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Twitter has been afire today with the controversy about Stephen Curry going to the White House and reactions to President Trump’s speech in Alabama.
During President Trump’s speech at a rally for Luther Strange (R-AL), he addressed the growing trend among NFL players to kneel disrespectfully during the national anthem. Trump asked, ““Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say ‘get that son of a b***h off the field right now – he’s fired’?”.
Most people hearing or reading this comment recognize that the president is referring to the disrespectful kneeling “protest” that involves football (and other sports) players deliberately taking a knee during the national anthem.
The Warriors’ Stephen Curry hesitated when asked about whether he would attend the White House celebration, and Trump responded by rescinding the invitation to Curry.
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
The left, as always, hears RAAACISM not patriotism in the president’s comments. They are subsequently completely unhinged in their response to their own fevered and deliberate misinterpretation of Trump’s comments.
Then-49er Colin Kaepernick who started this disturbing trend in response to the short-lived Black Lives Matter explained his rationale last year to NFL Media.
“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
The resulting controversy was explosive, and Kaepernick has had trouble finding a new team since leaving the 49ers.
Since then, more and more players have started kneeling for the anthem, including at least one white player.
The president’s comments, reflective of a lot of Americans’ thoughts on the issue, were received as racist apparently because the majority of NFL players who take a knee during the anthem are black or brown. Therefore, according to leftist logic, any criticism of these players’ actions is not about the players’ actions at all; it has to be—can only be—about their race.
The NFL issued the following statement:
New NFL statement pic.twitter.com/XHPgVvPPfH
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) September 23, 2017
Just so we are all clear: it is not disrespectful or divisive to take a knee during the national anthem, but it is disrespectful and divisive to speak out against it.
Trump isn't taking on NBA/NFL.
He's going after black athletes.More effective for the base.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 23, 2017
Trump has now attacked Jemele Hill, Colin Kaepernick, & Stephen Curry. All have something in common but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) September 23, 2017
People Trump has angrily attacked in the last few days:
1. Jemele Hill
2. Colin Kaepernick
3. Steph Curry
Notice a trend?
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 23, 2017
Ah yes, because Trump never attacks white people. Or something.
Trump has now attacked Jim Acosta, Mika Brzezinski, and Chris Cuomo. All have something in common, but that doesn't fit this narrative.
— Razor (@hale_razor) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/Chet_Cannon/status/911645285050458114
Washington Redskins’ linebacker Zach Brown makes a potentially arguable point, that football has nothing to do with the President.
Trump stay in ur place… football have nothing to do wit u smh
— Zach Brown (@ZachBrown_55) September 23, 2017
For the point to stand, however, it has to work both ways. Football is no place for political protests, either.
There once was a time when what the Coach said was the law on a team. I understand, this is no more. I wholly believe these athletes have the right to express themselves. Likewise, I have the right to evaluate their position, which is disrespectful and based on lies, making them stupid.
There is racism involved here, no doubt. It just isn’t where the left wishes to re-position it.
@Deplorable Me: Trump’s calling for his base to boycott pro football—a true test of just how much control he has over his 35%.
3PM kick off against the Bengals at Lambeau Feild, wont be the frozen Tundra today, about 90 degrees. If they take a knee it will be dehydration not disrespect.
@kitt: Players AND Owners say Trump should stay out of it–The Tweeter In Chief can’t help himself.
@Richard Wheeler: Packers dont have an owner. The players could be shouting what hard work and staying out of trouble could do for anyone in our country. People paid multi-million dollar contracts for hard earned skills, the USA gives them that opportunity. The National Anthem is neither racist or bigoted, if they dislike the country that provided them their millions, perhaps when contract time comes they can not sign and move to a nicer country.
@kitt: Steelers didn’t come out of locker room for playing of National Anthem–not anti-American—it’s anti -Trump–majority of Americans sick of him and his BS tweeting.
Understand Packers publicly held.
ELI should join his brother in retirement.
Lions win it all.
Michigan with Harbaugh play in final 4 with Alabama Clemson and Oklahoma–Ga, USC,TCU Challenge Ohio State, Washington State and Louisville round out top 10—next 10 include Penn State, Washington, Auburn, LSU, Miss State Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Va Tech and SDSU.
@Richard Wheeler:Sooo they are kneeling because of a twitter account? And their kneeling is so solving a problem, very few players can really explain why they are doing this. Dallas team has forbidden this, the Steelers are losers they lost Superbowl XLV to the Packers, and to Dallas in Superbowl XXX. If Obama owned a team they would look like…and perhaps the helmets would portray cops as pigs.
@Richard Wheeler:
When did he say anything about a boycott? Latest RCP average has him at 41.2, surprisingly high considering the corrupt liberal media never reports on successes or positive achievements.
They have their opinion, he has his. They don’t get to make the rules.
It’s anti-American because it is driven by the lies the un-American liberal media perpetuate. It isn’t based on righteousness… it is based on stupidity.
@kitt: They are kneeling because they can’t stand Trump–is that so hard to understand?
Doesn’t DT have something better to do—like continuing his childish back and forth with crazy N. Korean?
How long will Mattis and Kelly put up with their absolutely undisciplined “leader?”
@Richard Wheeler: Trump isnt the anthem are they so dense, many millions country loving Americans watch football the boycotts were called for long before Trumps tweet. We are not watching the President for hours on Sunday.
The #NFL breaks records today…
Unfortunately, not quite the records they want to break.
Lowest Attendance.
Lowest television and cable viewer’s.
Lowest amount of Memorabilia.
History.
The money crunch will bring the owners around, cause they still have to pay the contracts of these multi-million dollar brats.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/09/21/anthem-ratings-nfl-protests/
@kitt: You speak as a typical Trumpist–Freedom of speech over all else is The American way BIG BEN A LOSER? LOL
Bill Sunday tweet DT said fans should stop attending games—Kitt suggests his base may agree.
I think it’s cowardly to continually blame media for Trump’s unpopularity—DT needs only to look in the mirror and listen to himself.to find the source—.
@Richard Wheeler:
You saw the photos of the huge crowd at the Chargers-49ers game Thursday night. What at least half of the seats had people in them, right? Just Curious RW, when you were in VN and someone in your company (or platoon or whatever) had an American flag, did the men all take a knee to protest you or what the flag stood for? Suppose someone had taken a knee to protest what that flag stood for? Would you have patted him on the back and said ‘good man, and we appreciate you resenting our flag and what it stands for” Yep, I’m quite sure that’s how it would’ve gone down. Then they would have been hauling his ass to the graveyard with a bullet in his back. All these black assholes that don’t appreciate what this country has allowed them to have should cart their ass back over to Africa where their leaders and flags allowed their fellow residents to round them up and sell them for slaves. The NFL and the NBA are sealing their fates. Attendance will continue down. some franchises will die. They can’t be sustained without audience.
@Richard Wheeler: One of the main functions of the President of the US is to be a leader, not a follower. Trump is doing the right things the right way. When you were a leader in VN did you sit on your ass and tell your men to just do whatever the hell they wanted to do?
@Richard Wheeler:
Let me fix that
I think its cowardly to continually blame Trump for the unpopularity of anti American sentiments, especially coming from those that have made it bigly the American way.
Low viewership of the Demmy Awards a recent example.
Kapernick what the hell was he protesting, COPs There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
His premise has no basis in reality.
@Richard Wheeler:
The kneeling started while Obozo was president. Was it because they couldn’t stand him?
@Richard Wheeler:
you seen any tweeting by anyone that wasn’t BS?
@Redteam: Yes! they couldnt twist evidence with HANDS UP DONT SHOOT, the “witness saying he was on his knees and shot in the back.
The then St.Louis Rams running onto the field with their hands up.
Again no reality required.
@kitt: So true Kitt. Ultimately their pocketbooks will dictate that they become Americans again. They can be idiots as long as their pocketbooks are full, but I suspect that they have already been thinning, i think the rate of thinning will accelerate this weekend. I’ve been saying people should boycott. I’m no longer boycotting. That means to refrain from doing something I want to do. I will never watch NFL football again. I have not watched NBA in years. Well, since they stopped playing basketball several years ago. Only a few good sports left, NCAA football and baseball, NASCAR. Love High school sports. We, fortunately, have good HS sports here. I see all the local HS football, soccer and baseball.
@Richard Wheeler:
They are kneeling because they are useful idiots propagating a lie based on lies. THAT is really easy to understand. It is also understandable that they get support from people who, for their own hateful reasons, apply their own convoluted logic to their stupid actions.
Of course you do, because you subscribe to the left wing propaganda. I wouldn’t expect you to disagree with it; you are one with the ideology. However, the facts are pretty clear; over 90% negative coverage.
@Redteam:
Or do what is popular?
I don’t think you’re going to get an answer to that one. Also, was it fair to make fun of Tebow and run him out of the league for kneeling, or was there some bigotry involved there?
So RW, you still pulling for CK to be picked up? This is week 3, so someone must have him in their sights, according to you. I don’t see him playing anymore myself.
Lets be clear–Tebow’s kneeling while BHO was Prez has nothing to do with current players kneeling and the owners support of their players right to do so.
Guys like Brady supporting CK will probably give cover for a team that needs a good QB.
RT—Chargers 49ers two terrible teams—-some great games today with big crowds —Agree College football is better.
“black assholes” white guys are Kneeling as well–not to mention many owners.
Respect your boycott even before Trump called for one—will Bill and Kitt join you?.
@Richard Wheeler:
Yet, let’s be ENTIRELY clear; all the left made fun of Tebow for kneeling, which he did disrespecting NO ONE. He was ostracized because he was RELIGIOUS. He still had plenty of talent and potential… was he run out of the league due to religious prejudice? Should the league be forced to find a place for him somewhere, as the left is insisting the league do in Kaepernick’s case?
I’m not boycotting… yet. Simply because I watch does not earn them a dime. Only if I purchase products advertised or buy a ticket do they make money off me. However, as I saw Beckham laying on his back on the field because it’s hot and he had to run 40 yards, I got to wondering: shouldn’t these prima donas be showing a bit more respect to those who carry 70 or more pounds of gear, ballistic vests in 120 degree heat under fire for them to have the privilege instead of being such ungrateful jerks?
Owners and coaches are afraid of the players so they step lightly around these divisive issues. But there is NO justification for any of them to be showing such disrespect on the basis of “oppression” or, even as you claim, Trump. ALL of that is based on lying propaganda and they are making silly fools of themselves.
@Richard Wheeler:
tsk tsk tsk.
Anyone disrespecting our flag or country is an asshole, now take your cute lil race card and put it away its over the limit, the line of credit dried up.
Or is it your own racism it always seems the progressives cant hide it long, but are mind controlled to the point they dont self reflect.
Trump never said anything about race of a player…ever, the media couldn’t wait to hang a color on this, I guess you couldn’t either.
USA USA USA is that a racist chant?
@Richard Wheeler: You’re kind’ve mixed up RW.
As I said, I ‘was’ boycotting, but am not any longer as I now have no intention to ever watch NFL or NBA again. Neither of them are professional sports. They are just paying a bunch of whiners because they can’t get their skin bleached white. I don’t know how bad it must be for them because I have never been anything but the color I am. Unfortunately for many of them, I guess they feel special because they make so much money that they feel entitled to be white but just can’t do anything about it. Unfortunately we can’t either, but they should put on their big boy panties and grow up and accept the world as it is. I grew up in a house, until I was 10 years old that didn’t have a bathroom in it. We had an outdoor outhouse. We rarely had ‘regular’ toilet paper. No one gave me ‘affirmative action’ and put me at the head of the line. I was lucky enough that I was smart enough to get a full scholarship that got me two degrees for free. Along the way, I felt it was an honor to get to wear the uniform of the US Navy and to get to salute the American flag because it represents the best and most free country in the world. most of these assholes own relatives sold their ancestors as slaves and now they blame this country for the actions of their own relatives. Grow up people, you are living in the finest country in the history of the world and it is not going to get better for you until you become a grown person. Goodell is going to absolutely annihilate the NFL, I’ll predict this to be his last season as he will have begun the process of leading the league to it’s grave. Regular, average everyday Americans are not going to just sit back and watch a bunch of overpaid spoiled athletes complain about what a bunch of assholes we Americans are.. Most of them will all be bankrupt just a few years after they quit playing, many in prison. Most will have earned it. Yet Trump is the bad guy?
@Richard Wheeler:
good qb? well, that damn sure excludes CK. What was his WL his last 3 years?
@Richard Wheeler:
What, you think CK made the 49ers into a terrible team? What I think they won 2 or 3 games their last 3 years under CK, that must speak volumes for the quality of his play and leadership, why I’m sure if you were their coach, you’d be standing in line for a qb that could win a game a year. Wouldn’t you. He got Harbaugh, one of your favorites, fired.
@Redteam: No not giving up my Packers, Thursday Night with the rivals da Bears. You might be from Wisconsin if you refer to the Packers as “we” and we are down 14 but at the line 3rd and goal.
TD!
down by 7
@Richard Wheeler:
What? Two Gayfornia teams, loved by the libs and they don’t turn out in droves just to see them take a knee? What the hell’s going on out there in Gayfornia when you can’t even get libs to applaud American Flag protesters? And you’re blaming the quality of the teams? One personally put together by leader of the protesters himself, CK. I think the least he could have done was show up for his old team mates to show them the proper way to take a knee. Maybe he could give them a lot of pointers on how to continue to lose also. Or maybe he could at least ‘blame’ it on someone else.
@kitt: If I had a favorite team, not made up with a bunch of protesters, I’m sure I would continue to watch them, especially pulling for them to beat the teams with protesters. But that’s not the case.
@Redteam: Quite a rant-guess Kitt isn’t joining your boycott
“Can’t bleach their skin”–that a joke?
NINERS a lot better with Kap than without him–a lot better with Harbaugh than without him.
Maybe after Harbaugh wins NCAA football championship with Michigan he’ll go back to SF with Kap as his QB and win the Super Bowl–they got close before!!
Kitt I’ve played no racial card–that would be RT and his crude comments with which you appear to concur–To his credit, Bill has refrained from doing so.
@Richard Wheeler:
“REFRAINED”? It is simply not in my repertoire. I don’t have to “refrain” from playing the race card.
Kaepernick is not sitting at home eating nachos because of some racist conspiracy against him. He is watching instead of playing because he was a flash in the pan and the smoke has cleared away.
@Richard Wheeler: His very crude comments came after yours, you were the one to post
Pretty F upped logic. The follow up of “white guys” doing it too, not good enough, you played it. Think think think whites are guys…..blacks are….tsk tsk tsk
Who knew the flag and the Anthem belonged to the sitting President to be disrespected.
@Richard Wheeler:
you’re kidding, right? his ‘pisspoor’ performance is what got Harbaugh canned. A lot better with Kap, you mean like, they won two games his last year, which year without him were they worse? his last year they were 2-14, they have never had a worse season. they had 3 other 2-14 years, 78-79 and 04 but Kap’s last year at 2-14 is their worst ever. So which season were they worse than his 2-14 season? Doesn’t truth matter to you?
and then further, and then further and then fired. Yep, Kap really helped him find new employment.
I have no racial cards, they are only dealt to black persons. See all those Anti-Americans kneeling at football games? That’s race cards, and they are not white race cards.
So true. He inherited a Super bowl quality team and led it to a 2-14 record and when it became obvious that he just didn’t have the talent to win, he figured it was time to bring out his racial card and try a big play with it. He found out most people don’t care for spoiled brats playing race cards instead of using talent. Race cards rarely substitute for talent.
@kitt: C’mon KITT -I was QUOTING RT in #12 YOU KNOW BETTER.–how bout an apology.
Rt – They are off to 0-3–You KNOW they were better with Kap over his years than they’ve been since he left–doesn’t truth matter to you?
BTW–Has their record been better or worse since Harbaugh left?
05–08 MIKE NOLAN–18-37 Fired
08-10 Mike Singleterry 18-27 Fired
11-14 Harbaugh 44-19
15-Tomsula 5-11 Fired
16 Chip Kelly 2-14 Fired
17- Shanahan-0-3
There are many white players kneeling–white owners locking arms with their white and black players–are they racists?
@Richard Wheeler: lol sorry missed it…but just because your friend jumps off a bridge does that make it right for you?
Dont you both think that the edit feature could be used if what you type isnt a proper reflection?
As I said the National Anthem and the Stars and Stripes do not equal Donald Trump how shallow how thoughtless, they have a right to do so but best be ready for consequences.
The Packers pulled it out in OT
@kitt: @kitt: Pls explain sentence 1 in #35. I never said what you accused me of–isn’t that perfectly clear?
Just watched Hidden Figures. Great movie–some exciting finishes in NFL today.
Would you agree DT should let them play on—-get back to healthcare-tax reform–N.Korea.
@Richard Wheeler: 6
uh, you mean after today? Right?
@Richard Wheeler:
Are you claiming 0-3 to be worse than 2-14? you do realize O-3 could end up 13-3 don’t you? or even 3-13 would be better than 2-14. Yes, truth matters that’s why you shouldn’t be claiming 2-14 to be a great season.
In 34 you said: “11-14 Harbaugh 44-19” why did you omit Fired? He just wasn’t able to win the big one. Using CK as his qb was his downfall, had he stuck with the one that got him there, they would likely have won.
Certainly not patriotic Americans. Had you brought your company to attention for colors and you looked around and they were all kneeling holding hands, what would you have said to them? Would you have congratulated them on being patriotic Americans?
isn’t each of these the opposite of what you would advise him to do?
@Richard Wheeler:Yes you did #21, you may have just parroted another comment, but you did it without a referencing that it was a quote. He said it first doesn’t cut it.
The media made this a racial issue and an anti-trump issue left bias looking under every rock for something they can make a story out of. I will have none of the total BS they are shoveling. Tempest in a teapot a shame kids cant look up to these players and see the American dream.
@Redteam: I certainly did mean— it meaning S.B otherwise I would have said win them all Got it?? Who you got? Oh that’s right you’re boycotting..
Your #38 makes absolutely no sense. Can’t even respond to such foolishness lol
@kitt: It was in quotes and in response to RT. I expect the usual foolishness from him–Et Tu ??
@Richard Wheeler: There was no @Redteam in #21
There was no racism in Trumps remarks, it was offense hunters looking to gin up anti Trump sentiment. Opening week very few kneeled some teams locked arms with the police during the anthem, only a few called SOBs, then like idiot lemmings week 2 entire teams.
@Richard Wheeler:
just get on the next Greyhound bus and leave this country. you missed that economic factor that next year ticket sales will fall and apparel sales for teams will fall; only than will the shit hit the fan. you missed a salient economic maneuver by Trump. Trump has set up the economic factor to deal with his problem. When revenues fall than the owners are going to have to take a stance and by that time the recovery will be two to three seasons. you loss and the President wins-again. the chess board is being set and the game is afoot
@Richard Wheeler:
oh, so in 6 you ‘did not ‘ say win it all? Almost looks as if you did.
The slope for the NFL is all downhill until they take Anti Americanism and race out of the game. Unfortunately once someone gets turned off to a team or a sport, they don’t usually get turned back on. So don’t expect this NFL downturn to end without several major causalties. Some teams and franchises will cease to exist. Then those that lost their shirts will be saying, damn if I could just have told them to stand for the national anthem. such a small act that means so much to so many.
@Redteam: Be a little smarter–“it” connotes singular as in Super Bowl. win “them” would connote plural games Got it??
Pro Football is not going anywhere Do you really think FANatics in New England won’t go cause Brady and his teammates disagree with Trump?
Rogers took a knee with the Packers–ask Kitt and other G.B. FANS if they’re gonna boycott. How bout Philly fanatics—Pittsburg–Kansas City??
Maybe teams that go out 0-5 will see attendance falter. No surprise there.
Doesn’t Trump have anything better to do? Is this just another diversion from his failures–another way to fire up his flagging 35% base?
@Richard Wheeler: lying sack of crap, Rodgers, and most of the other Packer players – but not all – linked arms for the National Anthem and remained standing. Three players for the Packers remained on the bench during the National Anthem, however. According to WTMJ-TV, “Tight ends Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks (a Milwaukee native) and defensive back Kevin King all chose to sit down during the anthem.”
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I see the NFL cobbled together a sort of a chicken-$hit end-around to allow the babies to carry out their lie-based protest and show the patriotism the NFL needs so they can stop hemorrhaging viewers and ratings.
Let’s see if this catches on. Given the opportunity to do the bidding of left wing race-baiters AND honor the flag and national anthem, we will see if they CAN stand for the anthem.
There were 3 or 4 guys protesting–then Trump gives his “fire the SOB’S” rally speech and you got 300 including coaches and owners—this has become anti-Trump—a divisive move by DT–He enjoys conflict
Not surprisingly big sports companies like Nike and Under Armour are siding with the players and owners against Trump.