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Quarterback Cancels Cancel Culture
frontpagemag.com ^ | 1/14/2022 | Mark Tapson

Posted on 01/17/2022 9:30:41 AM PST by rktman

So it’s refreshing when a pro athlete like Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers unabashedly states, “I’m an athlete. I’m not an activist.” Rodgers, a Super Bowl winner, three-time Most Valuable Player in the National Football League, and nine-time Pro Bowl selectee, is generally considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He has also become a polarizing, controversial figure and a target of the totalitarian left precisely because he doesn’t conform to the woke expectations of our heavily-politicized culture.

Last November, Rodgers triggered the left-dominated media after making statements that did not align with the acceptable narrative about COVID-19 and the Biden administration’s (mis)handling of it, such as suggesting – horrors! – that the low-cost, readily available ivermectin was beneficial for people suffering with the virus. Propaganda outlets from the Washington Post to USA Today to Sports Illustrated were quick to slam Rodgers for “mistruths and half-truths,” and for “lying” about his vaccination status (he stated only that he had been “immunized,” which was true).

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; US: Wisconsin
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To: MinorityRepublican
Olivia Munn.
21 posted on 01/17/2022 10:17:07 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: one guy in new jersey

Not guilty.


22 posted on 01/17/2022 10:18:50 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Golden Eagle; All

We ARE the only Publicly Owned franchise. Anyone can buy stock (they just had another sale) and all are welcome.

There is a Green Bay Packer’s bar in every state, and beyond:

https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/packers-bars-across-united-states


23 posted on 01/17/2022 10:19:24 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

A rather rapid verdict. Sure about that?


24 posted on 01/17/2022 10:19:40 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: Psalm 73
Danica Patrick
25 posted on 01/17/2022 10:27:40 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: rktman

So nice to see a NFL celeb doing what is right.


26 posted on 01/17/2022 10:28:18 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Mrs rktman stole you “love my packers” rendering. 😊


27 posted on 01/17/2022 10:31:20 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: one guy in new jersey

On second thought, nothing wrong with riding shotgun....


28 posted on 01/17/2022 10:32:50 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Terabitten

He IS THE Goat, no doubt about it, and he uses properly inflated footballs.


29 posted on 01/17/2022 10:35:02 AM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: FLNittany

Yes, and he can still pass better than she can.


30 posted on 01/17/2022 10:35:42 AM PST by Shady (The #JihadJunta is now a Dictatorship, there are no more “laws..”)
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To: Psalm 73

Clearly you are a man of reason.


31 posted on 01/17/2022 10:39:20 AM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: FLNittany

yes but she crashed on turn two


32 posted on 01/17/2022 11:47:46 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: rktman

As it should be. I stole if from elsewhere. ;)


33 posted on 01/17/2022 3:31:38 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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