The song experienced a revival following the September 11 attacks , when it was floated around the Internet as " F The line , " Just go and lay your hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan " stems from Daniels ' feeling that the people in Pittsburgh are " The salt of the earth , the finest , just the greatest people . The strength of America . " He says , " I 've gone to ball games at different places , but I 've always felt the Pittsburgh Steelers fans , especially in the old stadium - I mean , they 're steel workers and they 're good old guys with blisters , or calluses on their hands . The strength of America is not in Washington , D.C. , It 's in our people , it 's on the farms , in the factories . It 's the people out here that make this country work . The truck drivers , the farmers . And these people , that 's what they were , and I just felt like if you want to go to war , let me take some of these guys with me . Go lay your hand on a Pittsburgh Steelers fan , and you 're gon na find out what American anger is , because it 's the kind of people they are . "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
In America (song)