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Yankees fans threaten boycott after ban of Kate Smith's 'God Bless America'
Kate Smith’s rendition of “God Bless America” has been scrapped at Yankee Stadium, but Bronx Bomber fans are going to bat for her over allegations of racism. Smith’s niece, Suzy...
Kate Smith's niece demands 'cowardly' Yankees let fans decide on ban
Kate Smith’s niece is standing up for her beloved aunt and her rendition of “God Bless America.” “The people on the Yankees who did this are cowards,” said a furious...
This mascot is the latest victim of politically correct poppycock
So I said to Joseph Goebbels, “Burn any good books, lately?” Recently in New York and Philadelphia, Kate Smith was disinterred, posthumously condemned to death, then reburied for singing, in...
Yankees' Kate Smith ban could lead to the breakup of America itself
The New York Yankees’ bold decision to ban Kate Smith’s 1939 recording of “God Bless America” from the stadium over two racist songs she once performed surely calls for further...
Kate Smith bans set precedent Yankees, Flyers unlikely to meet
We were a Sunday night “The Ed Sullivan Show” family. And when Kate Smith appeared, my folks would mutter something about her being an anti-Semite who supported pre-World War II...
Veterans stand up for Kate Smith amid outcry over 'racist' song
Veterans in a New Jersey town want to give a statue of Kate Smith a new home after it was booted by the Philadelphia Flyers, insisting that “Miss Patriotism” deserves...
Love and Kate: NJ mayor vows to keep playing Smith despite racist uproar
The tradition of hearing Kate Smith perform “God Bless America” won’t end in one popular New Jersey beach town, despite moves by the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Yankees to...
Flyers cut ties with Kate Smith, remove statue outside stadium
The Philadelphia Flyers have removed a statue of Kate Smith from outside the team’s arena following allegations of racism against the late singer, team officials said. The removal of the statue...
Kate Smith's family 'heartbroken' by controversy
Kate Smith’s family said they are “heartbroken” that the Yankees and Flyers distanced themselves from the “God Bless America Singer” after learning she sang two racially insensitive songs in the...
Yankees’ ban of Kate Smith’s 'God Bless America' is a new PC low
The ridiculous excesses of political correctness have now stretched all the way to Yankee Stadium and Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. Both the Yankees and the NHL Flyers have banned Kate...
Can't hardly Kate: Flyers follow Yankees' lead, remove statue of Smith
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers are covering a statue of singer Kate Smith outside their arena, following the Yankees in cutting ties and looking into allegations of racism against the...
Kate Smith’s 'God Bless America' out at Yankee Stadium over racist songs
The Yankees have decided to no longer run Kate Smith’s version of “God Bless America” during their seventh-inning stretch because of Smith’s affiliation with songs that carried racist lyrics. Most...