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    Here's hoping the Dallas Cowboys owner still stands his ground.

    Dallas Cowboys: Will any players kneel in protest this upcoming season?

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    Here's hoping the Dallas Cowboys owner still stands his ground.

    Dallas Cowboys: Will any players kneel in protest this upcoming season?
    The NFL commissioner spoke, the coach will probably take the knee.

    The NFL is only concerned with ad revenue, the advertisers are primarily targeting blacks so if everyone else is offended it doesn't much matter, Nike, Mickey Ds, KFC, etc will still spend big to reach their target audience and the NFL will make their money. If they offend blacks, the advertisers will flee.

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    It doesn't particularly bother me that someone is kneeling while the anthem is playing. This isn't a patriotic issue for me. This is about mixing politics and sports. I don't watch sports for you to protest and express your political leanings. I watch sports for entertainment. Period.

    When people quit watching last time due to the protests, those that were for the protests tried to spin it as another reason people aren't watching. They'll do it again this time if viewership goes down. They'll blame it on people not coming back due to the virus or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    The NFL commissioner spoke, the coach will probably take the knee.

    The NFL is only concerned with ad revenue, the advertisers are primarily targeting blacks so if everyone else is offended it doesn't much matter, Nike, Mickey Ds, KFC, etc will still spend big to reach their target audience and the NFL will make their money. If they offend blacks, the advertisers will flee.
    Dan Quinn coach of my Atlanta Falcons has already said he'll protest with the players if they choose to do so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    It doesn't particularly bother me that someone is kneeling while the anthem is playing. This isn't a patriotic issue for me. This is about mixing politics and sports. I don't watch sports for you to protest and express your political leanings. I watch sports for entertainment. Period.

    When people quit watching last time due to the protests, those that were for the protests tried to spin it as another reason people aren't watching. They'll do it again this time if viewership goes down. They'll blame it on people not coming back due to the virus or something.
    That's what I'm saying. Leave football alone. I'll just not watch that first couple minutes. What amazes me is how up and some kind of holy the boycotters are. Talk about condescending. And now NASCAR is going into the wall with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Romans828 View Post
    When I see "Old Glory" waving, and hear the National Anthem, I feel a sense of pride, awe, and thanksgiving that I'm blessed to live in the best country in the world...

    I think it's disrespectful and unpatriotic to kneel during any ceremonial acknowledgement of our nation and its citizens.

    Even with all of its faults, I agree with the author Ken Hamblin, when he wrote the book, Pick a Better Country

    Edited to Add: And YES, this is a "free" country where differences, and protests are allowed to be publicly displayed - Let the dissidents try that in China, Russia or Iran - They'd be shot or imprisoned in a New York Minute - YES, another reason to love this country and honor the flag.
    The social justice clowns like Kaepernick say that America never was great. They have no sense of national pride. They have served no one but themselves. I wish they all would go and try to find a better country to live in, instead of ruining this one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    ... This is about mixing politics and sports. I don't watch sports for you to protest and express your political leanings. I watch sports for entertainment. Period.

    Ditto!

    Ever since we've been married, Hubby and I enjoyed watching the NFL after Church on Sunday, but it looks like they may not play in the Fall anyway, soooo -

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    Former Pro-Bowler Warns Against NFL Bringing Back Kaepernick: 'Affirmative Action for a Marxist'
    Posted at 5:30 pm on June 22, 2020 by Mike Miller
    Former Pro-Bowler Warns Against NFL Bringing Back Kaepernick: ‘Affirmative Action for a Marxist'



    ...Former Pro Bowl safety for the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders Burgess Owens thinks a Kaepernick return is a terrible idea.

    A we reported last week, Goodell joined the long list of those condemning "systemic racism" and pledging support to Black Lives Matter, saying he welcomes Kaepernick back to "guide us, help us make better decisions about the kinds of things that need to be done."...



    ...But, Owens — a Black Republican who is seeking a House seat in Utah's 4th Congressional District — told Sports Illustrated: "If Goodell allows Kaepernick to come back, if they allow players to kneel during the national anthem, I'm willing to not watch the game."

    If we're going that route, we should also ask Tim Tebow to come back. It doesn't matter how long he's been out of the game. It doesn't matter his talent. He was a Christian who kneeled in prayer and was a positive on his team. The reason why Tim Tebow — as talented as he was with the Denver Broncos — the NFL didn't like his essence. They thought he was too distracting ... too distracting to his team and his organization.

    Owens suggested that Kaepernick is just as much a distraction as Tebow reportedly was — and for worse reasons.

    Meanwhile, we're willing to have the distraction of a Marxist, a Castro, brother-loving Marxist to come back and play that many Americans don't want to see him play. I just find it very disappointing.

    The NFL lost 15 percent of their audience last time, maybe a little bit more. The goal has been to increase their base, their revenue, by going overseas to places like China, Mexico, and England. They don't care enough about their fans who love this country.

    The former Pro-Bowler told SI that kneeling during the national anthem boils down to disrespecting America and its flag — a sentiment shared by millions of Kaepernick detractors across the country.

    We have too many Americans now accepting the notion that the flag should be a place where people should be ashamed of or take a knee, that's what it comes down to. I am disappointed that so many people are acquiescing today. They don't understand the American way; they don't understand the price paid.


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    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
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