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Birchwood Elementary School Kids Say The Pledge Of Allegience On Sean and Richie Show – [AUDIO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:19 +0000

Thanks once again to all the kids from the Birchwood Elementary School for giving up their time to record the Pledge of Allegience for us. Their patriotism is most appreciated. For you folks who missed it, here are the “instant replays”. You can “right click” on any of the “mp3 versions” to save them to [...]

Terror Will Never Succeed In America – I Am Not Afraid

Jake Thomas — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:57:43 +0000

I am an American citizen as are most all of you reading this. I am not afraid. I am not afraid because I am an American.Terror is supposed to make us afraid to leave our homes and go out and live our life. It is the hope of those that enact acts of terror to [...]

A Hard Rock Version Of The Star Spangled Banner By Madison Rising. You Likey? [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:26:43 +0000

I can’t decide here. Not sure about this, so I’ll let you be the judge. Should we be messing with the National Anthem, and if so – is this the way to mess with it? Some call it sacrilegious to change the music, alter the style or try anything creative with this iconic composition. But [...]

Luke Bryan Admits to Writing National Anthem 'Key Words' on His Hand, Apologizes to Those Offended

Billy Dukes — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:30:30 +0000

Viewers were quick to call out Luke Bryan for appearing to check his left hand at moments during his performance of the National Anthem at the MLB All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo. on Tuesday night. Now, the singer has come clean, admitting to have written “key words” down to ensure he did his best.

Who's Stealing the American Flags From Graves In Hudson, New York?

Richie Phillips — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:06:56 +0000

This is the most disgusting and depraved act imaginable – vandalizing gravesides. When I read the headline, I was immediately incensed. And then I read the whole article According to Newsday.com, this case is already closed, but it’s an interesting story. I guess 75 little “Old Glories” were stolen from a Civil War gravesite in [...]

Have Your Child Do The Pledge Of Allegiance On WGNA

Jake Thomas — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:39:33 +0000

How would you like to have your school aged child recite the Pledge of Allegiance on Today’s Country 1077 ‘GNA? We’re joining forces with Miller Paint to let them do just that. Patriotism is a great thing and your child can be a “mini celebrity”. Just email 1077 ‘GNA here with the following information: The [...]

Group Wants To Stop Kids From Saying The Pledge Of Allegiance In Schools [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:57:04 +0000

There have been rumblings of this movement for years. I can remember a boy who Witness I’d ever known who refused to say the pledge because of religious reasons. OK, I can accept that. But this is quite another: According to an article in the Boston Globe.com, there’s a group in Brookline, Mass. who wants [...]

Don't Raise Too Many American Flags In Crystal River, Florida

Richie Phillips — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:21:06 +0000

Memorial Day is a real feel-good event for patriotic Americans. It's a day for all flag wavers to hang OLD GLORY from your old front porch. A symbol of freedom. As in freedom of expression, right? Well, you can't express yourself TOO MUCH. Not in Crystal River, Florida. Someone's in trouble for hanging too many flags!

National Anthem–Know The Words

Jake Thomas — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:37:57 +0000

Are you really in shock that a pop diva butchered the National Anthem of these United States of America? You know, the same country that afforded this Disney Channel child star the chance to become a diva and make hundreds of millions of dollars, should at least expect the National Anthem to be sang “flub free”. I [...]

Honoring Soldiers

Sean McMaster — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:55:39 +0000

Today on the show we played a montage of celebrities who had passed in the year 2010. A listener then pointed out on her Facebook that she was angry that we would do this, when the men and women of our armed forces die and their names don’t get read on the air.This was a [...]