Posted on 08/27/2016 5:52:57 PM PDT by drewh
SANTA CLARA Colin Kaepernick didnt do much to warrant headlines with his performance on the field Friday, but hes certainly in for his fair share of scrutiny after he sat through the national anthem before his preseason debut against the Packers.
Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com was first to report Kaepernick didnt stand for the national anthem and got the 49ers to issue a statement on the matter. The statement from the 49ers to PFT:
The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose to participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.
Kaepernick has used his social media profiles to showcase his political beliefs but has never before made a statement of this magnitude. It will be interesting to see how the 49ers and/or Kaepernick address this further.
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It kind of figures a PC team from Califorina would have this response. I don’t think Arthur Blank in Atlanta would have such a response. I just think he would require his players to have more respect for Country, Veterans, Police and fellow Americans.
America does not appear in End Times Bible Prophecy. Or, at least, is not significant enough to be mentioned.
I fear we’re seeing why. I never have forgotten the Clintons backed BamBam all the way after the deal was struck. And how they went from “dead broke” to worth over $100 million dollars, simply by, coughcoughcoughcough, “politics”.
Yep....the Clinton’s and 0zika have competing dead pool lists. Clinton’s are *ahead* :(
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