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Trump takes shots at Kaepernick, Get that son of a bitch off the field
- Thread starter Armadilo
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Titans doing the same. Team put out a statement though saying they still respect the military and arent being unpatriotic. Makes sense considering where the team is.
This whole shit about he flag = military respect has to stop. We should be doing something SEPARATE for the military to show appreciation and then that axes this entire ducking problem the right has because no one is doing this because they want to disrespect our service men and women.
CopperPuppy
Member
Desperately trying to siphon rednecks from the NFL.
Ravensmash
Member
RPGCrazied
Member
Its like he got some bad news. I'm guessing something huge is about to drop about Russia.
minor effort
Banned
Does he mean patriots or Patriots?
CommanderBuck
Neo Member
Not surprised, more reason for me to not support them.
Cause he got cheers for it at his rally and he wants that high again.
SolidSnakex
Member
He hates that he can't get people to do what he says. The fact that he mentioned owners in that speech in Alabama shows that he fully expected them to side with him. And yet it didn't work. It actually backfired as more people than ever have taken a knee and we've even seen owners come out and lock arms with players.
Kill Your Masters
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Napoleonthechimp
Member
Draft dodger Trump who trash talked POWs and Gold Star families dares talk about courageous patriots dying for the USA.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
No it's not. He demanded something and they did the opposite. His ego is bruised. It's the essence of Trump to defend his ego above all else. He has no ideology outside of supporting the people that support him.
he makes it sound like they were literally fighting over a piece of cloth that is the flag
everyday math
Banned
I hope he does too. He posted this on his Instagram this morning.
No one who's upset even fucking cares about the flag, they just care about black people not knowing their place.
Is anyone really shocked that this dude would tell people to leave the country?
Looking like a methed up Burt Reynolds.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Freedom only matters when you're holding modern day Klan rallies and Nazi parades with your fellow fine and classy people.
whitemex88
Member
Damn, Under Armor makes dress shirts now?
Is anyone really shocked that this dude would tell people to leave the country?
SolidSnakex
Member
The closest you'll get is what the Seahawks are doing by not coming out at all for the anthem.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Ive always felt this way as well. Like I am happy to live in this country, but with a past as dodgy as ours and the injustices that still run rampant today, I find it hard to be too patriotic/celebratory. Freedom and equality is much more than fighting wars abroad and protecting us from attacks on our soil, and we frankly suck at progressing social justice at anything more than a glacial pace. Also the uber patriotic Ive found are very nostalgic of a bygone era where the status quo was segregation and people in their rightful place. MAGA is straight up saying take us back to the 50s and 60s. So these patriots really wants us to revert back to decades of any progress and what our men and women have fought to protect. Really doesnt make me want stand for the flag if thats the direction they want to go.
Pete Carroll also pointed out this morning that this should be a great reminder for kids about why Kaep was protesting in the first place.
What patriotic American wouldnt be worked up bout all those black fellas stepping out of line?
Yeah, I hope that isnt lost during all of this. Its such a finely honed confirmation.
Thelonelykoopa
Member
Is anyone really shocked that this dude would tell people to leave the country?
Looking like a methed up Burt Reynolds.
I mean the dude's shirt says petty right on it.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Ugh, given how the GOP treats vets and the differently abled that kind of thing makes my blood boil.
And ironic considering the roots of the sport were breaking the law and going against the culture of the time.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Afternoon games started yet? Any more knees to the ground?
.Detective.
Member
I am somewhat convinced that this is how he gets off. Jerking off to his own tweets because we all know Melania closed her borders to him long ago. Which may be another source of why he wants a wall for everyone else, to avenge his own personal one.
Deaf Spacker
Memb
I hope that this keeps Trump awake at night.
timetokill
Banned
I miss Pete
/USC fan
/USC fan
WickedCobra03
Member
Waiting for that game to start. I super respect Rodgers. Has always been a super classy duder, and now this,especially playing for the most midwest team in the midwest.
I think if he takes the lead as a role model, I think a lot of fans will follow, some say they won't, but still will quietly.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
But from the South, and the protests are about racial injustice, so...
Basileus777
Member
Alex Smith kneeled. So one white QB joined in.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Am a little confounded by people arguing that the field isn't a place for politics. If that's true then surely what they're arguing is that the anthem shouldn't be played before games?
dr3upmushroom
Banned
One of the "good ones".
Fried Food
Banned
oh man we missed the packers anthem response
Dreams-Visions
Member
Now an Alex Smith fan.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Also a legitimately good guy from everything I've heard about him. Not surprised.
everyday math
Banned
Crooked16th
Banned
That's what the Steelers get tor trying to play both sides.
Didnt you hear? Its only politics when it annoys conservative America.
Basileus777
Member
Sorry, the beat writer that tweeted about Alex Smith seems to have been wrong. It was Travis Kelce not Alex Smith.
Peters, Houston, and Chris Conley did kneel though.
Peters, Houston, and Chris Conley did kneel though.
Jerm411
Member
Travis Kelce kneeled....
ZootedGranny
Member
Marcus Peters has been the only Chief sitting out the anthem, and has taken the brunt of bullshit from these idiots.
Earlier in the day Clark Hunt, the Chiefs owner, put out an incredibly milquetoast "both sides" statement, which I expected, but still hate.
EDIT: turns out it was Kelce, not Smith that knelt.
Earlier in the day Clark Hunt, the Chiefs owner, put out an incredibly milquetoast "both sides" statement, which I expected, but still hate.
EDIT: turns out it was Kelce, not Smith that knelt.
If Packer fans want to stop going to games, there's plenty of people who'll take their tickets. My friend has been on the waiting list for over 20 years. He's around 12,500 in line.