I emailed Sports Illustrated this morning. They had a lovely picture of Ward Mclain jumping his horse. They corrected the caption immediately.
Did you miss the “etc.”?
not any more than you missed the issue of whose hats were on.
I am finding this very amusing, I have to say.
MGP, the US Code states that one “should” doesn’t say one “must” so I am having trouble understanding what the issue is.
Women remain covered.
That was pointed out elsewhere.
Perhaps that’s outdated, but it’s still correct.
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Riiiiight. Because the majority posting on this particular board disagree with me means I’m wrong.
If it’s majority rule, I’ll stick with the opinion on the Marine Mom board.[/QUOTE]
You know… democracy really is majority rule, right? 
It amuses me when individuals assume that democracy is about what they personally want.
Seriously though, the man just represented the country in front of the entire world, I do think that’s patriotic enough for anyone. Patriotism is about your feeling for your country, the gestures involved are frivolous and pointless.
I’m finding the overreaction to my observation amusing.
From Andrew Shepherd, my favorite American President:
America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say ‘You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.’
You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can’t just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the “land of the free.”
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Riiiiight. Because the majority posting on this particular board disagree with me means I’m wrong.
If it’s majority rule, I’ll stick with the opinion on the Marine Mom board.[/QUOTE]
MGP -
Regardless of the heated content of some of the posts, I think that what has come out of this thread is that there is an honest difference in opinion on this matter. Majority/ minority/ whatever - different “good” people have a difference of opinion.
I would imagine that on the Marine Mom board, your opinion would be in the majority. But by your own logic, would that make it any more “right” simply because your opinion is shared by the majority on that particular board?
Yes, depending on the groups with whom we associate, our opinion can always be “right” because we have self-selected those groups that support the beliefs we had in the first place. And there is nothing wrong with that.
But isn’t part of the real value of an open-minded discussion appreciating that just because someone does not share our opinion does not necessarily make them wrong?
WJ
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I’m finding the overreaction to my observation amusing.[/QUOTE]
It was the big angry face that threw me off. I thought you were truly pissed and ashamed of him, not just making a general observation.
Ladies, please. Did you not notice that both Beezie and Laura had the American flags on their hats? Wait, wait, let me point out that it was a graphical interpretation of the flag, not Old Glory herself! Should we chastise them for taking creative license with the flag merely for fashion’s sake? :lol:
DMK, the proper wine for such a low-class, ill-bred situation would be screwtop wine. That or boxed, preferably with a generic descriptor such as, “white”. French, even the country’s swill, would be far too high brow.
I might have a slight crush on Coreene.
Huh. I’ll be sure to let my nephew’s buddy know that his gestures as a Sentinal at the Tomb of the Unknowns are frivoulus and pointless.
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From Andrew Shepherd, my favorite American President:
America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say ‘You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.’
You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can’t just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the “land of the free.”[/QUOTE]
Haha don’t you mean from Aaron Sorkin, your favorite American President 
BWAHAHAHA…they have enough handsome fellas riding…:lol:
K, the US Saber fencer ladies didn’t do it either, but then, they are not known to keep unsavory company…
hey, they stay still in a respectful manner with no hats, all I asked for.
I took my German cousin to the Horse Park in KY one summer…the punk and his punk wife stayed seated during the Anthem…sorry, it is international Ettiquette to stand up…I was fuming mad at them…
Thank you Coreene.
The point is, it’s not the symbols that matter. What matters is honoring the substance that the symbols stand for. Without that, symbols mean nothing.
Aaron just wrote it. It was Prez Andy who delivered it with such eloquence. And before his very bad facelift.
I was always taught that the national anthem, for women, was like church. If you’re wearing a hat, keep it on. Men: If you’re wearing a hat, take it off.
No hands on hearts.
I was also taught that ladies always keep their hats on, and that hands on hearts was appropriate for the pledge of allegiance, not the anthem; during the anthem one should simply stand still with hands at their sides.
Give them a break! They won gold!
Hey, I watched the jumping live on my computer. I hung around to watch the medal ceremony. All I can say is …
Give them a break! They won the GOLD medal!! If anything, I thought our riders were a little bit in shock and the win had not sunk in yet.
I don’t care if Mclain had his hand over his heart or not during the national anthem. He was respectful during the ceremony. I think they were all a little teary eyed (I was!). It was a pretty emotional moment for our team members.
So let them enjoy the moment. I am basking in their glory!!!
(I can’t believe this is even a topic on the BB! Doesn’t ANYTHING make some of you happy?)
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From Andrew Shepherd, my favorite American President:
America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say ‘You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.’
You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country can’t just be a flag; the symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. Then you can stand up and sing about the “land of the free.”[/QUOTE]
Ha, you make me happy. I always have to stop and watch that part when it’s on TV.
