Brave Men have Fought to Keep that Sacred Piece of Cloth Flying High
Posted on 09/30/2017 6:08:29 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The co-host of FN1’s Undisputed, former NFL player Shannon Sharpe, went on a hateful rant on Friday in regards to the anti-American NFL National Anthem protests, angrily arguing that the American flag is no big deal anyway, that it’s just a “piece of cloth” that “nobody fights for” and that it’s a symbol that’s somehow “racist” to boot.
“The flag, you see, to a lot of people, symbols, patriotism but what does that symbol actually mean?” Sharpe asked stunned co-host Skip Bayless. “What does — what does – okay — you keep telling me that the flag means so much and it’s opportunity and freedom and liberty. Okay. Can you honestly say that everybody in America has freedom and liberties and opportunity?”
“No,” Bayless calmly answered.
“Well, if you can’t can’t answer that, then we have a problem and we would like to have it addressed,” Sharpe shouted.
Shannon Sharpe, a former NFL tight end who spent all but two of his 12 seasons with the Denver Broncos, continued his hateful rant against the flag:
“And stop trying to sweep it under the rug. But, see, as long as you paint that narrative, oh, it’s the Anthem, I can’t — no — anybody that does something to the Anthem — well, we know what the anthem was originally written for and who it was written by, okay? The flag, okay? We understand what the flag? What does it represent?
When did this narrative come to be that the military and the police own the flag and only them? I can go buy a flag and I can hang it up in my backyard. We need to stop this, Skip. We need to — the flag is a piece of cloth and nobody fights for a piece...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CouCcE1cbes
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First flag was sewn by a white woman, anthem written by a white man, any questions??????????????
You can hear the backslapping at ESPN from here.
That’s a good theory. Never thought of it that way.
I’ve been wondering lately why all these pious, offended, and oppressed NFL players don’t just go and play in the African Football League.
Oh—There’s no African Football League?
You mean the racist United States is the only nation that allows them to become wealthy playing a game?
How could the NFL, ESPN pi$$ me off more?
It’s a good thing that normally I’ve got low blood pressure.
Shannon. On the field in your position you get our respect.
Off the field you are a victim of modern day “ mind slavery” the dem party and those who seek to exploit race have duped you into the inequality mantra.
Do you know that the Irish as immigrants suffered a similar “ less than “ equal status at one time. Have you ever heard dumb “ pollack, dago” ....
Know what those ethnic groups rose above it and don’t need the cloak of ethnicity to succeed.
Nuff said.
P.S. You had 8 years of the black messiah to bring hope and change. Where did that get you.
Electing him was a sign that race wasn’t an issue, but somehow that never changed
And he talks like he has a mouth full on marbles.
If the flag is nothing then go host a tv show in Africa. Do these freaks not understand who gave them all their fame and money?
YES!
The mask is slipping. I suspect that 99% of the Thugocracy feels this way, but most have been able to contain themselves until now. But we KNEW this was how they felt anyway, didn’t we?
Looks like Sharpe has been harboring racist views for a long time.
But only now has he exposed himself.
shtupid shurp was a great football player.
As a political commentator he was a great football player.
If he had a brain transplant with a rock, the rock would get stupider.
Since Odungo stopped the flyovers....and he can no longer do anything about that...he’ll
have his way destroying ANY symbol that AMERICANS hold to heart...HE is deeply involved with ANYTHING to do with patriotism... minimizing it,trying to demoralize those who appreciate it, enjoy it,
and live it.
Odungo is and always will be an America hating POS
The few times I’ve seen Sharpe on TV, I always hated his fierce and condescending attitude.
Now he’s really provoking a fight.
Agree! Well, the moron picked the wrong fight.
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
However I agree with one thing in this nasty rant. The flag and anthem are not and never were about the military. They are and always were about our liberties, our values, our institutions and even our flaws.The recent emphasis thst those who protest are disrespecting our troops is misguided. They are disrespecting America. That is their right, but returning that disrespect on them, peacefully, unless in self defense, is a right thst belongs to the rest of us.
He took the white owner's money, cashed the checks and laughed all the way to the bank, getting paid to play a game.
If Shannon Sharpe doesn't want to be a hypocrite anymore, he'll give all that money back to the white man who paid him to play.
Until then, Shannon Sharpe is a HYPOCRITE. It's costing him NOTHING to take his "principled stand" on TV shooting his mouth off and fanning the flames of racial unrest in this country.
Put your money where your mouth is Shannon -- give the white man his money back!
Off the field you are a victim of modern day “ mind slavery” the dem party and those who seek to exploit race have duped you into the inequality mantra.
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Oh the irony how any black citizen decides to think for themselves, i.e. free thinking or conservative, they shout them down, and call them a “House Negro” or “Uncle Tom”.
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