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Trump takes shots at Kaepernick, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field’

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cameron

Member
Bam Bam Baklava said:
@realDonaldTrump

Sports fans should never condone players that do not stand proud for their National Anthem or their Country. NFL should change policy!
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Shouldn't be surprised. That is a real tweet.
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/912080538755846144
 
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Toth

Member
Not said:
Nope. He was effectively blacklisted. Trump brought Kaepernick back to the forefront for no reason, just because he was still pissed about it.
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Kaepernick is going to make his way to the history books for all he has done, which may just be as impressive as his playing career.
 
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Loxley

Member
Toth said:
I can't believe he is still whining about this. He completely electrified the protests and threw them right into the limelight. Help Puerto Rico for gods sake.
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I'm just going to assume he's having this tantrum because he got wind of some new Russia shit that's gonna break in the near future.
 
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Mahonay

Banned
besada said:
I don't really care if some sports fans want a safe space where they can't be confronted with the consequences of their votes and apathy. And I'm unconvinced the argument is anything other than poorly concealed concern trolling anyway.

It's another variation of "Shut up or we'll get more Trump" which ignores the actual reasons Trump won and his consistently falling numbers. In short, bullshit.
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Well said. This shit drives me crazy.
 
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Buckle

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Not said:
HE'S STILL TWEETING?
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He's throwing a temper tantrum now that going after Kaepernick backfired.

I'm sure his lil tiny doll hands are flailing around on his phone as fast they can while he completely ignores anybody that disagrees with him.

"No u! Exclamation points! All the time everywhere!"
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
Bam Bam Baklava said:
Seems like this would be the most natural criticism for him if you're a Dem politician. How is this not petty and an appropriate way to spend your time in such an important position?
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I guess some may be looking on the bright side in that at least there's something to distract him from trying to start a nuclear war.
 
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adamsappel

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PrivateWHudson said:
I still remember back in the day when Bill was running and there was a picture of Hillary at a protest burning a flag. That really pissed me off at the time and I thought that she was a horrible person for doing so. 20 or so years later, Trump has made me think about that time and how wrong I was, and how much my perspective has changed since then. Any form or protest is cool with me, and I wish anyone who actively takes part in trying to fix this mess the best of luck and my full support.
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I'm skeptical that this was a real picture and you are either misremembering it or it was a doctored photograph. My google-fu can't find anything like it on the Internet.

But good for you for growing as a person! I remember you used to be quite conservative on GAF years ago.
 
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Frozenprince

Banned
A sitting US president is calling for a corporation to fire employees and change their code of conduct and half the country advicates it.

We are fucked.
 
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Brock Reiher

Banned
Shadow Puppetry said:
Veterans are fine with it. In fact, they encourage it so it's not disrespectful. Also, the NFL seriously pissed Trump and his dopey Minions off. They're going apeshit on Twitter and posting boycotting memes lol
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I'm sure some veterans are bothered by it, but if they are they should probably question why they decided to serve in the first place.
 
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Glass Shark

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RPGCrazied said:
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Some say this isn't political. Really? Yes it is, its about the flag. You don't get more political then that. It represents our country.
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I hate the whole “Trump has made everyone a constitutional scholar” thing, but according to a straightforward reading of this, I don’t see how he hasn’t violated it multiple times in the past week. Especially with RTing things saying people should boycott the NFL. Like, what if the president went on TV and said American citizens should boycott Apple, or Walmart, or Coca-Cola? Regardless of how you feel about those companies, that just seems unconscionable to me.
 
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Brock Reiher

Banned
J-Rzez said:
Those people view sports for the wrong manner then. But to each their own.



I'm just going to tell you this. You're going to have to understand it. These people exist and have just as many rights as people that adamantly pick one side strong or the other.

You NEED to understand this is a thing. If you want proof, just look at the last election. Things are different from 10, 20, 30, 40+ years ago. Adapt to give those people an answer, to get them to support you, or you're not getting anywhere, again.

Calling these people ignorant or racists just because they don't agree with one heavily leaned side's view is not going to win you favor. Instead, it's going to embolden one side, and cause resentment with the middle ground. Like it or not, that's the cold hard truth.
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Those people in the last election were ignorant/racist, helped along by the vast propaganda machine working through facebook/twitter. Couldn't tell you how many not-quite-MAGAs were convinced that Hillary issued a statement about how she would take away all guns during the campaign.
 
Smiles and Cries

Smiles and Cries

Member
I doubt anyone in NASCAR would take a knee anyway but I would have loved to see that dude fire someone and get sued. Getting fired for this kind of shit has to be fought against.
 
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iapetus

Scary Euro Man
Shadow Puppetry said:
Veterans are fine with it. In fact, they encourage it so it's not disrespectful. Also, the NFL seriously pissed Trump and his dopey Minions off. They're going apeshit on Twitter and posting boycotting memes lol
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Following the Jacksonville coverage (and the display of unity from the top down there was great to see) there seems to be as much variety in responses from vets as there is in the general population. The division is pretty much what you'd expect - Trump supporters are horribly against it, others say they fought for the right to protest freely.

Got to say, it's great to see so many people speaking up against the "I'm burning my season tickets and you should too" crowd, and doubly great when those people have military backgrounds and can speak directly against the lie that this sort of protest is disrespectful to the military.
 
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TangoAlphaLima

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RPGCrazied said:
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Some say this isn't political. Really? Yes it is, its about the flag. You don't get more political then that. It represents our country.
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Glass Shark said:
I hate the whole “Trump has made everyone a constitutional scholar” thing, but according to a straightforward reading of this, I don’t see how he hasn’t violated it multiple times in the past week. Especially with RTing things saying people should boycott the NFL. Like, what if the president went on TV and said American citizens should boycott Apple, or Walmart, or Coca-Cola? Regardless of how you feel about those companies, that just seems unconscionable to me.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...6d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.13b903db82a9

Washington Post said:
There is a law on the books, 18 USC 227, that makes it a crime for a federal government official “solely on the basis of partisan political affiliation’’ to withhold or threaten to withhold an official act, or influence or threaten to influence an official act, with the intent of influencing a private company’s employment decisions.

The president’s comments probably don’t meet that standard in two respects. It would be tricky to prove that his demands that athletes respect the flag are equivalent to targeting them solely on the basis of their partisan political affiliation, and there’s no indication he or anyone working for him has made or threatened an official act to make NFL teams comply with his demand.
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Yoshimitsu126

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Just read the new tweet. One does not simply go against the NFL. I think we are going to see some some new historic lows in Trump's approval ratings.
 
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