Posted on 09/24/2017 11:56:31 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Donald Trump is getting exactly what he wanted from a racially charged confrontation with professional athletes and sports team owners: A morale boost for his base and a fight with those who see the refusal to stand for the National Anthem as an appropriate form of dissent.
Trumps fiery declaration on Friday night that National Football League owners should "fire or suspend" players who kneel during the anthem was met Saturday with fierce criticism and on Sunday with mass demonstrations of resistance on the field.
Some players knelt, while others locked arms in solidarity. Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan were among those who joined players in protests that are now nearly as much about Trump as the original desire, pushed into the spotlight by Colin Kaepernick, to highlight racial injustices in the criminal justice system....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
“racially charged confrontation”
The F*CKHEADS changed this to RACE because Charlottesville is too old, and they need something new to trash Trump over.
F*CK them.
The idea that they’re protesting against President Trump instead of the Democrats, when it’s the Democrats who run the cities where blacks are being gunned down in such large numbers, is just plain absurd.
This would be a great time to short the NFL, I wonder if there are odds on how much viewership they lose this week alone? 10%,15%
Soon to be officially the London Jaguars.
So then Khan and these players stood for the anthem. Good for them.
Now you are saying just the opposite of what I heard. I heard Khan stood in support of the flag and anthem.
So then , I ask again, who are the good guys and who are bad guys today?
LOL - Shad Khan - like his stache! Now he should pay the taxpayers back for what he has stolen from them
a racially charged confrontation with professional athletes and sports team owners:
Why is the NFL Hating America “racially charged”??
sounds like just plain hate.
Trump's enemies may hate him more for this but not a single current supporter will abandon him.
Therefore, Trump has nothing to lose and a lot of supporters to potentially gain but standing up for America and calling out the tiny minority of attention-seeking jerks who would disrespect our nation and flag.
Disclaimer: I was never a "never Trumpeter." He was never, NEVER, my first choice.
One of the things I find the most entertaining is analysts implying pure politics to anything Trump does and finding fault.
I have learned to appreciate the patriotism of the entire Trump family, including the President. I have also learned to appreciate his sincerity. I doubt either will ever wane in his lifetime.
I'm pulling for Trump to tweet the left into oblivion. When he succeeds, America will be great again.
If they're of the same reliability as those other English Jags, they'll be in the shop more than Fix-It-Again-Tonys.
“...pushed into the spotlight by Colin Kaepernick, to highlight racial injustices in the criminal justice system....”
What’s going to get spotlighted are the arrest records of many different NFL criminal thugs.
Well he has put a few billion in his pockets since he stepped ashore at age 16 back
in 1967 to go to the University of Illinois. Who’d a thought that auto bumpers
could make one so wealthy, but it did.
Well, I can see why we are confused.
Headline sounds pretty clear:
Jaguars owner Shad Khan unites with players in defiance of Trump
https://sports.yahoo.com/jaguars-owner-shad-khan-unites-players-defiance-trump-143949834.html
Then below that a picture of him *standing* with his arms linked with players and the cutline:
“Jaguars owner Shad Khan links arms with players during the national anthem before the game”
Apparently, the press hasn’t gotten clear instructions on how to spin things yet.
They all apparently did stand for “God Save the Queen”.
I’m certainly not going to turn on any NFL games to see for myself what is going on.
Just to be clear, Jag is an Indian label, not a British one.
They don’t want to leave; they want to change our country to suit their political views. If you read your Bible, you’ll see that eventually, they’ll succeed, BUT NOT NOW! Before it gets as bad as it can get, there is a window of revival. I believe God is giving us one last chance, as we pray and seek His face. Donald Trump is part of that. Ushered in by God, through His mercy and in response to the prayers of His people, through the ages, He is giving us, in these last days, a way to be obedient to Him. He is pouring out His blessings upon His children, and as rain falls on the good as well as the evil, we will all benefit from His mercy. Pray without ceasing. Father, in the Name of Jesus, I pray that the enemy will be confounded, that Your will be done. I pray for wisdom and protection over our president, vice-president, our leaders and their families. Open their eyes and cause them to discern right from wrong. Give them a hunger and thirst for righteousness, move them to seek Your face and obey Your word. Cause them to make right decisions, and to avoid pitfalls. When the enemy digs a pit for them, cause the enemy, instead, to fall into that pit. In Jesus Name, Amen.
>> coach John Harbaugh
Would rather hold hands in contempt than spare one for respect of the Military.
Partisan media shills ping. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
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