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Patriots look like official football team of Donald Trump
The Boston Herald ^ | November 18 ,2016 | Steve Buckley

Posted on 11/19/2016 6:00:38 AM PST by AU72

Are the Patriots becoming the official football team of Donald Trump?

Certainly seems that way, given that hardly a day goes by without another high-profile member of the Patriots family being tethered to our president-elect. Related Articles Patriots defense knows it must toughen up: ‘We obviously have more pride than that’ Patriots Notebook: The idea of starting isn’t a foreign concept to tight end Martellus Bennett Patriots mailbag: Which AFC West team poses the greatest threat in playoffs?

First, it was the quarterback, Tom Brady.

Then, it was the coach, Bill Belichick.

Now, it’s the owner, Robert Kraft, who is knocking on Trump’s door — in this case literally. Papa Kraft was seen at presidential minicamp the other day, joining the parade of lords, potentates and other high-rollers who’ve made pilgrimages to Trump Tower to offer congrats, or advice, or a resume.

Kraft certainly doesn’t need a job, given his array of business interests — one of them being that he and his family own one of the most successful franchises in the NFL. I think he’s safe.

But — and call me crazy here — is Robert Kraft up for an ambassadorship? What a cool way for Kraft to ride off into the sunset: Do a handoff of the franchise to son Jonathan and then embark on a tour as ambassador of Israel, Spain or the Court of St. James’s. In the latter scenario, Kraft and Elton John would rule Great Britain.

Brady. Belichick. Kraft. Trump. Call it a marriage or bumper stickers: “The Patriot Way” and “Make America Great Again.”

And for those of you who would prefer that we not talk politics on these here sports pages, let’s get something clear: It’s Brady, Belichick and Kraft who make this news with their very public throw-ins with Trump.

It was at a pre-Election Day rally in New Hampshire that Trump disclosed he received a call from Brady, saying that the quarterback told him, “I support you, your’e my friend and I voted for you.”

As for Belichick, Trump proceeded to read a letter from the Pats coach, the details of which are as follows:

“Donald, Congratulations on a tremendous campaign!! You have dealt with an unbelievably slanted & negative media & have come out of it beautifully.You have proved to be the ultimate competitor and fighter!! Your leadership is amazing!! I have always had tremendous respect for you, but the toughness & perseverance you have displayed over the past year is remarkable. Hopefully, tomorrow’s election results will give you the opportunity to Make America Great Again!! Best wishes for great results tomorrow, Bill Belichick.”

(I’m still having a difficult time believing Belichick can find the exclamation point on a keyboard. Tell me I’m wrong.)

As everyone now knows, Brady and Belichick have back-tracked on Trump. Brady, when asked why he gave Trump permission to use his name at the rally, replied, “So you’re assuming I gave permission?”

Huh?

His wife, model Gisele Bündchen posted, “NO!” on Instagram in response to a question as to whether the couple supported Trump. And Brady won’t confirm that he voted for Trump.

Belichick says he wrote the letter but adds it wasn’t “political,” which of course it was. He says he did it out of friendship. And while a growing number or coaches and players are talking publicly about their Trump concerns, Belichick went with the Seattle-Seattle-Seattle soft shoe. Sorry, I can’t help but feel Belichick was badly played by the Trump people on this one, which is why he’s running away from it.

And Kraft? His son Jonathan went on the radio and said the family made no presidential endorsement . . . and then the ambassador shows up at Trump Tower.

For the one-millionth time: It’s OK for Brady, Belichick and Kraft to support Donald Trump. And that support can take the form of a letter, a shout-out, a cap in a locker, a vote, a visit to Trump Tower . . . whatever they want. We should all defend to the death their right to make these endorsements. (And hopefully do a better job of it than Belichick’s on-field defenders did against Seattle, Seattle, Seattle.)

But Brady, Belichick and Kraft are public figures. In their chosen professions they are just about the best at what they do — Brady is perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time, and Belichick, regarded as a “genius” by so many, may well be the greatest coach of all time. And Kraft is the local fan who took a teetering franchise and turned it into a colossus. In this respect they all will wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Their words have weight. They shouldn’t dance around those words.

They’re Trump supporters.

Fine.

Just don’t pretend otherwise.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: formerniners; nfl; patriots; trump
Kraft was the biggest surprise. He is a lifelong democrat and supported Kerry in 2004.

Maybe he can get Trump to ask Putin to get his Super Bowl ring back.

1 posted on 11/19/2016 6:00:38 AM PST by AU72
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To: AU72

Jonathan Kraft is a republican supporter. He held a big fundraiser for Romney when he ran.

Robert Kraft’s late wife was a big democrat. I doubt Robert is political, Trump is his friend.


2 posted on 11/19/2016 6:07:49 AM PST by Andy'smom (Proud member of the basket of deplorables)
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To: AU72

Doesn’t shock me in the least. Patriots are americas team so obviously they’d be trumps team. God bless the United States, trump family and the Patriots!


3 posted on 11/19/2016 6:44:27 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: AU72
The Herald is a Liberal rag. I would expect no less from them than to keep this Trump/Patriots BS meme alive.

The whole Brady/Belichick/Trump thing is the Liberal press making mountains out of far less than mole hills.

Why is it that when someone expresses an opinion counter to their twisted ideology they go off the rails and start spewing hatred?

4 posted on 11/19/2016 6:46:12 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: AU72

Disliked the Patriots for a long time - have reset that meter and give them the nod. Will even forgive Brady for “inflategate” and call his suspension restitution in full.


5 posted on 11/19/2016 6:46:45 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: AU72

Amazing when celebrities/athletes support a Republican. They are tarred and feathered. But when they support a Dem it is glorified. Such garbage.

By the way, the Herald is the right wing rag in Boston. The writer, Buckley, famously came out of the closet a few years back - and is a big lib.


6 posted on 11/19/2016 7:07:30 AM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: nhwingut

LeBron James suffers no consequences when endorsing Hillary. The same holds true for Mark Cuban and Greg Popovich. The reason why the Trump spporters are reluctant to make their views known is the reaction of the MSM who use it to demonize them.


7 posted on 11/19/2016 7:30:10 AM PST by kabar
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To: AU72

I am not a Patriots fan in the least. But I was most impressed with Gronkowski’s admiration of the hit that gave him a punctured lung. He called it a good clean hit and real football. That is a man and a gentleman, and one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game.


8 posted on 11/19/2016 7:46:57 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: napscoordinator

The Cowboys will prove who is [still] America’s team when they nail the Patriots to the wall in the next Super Bowl.


9 posted on 11/19/2016 7:49:57 AM PST by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I thought the Herald was the conservative counterpart to the Globe. But then I don’t live in [shudder] Boston.


10 posted on 11/19/2016 7:51:42 AM PST by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: sparklite2

They used to be but they’ve slowly followed in the footsteps of the Globe. There are exceptions like Howie Carr who writes for them. But mainly, not so much. Especially in their Sports department. In fact, I had a friend who was an editor in that department and I think that is where the ‘taint’ started.


11 posted on 11/19/2016 9:27:26 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: AU72

San Francisco 49ers
1-9, 4th in NFC West
Final - Sunday, November 20, 1:25 PM
Levi’s Stadium

New England
Patriots(8-2)
30

San Francisco
49ers(1-9)
17


12 posted on 11/20/2016 9:28:09 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: kabar; tbw2

LeBron James suffers no consequences when endorsing Hillary. The same holds true for Mark Cuban and Greg Popovich.

Time to start changing that paradigm.

Do we ever need anything from Starbucks, Alec Baldwin/SNL, The Cast of the Hamilton/Broadway liberals, Penzey’s Spices-owner Bill Penzey, MGYN Kelly, Garrison Keillor, The Washington ComPost Not News Service, the New York Slimes, Michael Shannon/ “Nocturnal Animals” the BushCo thugs, Compost, Grub Hub, Pepsi-Co, Hollywood, the lying pollsters, ABCNNBCBS, faux phoney news, all the left wing mediots/fish wraps, and other Never Trumpsters, listed below in our lives like Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James/?

1. Pollsters
2. Faux and ABCNNBCBS, phoney news, all left wing mediots/fish wraps.
3. GOPe radio talk show hosts posing as conservatives.
4. Overpaid NFL jerks, NFL games, pre games, post games and NFL endless prattle.
5. Ny Slimes, Compost, LA Slimes or any liberal fish wrap.
6. Vile left wing Follywood/Hollywood anti America jerks.
7. Grub Hub
8. Macy’s*
9. Starbucks
10. Lifeway Foods
11. George Soros
12. NPR
13. Pepsi Co**
14. Mark Cuban and Dallas Mavericks + Milwaukee Bucks + Memphis Grizzlies
15. PacketSled and Critical Assets//CEO Matt Harrigan who promised to Kill Trump in the White House. Tech company CEO (PacketSled Harrigan) fired after threatening to kill Trump
WDBO ^ | 11-15-2016 | Joe Kelly
16. Coke Cola***
17. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, Nike sneakers.
18. Bush Co Thugs including all the Bushes and their thugs.
19. Michael Shannon/ and his new movie “Nocturnal Animals”
20. Penzey’s Spices owner Bill Penzey called us racists in his newsletter.
21. Hamilton, the play & its rude liberal cast & Broadway.
22, Alec Baldwin/SNL.
23. ________________ fill in the blank.
Eliminate any contact, time, business, dealings with the above for a happier and better life.

Companies/people we can consider buying from:

Companies conservatives can buy from
Freerepublic | 11/19/2016 | tbw2

http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3496377/posts

* More Bad News for Macy’s
By Investopedia | November 14, 2016 — 10:16 AM EST

Macy’s (NYSE: M) had a lousy 3rd quarter.
**Pepsi-Co. (which also includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lay’s, Gatorade, Tropicana, 7 Up, Doritos, Lipton Teas, Quaker Foods, Cheetos, Mirinda, Ruffles, Aquafina, Pepsi Max, Tostitos, Mist Twist, Fritos, and Walkers. For a complete list of Pepsi Products go to the link below provided by : mountn man

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3493357/posts?page=153#153

Pepsico products = processed snacks/faux foods loaded with sugar, processed junk, sugar, and carbs may be a high contributing factor in this nation’s overweight and type 2 diabetic health problems.

***Coke has had a cozy relationship with the Criminal Clintoons, go to the link below:

https://mic.com/articles/157155/hillary-clintons-coca-cola-ties-revealed-in-alleged-leaked-email


13 posted on 11/20/2016 9:32:18 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: Grampa Dave

Does this leave us with Dr. Pepper or Walmart brand soda as acceptable beverages unless you like Soda Stream?


14 posted on 11/21/2016 6:39:45 AM PST by tbw2
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To: tbw2

We use water from our Brita. Don’t know if they sponsor either party.


15 posted on 11/21/2016 7:26:05 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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