Tonight is Military Night at the Charger-49'er game
mikeya02
Military in attendence, hundreds on the field. Super flag covering the field. Tributes to vets and Wounded Warriors
And Kaepernick is going to diss the military and honor BLM. The pinhead can't think of a reason to stand for the flag. Booooo!
And Kaepernick is going to diss the military and honor BLM. The pinhead can't think of a reason to stand for the flag. Booooo!
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SJG
He is following the Olympic athletes in Mexico City in 1968.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c…
This is what first came to my mind when I heard about it, and still a day before it became controversial in the news.
We have a statue for the 1968 salute right here at San Jose State:
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/OLY…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/us/29b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olymp…
SJG
Whos That Lady? - Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs - The Dukes of September - Live 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02uqM2Dn…
Seriously. Not standing for the flag is not dissing the military. I'm not sure where FAUX news made that up.
Reminds me of the GW days. "Support our troops!". I'd add "yeah.by bringing them home!"
Too many people have their panties in a bunch over nothing (or at least something trival), IMO. Jesus fucking Christ.
Almost everyone dead by 2056. Less than 40 years away. I might be bitter too if I knew I had to work all my life and die before retiring. Armageddon in either 2055 or 2056. However I'm not sure if the US gets nuked before then or not.
Based on this report, I wouldn't exactly say Kaepernick "won". His career was floundering already and he only did more harm to it, by putting himself in the spotlight, ahead of the team, on a controversial issue. The topic already has plenty of attention and what he did hurt himself a lot more than it helped the cause. I read this yesterday:
"After speaking with seven anonymous NFL front office members, Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman came away with the opinion that teams "truly, truly hate" Colin Kaepernick, and he may never play another down in the league. Wed, Aug 31 Rotoworld
From what I understand perhaps. And I did hear about the executive comments. But their not coaching the team. If kapernick becomes far better than he is right now within the coming months, either the execs will sing a different tune or the coaches won't give a damn. At the end of the day even if they're racist in this day and age it's all about the win. And as long as he doesn't try to change the game of American football, it shouldn't be a problem. People are still gonna watch football whether they hate him or love him. At least that's what I think.
No one wants to watch any football game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkDrflc8…
SJG
Refusing to partake of one, is not the same as going to a funeral just to protest like those Westborough Baptist Church folks do.
SJG
But I would, when it seemed necessary, decline any obligatory professions of allegiance or belief.
SJG