Bill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom offer from Trump

CNN ^ | 1-12-21 | Kevin Dotson

[Candor7]

Plick Bellaplik.

[Fledermaus]

Moron.

[familyop]

The only fan of the National Fellatio League in my neighborhood is a known drug addict and ex-convict who has been heard ranting loud obscenities against President Trump. He’s shut up and kept to himself more since then for some reason.

[MGunny]

Good. That Belichetnik hardly deserves that award!!!!!! For what?????

[BradyLS]

Jesse Owens accepted the four Olympic Gold Medals he won at the 1936 Berlin games. Even Gropey Joe has a Medal of Freedom.

Trump isn’t Hitler and your stand isn’t that grand, Belichick.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Good point!

[thoughtomator]

Belichek is scum and it was a mistake for Trump to make the offer.

A person who is infamous for winning by cheating is precisely the kind of person that should NOT be honored.

[centermass_socrates]

Didn’t deserve it in the first place.

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I guess he’s read the lib-turd’s playbook. Don’t worry I’m sure he’ll accept it when Biden gives him one. Both will do this just to try to insult DJT further.

[SaveFerris]

[Belichick didn’t want an award which didn’t require cheating.]

Now that’s funny right there. Good one.

[halfright]

This was The dude that was caught down here in Florida getting sexual things from a masseuse?

[Svartalfiar]

You’re in a significant minority among conservatives (oh, I’m sure there are countless Freepers who have done the same). But outside of this forum, conservatives have gone back to the NFL, if they ever left in the first place.

Sadly this is probably mostly true. NFL is still dropped a decent bit, but not nearly as much as it should have.

Course, I never really watched much NFL to begin with, but now I go a little more out of my way specifically to not do so. I have almost completely dropped the Rangers/MLB from the very few things I do try to watch. I'll check the scores once every two or three weeks to see if they scored seven for Pappa John's, but that's about it. Nascar petered out when they brought in the car of tomorrow. Pretty much all I follow now is my high school's sports.

[CatOwner]

Course, I never really watched much NFL to begin with, but now I go a little more out of my way specifically to not do so. I have almost completely dropped the Rangers/MLB from the very few things I do try to watch. I'll check the scores once every two or three weeks to see if they scored seven for Pappa John's, but that's about it. Nascar petered out when they brought in the car of tomorrow. Pretty much all I follow now is my high school's sports.

I've pretty much moved away from following any pro sports and even most college sports. Last time I was involved was during the Golden State Warriors' 2014-15 run when they finally returned to the NBA Finals after a 40 year absence (had been a fan since 1971). Heck, it had been 40 years since they made it to the Western Conference finals, let alone the NBA finals. Perhaps my last satisfying team and season to follow.

Gotten the bug to get into MLB from years past. Trying to find a suitable computer MLB simulator (or two) to play out games with all-stars from the past along with favorites I grew up with. Most never outgrow the sports bug, at least in terms of past histories, but watching the current crop along with the SJW advertising has completely ruined it.

[Mr. K]

Why was he offered one in the first place?

[PurVirgo]

Naw, that was Bob Kraft, the owner. Charges were dismissed too IIR.

[Texas Eagle]

Good. Freedom is for the courageous.

[fireman15]

You're in a significant minority among conservatives (oh, I'm sure there are countless Freepers who have done the same). But outside of this forum, conservatives have gone back to the NFL, if they ever left in the first place.

What world are you living in? LOL!!! NFL ratings are down; the networks are losing ad revenue because of it. And most of the comparisons you will find are to 2019 which was not exactly a stellar year either. NFL ratings peaked in 2015 and have been dropping since. They are not currently expected to return to that level ever again. Some people believe it is because they have been shown to be an unpatriotic bunch of whiny losers who advocate for leftist social justice causes. But with "conservative" boosters like yourself who knows what is possible?

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/12/13/weak-13-nfl-viewership-crashes-29-season-to-date-viewing-down-8/

[SamAdams76]

This is my third completely missed NFL season. I used to be a rabid fan of NFL football, especially when the Patriots started their dynasty in the 2000s.

I honestly don't miss it at all and would likely not go back to it even if all the players suddenly joined Free Republic and started pledging allegiance to the flag before every game.

Feels good having my weekends back and now my fall Sundays are dedicated to hiking and visiting farm stands on the way back. In past years, I'd be one of those with football on the TV from noon to near midnight every Sunday. But no more.

In fact this season, I can honestly say I did not watch one single second of any game. The previous two years, I'd catch snatches of games in the sports bars but with bars closed down, I don't even get that.

[fireman15]

The Superbowl in 2015 had 114.4 million viewers. Superbowl 2019 had the lowest ratings in 11 years with 98.2 million viewers. This year ratings are expected again to be down in 90 something million viewer range. If you keep saying over and over again that conservatives outside of Free Republic are not tuning out football or they are coming back... it might make it true.

[fireman15]

This is my third completely missed NFL season. I used to be a rabid fan of NFL football, especially when the Patriots started their dynasty in the 2000s.

The NFL by letting their players disrespect the flag and the country, and by coddling BLM and other leftist social justice and politically correct causes has lost the respect of a lot of people. They are not likely to get it back any time soon.