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Vice President Pence Leaves 49ers Game After Players Protest During National Anthem
KNTV-TV ^ | October 8, 2017 | Brendan Weber

Posted on 10/08/2017 7:35:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Vice President Mike Pence was in attendance for the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday, but he wasn't there for long.

That's because he left Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis after several 49ers players took a knee for the playing of the national anthem.

Pence, the former governor of Indiana, took to Twitter to announce his early departure, writing that he couldn't "dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem."(continued)

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


TOPICS: Local News; Politics; Sports
KEYWORDS: 6ththread; football; indiana; patriotism; pence
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To: Mark17

Exactly my thoughts. I wonder if any did walk?


21 posted on 10/09/2017 1:37:59 AM PDT by FES0844 (G)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We have tickets to tonight's Lightning game, but we aren't going because of a SJW moron. JT Brown decided to kneel, so I'm going to kneel to my Father in heaven.

Jeff Venik is a liberal, but I hope he'll nip this in the bud.

22 posted on 10/09/2017 2:25:19 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Poll: NFL Sinks to Least Popular Top Professional or College Sport
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/08/nfl-sinks-least-popular-professional-or-college-sport-poll

Dolphins Coach Reportedly Featured In Cocaine Video
https://247sports.com/Bolt/Miami-Dolphins-OL-coach-Chris-Foerster-reportedly-featured-in-co-108651460

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4961586/Video-surfaces-Miami-Dolphins-coach-snorting-powder.html

Trump: I Am Proud of Mike Pence for Leaving Colts Game
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/08/trump-proud-mike-pence-leaving-colts-game


23 posted on 10/09/2017 5:23:20 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: Bigg Red

I like prima donna better. Sounds effeminate.


24 posted on 10/09/2017 6:59:09 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

:)


25 posted on 10/09/2017 3:00:46 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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