Posted on 09/23/2017 10:17:15 AM PDT by mandaladon
Former Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) tweeted that she hopes all NFL players kneel during the national anthem on Sunday in response to President Trump's remarks attacking Colin Kaepernick.
Edwards, who left Congress earlier this year, called Trump a "white supremacist who squats in our White House" in her tweet.
Trump suggested at a rally Friday night for Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange (R) that NFL players like Kaepernick who kneel during the national anthem should be fired and fans should walk out.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a b---- off the field right now,'" Trump said, adding, "'He is fired.'"
"When people like yourselves turn on television and you see those people taking the knee when they are playing our great national anthem – the only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's one player, leave the stadium," Trump added Friday. "I guarantee things will stop."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell responded to Trump's remarks on Saturday, calling them "divisive" and saying they show a "lack of respect" for the league and its players.
“Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL, our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities," Goodell said.
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Only in America can brain dead MORONS be paid 100 million dollars to THROW A BALL..if they hate America and think they are SO oppressed FINE, LEAVE, NO ONE and I mean NO ONE is forcing them to stay here..I hear Uganda has an EXCELLENT real estate market..oh and they can leave their millions behind too, they can go to inner cities improving schools and neighborhoods
I would hope that every fan learn the words and when all the players kneel, I want the fans to scream their loudest the words out loud.
I understand some major sports are not indulging this nonsense.
I am not a sports fan.
But I have heard that hockey, pro wrestling (is that a sport), boxing, MMA, Nascar and I think even soccer (?) is not on a campaign to destroy the country.
Others might weigh in who have more sports savvy.
Between the disgraceful episode a couple of years ago when the Baltimore Orioles had to play a game at Camden Yards in an empty stadium after several days of riots, and the sorry sight of many empty seats at the home opener for the Washington Redskins game a couple of weeks ago, this whole story portends a complete unraveling of a lot of things in this country.
You can be certain hussein used that to get this NFL PC ball rolling back back around the time of Michael Sam.
Agreed!
LOL, some Freepers think Soccer is a Communist plot.
I don’t think we need to make it about genetic characteristics, do we? Cultural values, yes. But genetics are not the problem.
What are you talking about?
There's NO government action happening here.
The NFL is acting like an ass and citizens are turning their backs on them... As far as the ditz is concerned she can express her twisted 'feelings'... it's a free country. Just like we can express our feelings that we no longer support NFL football.
Figure of speech...
I hope they do... IF they want to see the NFL to become just another inner city after school program.
What is “divisive” is precisely the campaign of Leftards like Kaeperdick and this Democrat politician to turn professional sports teams into protest platforms. These arrogant blowhards will get a harsh lesson if the fans continue to turn off the NFL. It would be great to see ratings totally tank now. Screw ‘em.
See, there are more anti-Americans among them than we thought.
Yes, let the NFL follow the Dems into the dustbin of history.
Wife and girlfriend beaters.
Felons. Dopers.
Overpaid clowns...
I don’t care about the NFL.
Done, do not care.
Will have a much more productive weekend not wasting part of Sunday being insulted.
Why drag the NHL into this? I haven’t seen any NHL player show disrespect to the anthem.
A man had two wives; one older and one younger. Being vain, the younger pulled white hairs from the man’s head and the older pulled dark. He went bald.
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.
Aesop knew about this long ago.
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