Posted on 09/26/2017 12:57:43 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
One of the most striking elements of the NFL anthem protest controversy is the glaring disconnect between average Americans -- especially sports fans -- and the media covering the story. Airwaves and column inches are disproportionately crowded with pro-protest (and anti-Trump) perspectives, whereas most non-elite observers come down on the other side of the issue. It's reminiscent of the 2016 election dynamic, in which the overwhelming majority of the media was horrified by Donald Trump and convinced he had virtually no chance of winning. They were unable or unwilling to understand the range of sentiments and motivations that inspired tens of millions of voters to cast ballots for him, so they found themselves morose and scrambling after he won.
Today, we're watching something of a rerun, except the canyon between the press and the people is even wider here. Setting aside the stipulations that of course peaceful protests are protected speech, that Trump erred in calling for firings, and that issues like police brutality are worthy of serious attention, most Americans do not support using the national anthem as an occasion for protest. We've been following the public opinion polls on these questions over the last few days, and the patterns are clear: Solid majorities oppose anthem kneeling (more than seven-in-ten call it "unpatriotic," according to a CBS survey), and sizable minorities are consuming less of the NFL's product as a result of the brouhaha. Here are some new numbers, via a polling firm called Remington Research Group, who conducted a scientific national poll of more than 1,600 Americans:
" 80% of survey respondents would like to see sports and politics less intertwined: pic.twitter.com/opPhjsBjEy "
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 26, 2017
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” the glaring disconnect between average Americans — especially sports fans — and the media covering the story.”
You don’t say?
Stunning news!! :-)
Here is your copy of the recent poll by Remington Research:
http://remingtonresearchgroup.com/surveys/NFL_9-25-17.pdf
Other recent polls:
72 Percent See Kaepernick’s National Anthem Antics As ‘Unpatriotic’
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
34 Percent of Americans Are Less Likely to Watch NFL Games
Where is that little boy with the shocked face?
Why do people that work in media think everyone is gay, lives in NYC, has an illegal alien drug dealer and has a 14 line order for coffee in the am?
I Flip the rear of my wa,king KILT up and give them all a full MONTIE!!!
Of course this from last year:
“NFL Can’t Quite Figure Out Why Ratings Are Nose Diving”
LOL
The media is made of mentally-challenged libs.
Media is far removed from sanity and the American people.
Liberalism is a mental sickness. It’s a chronic, no-cure disease that brings on insanity. We see examples of it every single day.
Everything liberalism touches, dies. We’re witnessing the death of the NFL and the media....all caused by the insanity of liberalism.
Shocker...NOT!
Again, note how the word ‘protest’ is stated but not what is being protested!
Who would have ever thought?
Gezuz..It's like were living in stupid land.
“the popular media narrative that public opinion was on the side of the players kneeling during the anthem.”
The msm - sheeesh.
Never right, Always wrong.
Always lies, distortions, deceptions.
This dude, Will Cain, at ESPN seems to know something is up:
“All I’m telling you is that I believe often in the Northeast we live in a media bubble or even a cultural bubble in the Northeast, we are greatly underestimating the resentment in the public evidenced by Villanueva’s jersey sales [and] the ratings,” and pointed to the Remington survey showing that 64 percent of Americans agree with Trump about the protests.”
“I’m just telling you,” Cain said. “I have no idea how but it’s real.”
Lap doesn’t know what patriotic means. He’s a tribal, entitled whiner who had a charmed upbringing and is currently being led by his pecker by a racist would be media personality.
The Gullibles. Aren’t they fun?
Not one of them can articulate what it is they are protesting the American Flag and our National Anthem for. If they try, they will struggle mightily.
I say, “If they take a knee, give’em the FINGER!!
Bravo NRA, herein: https://youtu.be/z3j1ZKz7PWQ
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