Posted on 08/27/2016 9:54:56 AM PDT by Baladas
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he refused to stand during the national anthem Friday due to his views on the country's treatment of racial minorities.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media after Friday's game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
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RG III's small improvements are adding up in Cleveland sc The 49ers acknowledged in a statement that Kaepernick sat during the national anthem before their game against the Green Bay Packers.
"The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pregame ceremony,"
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Love my Bengals but I won’t go or watch other than highlights on sports channels at the gym in the morning. Thanks, Colin, you freed up my time.
NFL and NBA wackos need to learn how their paycheck is generated. There is no cause and effect if we don’t change our behavior. It is entertainment no more, no less...just like Hollywood.
Colin, as I said before: SHUT THE F UP and play the F**king game. Aaron Rogers you aren’t...
Money talks when whites walk.
Screw black-inundated PC sports.
Screw black-ass-kissing PC schools.
Screw black-ruined D cities.
Screw welfare for D voter black baby factories.
They wanna see what real oppression is like?
Let’s see what they think when we merely turn our backs on them.
Tag line!
North expected to be tough division .... Bears fight to stay .500 team
Meanwhile, there is pennant fever on NYC radio ... and it is not the Mets. RedSox Nation in Boston is unaware as they are outside range of NYC radio.
At night, I can get the INdians broadcast usually. U must get it in CHI too. 1100 AM
Virginia is ditching their state convention method of choosing 2017 nominees for Gov/LT Gov/AG, going to a primary. Passed on a 41-40 vote by the State Central Committee , seen as a power play by RINOS to take power from conservative activists.
Thank you for the heads-up.
I smelled a rat when my district had a special convention to pick our House nominee [fifth district]. We knew well in advance that Hurt was resigning if I’m not mistaken.
And don’t you just know that he consistently sets an outstanding example by donating his time and much of his millions to helping those minorities. NOT
can I root for a Bears vs Buff Superbowl
or Bears vs. HOUS ?
They want handouts and millions for just living.
They want handouts and millions for just living.
Kaepernick is a punk whose buddy is Dr. (PHD) Harry Edwards, a black activist. Edwards teaches sociology at UC Berkley. I looked the Dr up and the school’s basic/intro to sociology course. It is all about how the poor blacks, Latinos, Arabs, and everyone in America except Caucasians is discriminated against. This crap is sick and I am damn tired of it. I watched idiots like Colin Powel get promoted all because of skin color. Look at the female Generals today to include Lesbians. Obama goes to Harvard on AA. These bastards think they are owed. My family on both sides has been in America since before the American Revolution. I had Italian,Polish and Greek pals growing up who never thought they were owed. One earned his appointment to West Point. They were real immigrants who came here to better themselves and their families-not come here to have anchor babies and get freebies.
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