Posted on 09/24/2017 2:36:21 AM PDT by Zakeet
How the NFL responds to Donald Trump’s spit-foaming is hardly a test case for whether the republic will stand. Nevertheless, the league is a maker of manners in this country, so it means something that Commissioner Roger Goodell and others are getting it right, striking the perfect calm but resistant tone in response to Trump's gutter-mouthing, a tone that says, "We're not your personal WrestleMania, and don't use us for your sham body slams." The NFL, faced with whether to play to the basest instincts of the audience, declined. It adhered to civility.
The league is apparently unifying around the notion that, whatever side you may be on in the siege-controversy over NFL players kneeling during the anthem to protest racial injustice, whether you see it as a matter of patriotism, activism or some tangled intersection of the two, it is important to talk about it without calling each other "sons of bitches."
Who knows what Trump’s real gripe is with the NFL. Maybe he’s still angry that owners denied him entry to their club years ago. Or maybe Colin Kaepernick’s mute but unrepentant protest really arouses his spittle. Or maybe he's just creating an "Are you not entertained!" circus-maximus spectacle by bull-baiting a wealthy league that is easy to resent by cash-strapped, job-insecure fans.
Regardless, Trump misreads what Americans love about the NFL.
It's beloved not so much for its violence or crudity, but rather the skill that results in violence averted. It's a game, ultimately, of restraint. As opposed to this ...
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Yay!
By the way...anyone notice that a player for the Oakland Athletics (Major League BASEBALL) went to his knee last night before the game with the Rangers???
Love it!!!
probably half the serious hockey fans know the words to BOTH national anthems.
Thinking that the train has already left the station. Won't help.
Decaf might work better for you.
Awesome!
OK I’m done bitchin now LOL
I find it hilarious that in the first line of the article the author accuses Trump of “spit foaming” then spends the rest of the article typing angry, spit foaming garbage.
Respect for the American Flag:
Wa.Po. Amazon, Bezos oppose it.
I bet a lot of people feel this way. The NFL is shooting itself in the foot.
NFL would be wise to figure out that for some of us patriotism is held a lot higher than being a fan of pro football.
I often think about how blessed I am to live in this great country. It’s God’s blessings and the sacrifice of brave patriots. I’ll miss watching my team, but can do without it just fine.
What the Washington Post does not get about this is that is not first amendment rights meaning freedom of speech and it’s not about the NFL or the team picking on someone. It is about one jerk deciding that he would enhance his standing buy disrespecting the flag, the country, and the people who died defending it.
Those who choose to propagate the move are just slobs who want to get their name in the news. The NFL owners who protect the slobs are also slobs for doing that. I will not watch NFL games until the silliness stops. If a lot of people do the same, you will see it end real soon. If the fanbase is weakkneed, it will continue for awhile.
>> BOYCOTT ESPN!!!
That would be Disney.
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