” He also said that NFL ratings are down “massively, massively” because people prefer watching him. NFL ratings dropped eight percent in 2016 compared to 2015. “
I really wish he hadn’t said that part. It made it about him,and not the flag.
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You should note that the part about him wasn't in quotes.
It was tongue in cheek. But they won't get it or even if they do, take it that way. You are correct he should have left it out. He needs to be a bit more calculating as a politician. Politicians can be too much politicians, but it is a craft and profession with its tricks of the trade just the same.
YAWN.