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Trump Jr. blasts Nike with photo of Soviet-style shoe design: 'More in line with their views'
FoxNews.com ^ | July 3, 2019 | Sam Dorman | Fox News

Posted on 07/03/2019 9:08:49 PM PDT by ETL

Donald Trump Jr. had a scathing critique of the athletic company Nike after it decided to pull a sneaker bearing a flag used during the American Revolution.

Instead of using that older version of the American flag, Trump Jr. suggested Nike should unveil a communist-style shoe looking similar to the hammer-and-sickle logo of the former Soviet Union.

"If the Betsy Ross Flag, the flag of the American Revolution, is too offensive for Nike to commemorate The 4th of July maybe Nike should go with this... seems to be more in line with their views," Trump Jr. tweeted on Wednesday.

His attack came as Nike faced mounting criticism over its decision to halt the release of a shoe that had the Betsy Ross flag because it could "unintentionally offend" people.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackpanthers; change; commiejargon; commieslogans; communism; communist; donaldtrumpjr; forward; fundamentaltransform; kaepernick; mao; maoist; nike; sovietunion; transformation; trumpjr
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To: ETL

Bought 2 pairs of sneakers. No Nikes but I bet a lot of lefties will buy their stuff now, a strage business model, showing you hate the US and it’s values but they do this all to cash like the biggest capitalists!


61 posted on 07/04/2019 5:02:51 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: EEGator
Poor Beyonce. She and her husband have only made a billion dollars in our horribly racist country...

Birds of a commie feather...

Beyonce and JayZee in Communist Cuba:


62 posted on 07/04/2019 5:16:35 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: KosmicKitty
Isn’t it funny how Bouncy and Slapurdik look much more like caucasians? Why do they think they represent black people?

Like the half white 2-term prior president, they are more Red than they are black, or white.

63 posted on 07/04/2019 5:22:39 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Since introduction of Air Jordans, Nike has been an African company

White people don’t wear Nike’s


64 posted on 07/04/2019 5:30:53 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12)There were Democrat espionage operations on Republican candidates)
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To: ETL

Just about everything generated in the instant outrage engine that is social media is just marketing on the cheap by soulless corporations.


65 posted on 07/04/2019 5:32:53 AM PDT by TimSkalaBim
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To: sodpoodle
Nike will die of Colin Cancer!!

Lol! Good one! And let's hope so.

66 posted on 07/04/2019 5:33:36 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: bert
White people don’t wear Nike’s

Of course they do. And many without having the foggiest idea or concern about politics, or knowledge of communist Kaepernick. Most people simply do not follow this stuff as we and others do. Whether because they just don't care or have the time, they go through life not being aware of or caring about a lot of things.

67 posted on 07/04/2019 5:47:28 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: TimSkalaBim
Just about everything generated in the instant outrage engine that is social media is just marketing on the cheap by soulless corporations.

Excellent description: "soulless corporations". Immediately brought to mind Bill Clinton's ChinaGate scandal, and also China's economic and military rise since.

68 posted on 07/04/2019 5:51:08 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Thank you for posting all this stuff.

The infection is real.

‘Pod.


69 posted on 07/04/2019 5:54:24 AM PDT by sauropod (Yield to sin, and experience chastening and sorrow; yield to God, and experience joy and blessing.)
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To: knighthawk
Bought 2 pairs of sneakers. No Nikes but I bet a lot of lefties will buy their stuff now. A strange business model, showing you hate the US and it’s values but... cash like the biggest capitalists!

Absolutely. Very strange. And very illogical and hypocritical. I can't imagine Nike or any other such huge multi-billion dollar company out there bashing Capitalism actually giving up ownership and handing the reins over to the state.

70 posted on 07/04/2019 5:59:08 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: sauropod

You’re welcome. Thank you for realizing and acknowledging the import. :)


71 posted on 07/04/2019 6:00:48 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

I wish another company would come out with those Betsy Ross sneakers...I would buy a pair!


72 posted on 07/04/2019 6:02:51 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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To: ETL

I wish another company would come out with those Betsy Ross sneakers...I would buy a pair!


73 posted on 07/04/2019 6:03:45 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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To: EEGator; All
Just ordered some New Balance yesterday. Haven’t had a pair since USAF Basic...

I just bought a pair of Puma's a few days ago. Hopefully they don't share Nike's insanely idiotic and illogical politics. (guess I should have checked first...)

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Flashback: Sept 2018...

Backlash after Colin Kaepernick named face of Nike ad

FoxNews.com ^ | Sept 4, 2018 | Ryan Gaydos

Nike’s announcement Monday it would make Colin Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” campaign sparked a firestorm on social media -- and literal fires, too.

Some social media users took to Twitter to showcase their frustrations. Videos and photos showed fans completely destroying their Nike-branded apparel, with some going as far as letting the gear go up in flames.

“First the @NFL forces me to choose between my favorite sport and my country,” Twitter user Sean Clancy wrote. “I chose country. Then @Nike forces me to choose between my favorite shoes and my country.

Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive?”

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74 posted on 07/04/2019 6:09:53 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

Bet they sue to obtain that design.


75 posted on 07/04/2019 6:14:49 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag
I wish another company would come out with those Betsy Ross sneakers...I would buy a pair!

IMO, it is very likely the case that Nike *intentionally* came out with the Betsy Ross flag sneakers in order to present cop-killer-supporting communist Kaepernick the opportunity to do what he did, especially just prior to the 4th of July.

One thing you have to give the global communist movement credit for is their organizational abilities and diehard determination in fighting for their cause. Too bad they're too stupid and ignorant to see the many flaws in their thinking, if you can call what they do thinking.

76 posted on 07/04/2019 6:21:06 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: Vaduz
Bet they sue to obtain that design.

Lol! I certainly would not rule that out!


77 posted on 07/04/2019 6:24:11 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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From The Wall Street Journal...

Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes

Sneaker maker pulls Independence Day-themed shoe after NFL star raised concerns about symbolism

By Khadeeja Safdar and Andrew Beaton
July 1, 2019

Nike Inc. is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after NFL star-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick told the company it shouldn’t sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive, according to people familiar with the matter. ...”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nike-nixes-betsy-ross-flag-sneaker-after-colin-kaepernick-intervenes-11562024126

78 posted on 07/04/2019 6:30:09 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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79 posted on 07/04/2019 6:52:06 AM PDT by caww
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To: ETL

Well fine, you’re a splendid mole whacker in a hole. That doesn’t do anything to address the public strange attraction to cases like Mr. K, and frankly I don’t expect Donald Jr. to have much more effect (he preached to an existing choir) unless he then progresses to a gospel inspired answer.

To cure the strange attraction — FILL THE VACUUM.


80 posted on 07/04/2019 7:46:37 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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