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NFL players blast Kaepernick's decision to sit during national anthem
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Posted on 08/29/2016 9:59:57 AM PDT by servo1969
Edited on 08/29/2016 1:25:14 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Former teammate Alex Boone isn't taking any more hits for embattled San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The offensive guard suited up for five seasons alongside Kaepernick, blocking as defenders tried to get Kaepernick off his feet. Now, Kaepernick is voluntarily taking a seat, choosing to sit during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner to protest perceived racial injustice. It may be a good thing that Boone, now with the Minnesota Vikings, is no longer wearing the same jersey as Kaepernick.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: boone; eagles; hill; kaepernick; nfl; owens; philadelphia; rivera
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posted on
08/29/2016 9:59:57 AM PDT
by
servo1969
To: servo1969
Blacks who convert to Islam are the biggest “Cucks” on the face of the planet..
don’t they realize that Islamists enslaved their ancestors and continue to treat to them with disdain, even today?
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:01:37 AM PDT
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: servo1969
NFL refused to let Dallas Cowboys to wear something on the helmets to honor the police officers murdered there.
But they let this happen?
Fire the guy.
To: servo1969
He slamed Hillary big time too. So EVERYONE is pissed at him conservatives and liberals alike. Plus he is ready to get kicked to the curb so he is making a last ditch effort to be in the news. I never put sports stars on pedestals. I like football and watching it but could care less about them individually. Do they care about us? Heck no.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:02:11 AM PDT
by
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
To: servo1969
This cat is burning more bridges than the Nazi retreat in 1945.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:02:55 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: servo1969
If your roster spot is hanging by a thread like his is, what better way to make the team than to create a situation that makes it impossible to cut him without appearing to be violating his civil rights?
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:05:58 AM PDT
by
vigilence
(Vigilence)
To: servo1969
Having joined the slave trader’s religion shows that Kaepernick is dumb as a rock.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:06:37 AM PDT
by
txrefugee
To: servo1969
Did Hillary pay him .. or did BlackLivesMatter pay him - with Soros funds - to take this stupid stand .. and mess with the NFL.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:07:46 AM PDT
by
CyberAnt
("Peace Through Strength")
To: servo1969
Why is this clown accepting millions from an oppressive system? He should send all that money to BLM.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:08:02 AM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Ride To The Sound Of The Guns.)
To: TigerClaws
I think if I were the coach....I’d remove every single seat or chair on the entire side. I’d have two punk kids there to ensure no chairs got dragged out and I’d tell every single player....you will stand for the whole game, period now....for the entire season.
To: TigerClaws
They didn't do anything about this, either.
To: servo1969
He better pay his left tackles some protection $$ or his career is about to get a lot shorter.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:11:38 AM PDT
by
databoss
To: servo1969
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:12:12 AM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: pepsionice; All
There’s a subtext in the NFL caving on this.
Remember the Missouri Tigers? They backed BLM due to some fraud racism claims on campus. The football team said they’d go ‘on strike.’ The university president was fired over it.
But the paint is the NFL doesn’t want a bunch of athletes reminding everyone they are black and walking away from a few games or a season.
They are publicly backing his ‘right to free speech’ and behind the scenes figuring out how they can ax him. Book it.
To: servo1969
This overpaid dim bulb is doing this and his conversion to that fake ‘religion’ to impress a BLM skirt. Ditch the b*tch. Covert back to Christianity, Issue a PROFOUND apology. Get back to a real life.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:13:01 AM PDT
by
bigredkitty1
(March 5, 2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
To: servo1969
I suppose someone could make the argument that Colin Kaepernick had first amenement rights and thus it was his right to voice his opinion any way he liked. (insert sound of needle sliding across record here)
Shall we recall the message his antics were meant to convey? He didn't think this nation deserved his respect. If that is the case, why should he be covered by the tenets our Founders gifted to him?
If he doen't like the nation, he shouldn't expect to benefit from his first amendment rights. Toss the nation for all I care Kaepernick, just don't come whining to me about the loss of your rights.
You abdicated them from the bench. Go somewhere a government will recognize your rights, and that you'll respect when it does.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:15:06 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
To: vigilence
As soon as they cut him, he is going to sue them and claim it was discrimination because of what he said
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:15:37 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
To: servo1969
It's the NFL that puts up with this crap to begin with.
F the NFL
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:15:41 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: servo1969
"You should have some f---ing respect for people who served, especially people that lost their life to protect our freedom," Boone said.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:16:12 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: servo1969
Just let him on the field for a few plays.
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posted on
08/29/2016 10:21:20 AM PDT
by
Ray76
(Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo!)
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