Let's take this moment to salute a patriot....
I don’t recall him ever uttering Kaepernick’s name, nor did he invoke “race”.
He was talking about PATRIOTISM.
Trumps exactly what he is doing. The “take-a-knee” movement is nothing more than “Black Lives Matter” dressed up in shoulder pads and helmets.
On this topic of Trump attacking ‘freedom of speech’. Two questions:
1. Wouldn’t customers have ‘freedom of speech’ in buying or not buying a ticket as well?
2. All of this ‘freedom of speech’ stuff...so all this knee-down stuff stops when we elect a Democratic President? Is that all we have to do....to stop the knee-down madness...just vote an idiot who has a (D) behind his or her name? Or does the knee-business just continue on....forever?
The players kneeling etc. are Useful Idiots. Low IQ types manipulated into thinkinv it’s a good thing. Behind the scenes pulling their strings are communists. It’s a basic communist tactic. Sure smells like them. It’s what they do.
Trump knows this, and is one reason why he chose this particular battle.
Imho only.
The protests violant strict NFL rules that state a player must stand for the anthem, face the flag with their hand over their heart. Refusal to honor the anthem will result in fines, loss of pay, suspension or release.
Folks your tax dollars help fund these NFL stadiums to the tune of over a billion dollars!
Pro America players should unfurl a banner saying that while the Anthem is played and the morons are kneeling.
What’s good for them should be good for the other,are tax dollars are funding it
The NFL is now against America. Let’s see how this plays out in Ticket Sales, Loss of Viewers and Corporate Events at the Stadiums.
The most stupid one of all I have heard is the one some people are jumping up and down to voice, as if it is the wisest, most original one of all: “They have a right. This is America.” All the while overlooking the fact that the protesting players are saying to them — “Screw you.”
Do they have the right? Well, not necessarily. Most, if not all of us, would be fired if we protested on company time. It is a right granted to them by the NFL only. As Jerry Jones made clear, it is not a right of the Dallas Cowboys.
Let’s all wait for the Cowboys to protest.
Thanks for the post RR
Looking at the dark black stain from this direction, it appears the NFL is free to tell ALL its customers that if they wish to show bias and principals in what they believe they have the right to do so. UP YOURS!
However, a baker, photographer or any other business is prohibited from doing the same, according to TPTB. Where is the justice in that? Under the pile on?
Can’t see why people, even veterans I’m seeing on fox and friends are missing this point about tge truth and the basis of the flag
Fox reporters are infeeeuuuritaingly ignorant about the flag for ppl who claim to be knowledgeable-have responsibility to be- It’s like my fellow Catholic family and friends no idea there’s a catechism, much less consult it and refer to it for decision making or so, even while claiming to be Catholic
So in case the always wise and succinct JP is reading
I am a combat vet. Do not have a public forum. Should
Headed a post a made earlier in response to another freepers comment. In quotes
Don’t know why people are missing this truth. If it’s for ratings- shame
“I predict the hit baseball took from it’s striking players will be minor in comparison.”
This is about disrespecting the flag. Unless the NFL gets wise and denounces this they are done. Over. No way to sustain itself
The flag stands for our nation. Whatever grievance these guys have. However true or false it is, there is nothing in our founding tenets, our constitution, that either promotes, legalizes or even allows for racism or any kind of favoritism.
The flag does not stand for any of that. Doesn’t matter if people who claim to be patriotic are racists. Doesn’t matter if any of the founders were racists or personally promoted slavery.
The flag does not represent that.
Therefore, this protest against the flag - The National Anthem- is completely bogus. This is led by and promoted by men who lack the sense of logic it takes to sustain a protest. Where are their wives, families and associates on this, advising them? They are all going to fail and in shame
This is a protest based on emotion and nothing else. It does not matter what kind of destruction it brings or how many people are involved, it lacks a sensible premise.
It will take the NFL with it. Denouncing it would fix it but it is out of control. That should have been done immediately.
Tomorrow Rush is going to have to lead off with a statement on the Steelers.
Whatever he says, people are wise to realize that Trump is well aware when he calls a position what the stakes are going to be. If the NFL wants to go down swinging instead of calling it off, Trump will not flinch when this major entity goes down and out leaving stadiums empty like multiple Roman coliseum ruins, ruining the fortunes of owners, a major part of our cultural history taken out by its own moral weakness even while trying to blame Trump.
Because this started when the sun set on the day that first player disrespected the flag while on duty in uniform and his employers failed to denounce it immediately. They failed to cut it off at the start.
Disrespect for the flag, especially public, rampant, organized, as this is, can not be allowed without destroying the country.
Someone has to cut off this diseased entity.
It may as well be the president.
Anyone wavering on this will find out what a mistake it was in time
Carol Foelker
NASCAR owners issued a blanket statement there will be no taking of knees. The King Richard Petty had some strong words on that as did some of the other big owners.
Now we have a singer who sang the Anthem and took a Knee. Time to make sure they don’t do it again.
Singer Rico Lavelle took a knee after singing the national anthem at Sunday’s Detroit Lions game.
Poll: 72 Percent See Kaepernick’s National Anthem Antics As ‘Unpatriotic’
http://www.townhallmail.com/cqprtsngrrjftgrgfgtpnfkllmfllgmnqqpsztjmqctjjd_ozttqkmmmql.html?a=&b=
THESE NFL KMEELERS AND NO SHOWS ARE COWARDS!
I’d like to see every National Anthem from now on sung by a group of COMBAT VETERANS, AMPUTEES, AND THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS. They should publicly shame these multimillionaire brats who are kneelers and no shows. Shame on them all.
did not see in top 5 that trumped used words like “SOB”.
I’ve seen it reported at various outlets, but I haven’t seen any direct quotes from trump using those words.
is this accusation just more fake news?
Freedom of speech is put on Hold when you clock in for a game. It is restored when they clock out. They need to protest on their own time. But then, no one would notice them.
AND THIS IS HOW THEY THANK THE COUNTRY THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!
They are ingrates, and lack the brains or reasoning ability to discern that they are being manipulated and used by Soros backed disruptors of world order and Commies. The Commies are reveling in the disorder and "ism" splits they have found and exploited in groups who are easily roused by the right carefully chosen phrase or symbol. They have nothing on dogs with a Pavlovian whistle, bulls to red flags, etc. There is about as much thought and reasoning going on with the fools eager to join the latest "cool" diss to America, whether it's "hands up don't shoot", kneeling, flag burning, etc. as there is in dogs or bulls.
There should be a BIG penalty to dissing America, who gave you the chance to earn millions and adulation. Kick your arrogant stupid a@@ to the curb.
Anyone still attending NFL games should definitely attend clad in stars and stripes. Anybody kneeling during the National Anthem should be booed and have rotten stuff thrown at them. And the sponsors should be shunned.
What a load of black racist BS. Kaepernick and the bruthas are in no way racial? People are getting very tired of all this one way race crap. Stick it in your ear!
Tibow bad.
The Perilous Fight......