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Bob Costas: Stand for anthem, then take a knee
CNN ^ | September 30, 2017 | Alexandra King

Posted on 10/01/2017 7:23:10 AM PDT by EdnaMode

NBC Sports commentator Bob Costas suggested Saturday that protesting NFL players should wait until "the last note" of the national anthem to take a knee.

Costas's comments came a week after NFL players locked arms to protest President Donald Trump's criticisms of those who kneel during the National Anthem.

But the veteran sports journalist told CNN's Michael Smerconish that he believed a different approach could be more effective.

"The idea of linking protests, no matter how legitimate the issue you are protesting, directly to the National Anthem is not just offensive to the love-it-or-leave-it crowd. It actually causes ambivalent feelings, at best, among many people who are sympathetic to the issue but see the anthem as representing a lot of different things, including the country's ideals and aspirations," Costas said.

"To me, perhaps the most effective thing to do would be to stand for the national anthem, but, the second the last note is struck, take a knee," he suggested.

This tactic would also, purely from a practical perspective, ensure greater exposure, Costas argued.

"Most of the time, unless it's the Super Bowl or World Series and you want to see the singer, they're in commercial during the anthem. Now, you're going to see it," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bobcostas; costas; football; kneeling; nationalanthem; nbc; nfl; takeaknee; takingaknee; usefulidiot
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To: lepton

That’s excellent. Glad to know that some of the players are involved in their communities.


81 posted on 10/01/2017 10:46:26 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: SoFloFreeper

That’s hilarious.


82 posted on 10/01/2017 10:46:49 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Bob Cuckstas


83 posted on 10/01/2017 10:53:55 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: EdnaMode
"Bob Costas suggested Saturday that protesting NFL players should wait until "the last note" of the national anthem to take a knee."

Dumbass. The players need to get off their knees and go do something positive for "oppressed" communities, if they feel so strongly about it.

To the players and dumbass MSM types:

Ride along with the police in those communities for a few days to get a sense of the reality on the ground. Maybe then you'll start to realize what a phoney controversy this is.

84 posted on 10/01/2017 12:09:50 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: EdnaMode
I stopped enjoying sports when ABC stopped their Wide World of Sports. Their commentators were excellent compared to the boobs on now. Can't stand any of the channels.
85 posted on 10/01/2017 12:12:57 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Partisan Media Shill (PMS), from the NoBrainsCollectively network. Thanks EdnaMode.

86 posted on 10/01/2017 4:33:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: EdnaMode

COSTAS, GO =#÷€&;”=^ YOURSELF


87 posted on 10/02/2017 10:34:25 AM PDT by ZULU (DITCH MITCH!!! DUMP RYAN!! DROP DEAD MCCAIN!! KIM FATTY the THIRD = Kim Jung Un)
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