Posted on 09/16/2016 5:21:33 AM PDT by C19fan
Would she or wouldn’t she?
Up until the United States women’s national team walked out for kickoff against Thailand in its first post-Olympic friendly in Columbus, Ohio, it was unclear if Megan Rapinoe would continue her Colin Kaepernick-inspired protest against the “oppression” of minorities by kneeling for the national anthem.
She did.
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No better way to kill off viewer support for USWNT than to insert politics.
LEH ZEE BITCH ... LEH ZEE BITCH ... LEH ZEE BITCH ... LEH ZEE BITCH ...
Kick the Butch off the team.
This is the U.S. National Team.
Wow, isn’t she something?
/mega sarcasm
That poor boy.
He can’t even stand up.
What does it say to my grandfather’s grandfather who at a very young age decided it was worth his life to end slavery? He volunteered for the Union army when it was not particularly popular in his home area, and opposed by his family.
I believe the message is, "Look at me! Look at me!"
How about a blue lives matter protest during an event at the White House? Same folks cheering this player would be apoplectic in rage at that.
Unjustified feel-good dissent by another shallow, America-hating SJW. Shove it, Rapinoe. Kneel in shame.
A professional athlete gets paid to represent the US on its “national” team, but refuses to stand for the US “national” anthem?
“Kick the Butch off the team. This is the U.S. National Team.”
For sure. Actually, I’m guessing that her refusal to stand has to do with the fact that she’s now 31 years old and will be 35 when the next Olympics comes around. She’s already slowing down which was obvious whenever she was put in the game this past Olympics. So, I think this is all about creating some notoriety and working a deal (money) for her to go away.
Obama is the biggest “representative” of the “American national team,” and he supports this behavior. You really think they care?
Reminds me of the white gals I used to take to the projects in my cab so they could score drugs. (it was obvious).
Went in once to find a gal who hadn’t come out in a while after going in.
Can’t say what was happening to her on this board.
Maybe this player should go hang in the projects for a few months if she cares so much.
Sad.
So, they have spun that bit of history to say, "See, we had slaves fighting for freedom, but the U.S. was fighting to suppress them!"
I say "spin" because you could actually argue it was the Colonial Militia supporting slavery, as the Brits had WORLDWIDE slavery institutionalized through it's colonies.
More here if you want to counter their absurd argument for insulting the Anthem:
Rapinoe was coming back from an ACL tear. She had not played in eight months prior to the Olympics. The decision to include her on the roster was controversial. She was clearly not 100 percent. That said, I agree that, given her age, she is questionable for the next World Cup.
The U.S. went into the last World Cup as the oldest team in the field. That was a mistake, and I don't expect it to happen again. The next two years are the time for introducing new players. Rapinoe has a shot, but when player selection comes down to a close call, team management has to have the strategic discipline to give the nod to the younger player. Players already over 30 will be mid-30's by the time the next World Cup begins and, if the coaches have their heads on straight (never a sure thing), they should have to be clearly superior to hold their positions.
Whether that factors into Rapinoe's thinking now, I don't know, but it might. She probably does see the end of the line looming ahead and figures she has relatively little to lose. She is making herself a problem for U.S. Soccer. The USWNT players have done a pretty good job over the years of keeping their public personas squeaky clean (with one big, out of control exception). That's especially important because the U.S. women are trying to build a viable league, and dragging politics onto the field is poison. U.S. Soccer put out a pretty stiff statement about standing for the national anthem. Rapinoe is inviting disciplinary action.
Look at the stands no one there to care or pay her salary
Who watches such a loser sport with lesbian anti-Americans as their spokespeople? What freaks and losers.
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