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Houston Texans Participate In Anthem Protest After Owner’s Comments
The D L Hughley Show ^ | Oct. 29, 2017 | TIM BOOTH

Posted on 10/30/2017 6:28:43 AM PDT by bgill

All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, as the vast majority of the team protested the owner’s “inmates running the prison” comment... It appeared that all of the black players on Houston’s roster took a knee, while at least one white player — Ben Heeney — also knelt... The majority of Seattle’s defensive line continued to sit as it has for most of the season. Before Sunday, very few Texans had been protesting other than on Sept. 24, when 200 players around the league protested following President Donald Trump’s criticism.

(Excerpt) Read more at blackamericaweb.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: Texas; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: anthem; kneel; nfl
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The perpetually pissed off crowd strikes again.

It's racist to only have 11 non-blacks on the team.

1 posted on 10/30/2017 6:28:44 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

Inmates truly do run the prison!


2 posted on 10/30/2017 6:30:04 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: bgill

Fire them all


3 posted on 10/30/2017 6:32:08 AM PDT by Skywise
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Worthless MFL thugs. The dregs of society.


4 posted on 10/30/2017 6:34:07 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Has Sheila JACKSON LEE changed her name yet?)
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"Inmates running the asylum"

Guess the truth hurts
5 posted on 10/30/2017 6:36:05 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: bgill

A bunch of half ass, whiney, petulant little babies, why don’t you show America how you really feel and walk out on to the field with a Burning American Flag. Come on ya big pussies, take the final step.


6 posted on 10/30/2017 6:37:45 AM PDT by eyeamok (Idle hands are the Devil's workshop)
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To: bgill

To be clear, this group of genius sevant type football players protest their employer’s comments by PROVING HIM CORRECT?!!!

This should help their cause.


7 posted on 10/30/2017 6:38:32 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: bgill

This is going to turn out badly for everyone. Fans lose something they enjoyed, stadiums lose money, owners may find less people who want to invest in a mess, players won’t be tapped to do commercials, lots of things to consider. For me it’s like having an ex. Yeah there were good times but who wants to go back to that?


8 posted on 10/30/2017 6:41:01 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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Do they still play football these days? Haven’t seen/watched a single game this season nor do I intend to. I have lost all interest in those fools and their “protests” and have no intentions to waste a dime on anything connected to them. Their sponsors will eventually be seeing a loss in revenue when the rest of the nation decides to “boycott” the stupidity as well.


9 posted on 10/30/2017 6:49:40 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: bgill

Is it possible that all the kneelers on the Texans actually had a ACT or SAT score to enable them to be admitted to any selective college or university? A ten year-old child should know better than to stick their finger in the eye of their boss. Oh, I forget this is the NFL.


10 posted on 10/30/2017 6:49:49 AM PDT by Saltmeat
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“Mind if we dance with yo’ dates?”


11 posted on 10/30/2017 6:52:14 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Saltmeat

Desired athletes are exempt.


12 posted on 10/30/2017 6:55:13 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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To: bgill

The words “inmates” and “prisons” hits too close to home with these guys - given that their fathers, brothers, cousins, and possibly themselves, have been all been wards of the state at one time or another.


13 posted on 10/30/2017 7:06:57 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: bgill

So why are those people in the stands still showing up?

I’ll be more indignant when they stop giving money to this sport like idiots.

You show up = you are kneeling next to them.


14 posted on 10/30/2017 7:15:23 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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Is it still football season?


15 posted on 10/30/2017 7:23:28 AM PDT by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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They Loss.


16 posted on 10/30/2017 7:24:46 AM PDT by navysealdad (http://drdavehouseoffun.com/)
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To: Don Corleone

Well, they had never heard that old expression before, so they looked it up in the dictionary and learned it was racist. Hat tip to Auntie Maxine.


17 posted on 10/30/2017 7:32:06 AM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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as per Fox

Pay attention NFL

ESPN is having more layoffs

18 posted on 10/30/2017 7:34:11 AM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Psalm 73

lol

primitive cultures,,,,


19 posted on 10/30/2017 7:36:18 AM PDT by QualityMan (The Adults are back in town)
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To: bgill

Inmates making millions per year are troubled. My oh my.


20 posted on 10/30/2017 7:37:56 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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