Booing president a right, but it seems wrong

By Joe McAdory

Published: March 31, 2008

I was a bit surprised Sunday night when many fans attending the Washington Nationals’ home-opener against the Braves booed President Bush as he made the season’s first pitch. Granted, it’s people’s right in this great nation to boo whomever they please, but it seems that booing the president is like booing the nation itself. The president, whomever it is, is a symbolic figure of America much like the flag and bald eagle.

Maybe folks were booing policies or poor decisions made by this administration. There are a few of those to choose from. Regardless, it seems that people have less respect for this nation than they once did. One thing’s for certain: folks boo leaders in other places and they get thrown in jail or worse. At a baseball game in America, they get hot dogs and peanuts.