I listen to KPRC 950AM radio here in Houston, TX. On Fridays, Chris Baker and the studio crew run a goofy gamed called "Reverse Trivia." People call in with questions, the twisted crew (including the award-winning programming manager) try to guess the answer, and if they're wrong then the caller wins prizes. They try not to take the game too seriously, and a fun time is had by all.

Today's show was held at Minutemaid Park (formerly Enron Field). As 6:00 and the deadline for the end of the show approached, a caller asked a trivia question and...

No response. The questioned trailed off. Instead, the national anthem played.

You see, the exhibition game was just about to start, and it was time for the national anthem. The crew fell silent during the national anthem. You can't see it over the radio, but I'm sure Chris Baker even doffed his cowboy hat from his large bald head.

After listening to some of the shamefully loaded questions in the White House and Pentagon briefings and press conferences today, one of which accused the Pentagon of lying about casualty figures solely based on the ratio of wounded to killed, would those members of the press, faced with such a situation, stop playing "Armchair General" and have the respect and decency to do the same?