Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Gretchen Wilson bụrụ abụ National Anthem (nke a gwakọtara ya na olu nke nkwa nke iguzosi ike n'ihe) nye ndị na-ege ntị na mba ahụ na
Republican National Convention na Septemba 3, 2008, na-akọwa nke a dịka "otu oge na ndụ" ahụmahụ na "oge akụkọ ihe mere eme". Wilson na ndị otu ya rụkwara ọrụ n'oge nnọkọ maka onye isi ala Republican bụ John McCain na osote onye isi ala Sarah Palin na ọdụ ụgbọ elu Lunken na Cincinnati, Ohio, na Ọktọba 22, 2008, nye igwe mmadụ nke ihe dị ka ndị na-akwado 12,000. Palin bidoro ngagharị ahụ site n'ikwu na ọ na-achọsi ike inweta mbinye aka Wilson. Wilson gbara egwu egwu egwu egwu "Barracuda" maka Palin.