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Why USWNT star Megan Rapinoe doesn't sing the national anthem
Yahoo Sports ^ | 13 Jun, 2019 | Henry Bushnell

Posted on 06/13/2019 10:13:45 PM PDT by MtnClimber

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To: MtnClimber

It’s all part of having a debased mind. How sad that she’s so unhappy that she has to steal other people’s joy with her selfish public display. But again, if a mind is really screwed up by choice in one way, it follows it will be skewed in other ways as well. It just gets to a point that clear thinking is simply not possible any more. Sad.


21 posted on 06/14/2019 12:04:06 AM PDT by CAGOPgramma (In God we still trust!!)
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To: MtnClimber

When the men and women in uniform who make life in this country the greatest in the world by being willing to step in front bullet for this country, and someone desecrates the symbol of their sacrifice in the name of what they call justice, then I am for wishing them to take the time, since they are such great athletes and statesmen/women, it appears, to go and visit a VA hospital and take the time to talk to people with missing limbs, broken bones to include spines so they can’t walk anymore, or people that are disfigured or unable to communicate from brain trauma because of head wounds, and then tell me you are moved by the actions of millionaires that use the backs of real fallen heroes for stepping stones for 15 minutes of fame. People like this are absolute trash. And too gutless to use their heads for something that really means anything in the improvement of life for their neighbors or families in this country. As long as she kept it to herself, I had no problem with her opinion that differs from mine in many ways. But now she’s no better than trash and doesn’t deserve to wear the USA uniform competing for a country she doesn’t identify with and make her millions.

I was dissatisfied with the actions of the women at the Thailand game. Now they are being represented in the media by someone that just flat makes me sick.

And just so anyone out there is going to ask me how I know, in 20 years active duty, I was hit in ‘Nam and shot twice, once in Iraq and once in Afghanistan. I’m now twice 100% disabled and home bound. Believe me, I thank God everyday for this country and the opportunity to serve her. And that flag over my head still brings tears to my eyes during the Star Spangle Banner. And I was one of the lucky ones. I still have a life. Others do not.

rwood


22 posted on 06/14/2019 12:05:56 AM PDT by Redwood71
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To: Newtoidaho
There is almost nothing as boring and stupid as women’s sports.

Amen to that. I mean, I'm all for women's sports existing, as a way to inspire women to athleticism, but promoting women's sports as anything close to being equal to men's sports is a joke. Boys' high school teams can and HAVE beaten women's professional teams easily.

What really grinds my gears is the infection of this girl power BS into MMA. Now the UFC not only includes women fighters, but uses them as the freaking HEADLINER. It's a disgrace, clown world at its peak.
23 posted on 06/14/2019 12:16:05 AM PDT by fr_freak
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To: MtnClimber

Talent or no, she should be
suspended or kicked off the
team. She is part of the team
who represents America. Many
died so she could kick soccer
ball for a living. Respect
is due.
I haven’t watched football
(American) for a couple
years now, what makes her
think I’ll miss women’s
soccer?


24 posted on 06/14/2019 12:19:08 AM PDT by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: MtnClimber

Perhaps she could move to another country that supports her beliefs.


25 posted on 06/14/2019 12:36:48 AM PDT by blondiegoodbadugly (Thank you President Trump! Please continue MAGA)
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To: MtnClimber

Miserable, screeching, harpy, lesbian protesting the flag and Trump will cause the ratings for the Womyns World Cup to SKYROCKET!!! A winning stategy, by jove!!


26 posted on 06/14/2019 12:46:22 AM PDT by kb2614 (Cheer up, for the worst is yet to come!)
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To: tinyowl

I am actively rooting against this team. I’m pulling for Italy, my ethnic heritage. But, I don’t care who beats this team as long as they don’t win the title. They are selfish (witness their classless celebrating 13 goals), entitled (looking for equal pay), and leftists (anti-Trump and national anthem). I’m sure there are some great gals on the team who will be tarred due to the loudest voices (Rapinoe, Morgan), but if they choose not to counter them, then so be it.


27 posted on 06/14/2019 1:09:47 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: MtnClimber

Because she’s a bitter pathetic woman


28 posted on 06/14/2019 1:23:35 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: MtnClimber

It’s soccer. She knows nobody is going to remember her name in a few months, so she’s angling for all the cheap attention she can get.


29 posted on 06/14/2019 1:48:55 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The most urgent gathering threat to America: the Democrat Party)
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To: MtnClimber

Don’t care about any of her reasons. Just another anti-American slag, seeking attention. In 5 years, no one will know her name. F her.


30 posted on 06/14/2019 2:06:12 AM PDT by mikefive (RLTW/DOL)
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To: fr_freak
Boys' high school teams can and HAVE beaten women's professional teams easily.

Some years ago, the Warroad, Minnesota (population 1,800) boys high school hockey team, beat the US women’s national ice hockey team. Warroad is pretty good, but I don’t think they are even remotely close to being the best high school hockey team in America.

31 posted on 06/14/2019 2:15:03 AM PDT by Mark17 (With Jesus, there is more wealth in my soul, than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold.)
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To: MtnClimber

Who cares, just go away.


32 posted on 06/14/2019 2:17:16 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Investigate! Investigate! There are charges yet to fabricate!)
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To: MtnClimber

Gabe........age 32.....


33 posted on 06/14/2019 2:18:53 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Newtoidaho
"There is almost nothing as boring and stupid as women’s sports."

oh yes there is..its called mens baseball, nba, golf etc....oh, and nfl football where an "athlete" can be a 360 pounder with his fat belly hanging over his pants....

34 posted on 06/14/2019 2:22:27 AM PDT by cherry
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To: MtnClimber

It’d be a real shame if her passport were to be “canceled” while over seas.


35 posted on 06/14/2019 2:40:37 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: doorgunner69

“has the bull dyke ever clearly stated what her butthurt is about?”

In the scheme of happenings in everyday life, probably not much of anything. Perhaps it’s just the pain - it feels so good!
Best answer to your question may lie in a line from a long forgotten reading; “show me a happy homosexual and I’ll show you a gay corpse”.

SF


36 posted on 06/14/2019 2:43:50 AM PDT by Huaynero
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To: MtnClimber

This is the first instance in which I’ve seen a prominent person be chastised for not SINGING the anthem while it plays. My entire life I’ve watched athletes stand in silence during the anthem and thought nothing of it. Certainly I don’t belt out the anthem whenever I hear it. This is so silly.


37 posted on 06/14/2019 2:43:59 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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For Rapinoe, the anthem is a "somber moment" for a "peaceful protest" of inequality and injustice throughout the United States.

Hey, dingbat: You're playing for the U.S. National Team. If you really believe there is rampant inequality and injustice throughout the United States, then get your ass off the team and get to work trying to rectify those issues. Otherwise, you're just a professional malcontent and a fraud.

And if you really see yourself as a social crusader, why don't you stage some kind of "peaceful protest" against the inequality and injustice that is far more prevalent in one of the Third World dumps whose national teams you play? You wouldn't even think of doing that. WHY NOT?

38 posted on 06/14/2019 2:46:33 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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To: Huaynero

Rather simple I should think. If she is ashamed of her country she should not be on a sports team which represents it.


39 posted on 06/14/2019 2:46:39 AM PDT by Robwin (very)
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To: MtnClimber

The anthem represents the flag. The flag represents the constitution

There is nothing in the constitution which represents nor favors inequality. The opposite, actually

The football execs failed to verbalize this fact, missing the chance to educate and unite

I will not allow this weird Women’s soccer team on my tv.


40 posted on 06/14/2019 2:58:17 AM PDT by stanne
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