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1 posted on 02/14/2021 9:37:17 AM PST by The Houston Courant
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What a dopey article. The NFL never “wrapped itself in the flag.” This drumbeat of leftists coming out with “We should ditch the anthem at sporting events” is calculated to undermine America.


2 posted on 02/14/2021 9:43:48 AM PST by bort
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I dunno ... this scribes screed seems rather cynical to me


3 posted on 02/14/2021 9:44:07 AM PST by Mr_Moonlight (Ich bin ein Irredeemable Deplorable)
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I thought Cuban’s “No National Anthem played at any of our games!” decision had been overruled and reversed by other authorities. Has it flipped back again?


4 posted on 02/14/2021 9:47:26 AM PST by lee martell
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Setting aside for a moment this controversial article, I will say this: a fairly stringent law should be passed forbidding any sports team that benefits from a federal-authorized monopoly from playing the national anthem or flying the American flag if any team owner voted for a Democrat in the last 20 years.


7 posted on 02/14/2021 10:07:52 AM PST by jeffersondem
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Currently, ignorance dominates much of the public square: therefore, the attitudes to America's flag and other symbols of the freedoms for which millions of American citizens/soldiers have given their lives. Restoring the importance of those sacrifices to the American mind is an important endeavor: ideas of liberty vs those of tyranny
8 posted on 02/14/2021 10:09:04 AM PST by loveliberty2
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Professional sports are a business that sells viewers to advertisers. Period. Their false patriotism WAS part of a marketing package.

They've proven themselves anything but "heroes". They're grown adults playing games the games of children and the only "records" that matter are dollars in their bank accounts and amount of ego stroking they get. At least the WWF is honest about wrestling being staged.

These aren't stadiums built for legends, they're taxpayer subsidized testimony to the egos of owners and performers.

Professional sports are a vehicle that multimedia moguls also use to fill their bank accounts, stroke their egos, and also push propaganda out to the "bread and circus" viewers.

Why not have them show their true color - GREEN? They can have the stadium organist play along while the fans, players, coaches, and owners sing a song to MONEY.

...a la Dr. Teeth on 'The Muppet Show' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nrSfC76lLI

...Don't want my name in the Hall of Fame,
Just want a big fat pile of money.

...Give me that almighty dollar,
for that lettuce hear me holler.

...I wanna get me a suit that's made out of loot
And whistle the wearing of the green.

... Wanna live in regal splendor, with that lovin' legal tender,
Give me money, money, money, money, money.

9 posted on 02/14/2021 10:17:16 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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Trump should have yanked all of their anti-trust protections and tax breaks when he had the chance!


11 posted on 02/14/2021 10:39:17 AM PST by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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