"Thanks Julian. Ah, here's my limo."
Posted on 07/03/2019 12:41:46 PM PDT by C19fan
Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro on Wednesday praised Nike’s controversial decision to pull shoes featuring the Betsy Ross flag, saying the early flag design that represents the Thirteen Colonies evokes pain among some Americans, much like Confederate symbols.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Remember that Castro’s mother was one of the founders of the racist, revolutionary anti-American “La Raza” movement.
Didn’t think you did, I read it as a universal you, meaning everybody here.
Although I was born a Yankee in Wisconsin, I moved to Virginia when I was 17.
Immersing myself in all the history surrounding me was one of my ways of adapting to moving in my senior year.
As I became an adult I contributed to Civil War Preservation Trust (now American Battlefield Trust) to save the battlefields, many of which I have walked.
It’s our history, the people who want to erase it are no better than ISIS or the Taliban destroying history in those countries.
Just to be historically accurate, there is absolutely no proof that Betsy Ross designed or sewed the first American flag with a circular constellation of stars. There is no proof that the “Betsy Ross” style of flag was even the first design.
The earliest datable rendition of the American flag was engraved on Continental Army artillerist belt tips excavated at the Pluckemin Artillery Park archaeological site in New Jersey. This site was occupied by American troops during the winter of 1778-79.
These belt tips (there are now 4 documented examples) all show the star constellation to be three parallel horizontal rows (5 stars over 3 stars over 5 stars).
Man, that pendejo is getting some bad advice from his campaign runners...Trying to keyhold a VP slot behind Warren or Karamela...Biden has a long memory.
Kapernick’s white relatives must — in a quiet moment — regret their relation to this boohoo.
Spot on! I’m from SA and I concur with your assessment. The Castro bros are two pint-sized lefties who pose as models for the little guys on wedding cakes.
You’re also right about their so called college education. Reminds me of the words of Tom Jones in the Fielding novel: “Oh! Sir,’ answered Jones, ‘it is as possible for a Man to know something without having been at School; as it is to have been at School and to know nothing.’”
Castro is an idiot. A racist idiot. His mother was a founder of racist LaRaza.
A Mexican/American that can’t read off a Mexican food menu.
Thousands of Mexican/Americans fought for the Confederacy and you can bet some of them owned slavery.
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/thousands-mexicans-fought-confederate-army
"Thanks Julian. Ah, here's my limo."
Certainly not if they're cop-killer supporting commies like he is. The 1960-70s Black Panthers, which he (Kaepernick) is a huge fan of, killed cops. They teamed up with other revolutionary communist terrorist orgs of the time, such as Obama's buddy Bill Ayers' Weather Underground.
WOW. - And all this time I thought that I was the only person in SA who still reads Fielding.
Yours, TMN78247
No it doesn't. When has anyone ever seen anyone be offended by the Betsy Ross flag?
The Betsy Ross flag is racist? I know I’m a teen, but this mirin could make Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez look like a Rhodes Scholar!!
I have never bought a Nike product in my entire life. Always thought that stupid swoosh thinky was overrated.
Posted on 7/4/2019, 12:08:49 AM by ETL
Donald Trump Jr. had a scathing critique of the athletic company Nike after it decided to pull a sneaker bearing a flag used during the American Revolution.
Instead of using that older version of the American flag, Trump Jr. suggested Nike should unveil a communist-style shoe looking similar to the hammer-and-sickle logo of the former Soviet Union.
"If the Betsy Ross Flag, the flag of the American Revolution, is too offensive for Nike to commemorate The 4th of July maybe Nike should go with this... seems to be more in line with their views," Trump Jr. tweeted on Wednesday.
His attack came as Nike faced mounting criticism over its decision to halt the release of a shoe that had the Betsy Ross flag because it could "unintentionally offend" people. ..."
Link to the thread...
Trump Jr. blasts Nike with photo of Soviet-style shoe design: 'More in line with their views'
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3761489/posts
Is Castro aware that blacks fought in the Revolutionary War?
I hope her 'injury'; that kept her from playing against England the other day; will be a career ending one.
was used by all CSA Armies and the CSN after 1862.
The guy is a declared commie/Azatlan wannabe Cortez
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