Posted on 07/04/2019 7:53:57 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Watch: Gold Star Mom Slams Colin Kaepernick, Honors Hero Son: ‘He’s Given More Than Any Athlete Has Ever Given’
Gold Star Mom Amanda Jacobs spoke at the pro-freedom, anti-socialist “Rally for Freedom” in the nation’s capital Independence Day morning and honored her heroic son, who lost his life fighting for liberty. She reminded everyone that he — along with other fallen heroes — has given more than any athlete has ever dreamed of. “And when I look at this country today — and I wanted to say this loud so many times: Colin Kaepernick was getting paid $14 million a year to throw a ball. My son died for $14,000 a year, and he’s given more than any football player, any athlete has ever given,” she said at the rally through tears.
“These two children right here can look at a flag and say, ‘That’s uncle Jacob,’” she said, pointing to her two grandchildren who were there alongside her.
She continued:
That’s what we are here for today — not because, you know, I wanted to be a Gold Star mom. I got Gold Stars in school for making grades. But this Gold Star that I wear every day isn’t for me. It’s because of what my son chose to do — without my permission, trust me. I have a 17-year-old that is doing the same thing, and it’s because of what they believe. I hear these Marines that come to my house — they stay for four days, you know I’ve got 30 Marines that sleep on my floor, and it’s great — but they tell us that the only thing that kept them going is when they could look up and see that flag...
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As Brandon Tatum said in his youtube message today, one of the the great things about America is that you have the FREEDOM...
TO LEAVE!
SO DO SO IF YOU HATE IT HERE SO MUCH!
We have met the enemy.
They have fled at the sight of Old Glory waving.
The sport hero is dead. The commies killed them along with other Americana.
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