myself and my buddies spent much of our misspent youth working and playing there. More than once each of us were challenged to climb the broadcast tower and throw a bowling ball off through the roof of the studio just for meanness. No one took up the challenge.

[UTAH]

No one took up the challenge.

Which is a good thing. For, we'd rather have you here with us.

Hunter

[wacojoe]

It was a big climb, especially with a bowling ball.