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Colin Kaepernick responds to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s criticism of anthem protests
Washington Post ^ | October 12, 2016 | Des Bieler

Posted on 10/13/2016 1:41:35 PM PDT by C19fan

Colin Kaepernick has not been shy about calling out major public figures. He recently described Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as “proven liars.” But when presented Wednesday with some unexpected criticism from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 49ers quarterback actually took the relative high road while saying her comments were “disappointing.”

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On Wednesday, he noted that “people are getting too caught up in the flag,” adding, “At the end of the day, the flag is just a piece of cloth, and I am not going to value a piece of cloth over people’s lives.

1 posted on 10/13/2016 1:41:35 PM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

“All this for a damn flag.”


2 posted on 10/13/2016 1:42:43 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

More ignorance convinced of its wisdom from the “double down” generation.


3 posted on 10/13/2016 1:43:30 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: C19fan

The 49’ers are dead to me.


4 posted on 10/13/2016 1:43:31 PM PDT by MeganC (JE SUIS CHARLES MARTEL!!!)
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To: dfwgator

yikes...I forgot about that.


5 posted on 10/13/2016 1:44:20 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: C19fan

And I will not value your life over the flag, D-bag.


6 posted on 10/13/2016 1:46:17 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: C19fan

Just shut up play your little boy ball game you moron.


7 posted on 10/13/2016 1:46:50 PM PDT by Bullish (The fly on Hillary's foreheadknows)
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To: C19fan

He’s not getting caught up over a piece of cloth but he’s sure “clothed” himself as a 60’s radical with his new afro (only missing the “pick”), and his anti-American Pro-communist logo shirts.


8 posted on 10/13/2016 1:46:50 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: Bullish

I hope for an LT-Joe Theismann moment for Kaepernick.


9 posted on 10/13/2016 1:48:19 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

Wait for the day that someone close to you comes home with that “cloth” covering their casket. See how you feel then.


10 posted on 10/13/2016 1:48:33 PM PDT by Iron head mike (Dirty deeds done dirt cheap)
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To: dfwgator

You aren’t alone.


11 posted on 10/13/2016 1:49:32 PM PDT by SirLurkedalot (10/10/51-7/7/16 RIP Dad, I'll be missing you until I cross over to Eternity)
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To: C19fan

Honestly, once Colin got up off his but, and got on a knee, this hasn’t bothered my that much.


12 posted on 10/13/2016 1:50:36 PM PDT by Paradox ("Wishing for a tautology to enact itself is not a strategy.")
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This Colin guy is insulting so
Many people Someone may eventually shove something big and stiff up Colin’s Colin -— alas. Not a pretty thought and I hope it doesn’t happen but he’s sure pissed off every footfall fan I know. Really big time anger at him too


13 posted on 10/13/2016 1:52:06 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero. news)
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Took me a second. CRACK!! Fingers crossed.


14 posted on 10/13/2016 1:53:01 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: dfwgator

Took me a second. CRACK!! Fingers crossed.


15 posted on 10/13/2016 1:53:08 PM PDT by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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To: dfwgator

I hope he gets the crap knocked out of him in the locker room and everyone just looks the other way. That’s what this @sshole deserves.


16 posted on 10/13/2016 1:55:16 PM PDT by Bullish (The fly on Hillary's foreheadknows)
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*On Wednesday, he noted that “people are getting too caught up in the flag,” adding, “At the end of the day, the flag is just a piece of cloth, and I am not going to value a piece of cloth over people’s lives.*

Piss be upon this ignorant ingrate! I might forgive his ignorance for not knowing what ‘the piece of cloth’ represents; but I can NOT forgive his ingratitude for being an American, where he is free to be a moron - A multi-millionaire mutant moron with nothing to offer...

Go, Trump, GO!


17 posted on 10/13/2016 1:55:28 PM PDT by heterosupremacist ( "Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Iron head mike

Kaepernick would probably yank the flag off the casket, throw it on the floor, & jump up & down on it while screaming “My friend was killed by Wall Street imperialists who are massacring my fellow Muslims for the oil and this is their filthy capitalist FLAG!! I hate it and revile it!! Allahu Akbar!!!!”


18 posted on 10/13/2016 1:55:46 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: C19fan
"At the end of the day, the flag is just a piece of cloth, and I am not going to value a piece of cloth over people’s lives."

Good. Me neither. Why? Because nobody's doing that, you ignorant twit!

These idiots speak out in cliched soundbites that feebly attempt to conflate two unrelated things. Their statements are utterly disposable, mean nothing, and, of course, contribute in no material way to solving the problem they supposedly decry.

This ignoramus is so full of himself and his foggy sense of injustice that he's aught but a caricature, both visually and philosophically.

Indeed, having such ridiculous people speaking about a problem, and offending those who aren't causing the problem, can only prolong the length of time it will take to actually address the problem.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day, however. One soundbite that they don't ever show is where Kaepernick says Hillary is a crook who would be in jail in any just country.

The Revolution is ON!

Vote Trump!

19 posted on 10/13/2016 1:56:55 PM PDT by sargon (The Revolution is ON! Vote Trump!)
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To: Eddie01

The 49ers renegotiated his injury clause. They are not on the hook if he gets injured. Time for the left tackle to miss a few blocks. I know every red blooded defensive player will be looking to make an ‘impression’ of him in the astro turf.


20 posted on 10/13/2016 1:57:39 PM PDT by resistance (abandon all hope and rational thought, become a democrat)
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