Quote Originally Posted by StevieR View Post
Actually, an American X Marker might be able to help me out here? I was in New York with my family in March 2008. We saw the Rangers play the Penguins at Madison Square Gardens. When the national anthem was sung there were a few boos from the crowd. We never understood why. I'm not sure if there was a statement being made about political events at the time, in NY or elsewhere?
My best guess - some people chose to exercise their right to free speech and express dissention with either the federal government or some action at the time. Or, maybe they were already drunk and just wanted to see the fight, er, hockey game start.