Posted on 07/25/2020 1:08:51 AM PDT by knighthawk
During the L.A. Dodger’s game on Thursday, outfielder Mookie Betts took a knee during the national anthem despite a pledge made four years ago that he would never do such a thing.
In 2016, Betts spoke out against Colin Kaepernick’s anti-American protests saying that since his father served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, he could never take a knee against the country during the national anthem, the Los Angeles Times reported.
But, on Thursday, he suddenly did an about-face and took a knee now claiming he has become “educated.”
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Educated? How about indoctrinated.
How about a brainwashed coward?
Summer soldier!
How bout threatened with no money.
EXACTLY...He signed a 365 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT.....That’s why the knee came down....
A smart organization would announce a PRAYER right before the Anthem and call for knelling to pray to Jesus. These idiots would stand up pretty quickly.
This is why I’m done with team sports. They have become a cabal of leftist lunacy.
Do it DURING the national anthem, it's an act of TOTAL DISREPECT toward our nation, toward our military, and toward those who died defending it.
( It is also going along with Communists trying to divide our country.)
Do they have a right to do it? Yes.
But we have the right to not support those who go along with radical Communist organizations.
“Do it DURING the national anthem, it’s an act of TOTAL DISREPECT toward our nation, toward our military, and toward those who died defending it.“
And every person who ever pledged allegiance to the flag
It represents the constitution
Let these misinformed people to state how exactly tge constitution and the flag represent racism
Coward
Not a profile in courage.
LOL! Perfect.
Judas sold out for 30 silver pieces. This guy held out for much more.
JoMa
Take sports off your list, shut it off! Let the 13 percent and the snowflake warriors pay for thier salaries
How about intimidated?
Can’t imagine Koufax , Drysdale , Wills or Gilliam doing this . A different America that I am glad I grew up in .
Sports figures are hugely overpaid. None of my money will be going to they any time soon.
His big bucks should be taxed 99% to be given to veteran benefits.
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