Do you even journalism, Bro?

Nice headline. This issue at the intersection of politics and sports has been in the news for months - well before the inauguration of Trump. It has been discussed ad nauseam on TV, talk radio, etc. yet when Trump weighs in, he is responsible for turning sports into a political battleground? Interesting take.

It is a free country but he is an employee. He cannot do what he wants, he can only do what his employer allows. On his own time he can kneel all day. On the clock he cannot. If the employer allows it fine. Go ahead and do something against company policy and tell your boss "it's a free country". I would tell you "You're right. Go home and don't come back".

so the NFL owners are now bashing President Trump for his call for the "kneelers" to be fired.

Goodell and the owners support the kneelers.

Here is a thought: Let's have the kneelers be interviewed as part of the NFL game, and let them say why they are kneeling.

It is apparently because they believe police are murdering black men.

I wonder how long the owners would support that talk as part of the NFL coverage ?

I just fired off a quick email to the White House. I urge you all to do the same.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/


"Dear Mr. President,

As an American and a veteran I am sickened by what I am seeing in the world of professional sports. The disrespect shown to our country is nauseating. I humbly ask you in your capacity as Commander In Chief of our Armed Forces to bar the US Military from participating in any and all events that have to do with the NFL or any commerical enterprise that allows its employees to disrespect the nation. Since these employees don't seem to understand the difference between personal time and company time there is no need for our military to endorse them.

Respectfully,
Mbinky"

My unit has a fly by scheduled next Sunday at the Ravens game. I will be voicing my opposition through the proper channels.

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Originally posted by Fla. Jim:
Hell, I've not watched professional football since the Jets beat the Colts in Superbowl 3 and I realized the fix was in.

You sound like my father.

As for me, I am finished. I had free tickets to next weeks game and just sent the text that I am no longer interested. Imagine that. A Ravens/Steelers game that I could give two shits about and have no interest in even watching. I never in a million years would have thought that would even be in the realm of possibility. But it is. I am done.

Well were probably of the same generation! And good for you...son by a different Father.

Fuck the NFL. They are a business, a racket even, and have no right to try and effect politics. I HATE what the industry has become since my childhood and will steer my son away from interest in the worthless spectacle. I hope the NFL's ratings slide completely into the shitter.

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Originally posted by mbinky:
I just fired off a quick email to the White House. I urge you all to do the same.

Done - I also added for his administration to review and end any tax subsidies to professional sports team.

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Millions of dollars, in fact, in the form of a tax loophole the NFL uses to qualify as a nonprofit entity.

Wonder how a non-profit can inject itself into politics?

I swear, the world's supply of stupid pills have been handed out to not only the players in the NFL and NBA, but to their owners as well.

2017 movie box office receipts are down double digits compared to last year. Ratings on industry showcases such as the Emmys and Academy Awards are at all time lows.

Ratings for NFL football on TV is on a downhill slide since the National Anthem controversy. ESPN's ratings are at an all time low, and all of these sport expert idiots have no idea why.

It is quite apparent why the above is happening, so much so it can bite them on the nose. Yet like a Democrat politician, they cannot see or refuse to see the collateral damage of their actions.

From a business point of view, it is astounding that these highly paid, out of touch divas continue to poke their customers in the eye, and actually acknowledge that if the customer doesn't like it, screw them. They fail to recognize that the vast majority of this country has pride in the U.S.A., loves their country, and is tired of the bashing the elite is heaping on it. Driving this demographic away and perhaps attracting anti-American folks is insane. Trump know this. Again, he is siding with Joe-Six-Pack, and fighting the cultural elite.

Again, these liberals make the same mistakes time after time.

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Originally posted by Fla. Jim:

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Originally posted by AirmanJeff:

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Originally posted by Fla. Jim:
Hell, I've not watched professional football since the Jets beat the Colts in Superbowl 3 and I realized the fix was in.

You sound like my father.

As for me, I am finished. I had free tickets to next weeks game and just sent the text that I am no longer interested. Imagine that. A Ravens/Steelers game that I could give two shits about and have no interest in even watching. I never in a million years would have thought that would even be in the realm of possibility. But it is. I am done.

Well were probably of the same generation! And good for you...son by a different Father.

It's like losing an old friend. But it's time.

And if I had a dollar for every time my father complained about Super Bowl 3 I could buy my own NFL team! Waiting so long to bench Morrall for Unitas...very suspect.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/...room-national-anthem

In a sign of solidarity, the Pittsburgh Steelers will remain in the locker room during the national anthem before their 1 p.m. ET kickoff with the Chicago Bears.


A team official confirmed the news

Solidarity huh? With who, the lefties?

So why is it OK for NFL to dis the flag and all that ensues and the Dallas Cowboys were NOT allowed to display respect for the murdered Law Enforcement Officers in Dallas when it happened?

They're spreading like zombies....

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/...room-national-anthem

In a sign of solidarity, the Pittsburgh Steelers will remain in the locker room during the national anthem before their 1 p.m. ET kickoff with the Chicago Bears.


A team official confirmed the news

Not a patriot amongst them. Fuck the NFL. I'm going to be in my basement making bullets.

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Solidarity huh? With who, the lefties?

Who Fucking knows, won't go over so well in Pennsylvania (minus Philly), there will be backlash over it.

I wish we could get some solidarity on the competing Anthem threads. Why do we need two of them again?

If any NASCAR driver or team member tries this bull shit, fans will come down hard!

I stopped watching Nascar when they banned the confederate flag. I loved the technical aspect of it but I don't miss it a bit.

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In a sign of solidarity, the Pittsburgh Steelers will remain in the locker room during the national anthem before their 1 p.m. ET kickoff with the Chicago Bears.

A team official confirmed the news, which was first reported by CBS' Jamie Erdahl, who spoke to coach Mike Tomlin before the game.

"We're not going to play politics," Tomlin told Erdahl. "We're football players, we're football coaches. We're not participating in the anthem today -- not to be disrespectful to the anthem, but to remove ourselves from the circumstance.

"People shouldn't have to choose. If a guy wants to go about his normal business and participate in the anthem, he shouldn't be forced to choose sides. If a guy feels the need to do something, he shouldn't be separated from his teammate who chooses not to."

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"If a guy feels the need to do something,..."

He should do it on his own time. By removing the team from the anthem they are chosing sides. It's amazng that such successful businessman are such cowards who let the hired help run amok.