Nah. Point stands. No matter how much you spin it, political polls and the president have nothing to do with this subject. No matter how many times you click your heels together and wish, it just won't be true.
I like red zone if the game I'm most interested in is on break. Also cool for fantasy as you can follow the major scoring events.
A large percentage of people believe that cops targeting black people is BS. Kap was the poster child for this BS being shoved in our faces. Prior to all these cop shooting incidents being brought to the attention of us by Obama and an unbiased media, violent crime and most major cities had been decreasing for years. Since then, violent crime has been increasing rapidly in which black people have been the predominant victims. Hmmm...I wonder why? Could it be that the cops said - "Fk It, that dude looks like he could be looking for trouble, but I'm not going to be the latest cop on the evening news", so they keep on driving and black lives are lost.
If you followed it properly, neither Obama nor the media were the ones driving these stories. They went viral on social media in many cases after civilians filmed and uploaded the incidents. The news would then pick it up because they want a piece of the ratings action, but they were already late to the party.
This, for starters, a video clip from 60 Minutes - unless you think they are a right wing mouthpiece. You remind me of the reporter at the 1:30 mark - he is stunned that police have pulled back. To us "uneducated" people, as the media likes to paint us, this is simple common sense. To you "intellectuals", it is uncomprehendable.
As for Obama - he had a national press conference after the verdict in Ferguson. Do you remember Bill Clinton doing one after OJ was acquitted? Obama chose to step into a local, highly publicized case in which tensions were high on race. Hmmm....kind of sounds like the OJ case, doesn't it? Although a majority of Americans felt OJ got away with murder, they accepted the verdict and went back to work. Not quite the same outcome when the commander in chief decided to step in on Ferguson...
Incomprehensible*
Which part of Obama's statement was unacceptable exactly?
What? We heard about racism before, we have heard about it forever. Obama didnt bring it to light, he created it where it didnt exist and used it as a crutch. Of course theres racsim, everybody knows that.
Except that he didn't say that. You're saying that. None of that is in the video above.
It wasnt in the video, i didnt reference the video nor did i post the video, try to follow along.
What part of his statement? It was the fact he felt led to make a statement at all. As I mentioned - Clinton didn't feel moved to review that we are a nation of laws when a verdict was released on a racial case that garnered national attention.
What a total punt. You get caught out having no idea what he actually said so you just claim he's not allowed to be on TV at all. Are you not embarrassed to roll out with something that weak?
Should be easy, you go ahead and post where he said all the things you claim.
Beav - this is simply why you don't get what is happening to Kap. Just like the mainstream media, your head is in this alternative universe. What is the common denominator to this thread going nearly four pages? YOU - debating most every other common sense person. Without you, it would have stopped long ago. Just as most folks think there are two genders, there's always a fringe that will try to explain how there are several - it just depends on what mood you are in. I know where you stand - I won't change your mind and you won't change mine. Bottom line, Kap is unemployed and more black people have ceased to exist from shootings since he has brought awareness. Life goes on. Peace out.
Not my problem you have revisionist history or simply fail to keep up with whats in the news....im sure your biased outlets did a great job keeping you informed as usual...not. Fake news! (Here comes fox news asssumption jab from lib playbook). How about you google what he said, and you seriously dont remember his trayvon press conferences? Wow.
Well said.
Good riddence. Sorry you dont like common sense and would rather follow an agenda than facts of life.
IMO, whether or not you agree, there are many Americans who feel like CK taking a knee during the national anthem is similar to taking a poop in America's kitchen
There is alot of things that are done here that are not part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights. One of them is mandatory health care. Does not stop the government and gastapo libs for demanding that it is.
To clear things a little, I personally didn't care either. I agree I thought it was incredibly disrespectful, but it was his right. However, while there were military personnel that had said it was his right and what they had fought for, like you had said (and thank you for your service btw), there were also at least a few who spoke out about how much it offended them that they served for the country and that was his method of demonstration. I have never served in the military, but I can see how some who have would find that offensive, even if it is his right to do so.
O most definitely! But IMO you have a well known professional athlete taking a stance about racial issues at a time when race relations have majorly degraded in this country. Then on top of that, you add in his demonstration against a symbol of America and you are getting more people involved. So his stance didn't just involve racism, but patriotism as well.
He is disrespecting america, and hes not being denied a job. If he is being denied a job in the nfl, then so am i.I was at the Texas Rangers game last week. We were talking about the latest incident in the terrorism. I was relating my experience in the military. I remember standing watch overseas soon after the USS Cole incident. I couldn't stop thinking that someone was not doing their job when that happened. I was determined that it wasn't going to repeat because of me not taking my watch seriously. I said that our service members do their duty so that we can be free to sit at the ballgame. Without someone else's sacrifice we wouldn't be free to do the things we take for granted, like go to the ballgame. Then I brought up my nephew. Meet my nephew...
He was in the field this last week. I asked him to send me some pics. I'm so proud of him.
Sitting on your helmet? Doesn't bother me. I wouldn't do that. It even irks me a bit. I just can't think that he should be denied a job because of it. He's not disrespecting America. He is America.
But I don't look at it as being denied a job. He used his employer's name and platform to promote his views. CK was 'at work' while he was doing this. IMO there are very few companies that want an employee to use their work time to express their own personal views. If CK would have done this outside of the football field, it would have been viewed much differently. But when his views don't align with those of the NFL (at least publically), then it is very much their right to deny him employment. How he feels outside of 'work' is much different. He could use that time to express how he feels. And then if the NFL denied him employment, I would agree with you completely. But that wasn't where or when he was doing his protesting.I was at the Texas Rangers game last week. We were talking about the latest incident in the terrorism. I was relating my experience in the military. I remember standing watch overseas soon after the USS Cole incident. I couldn't stop thinking that someone was not doing their job when that happened. I was determined that it wasn't going to repeat because of me not taking my watch seriously. I said that our service members do their duty so that we can be free to sit at the ballgame. Without someone else's sacrifice we wouldn't be free to do the things we take for granted, like go to the ballgame. Then I brought up my nephew. Meet my nephew...
He was in the field this last week. I asked him to send me some pics. I'm so proud of him.
Sitting on your helmet? Doesn't bother me. I wouldn't do that. It even irks me a bit. I just can't think that he should be denied a job because of it. He's not disrespecting America. He is America.
I have never claimed different. I agree with your points. But like I said before, he had 1000s of opportunities to bring attention to his new cause before he chose a way that he knew would be distracting, disrespectful, and contreversial. The media making him a victim after his actions is just stupid.
Actually back in the day "wrapping yourself" in a flag was considered almost as disrespectful as burning it. I was taught at a young age that wearing clothing with depictions of the American flag in any form or manner other than a badge on a uniform was not to be done. Now we have American flag bikini underwear for the gay pride marchers. The Kaepernick saga had it's root in the Ferguson mess and yes Obama and his AG's office inflamed that situation for political purposes. IMO there have been multiple cops murdered in part because of the anger inflamed by his administration. We need administrations that build bridges between the communities instead of driving wedges. And building bridges doesn't mean looking the other way when crimes are committed.
