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Charles Barkley: Sports Are Turning Into A Divisive “Circus” And Fans Might Not Come Back
Hotair ^ | 07/11/2020 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 07/11/2020 11:13:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Maudeen

Covid should have impressed millions of males that there are other things in life than professional sports.


61 posted on 07/11/2020 3:20:45 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Your a little late Charlie. It’s already turned into a divisive Circus.


62 posted on 07/11/2020 3:40:26 PM PDT by abbastanza
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To: SeekAndFind
I,like many Freepers,am an Upper Middle Class American who's fed up to our eyeballs with overpaid guys kneeling during the National Anthem before playing a damn *game*.

And I,like many Freepers,can afford nicer things...German automobiles,European cruises and French wines for example.

When folks like us boycott CBS,Fox and NBC on Sunday afternoon/evening the NFL will see the error of its ways.

63 posted on 07/11/2020 4:00:12 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: SeekAndFind
A suggestion? The National Hockey League.

The players are polite and appreciate the fans. They stand for the national anthem(s). Once you figure out the strategies it's a really fun, fast paced game. Unlike football, the players don't stand around for half the game.

What better way to relax on a hot August night than watch a game played on ice?

64 posted on 07/11/2020 4:36:50 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Gay State Conservative
German automobiles,European cruises and French wines for example.

I'm partial to Texas and German wines. My local wine comes from Lost Oak Winery in Burleson, about 15 miles south of Fort Worth. They have been producing award winning wines for at least a decade, I've been a member there for over 5. High quality and reasonable prices. I've taken friends to Lost Oak who live in Napa. They were pleased with the quality, and especially the price.

My German wines are purchased from Weingut Eduard Kroth, been a customer of theirs for over 40 years. When I was stationed in Germany, I lived about 10 miles from their winery. I'd visit every 4-6 weeks, the place is now run by the son, it's been a family owned business for over 500 years.

I usually buy their Riesling, mostly Spatlese.

65 posted on 07/11/2020 4:54:38 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Night Hides Not
I'm not a drinker myself.The point I was trying to make was that NFL games feature ads by Mercedes Benz,high end cruise lines,investment firms and expensive Swiss watches.When these advertisers realize that the audience is down the dominoes will start to fall.
66 posted on 07/11/2020 5:00:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Charles has been a voice of relative sanity in an insane world. He’s absolutely right - I can’t not watch NBA or NFL any more than I am now, but there are a lot of others that will shut them off. Who wants to watch crybaby millionaires bleat about crap they know nothing about?


67 posted on 07/11/2020 10:12:36 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: stanne

On the topic you lose. Playing spelling police on this tread makes you a little dick kind of guy. That’s your contribution? Thanks. Proving irrelevance and pettiness isn’t helpful. Your just a small weenier kind of guy.

Check my spelling and get back to me micro dick.


68 posted on 07/11/2020 10:24:17 PM PDT by wgmalabama (Piss on China. They nuked US and Europe with a bio weapon. Payback time)
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To: wgmalabama

Here’s how loser is spelled-Loser.


69 posted on 07/11/2020 10:40:46 PM PDT by stanne
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To: SeekAndFind

You are correct there Chuck.
You sports dudes and dudetts want to disrespect my country?
Then to hell with you and your little game whatever that may be.
Disrespect me cause I am a white male?
Then to hell with you and your little game.


70 posted on 07/12/2020 4:39:29 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: SeekAndFind

All sports are tainted every single one.
I never understood what George Floyd’s murder had to do with sports and sports leagues. All major leagues and college sport university athletic department’s made statements comndeming his death and police brutality and going off on being anti-racist. The situation exacerbated itself because the players and coaches then began supporting Black Lives Matter and kneeling.


71 posted on 07/13/2020 8:26:10 PM PDT by Mozilla (Truth Is Stranger than Fiction)
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To: Mozilla

RE: I never understood what George Floyd’s murder had to do with sports and sports leagues.

The kneeling and disrespecting of the American flag and national anthem occurred LOOOONG before George Floyd died.


72 posted on 07/13/2020 8:40:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

CB is right...he’s always seemed like he’s got his head right.


73 posted on 07/13/2020 8:47:32 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

You might be wrong.


74 posted on 07/13/2020 8:48:29 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Varda

Who won?


75 posted on 07/13/2020 8:57:45 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Spirochete

BS


76 posted on 07/13/2020 8:58:48 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: wgmalabama

LOL!~!


77 posted on 07/13/2020 8:59:38 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Osage Orange

LOL, don’t know. I do watch ratings reports as a kind of hobby.


78 posted on 07/14/2020 4:31:38 AM PDT by Varda
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