ESPN’s Kornheiser: Why Play the National Anthem at Sporting Events?

[excerpt KORNHEISER We begin ░░░░░░░░ with two veteran NFL ░░░░░░░░ bowlers Marshawn Lynch and ░░░░░░░░ Bennett not standing for ░░░░░░░░ national anthem in exhibition ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend This ░░░░░░░░ course connects the dots ░░░░░░░░ Colin Kaepernick who is ░░░░░░░░ not on a roster ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on this WILBON ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ with this one Bennett ░░░░░░░░ the right messenger If ░░░░░░░░ want to attach yourself ░░░░░░░░ the message that is ░░░░░░░░ to be sent by ░░░░░░░░ lot of these guys ░░░░░░░░ probably Lynch Lynch is ░░░░░░░░ the right messenger because ░░░░░░░░ didn t say anything ░░░░░░░░ s on the platform ░░░░░░░░ there s no sound ░░░░░░░░ want somebody who is ░░░░░░░░ articulate so the mass ░░░░░░░░ can understand where I ░░░░░░░░ going here You want ░░░░░░░░ who s going to ░░░░░░░░ up there and be ░░░░░░░░ and stake out a ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen this ░░░░░░░░ in United States of ░░░░░░░░ all the way down ░░░░░░░░ streets of the White ░░░░░░░░ And whether people agree ░░░░░░░░ you or disagree with ░░░░░░░░ you ve got a ░░░░░░░░ and you think people ░░░░░░░░ sign up to be ░░░░░░░░ you Bennett did that ░░░░░░░░ said Here s what ░░░░░░░░ don t like here ░░░░░░░░ what I want here ░░░░░░░░ who I think is ░░░░░░░░ And I applaud Bennett ░░░░░░░░ or not I agree ░░░░░░░░ him standing for the ░░░░░░░░ I m with Bennett ░░░░░░░░ the way he explained ░░░░░░░░ KORNHEISER I m with ░░░░░░░░ on Marshawn Lynch because ░░░░░░░░ said he s been ░░░░░░░░ this for years and ░░░░░░░░ noticed Marshawn Lynch marches ░░░░░░░░ his own drumbeat WILBON ░░░░░░░░ is not even a ░░░░░░░░ it s a whisper ░░░░░░░░ nobody hears it or ░░░░░░░░ KORNHEISER And Bennett is ░░░░░░░░ smart guy I say ░░░░░░░░ is a lot and ░░░░░░░░ worry I say it ░░░░░░░░ much that people pay ░░░░░░░░ attention any more This ░░░░░░░░ a constitutional right a ░░░░░░░░ thing If you don ░░░░░░░░ want to stand for ░░░░░░░░ anthem you don t ░░░░░░░░ to A lot of ░░░░░░░░ I say it in ░░░░░░░░ jest but I m ░░░░░░░░ to the point where ░░░░░░░░ s not even half ░░░░░░░░ anymore I don t ░░░░░░░░ know why they play ░░░░░░░░ anthem Play the Beach ░░░░░░░░ I like the Beach ░░░░░░░░ Me personally and I ░░░░░░░░ you too I would ░░░░░░░░ for the anthem WILBON ░░░░░░░░ like the anthem KORNHEISER ░░░░░░░░ it is not troublesome ░░░░░░░░ me if you don ░░░░░░░░ do this We have ░░░░░░░░ look at it in ░░░░░░░░ of Kaepernick That is ░░░░░░░░ more difficult thing for ░░░░░░░░ There s no longer ░░░░░░░░ nuance in this argument ░░░░░░░░ s no longer any ░░░░░░░░ ground in this It ░░░░░░░░ totally totally WILBON It ░░░░░░░░ have opened up a ░░░░░░░░ window in discussion.”