'It’s in the national anthem!' Fox host irked by advisory against holiday fireworks

03 July 2023

Fox News guest host Tom Shallou complained on Monday's edition of The Five that restrictions on fireworks are un-American because The Star-Spangled Banner contains lyrics about explosions.

Shallou's remarks followed a Sunday Associated Press report that United States Forest Service managers "in the drought-stricken Southwest are urging people to swap their fireworks this Fourth of July for glow sticks, noisemakers and cans of red, white and blue Silly String."

Shallou insinuated that doing so would demonstrate a diminished form of patriotism.

"I mean, they're taking all the fun out of everything," Shallou carped.

"And Silly String, that's what you bring to the celebration. You know when the fireworks, when you're waiting for them to start, you uh, do Silly String and you spray in people's hair and things like that. The, it's in the national anthem. Do you remember? 'The rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air.' But what happens? Then the smoke clears and we can see the flag," Shallou continued, referring to Francis Scott Key's description of detonations during the War of 1812.

"That's part of the whole thing," Shallou added. "The smoke will clear, all right? The Earth is not gonna end because we blew off a couple of fireworks."

Watch the clip below or at this link.

AP's full article is available here.

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