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    Nike dropped Betsy Ross-themed Fourth of July sneaker after Colin Kaepernick complained, report says

    Nike nixed the released of the Air Max 1 USA after having already sent the sneakers to retailers because the protesting quarterback said he felt the use of the Betsy Ross flag was offensive and carried slavery connotations, sources told The Wall Street Journal...

    https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nike-...ker-betsy-ross

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    Arizona Governor: Our Economy is Doing Just Fine Without Nike and I'm Pulling Their Incentives to Come Here

    Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is rejecting Nike's move to the Grand Canyon State after the company pulled a shoe featuring the first American flag made by Betsy Ross. They did so after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained about its production.

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    Deroy Murdock: Nike steps on its own shoelaces in latest Kaepernick fiasco

    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dero...pernick-fiasco

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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    Arizona Governor: Our Economy is Doing Just Fine Without Nike and I'm Pulling Their Incentives to Come Here

    Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is rejecting Nike's move to the Grand Canyon State after the company pulled a shoe featuring the first American flag made by Betsy Ross. They did so after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick complained about its production.

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    "Words cannot express my disappointment at this terrible decision," Ducey said today via Twitter. "I am embarrassed for Nike. Nike is an iconic American brand and American company. This country, our system of government and free enterprise have allowed them to prosper and flourish."

    "Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation's independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism," Ducey added. "It is a shameful retreat for the company. American businesses should be proud of our country's history, not abandoning it."

    "Nike has made its decision, and now we're making ours," Ducey continued. "I've ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to locate here."



    I wonder if Nike will take some kind of legal recourse. It doesn't seem the courts can make a city give financial incentives to a company.

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    Deroy Murdock: Nike steps on its own shoelaces in latest Kaepernick fiasco

    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dero...pernick-fiasco
    "We don’t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation’s history"

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    I have a better idea. Why don't we take Kaepernick and Ocasio Cortez and all the other socialist/communist enemies of our constitution and drop them off in Afghanistan.

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    Nike 'Betsy Ross flag' sneakers sold for $2K each on resale market

    Colin Kaepernick gets Nike to pull Betsy Ross Flag sneaker

    BigEyedWish founder Ian Wishingrad and The Brewer Group CEO Jack Brewer on Nike's decision to pull its Betsy Ross Flag sneaker at the urging of quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

    Leaked pairs of Nike's "Betsy Ross Flag" Opens a New Window. sneakers are selling for massive sums on the resale market after the sports apparel giant Opens a New Window. nixed a planned launch following criticism from former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

    At least 12 pairs of the Nike Air Max 1 USA, the sneaker's actual name, sold for $1,000 or more on resale marketplace StockX Opens a New Window. since news of Nike's decision went public. A size 8 pair of the sneakers sold for $2,500, according to the website. Bidding on several other pairs had exceeded $1,000 as of 11:30 a.m. ET.
    https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/n...s-price-resale


    I really dig these sneakers, so I searched online to see if I could find them elsewhere, and came across this. I was ready to fork over $120 for them just on GP, but $2000!?

    Maybe I'll try to find some knockoffs! lol
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    the blow back is huge.
    I really want to see it hurt them badly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Nike nixed the released of the Air Max 1 USA after having already sent the sneakers to retailers because the protesting quarterback said he felt the use of the Betsy Ross flag was offensive and carried slavery connotations, sources told The Wall Street Journal...

    EVERYTHING
    in his mind carries slavery connotations so what next, take George Washington off of our currency? Burn the Constitution? Erase all mentions of any early American history?

    He's a moron and Nike are even bigger morons for listening to him.

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