Donny John Takes On the NFL: Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during...

straightUp Loc: California

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during the playing of the National Anthem. The uplifting reaction from the NFL is truly inspirational as entire teams... players, coaches and owners join in defying the SOB.

Never before has a president divided himself from national sports like this. In any given country, political leadership has always sought a sense of solidarity with their people through national sports, the U.S. being no exception. This is why national champions traditionally get invited to the White House. But not this time... Donny has already uninvited the NBA Champions because Steph Curry replied "No thanks". Had Donny just accepted that, the disconnect would have all been on Curry, but instead the doofus acted like a child and he actually uninvited the entire team.

And now, he's telling the NFL to fire any player who takes a knee or shows any sign of protest during the anthem. Did someone forget to teach the idiot that in America people have a constitutional right to express their discontent? And not just in private letters or quiet conversations but openly in public spaces, which is where civil protest is most effective. The playing of the National Anthem right before kick off is in fact the most appropriate place for athletes to voice their stance and taking a knee, or linking arms is the most respectful way of doing it. It's non-violent and it's non-obstructive and when the anthem is finished, they get back to their jobs.

Also, someone needs to teach Donny John that the NFL is a private organization and as such he has ZERO authority over it. None of the national leagues are under his command. Someone PLEASE let him know because he obviously thinks otherwise. The POTUS commands the Executive Branch of the Federal Government... That's it. He is not MY boss and unless you work for the federal government he isn't yours either. In fact he is technically a public servant. The only thing that makes a president look bigger than this is the respect the American people have for the office. But when a fat clown like Donny John makes it impossible to respect him, we are left with an unruly fat-ass that can be technically described as our bitch.

That being said... I'm going to wrap this up on a positive note... I salute the NFL and their remarkable composure during this bizarre spectacle in national politics. I will be attending several games this year and I will be joining them in exercising my 1st Amendment right by sitting out the National Anthem. I will do it quietly and respectfully, simply to show my solidarity with those who stand up to racial profiling and police brutality. But I will also be looking at the flag and inside my heart will be singing because THIS ability to express myself is one of the things that truly makes America great.

Kevyn

straightUp wrote:

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during the playing of the National Anthem. The uplifting reaction from the NFL is truly inspirational as entire teams... players, coaches and owners join in defying the SOB.

Never before has a president divided himself from national sports like this. In any given country, political leadership has always sought a sense of solidarity with their people through national sports, the U.S. being no exception. This is why national champions traditionally get invited to the White House. But not this time... Donny has already uninvited the NBA Champions because Steph Curry replied "No thanks". Had Donny just accepted that, the disconnect would have all been on Curry, but instead the doofus acted like a child and he actually uninvited the entire team.

And now, he's telling the NFL to fire any player who takes a knee or shows any sign of protest during the anthem. Did someone forget to teach the idiot that in America people have a constitutional right to express their discontent? And not just in private letters or quiet conversations but openly in public spaces, which is where civil protest is most effective. The playing of the National Anthem right before kick off is in fact the most appropriate place for athletes to voice their stance and taking a knee, or linking arms is the most respectful way of doing it. It's non-violent and it's non-obstructive and when the anthem is finished, they get back to their jobs.

Also, someone needs to teach Donny John that the NFL is a private organization and as such he has ZERO authority over it. None of the national leagues are under his command. Someone PLEASE let him know because he obviously thinks otherwise. The POTUS commands the Executive Branch of the Federal Government... That's it. He is not MY boss and unless you work for the federal government he isn't yours either. In fact he is technically a public servant. The only thing that makes a president look bigger than this is the respect the American people have for the office. But when a fat clown like Donny John makes it impossible to respect him, we are left with an unruly fat-ass that can be technically described as our bitch.

That being said... I'm going to wrap this up on a positive note... I salute the NFL and their remarkable composure during this bizarre spectacle in national politics. I will be attending several games this year and I will be joining them in exercising my 1st Amendment right by sitting out the National Anthem. I will do it quietly and respectfully, simply to show my solidarity with those who stand up to racial profiling and police brutality. But I will also be looking at the flag and inside my heart will be singing because THIS ability to express myself is one of the things that truly makes America great.

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a pre... (show quote)

This is part of a brilliant editorial in Buzzfeed about Trumps embarrassing racist behavior.
Last night in Alabama, deep in the midst of what was once slave country, President Trump criticized NFL players more intensely and aggressively than he’s ever been toward white supremacists or the Russians. He spoke of the players as “those people” and the football audience as “people like yourselves,” thus speaking in language that once again made it clear that his vision of America includes white people and does not include Blacks. And he spoke with an anger that revealed that the players have gotten deep under his skin by kneeling for the anthem to protest police violence. But why has this gotten so far under that orangey epidermis?
Trump said players who kneel for the anthem—to protest police violence—are “sons of bitches.” He said their actions are “a total disrespect of our heritage,” as if football is more a part of “our heritage” than protest against government, which is at the heart of Americanness.
On Saturday, Trump continued the diatribe against Black athletes, withdrawing an invitation to basketball player Stephen Curry to visit the White House with his championship team and declaring that any football player who kneels during the national anthem should be fired.

Surely, our American heritage includes Dr. Martin Luther King, whose non-violent protests are echoed in the NFL’s silent protests. But whenever Trump speaks of our heritage he’s always speaking of a specific strain of American history, never the totality. He means Robert E. Lee, not Harriet Tubman. Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired?’” He said fans should “leave the stadium” when even one player kneels in protest. At no point did he ever suggest that the players are citizens who have the right to protest. He took an oath to protect those citizens, but yesterday he put them in danger. At no point did he even address what they were protesting which is police violence. Did I mention that? Sorry, the issue always gets lost so quickly as if this is about the flag or the military. It’s not. It’s about police violence against Black people.
Trump seemed indignant that these Americans had the nerve to kneel—repeating the dodge that this is about the flag and the military rather than about, you know, police violence. The racial dynamics of what he said were clear—almost all of the protesting players are Black. All of the owners are white. Most of the fans who attend games are white. He’s telling white owners and fans to show those Black players who’s boss. Spoken in the heart of what was once slave country, he sure sounded like one massa telling the others to get their slaves in line.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I can only shake my head-- We have reached another new low. Why is protesting racial profiling and abuse un - American?

straightUp wrote:

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during the playing of the National Anthem. The uplifting reaction from the NFL is truly inspirational as entire teams... players, coaches and owners join in defying the SOB.

Never before has a president divided himself from national sports like this. In any given country, political leadership has always sought a sense of solidarity with their people through national sports, the U.S. being no exception. This is why national champions traditionally get invited to the White House. But not this time... Donny has already uninvited the NBA Champions because Steph Curry replied "No thanks". Had Donny just accepted that, the disconnect would have all been on Curry, but instead the doofus acted like a child and he actually uninvited the entire team.

And now, he's telling the NFL to fire any player who takes a knee or shows any sign of protest during the anthem. Did someone forget to teach the idiot that in America people have a constitutional right to express their discontent? And not just in private letters or quiet conversations but openly in public spaces, which is where civil protest is most effective. The playing of the National Anthem right before kick off is in fact the most appropriate place for athletes to voice their stance and taking a knee, or linking arms is the most respectful way of doing it. It's non-violent and it's non-obstructive and when the anthem is finished, they get back to their jobs.

Also, someone needs to teach Donny John that the NFL is a private organization and as such he has ZERO authority over it. None of the national leagues are under his command. Someone PLEASE let him know because he obviously thinks otherwise. The POTUS commands the Executive Branch of the Federal Government... That's it. He is not MY boss and unless you work for the federal government he isn't yours either. In fact he is technically a public servant. The only thing that makes a president look bigger than this is the respect the American people have for the office. But when a fat clown like Donny John makes it impossible to respect him, we are left with an unruly fat-ass that can be technically described as our bitch.

That being said... I'm going to wrap this up on a positive note... I salute the NFL and their remarkable composure during this bizarre spectacle in national politics. I will be attending several games this year and I will be joining them in exercising my 1st Amendment right by sitting out the National Anthem. I will do it quietly and respectfully, simply to show my solidarity with those who stand up to racial profiling and police brutality. But I will also be looking at the flag and inside my heart will be singing because THIS ability to express myself is one of the things that truly makes America great.

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a pre... (show quote)

Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

straightUp wrote:

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during the playing of the National Anthem. The uplifting reaction from the NFL is truly inspirational as entire teams... players, coaches and owners join in defying the SOB.

Never before has a president divided himself from national sports like this. In any given country, political leadership has always sought a sense of solidarity with their people through national sports, the U.S. being no exception. This is why national champions traditionally get invited to the White House. But not this time... Donny has already uninvited the NBA Champions because Steph Curry replied "No thanks". Had Donny just accepted that, the disconnect would have all been on Curry, but instead the doofus acted like a child and he actually uninvited the entire team.

And now, he's telling the NFL to fire any player who takes a knee or shows any sign of protest during the anthem. Did someone forget to teach the idiot that in America people have a constitutional right to express their discontent? And not just in private letters or quiet conversations but openly in public spaces, which is where civil protest is most effective. The playing of the National Anthem right before kick off is in fact the most appropriate place for athletes to voice their stance and taking a knee, or linking arms is the most respectful way of doing it. It's non-violent and it's non-obstructive and when the anthem is finished, they get back to their jobs.

Also, someone needs to teach Donny John that the NFL is a private organization and as such he has ZERO authority over it. None of the national leagues are under his command. Someone PLEASE let him know because he obviously thinks otherwise. The POTUS commands the Executive Branch of the Federal Government... That's it. He is not MY boss and unless you work for the federal government he isn't yours either. In fact he is technically a public servant. The only thing that makes a president look bigger than this is the respect the American people have for the office. But when a fat clown like Donny John makes it impossible to respect him, we are left with an unruly fat-ass that can be technically described as our bitch.

That being said... I'm going to wrap this up on a positive note... I salute the NFL and their remarkable composure during this bizarre spectacle in national politics. I will be attending several games this year and I will be joining them in exercising my 1st Amendment right by sitting out the National Anthem. I will do it quietly and respectfully, simply to show my solidarity with those who stand up to racial profiling and police brutality. But I will also be looking at the flag and inside my heart will be singing because THIS ability to express myself is one of the things that truly makes America great.

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a pre... (show quote)

The NFL is a welfare program.

We're about to cut their funding.

Don't be a dupe all of your life.

Join us............................Punk !

Make America Great Again

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Kevyn wrote:

This is part of a brilliant editorial in Buzzfeed about Trumps embarrassing racist behavior.
Last night in Alabama, deep in the midst of what was once slave country, President Trump criticized NFL players more intensely and aggressively than he’s ever been toward white supremacists or the Russians. He spoke of the players as “those people” and the football audience as “people like yourselves,” thus speaking in language that once again made it clear that his vision of America includes white people and does not include Blacks. And he spoke with an anger that revealed that the players have gotten deep under his skin by kneeling for the anthem to protest police violence. But why has this gotten so far under that orangey epidermis?
Trump said players who kneel for the anthem—to protest police violence—are “sons of bitches.” He said their actions are “a total disrespect of our heritage,” as if football is more a part of “our heritage” than protest against government, which is at the heart of Americanness.
On Saturday, Trump continued the diatribe against Black athletes, withdrawing an invitation to basketball player Stephen Curry to visit the White House with his championship team and declaring that any football player who kneels during the national anthem should be fired.

Surely, our American heritage includes Dr. Martin Luther King, whose non-violent protests are echoed in the NFL’s silent protests. But whenever Trump speaks of our heritage he’s always speaking of a specific strain of American history, never the totality. He means Robert E. Lee, not Harriet Tubman. Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired?’” He said fans should “leave the stadium” when even one player kneels in protest. At no point did he ever suggest that the players are citizens who have the right to protest. He took an oath to protect those citizens, but yesterday he put them in danger. At no point did he even address what they were protesting which is police violence. Did I mention that? Sorry, the issue always gets lost so quickly as if this is about the flag or the military. It’s not. It’s about police violence against Black people.
Trump seemed indignant that these Americans had the nerve to kneel—repeating the dodge that this is about the flag and the military rather than about, you know, police violence. The racial dynamics of what he said were clear—almost all of the protesting players are Black. All of the owners are white. Most of the fans who attend games are white. He’s telling white owners and fans to show those Black players who’s boss. Spoken in the heart of what was once slave country, he sure sounded like one massa telling the others to get their slaves in line.

This is part of a brilliant editorial in Buzzfeed ... (show quote)

What a crock of sh**

You guys are just flipping out that our President stands FOR our country and it's flag!!! Lolol raving maniacs ... lolol

PS.. Trump has just as much right to Freedom of speech just like the rest of it.. He says what he's thinking in spite of you jump on the band wagon followers, never a leader...it's called patriotism...

Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere

straightUp wrote:

Just when you don't think our sad excuse for a president can get any dumber... Now he's telling the NFL to fire all the players who join in protest during the playing of the National Anthem. The uplifting reaction from the NFL is truly inspirational as entire teams... players, coaches and owners join in defying the SOB.

Never before has a president divided himself from national sports like this. In any given country, political leadership has always sought a sense of solidarity with their people through national sports, the U.S. being no exception. This is why national champions traditionally get invited to the White House. But not this time... Donny has already uninvited the NBA Champions because Steph Curry replied "No thanks". Had Donny just accepted that, the disconnect would have all been on Curry, but instead the doofus acted like a child and he actually uninvited the entire team.

And now, he's telling the NFL to fire any player who takes a knee or shows any sign of protest during the anthem. Did someone forget to teach the idiot that in America people have a constitutional right to express their discontent? And not just in private letters or quiet conversations but openly in public spaces, which is where civil protest is most effective. The playing of the National Anthem right before kick off is in fact the most appropriate place for athletes to voice their stance and taking a knee, or linking arms is the most respectful way of doing it. It's non-violent and it's non-obstructive and when the anthem is finished, they get back to their jobs.

Also, someone needs to teach Donny John that the NFL is a private organization and as such he has ZERO authority over it. None of the national leagues are under his command. Someone PLEASE let him know because he obviously thinks otherwise. The POTUS commands the Executive Branch of the Federal Government... That's it. He is not MY boss and unless you work for the federal government he isn't yours either. In fact he is technically a public servant. The only thing that makes a president look bigger than this is the respect the American people have for the office. But when a fat clown like Donny John makes it impossible to respect him, we are left with an unruly fat-ass that can be technically described as our bitch.

That being said... I'm going to wrap this up on a positive note... I salute the NFL and their remarkable composure during this bizarre spectacle in national politics. I will be attending several games this year and I will be joining them in exercising my 1st Amendment right by sitting out the National Anthem. I will do it quietly and respectfully, simply to show my solidarity with those who stand up to racial profiling and police brutality. But I will also be looking at the flag and inside my heart will be singing because THIS ability to express myself is one of the things that truly makes America great.

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You cannot respectfully disrespect. Are you incapable of coherent thought?

You obviously are allowing your hate for the president to over ride your common sense.

Presidents come and go, but not our nation. When you or anyone else fail, and I mean FAIL, to honor our flag and/or anthem you are not dishonoring the president. You are dishonoring our nation and all whoever served her.

Yes, you have the right to do so. That fact alone is the very concept that separates us from all other nations and is the very concept you dishonor with these despicable anti American actions.

If you are so petty as to dishonor all those who have served, and the very nation that so many have given their lives to protect, perhaps you should consider relocating to where you feel your allegiance lay.

Don't come back with some nonsense trying to justify these people and your actions. This is not about politics. This is about people making exceptional wealth by playing a game, dishonoring the nation that gives them the opportunity to make multiple times what they could make anywhere else.

You as well as the other like minded people are showing your shallowness and willingness to place politics ahead of all else.

By doing so you dishonor yourself.

You disgust me, as will your mindless retort attempting to justify that for which there is no justification.

You are one of those who deserve what you get.

Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere

Kevyn wrote:

This is part of a brilliant editorial in Buzzfeed about Trumps embarrassing racist behavior.
Last night in Alabama, deep in the midst of what was once slave country, President Trump criticized NFL players more intensely and aggressively than he’s ever been toward white supremacists or the Russians. He spoke of the players as “those people” and the football audience as “people like yourselves,” thus speaking in language that once again made it clear that his vision of America includes white people and does not include Blacks. And he spoke with an anger that revealed that the players have gotten deep under his skin by kneeling for the anthem to protest police violence. But why has this gotten so far under that orangey epidermis?
Trump said players who kneel for the anthem—to protest police violence—are “sons of bitches.” He said their actions are “a total disrespect of our heritage,” as if football is more a part of “our heritage” than protest against government, which is at the heart of Americanness.
On Saturday, Trump continued the diatribe against Black athletes, withdrawing an invitation to basketball player Stephen Curry to visit the White House with his championship team and declaring that any football player who kneels during the national anthem should be fired.

Surely, our American heritage includes Dr. Martin Luther King, whose non-violent protests are echoed in the NFL’s silent protests. But whenever Trump speaks of our heritage he’s always speaking of a specific strain of American history, never the totality. He means Robert E. Lee, not Harriet Tubman. Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, he’s fired?’” He said fans should “leave the stadium” when even one player kneels in protest. At no point did he ever suggest that the players are citizens who have the right to protest. He took an oath to protect those citizens, but yesterday he put them in danger. At no point did he even address what they were protesting which is police violence. Did I mention that? Sorry, the issue always gets lost so quickly as if this is about the flag or the military. It’s not. It’s about police violence against Black people.
Trump seemed indignant that these Americans had the nerve to kneel—repeating the dodge that this is about the flag and the military rather than about, you know, police violence. The racial dynamics of what he said were clear—almost all of the protesting players are Black. All of the owners are white. Most of the fans who attend games are white. He’s telling white owners and fans to show those Black players who’s boss. Spoken in the heart of what was once slave country, he sure sounded like one massa telling the others to get their slaves in line.

This is part of a brilliant editorial in Buzzfeed ... (show quote)

You are too idiotic to address.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

lindajoy wrote:

What a crock of sh**

You guys are just flipping out that our President stands FOR our country and it's flag!!! Lolol raving maniacs ... lolol

PS.. Trump has just as much right to Freedom of speech just like the rest of it.. He says what he's thinking in spite of you jump on the band wagon followers, never a leader...it's called patriotism...

Patriotism takes on many forms. It is good to see you Linda.

Docadhoc Loc: Elsewhere

lindajoy wrote:

What a crock of sh**

You guys are just flipping out that our President stands FOR our country and it's flag!!! Lolol raving maniacs ... lolol

PS.. Trump has just as much right to Freedom of speech just like the rest of it.. He says what he's thinking in spite of you jump on the band wagon followers, never a leader...it's called patriotism...

Linda, these fools act as if they expect our president to approve of dishonoring our flag and anthem.

They are showing their willingness to place hate and politics ahead of all else. The overwhelming percentage of the country is repulsed by this atrocious behavior and will not forget it because I for one will not allow them to do so.

Whether they realize it or not, this is pounding a large nail into their coffin lid.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

People watch football/sports for entertainment/relaxation. Everyone I know including myself is sick and tired of everything we see, and do being politicized. I damn sure don't want to watch a bunch of spoiled, millionaire egomaniacs making a political statement in the performance of their job, which is to play a game, and entertain people.
I also think it's great that Colon Clapperdick's career is over because he started this shit.

I won't be watching anymore football, or any other sport from now on. If it's going to be politicized, I ain't watching, or supporting it. Period.
Right now I'm watching John Wayne's 'Hatari' and it's much better than watching a bunch of spoiled brats cry about how bad the country that has allowed them to achieve great wealth, and fame is.

Wolf counselor Loc: Heart of Texas

archie bunker wrote:

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I'm watching "Comanche Territory" with Maureen O'Hara, on encore westerns.

If I were at home I'm sure I would be up on the creek today.

I'm not too happy about being in Houston.

But me and the squeeze have been talking about doing a long weekend in Vegas soon.

robmull Loc: florida

Docadhoc wrote:

Linda, these fools act as if they expect our president to approve of dishonoring our flag and anthem.

They are showing their willingness to place hate and politics ahead of all else. The overwhelming percentage of the country is repulsed by this atrocious behavior and will not forget it because I for one will not allow them to do so.

Whether they realize it or not, this is pounding a large nail into their coffin lid.

I wonder if the anti-American "left," Docadhoc, realize what Kim Jong Un would do to a N. Korean, or ANYBODY, who allowed the N. Korean flag to even touch the ground in his "little rocket man" presence. Does the word "Gulag" ring any bells for the anti-American "lefty" (D)imwits who seem to choose the communist tyrant, Kim Jong Un, over our conservative, patriotic President Trump (R), while kneeling in (D)isrespect for our veterans, our Flag, our American heritage, our National Anthem and our Western free-market culture!!! Hummmmmmm. Interesting. I suggest Kaepernick and the other "lefty" protestors of America go to realize their unhinged aspirations for a lifetime of professional well-paid football in N. Korea. One-way tickets!!! If you don't love it, leave it!!!

archie bunker Loc: Texas

Wolf counselor wrote:

I'm watching "Comanche Territory" with Maureen O'Hara, on encore westerns.

If I were at home I'm sure I would be up on the creek today.

I'm not too happy about being in Houston.

But me and the squeeze have been talking about doing a long weekend in Vegas soon.

It's a wet, soggy day here in the panhandle, so I'm staying inside and relaxing. I don't blame you for not wanting to be in Houston. I've never liked it there myself.

I would much rather be on your creek today too. I spent a lot of time when I was younger in your part of Texas, and it's wonderful there. My folks were at Gorman, and Comanche, so I spent a lot of time down there.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

Coos Bay Tom wrote:

I can only shake my head-- We have reached another new low. Why is protesting racial profiling and abuse un - American?

Who is protesting racial profiling; who is doing the profiling and to whom?

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

PoppaGringo wrote:

Who is protesting racial profiling; who is doing the profiling and to whom?

That is the reason the sports figures are kneeling .They feel minorities are being unfairly targeted by police. In some cases I see that is true. Myself I always stand for the national anthem but they are staging a form of non violent protest to draw attention to inequality. I know a lot of people are angry about it but not every body understands it. .Perhaps there is a better way. I think our president needs to ask these people what gives and be a father figure like I would like a president to be. That's just me not speaking for any body else. Disrespecting the president or each other is un American the way I see it. I'm not sure where this is going but as with all things it will pass.