The day a college football player stood alone to honor America

Fox News ^ | October 17, 2016 | Todd Starnes

[Leaning Right]

Connor Brewer is fiercely loyal to his college football team. But he is also fiercely loyal to the United States of America.

So when the Millikin University football team decided to protest the national anthem by remaining inside the locker room – instead of on the sidelines - Connor was faced with a decision.

Would he join his teammates in their university-approved safe space or would he stand on the sidelines and honor America?

Connor chose to stand – alone.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Last night, the CBS Evening News devoted its final segment to a Seattle high school where all the players have elected to pull a Kapernick and kneel during the National Anthem. CBS was quick to report the school has won all of its games this year, but they couldn’t hide a couple of salient facts: first of all, that was a pathetic-looking team (talent wise) and secondly, the stands were virtually empty.

Does ESPN still televise high school games of Friday nights? For a few years, they were pairing high school powerhouses on Friday evenings and (reportedly) paying the travel costs for the visiting teams. I’d love to see Safespace High from Seattle paired with a real high school team from Texas, Ohio, Georgia or Pennsylvania—the type of institution where the coaches still insist the players stand for the National Anthem. It would be a glorious massacre.

[mosaicwolf]

In the military this is called Leadership and Courage of ones convictions.

[TangoLimaSierra]

[madprof98]

When the circuses stop, and the bread goes stale, the mob may notice the chains that have been placed around them.

Hoping, praying . . .