Its not an obsession.....it's reality.  No one was saying much until his speech in Alabama....and made worse by Pence's taxpayer-funded, planned tantrum.

"And this lame excuse that "the national anthem isn't alive so it feels no disrespect!!!" is as disingenuous as it gets. Everyone knows damn well what's being referred to when we talk about them showing disrespect for the national anthem. Good grief."

No....the Anthem gets done to death...and I have a former boss (Vietnam-era vet) that agrees).  The NFL, and other pro sports, could do away with doing the Anthem tomorrow, and exactly nothing will change.  It has become a grandiose production to make people feel better and more secure after 9/11...nothing more.  Me?  I think our country is strong enough without such displays.  Apparently you don't think it is.

The fan?  You did say you'd shoot him a look (unnecessary).  Might be a religious thing....and yet you were willing to give him/her a dirty look over it.