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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Oh, say can you care?

The flap over a Spanish-language national anthem.
Tim Grieve

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  • Wednesday, May 3, 2006 06:58 AM

    For crying out loud, it's just a song!!!

    Only in America do we get our knickers in a knot over the inconsequential symbols of our country. People in other countries don’t worship their flags the way we do, or have pledges of allegiance that take on cosmic importance in federal court. Now it’s the national anthem. Give me a break.

    If we got one-tenth as agitated over the REAL essence of our nation as we do over these stupid symbols, this would be a great place to live. How about some national angst over freedom of speech or constitutional checks and balances?

    —kathy in KY Read kathy in KY's other letters

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