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NFL Players Continue Anthem Protests In Week Six Despite Commissoner Plea
Deadline ^ | 15 Oct 17 | Bruce Haring

Posted on 10/16/2017 3:18:11 AM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: nightmarewhileawake

The power of the corrupt old media empire. Kill it and everything bad changes.


41 posted on 10/16/2017 4:36:54 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: knarf

For your information, the second team is always the home team, and that’s for all sports.

Thus, if it’s the New England Patriots vs. the New York Jets, then the Jets are the home team.

Yesterday I was curious of the stands too, and took a brief look at the Miami Dolphins vs. the Atlanta Falcons being played in Atlanta. The stands were noticeably empty when the camera occasionally went up in it. I would say it appeared 1/4th to as much as possibly 1/3 was missing. Anyway, I looked for about 10 minutes and then turned it off. Anyway, that was my football for the entire weekend.

Last week to substitute for it I watched 2 college football games on Saturday. This is because since I was about 5 years old I’ve always had football on Sundays and holidays. Not anymore...

Anyway this weekend was 10 minutes total for the entire Weekend and I was fine. I think next week and going forward will be zero. Not that hard to break.

The only way I would ever consider watching the NFL again is if the NFL fires the Commissionaire, the players that protested every week, heavily fine and kick out players that do this, apologize to all the fans and the country,
never charge the military to come to the games to present the colors, fly overs, etc...(yeah they do), take politics out of the sport, and then maybe I might watch again? At minimum I might watch it next year or in 5 or 10 years? Done with it this year.


42 posted on 10/16/2017 4:37:16 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Haiku Guy

When did that change? Never even noticed.


43 posted on 10/16/2017 4:40:02 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: SkyPilot
NFL Players Continue Anthem Protests In Week Six Despite Commissoner Plea

And, the people continue to boycott these un-American, American-hating, bastards!

BOYCOTT THE NFL!!!!

44 posted on 10/16/2017 4:44:31 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: SkyPilot

I bet that they would all stand at attention for the Communist International.


45 posted on 10/16/2017 4:44:55 AM PDT by djpg (..)
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To: SkyPilot

The commissioner “pleading” instead of leading/commanding. No wonder no one has any respect for him and the players are running wild.


46 posted on 10/16/2017 4:46:21 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Doing my part to help make America great again!)
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To: knarf

They were playing in New Jersey! The Jets. That should explain it!


47 posted on 10/16/2017 4:47:57 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: knarf

The Patriots played the Jets yesterday in New Jersey. I believe the Jets have had nobody kneeling during the national anthem all season. The owner of the team is Robert Wood Johnson — who is currently serving as the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.


48 posted on 10/16/2017 4:48:09 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: snoringbear

I think the three key points to watch are: (1) rates for the Super Bowl commercials, (2) contract offers to the draft picks in 2018, and (3) returns/profit seen from the merchandising of NFL products (usually Xmas would be a big profit period).

If all three go negative, then I would expect contract offers for spring/summer to decrease and players going negative about the stagnant pay scale. It’s their own fault, and some folks will have to figure out a 25-percent pay cut off this deal.


49 posted on 10/16/2017 4:53:28 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: xzins
"The protest has no basis."

Other than "We Hate White America" you are exactly correct.

50 posted on 10/16/2017 4:56:30 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Islam delenda est.)
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To: SkyPilot

To Hell with the NFL!


51 posted on 10/16/2017 4:57:04 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: SkyPilot; Fred Nerks

The NFL is tanking!

Patriotic football fans want NOTHING to do with racial 7 ethnic nationalism.

Contrary to what is implied, the USA is NOT a racist nation.
Oh we do have a minority of racists sprinkled around but USA is NOT a racist society. And what happened in history is not the fault or the responsibility of people alive today.

I am ashamed of these effing rebellious “pseudo field hands” who make 2.2 million dollars per year on average. They are creating cannon fodder to be ground up in the race war shake down to come.

I want the NFL to tank, quickly. They do not deserve to be icons of American culture.


52 posted on 10/16/2017 4:57:55 AM PDT by Candor7 ( (Obama Fascism http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.htm)
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To: knarf

I think autocorrect may have made a blunder today on a local Knoxville station. The story was about Kaepernick. The banner at the bottom said, “Pumpernickel Files Grievance”.


53 posted on 10/16/2017 4:57:56 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Agree, those of us who worked for a living, often with dictatorial bosses have NO SYMPATHY for these millionaire NFL “gangs.” Millions of us would have loved to make millions and NONE of us would have taken a knee for a false premise like this black BS, risking our livelihoods. WE are the ones they are “dissing” and I resent it. I helped build our country, the NFL has built nothing but spoiled millionaires and stadiums with OUR hard-earned money. Wait till they come begging for funds for a new stadium...I didn’t get to see the last one I helped pay for.


54 posted on 10/16/2017 5:00:12 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (If GOP won House, Senate and Presidency...why are the Democrats still in charge?)
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To: SkyPilot

If these dark featured being think the USA is so terrible there planes leaving every day to various African destinations. Why be miserable here in the US making outrageous salaries while you can live in squalor in Africa


55 posted on 10/16/2017 5:01:42 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Alberta's Child
The Patriots played the Jets yesterday in New Jersey. I believe the Jets have had nobody kneeling during the national anthem all season. The owner of the team is Robert Wood Johnson — who is currently serving as the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.

The Jets were robbed of a touchdown by the refs yesterday allowing the Patriots to win by a score of 24-17.

I didn't watch any games yesterday, I haven't watched any games since last year but the story is up on Drudge.

I've thought that when the NFL will start fixing games when they get desperate for TV ratings. We may have entered that territory already.

Some people say that the NFL has been fixing games for years through the refs and who knows, maybe they are right.
56 posted on 10/16/2017 5:04:59 AM PDT by Ticonderoga34
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To: SkyPilot

If these dark featured being think the USA is so terrible there planes leaving every day to various African destinations. Why be miserable here in the US making outrageous salaries while you can live in squalor in Africa


57 posted on 10/16/2017 5:05:21 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Old Yeller

I saw stadiums full of fans. Americans will have their bread and circuses.


58 posted on 10/16/2017 5:06:38 AM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: SkyPilot

I got a lot of good work done around the yard yesterday afternoon.And then we had a nice evening out at a restaurant.


59 posted on 10/16/2017 5:10:14 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: pepsionice

Agree. Your post is dead-on. So here’s a toast to you from Kyiv with my Pepsi on ice — if I can ever get the twist-top off!


60 posted on 10/16/2017 5:11:18 AM PDT by EliRoom8
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