Posted on 09/25/2017 2:21:45 PM PDT by GOP Congress
I am going to a local sports bar with my 82nd Airborne Division vet hat, and a tshirt that says "Stand and Deliver" with a picture of Dallas Cowboys standing in front of a background of the flag.
At this time I'm not watching any other NFL game.
HERE IS MY DECREE:
If all the Cowboys remain standing, I will remain a fan and watch their games.
If any Cowboy refuses to honor the flag, I will forever stay away from the Dallas Cowboys, and hence the rest of the NFL, UNLESS Jerry Jones fires him on the spot. But I will leave the bar with drink left on table. The game is not important at this point.
This is NOT about "the right to protest," at least to me. If you wish to protest, then I have the right to ignore you...and the rest of the league... forever.
If you want to use your platform to solve problems, don't piss off the very people you need to help solve such problems. Yes, racism is a problem, though it is more pronounced through socialist anti-family agendas, but I digress. This is not the point of this proclamation.
I speak for virtually every long-term Cowboy fan. I have never called it "America's Team," as that was a euphemism that was overly used; everybody has their own team that doesn't need the imprimatur of the entire country.
However, I now say it with sad irony, that Dallas will, indeed, be "America's Team" FOR REAL, if they are the only team left standing for the flag.
I am no big overall Trump fan (not enough conservative statesmanship that fail to deliver), but in this regard it is not about Trump. It is about our very soul of the country, for which it stands.
I repeat: Any Cowboy kneels, it is the death of my participation with the NFL, UNLESS Jerry Jones fires the malcontent. This is MY bar. This is MY "protest." This is MY "Conscious-raising moment."
God Bless America, and hopefully, Go 'Boys!
Anything less is a fail.
Ha ha...when I reread what I wrote I knew others would make the same assumption as you. As it stands, I’m only buying a drink before the national anthem. If a Cowboy takes a knee, that drink will be pounded on the bar, leave a tip, and walk out of the bar with purpose.
If he were still there, NOBODY WOULD KNEEL...............
Hey GOP, just so you know Villanueva jersey number at ARMY was 82. Just bought that jersey at army football. That way NFL doesn’t get a cent
#BoycottNFLAdvertisers #BoycottTheNFL #BoycottNFLSponsors #KickThemInTheWallet
At this point, pretty much describes Democrats/RINO’s vs conservatives/populists.
Ummm, nachos!
That was fake news actually.
Jones never said he would fire players for not standing up for the National Anthem.
Doug Baldwin claimed that Jones had said this - but Baldwin was referring to a facebook post that had a fake quote. Or more correctly had a bit of a fantasy story describing Jerry Jones in the locker room talking to the team.
Jones has said he finds the protests disappointing, but stopped short of saying he would fire anyone.
Captain Villanueva is a damn fine patriot.
Taking a knee or hiding in the locker room doesn’t help a single person.
The NFL needs to donate all tv revenue for this year to the NAACP.
In a show of solidarity, the tv networks should match the donation.
Money talks and bullshit kneels.
That's even worse in my opinion. By their own admission, they say they're linking arms to be in "unity" with the kneelers.
It's not just chicken shit, it's cowardly chicken shit.
Pardon my French...
This Texan and Marine Corps vet will take a knee, tonight. I will read about how the Cowboys conduct themselves in tomorrows after action reports.
Semper Fi! Do Or Die!
OUCH!!
Even if they do that, it's a day late and a dollar short.
Dallas Cowboys Planning National Anthem Protest Over President Donald Trump’s Comments
https://www.chatsports.com/dallas-cowboys/a/dallas-cowboys-planning-national-anthem-protest-over-president-donald-trumps-comments-35569
Agreed.
Stand at attention, helmet cradled in left arm with right hand over heart. No grinning, bullshitting or grabbing ass.
If these pampered millionaires can’t do that for 2 whole minutes, they can go to hell.
“Jones has said he finds the protests disappointing, but stopped short of saying he would fire anyone”
In other words, his real concern is lining his coffers with money and wouldn’t dare kill the golden goose, no matter how disrespectful or evil it becomes. Just like I’d expect him to react.
Michael Sam ain't there any more..................
Cool.
Tell ‘em these two tables over here.. nachos and pitchers when they look like 75% depleted.
We might displace somebody and drag a third table over here depending, we’ll let you know.
When you watch Monday Night Football you provide financial support to those who piss on the graves of dead patriots.
Is that what you want to do?
If not, how do you rationalize your actions?
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