Crazy Beck was a very upset about Steelers, Packers for anthem

[nmbluesky]

ox News analyst Glenn Beck scolded members of the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers for showing what he claimed was a lack of patriotism.

Beck, an outspoken conservative talk-show host, criticized players for not placing their hands over their hearts during the national anthem.

Said Beck, on his radio show:

"Was anybody else offended by...can you put your hand on your heart? It's the national anthem!

"I mean, my son, Raphe -- we were sitting here, and he's talking. I'm like, 'Shhhh. Put your hand on your heart.'

"... I was really offended by the sports players that were just hanging on their jersey.

"... The country that gives them the ability to...pursue their happiness in peace and safety is not worth putting your hand on the heart."

Christina Aguilera's singing of the national anthem drew attention when she sang the wrong words at parts of the song. She later apologized and said she meant no disrespect.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/02/glenn-beck-criticizes-steelers-packers-for-anthem-participation/1

[Indianademocrat91]

1. wow

pretty sure 90% of players in all sports dont but their hands over their hearts and probably 99.9% of people at home never do it either...

[Tx4obama]

12. Hands over the heart is for the 'Pledge of Allegiance' anyway, not the National Anthem. n/t

[NuclearDem]

23. It's for both, actually

(b) Conduct During Playing.- During a rendition of the national anthem-


(1) when the flag is displayed-


(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;


(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and

(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note; and


(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.



Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_you_put_your_hand_over_your_heart_during_the_national_anthom#ixzz1DKJiU3gx

[yellowcanine]

30. Actually it says "should". Anyway it is a free speech issue. This is not a dictatorship.

So people can pretty much do what they want except common courtesy says they should not do anything to draw attention to themselves - so picking one's nose is probably not a good idea.

[elocs]

2. Well you must have your priorities in line concerning what is important enough to offend you.

Now we know.

[hlthe2b]

3. Somewhere there is a very "lonely" straightjacket....

that could find a very useful purpose.... :eyes:

[LiberalFighter]

15. An Iron Maiden would be better.

[underpants]

4. Rush attacked the NE Patriots THE PATRIOTS for being introduced as a team in 2002

yes that was 4 months after 9/11

[wtbymark]

5. forgive me if I'm mistaken but....

Isn't standing and placing the hand over the heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. I don't usually see people place their hand over their heart for the National Anthem, the announcer always asks, "would you please rise and remove your hat for the National Anthem", never a mention about a hand.

Beck's an imbecile
The game was great
Halftime was the worst joke in a number of years

[dems_rightnow]

14. No, you're incorrect

36 U.S.C. § 301 - National anthem

It directs you to put your hand over your heart.

http://openjurist.org/title-36/us-code/section-301/national-anthem

[JackRiddler]

32. There's a law telling you where you "should" put your hand during the magic USA song?

Talk about proof that lawmakers really don't have enough to do.

What the fuck is wrong with people, anyway? Note I don't say Americans, I'm sure there are many other examples from around the world of the national-religious mania expressing itself in laws of totalitarian spirit.

[DrDan]

17. yep - mistaken

[Mister Ed]

6. It is simply not customary to place hand over heart for the national anthem

Never has been.

Pledge of Allegiance, yes. National Anthem, no.

For the National Anthem, it's customary to stand at respectful attention.

Beck is just plain ignorant, and counts on his audience to be ignorant as well.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. It is; I wonder where it came from?

(b) Conduct During Playing.— During a rendition of the national anthem—
(1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) individuals in uniform should give the military salute at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position until the last note;
(B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute in the manner provided for individuals in uniform; and
(C) all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart; and
(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode36/usc_sec_36_00000301----000-.html

Nothing in British tradition about 'hand on heart', so I wonder where this came from.

On edit: it appears to have been written into the Code in 1976 - someone's idea of bicentennial patriotism?

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Revised Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
Section
301(b) 36:171. June 22, 1942, ch. 435, Sec.
6, 56 Stat. 380; Dec. 22,
1942, ch. 806, Sec. 6, 56
Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976,
Pub. L. 94-344, Sec. 1(18),
90 Stat. 812.

http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/36C3.txt

Code after Dec 1942 revision:

Sec. 6.

That when the national anthem is played and the flag is not displayed, all present should stand and face toward the music. Those in uniform should salute at the first note of the anthem, retaining this position until the last note. All others should stand at attention, men removing the headdress. When the flag is displayed, all present should face the flag and salute.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_77-829

Code after 1976 revision:

(18) by striking out section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

‘‘Sec. 6. During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there.’’;



http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_94-344

So it was only written into the code (which is 'good practice', not enforceable in any way) in 1976. Arguably that's too recent to call 'customary', I suppose, though I'd guess some people were doing it before then, in a mistake for the flag hoisting/lowering/pledge of allegiance thing.

[NuclearDem]

24. Thanks for looking all that up!

:hi:

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Hands over ears would have been more appropriate last night

given that g*d-awful rendition of the National Anthem. Worse than even Roseanne Barr.

Gag me with a spoon.

:puke::puke::puke:

[Mister Ed]

33. Thank you for looking that up. If the change occurred in 1976...

...then I guess that would explain how an old fossil like me got through his school days without anyone ever suggesting that students place their hands over their hearts during the national anthem.

[DrDan]

16. wrong wrong wrong - hand over heart is appropriate

[arcane1]

7. I thought that was for the pledge of allegiance?

:shrug:

[Texasgal]

8. figures he would be...

Uggg.

[gratuitous]

9. Beck's son's name is "Raphe"?

Not George or Thomas or Benjamin? Unpatriotic to the max! Practically French! I mean, if you consider the words "Repressive," "Anti-American," "Partisan," "Hegemony," and, uh, . . . hmmm. "Effete"! Yeah, that it! What do you get??? Hmmm? Seems pretty cut-and-dried to those of us tuned in to the creeping, uh, creepery of Fox News and particularly of Glenn Beck!

[AsahinaKimi]

10. So when Glenn Beck

Is at home watching TV, he plants his wife and kids in front of the tea, makes them stand at attention and tells them to put their hands over their hearts during the National Anthem. Wow.. extremist much?

[formercia]

18. It's all crap

He was probably drunk and unconscious, with his head in the toilet at the time.

[Tx4obama]

13. Article with audio clip on the link below

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-offended-that-super-bowl-players-didnt-respect-the-national-anthem/

[Spirochete]

19. I wish he'd gone in their locker room

and taken it up with them personally...

[yellowcanine]

31. Yes that would have been great.

[LTR]

20. Why does he care? Glenn Beck hates America!

He doesn't give a shit about ideology. It only serves him if it feeds his bank account and his ego.

[Contrary1]

21. Well, Glennie; get your crayolas out and color me a traitor.

I don't put my hand over my heart for the pledge, the anthem, or anything else for that matter.

[underpants]

22. I love that subject line

who stands up watching the anthem in their own house?

Not Beck I can guarantee you that

[SnakeEyes]

28. my friends and i do

always have... we sing the anthem too. especially before soccer games.

[Earth_First]

26. Nor do I...

I do however respectfully take one hand in the other behind the back.

[lonestarnot]

27. Gee, you would have thought fatheadfucker would have complained about all the taxes charged so boys

could smell other boy's asses. But fatheadfucker doesn't have the brain for that. :eyes:

[GoneOffShore]

29. Aguilera's singing -"peach pits in my garbage disposal".

But really, who gives a shit?

It was the corporate bowl. Bread and circuses folks, bread and circuses.

And not very good bread nor a decent circus.

[tanyev]

34. Proper decorum must be observed in places of worship.