Posted on 09/25/2017 1:23:34 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Steelers will be on the sideline during the national anthem in future games, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and defensive end Cam Heyward said during a news conference Monday.
Roethlisberger, via a statement posted on his website, said he has regrets over the Steelers decision to wait in the tunnel during the national anthem at Sundays game in Chicago, but that the teams intent was not to protest the song, the flag or the military.
Roethlisberger said that he personally believes that protests have no place during the national anthem, but that the idea was to show unity as a team in the wake of president Donald Trump saying NFL teams should fire players who kneel for the anthem.
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True and they didnt. It was an in your face middle finger to the American people.
My entire family had been Niner fans because of great coaches, owners and players. When the current thug managers refused to get rid of Kapernik, that was it for us re the niners. We refer to them as the Former Niners.
Then, when the National Felon League fell in love with Kapernik, we boycotted the National Felon League for the rest of last year's season.
When this latest BS, kneeling instead of standing started, that was it. We even cancelled our Sling Orange TV and went to Sling Blue with zero ESPN/NFL/Disney channels.
I’ve always thought it was from the beginning.
I have got my comcast basic cable tv subscription in my crosshairs now.
at least cnn and msnbc bias had the “politics coverage” fig leaf. but not the NFL, and not the NBA.
if it is a planned roll out, then much of their argument that it was only 6 guys to begin with and trump is responsible for blowing it up to 200 guys is off the mark. in fact, none of us know what the future holds in store, not even trump. what does make some sense is that trump has his informants inside the NFL, and that the NFL had something (more) planned.
The sleeping giant has finally awaken. Been waiting 15 years for the NFL to get its payback. These protesters are speaking from their hearts.
Too late Charlie.
Unfortunately like Hillary...the media has them convinced they have (fake) support sufficient to keep this moving forward, but they're in for a very rude awakening....just as Hillary got.
....”It was an in your face middle finger to the American people”....
And they’re still doing it!...They insulted far more than they realize...but they will see soon enough! Like sanctions it takes a little bit of time to BITE!
Thanks!
Good, pull the cable cutting trigger.
Disney owns ESPN!
What networks/? does Disney own?:
Disney/ABC Television Group. Disney/ABC Television Group operates Disneys broadcast television, cable television and radio businesses. ...
ESPN, Inc. ...
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc. ...
Lucasfilm Ltd. ...
Marvel Entertainment, LLC.
If freepers are really serious about this issue, they can do two things this week:
1. Cancel/cut their cable and go to a good internet to stream the tv shows they watch. Disney/ABC/ESPN and the above are owned by Disney. Each month they get a huge share of your monthly cable bill. Cut the cable, and they lose that monthly bite out of your bill. You will save a lot of money each month.
2. Use Sling Blue TV for streaming the channels you will watch. Sling Blue does not carry ESPN or Disney. So, again the evil Disney/ESPN/NFL gay hate America liberals get nothing from you.
Talk and pompous threats are cheap and not that effective. Pulling the economic plug is like a laser guided smart bomb.
If you really want to smack/hurt ESPN/NFL/Disney just do #1 and #2 above. Also, you will save a lot of money each month.
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