by Wordsmith | Sep 6, 2018 | 1st Amendment, Anti-Americanism, Facebook & Social Networking, Law Enforcement, MSM Bias, Police Authority, Racism, Social Studies, Sports
This is the story that came up on my newsfeed. See the headline? Almost every comment on the thread mentions something along the lines of, “This is why Kaepernick takes a knee”. Did these people click beyond the headline, have reading comprehension...
by Wordsmith | Sep 4, 2018 | 1st Amendment, American Exceptionalism, Anti-Americanism, Anti-military, Culture, Law Enforcement, Military, Photo of the Day, Police Authority, Race, Racism, Social Studies, Sports, Support the Troops
Yesterday: On Monday, Nike unveiled an ad campaigncelebrating the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” campaign, featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who began the practice of kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial...
by Wordsmith | Nov 10, 2016 | 2016 Election, Anti-Americanism, Constitution, Race, Slavery, Sports
Yesterday morning, Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First Take went off on a tirade against Colin Kaepernick who either made a conscientious abstention from voting through non-participation- basically taking another knee over standing up; or he was simply lazy and...
by Brother Bob | Sep 11, 2016 | Liberal Idiots, Sports, WtF?
One of the more enjoyable rituals from summers long past was an annual vacation that involved renting a house in Dewey Beach, Delaware for a week each year with a few friends. Part of the week naturally included house members and our guest consuming enough alcohol...
by Wordsmith | Sep 5, 2016 | 1st Amendment, ACLU, American Exceptionalism, Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Constitution, Culture, Facebook & Social Networking, Police Authority, Race, Racism, Slavery, Social Studies, Sports
He hasn’t been following it closely; yet he’s willing to weigh in with his understanding of it (where have we heard this before?): “My understanding at least is he’s exercising his constitutional right to make a statement. I think there’s a long history of...
by Skook | Feb 25, 2015 | Culture, Daily Distraction, Sports
We lesser mortals look to others for inspiration, we call them heroes, but often, they just have extraordinary talent or a work ethic, and they happen to be in the right place at the right time. The movie by Ron Howard, “Rush” brought this idea of heroes a...
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