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No Anthem

No Anthem

Earlier in the week I wrote about how Gord Downie was singing "O Canada" prior to the 75th All-Star game from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

I had a ball game myself that night, so I missed the opening ceremonies.  I've been trying to find video or audio from the Fox telecast so I can hear Downie's rendition.

It turns out Fox went to commercial during Downie's rendition of O Canada.  When the show resumed, American Idol Fantasia Barrino was getting ready to sing The Star-Spangled Banner.  Talk about disrespectful!  There are only the two national anthems during the pre-game ceremonies and Fox' decision to effectively edit out ours is a giant slap in the face.  We all know how ultra-conservative and Dubya-loving Fox News is and that anti-Americanism is prevalent in all foreign countries, even Canada, so is there any doubt that the timing of this commercial break was politically motivated?  How am I going to score a decent MP3 of Gord Downie's performance now?

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