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Title: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: dan foster on July 08, 2009, 10:29:13 AM
http://www.modbee.com/sports/national/story/773071.html (http://www.modbee.com/sports/national/story/773071.html)

Every nazi involved should have been fired, including the lying jack boots that threw this guy out.

Again for those who are desperate for "one nation under god", please move to Iran.

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=14380877&ch=4543756&src=news (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=14380877&ch=4543756&src=news)
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: me on July 08, 2009, 01:27:59 PM
Oh no, hate to say this but I agree on this one.  If ya gotta go ya gotta go but I think I would have just settled for the price of the ticket rather than suing for a chunk of money.  I think the guy was wrong for suing.
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: Exterminator on July 08, 2009, 01:36:56 PM
Quote from: me on July 08, 2009, 01:27:59 PM
Oh no, hate to say this but I agree on this one.  If ya gotta go ya gotta go but I think I would have just settled for the price of the ticket rather than suing for a chunk of money.  I think the guy was wrong for suing.

Some people value their constitutional rights more than others...yours are apparently worth 20 bucks.
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: me on July 08, 2009, 02:03:40 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on July 08, 2009, 01:36:56 PM
Some people value their constitutional rights more than others...yours are apparently worth 20 bucks.
Nope, I just don't believe in suing over any and every little thing.  Besides I don't remember anything in the constitution saying you have a right to go to the bathroom it's just a common sense courtesy thing.  Of course I guess that could come under the "right to pursue happiness" part..... :biggrin:
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: Exterminator on July 08, 2009, 03:25:48 PM
Quote from: me on July 08, 2009, 02:03:40 PM
Nope, I just don't believe in suing over any and every little thing.

You've just referred to those rights as being a "little thing".

QuoteBesides I don't remember anything in the constitution saying you have a right to go to the bathroom it's just a common sense courtesy thing.  Of course I guess that could come under the "right to pursue happiness" part..... :biggrin:

The Constitution is a framework; it doesn't require every minute detail of a person's daily routine.
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: me on July 08, 2009, 04:22:40 PM
Quote from: Exterminator on July 08, 2009, 03:25:48 PM
You've just referred to those rights as being a "little thing".

The Constitution is a framework; it doesn't require every minute detail of a person's daily routine.
You take life waaaaay to serious dude.   :wink:
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: LOsborne on July 08, 2009, 07:00:16 PM
Hold it, hold it. This sentence still has me gasping.

In May 2007, Trost told The New York Times that the practice was inspired by complaints of fans who were upset that spectators were not respectful enough during the playing of "God Bless America."

Just how respectful are we required to be of this little tune? It ain't the national anthem. Berlin wrote it in 1918 for a revue he was doing at Camp Upton. He scrapped it then, because it wasn't funny enough and revived it in 1938 as a vehicle for Kate Smith. Aside: Trivia question. Did she ever sing anything else? So what makes anybody think it is sacred? It's an okay tune. "This Land Is Your Land" is better. Can you imagine how Woody would spin in his grave if somebody got pitched out of a ballgame for not paying enough respect to that one?

The professional patriots have gone beyond jingo-ism. Now they are jingle-istic!
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: followsthewolf on July 08, 2009, 07:15:01 PM
Another facet of the "I'm a better patriot/American than yoooooooo--ooooooo."

Makes 'em feel better about themselves -- all self-righteous and everything.

Wonder just how many went in harm's way for their country.

That's a topic of conversation on rare occasions when my old friends and I quaff a beverage or three.
Title: Re: NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit
Post by: me on July 08, 2009, 08:01:45 PM
Quote from: LOsborne on July 08, 2009, 07:00:16 PM
Hold it, hold it. This sentence still has me gasping.

In May 2007, Trost told The New York Times that the practice was inspired by complaints of fans who were upset that spectators were not respectful enough during the playing of "God Bless America."

Just how respectful are we required to be of this little tune? It ain't the national anthem. Berlin wrote it in 1918 for a revue he was doing at Camp Upton. He scrapped it then, because it wasn't funny enough and revived it in 1938 as a vehicle for Kate Smith. Aside: Trivia question. Did she ever sing anything else? So what makes anybody think it is sacred? It's an okay tune. "This Land Is Your Land" is better. Can you imagine how Woody would spin in his grave if somebody got pitched out of a ballgame for not paying enough respect to that one?

The professional patriots have gone beyond jingo-ism. Now they are jingle-istic!
She did a song called When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain