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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Sheila Jackson Lee kneels on the floor of the House of Representatives
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Pretty soon you won’t be able to check out at Walmart because they can’t reach the cash register.
What's the difference between the NFL and BLM?
The spelling.
Trump said this isn't about race. To him, it's not. But to the players it is. It's about the Trayvon Martin's, the Michael Brown's, the Freddie Gray's and a host of others (martyrs/heroes) who once walked the Earth before they brought about their own demise. The only reason these worthless thugs are held in exalted admiration is that they were shot by someone different than the own race. Had they been laid waste on the killing fields of Chiraq there wouldn't have been so much as a whimper. And, of course, the MSM can be counted on to gin up more discord.
Deliberately use a 7-year-old photo to inject bias into the story.
Reality
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On a tip from Ed Kilbane
The NFL has sunk to a new and disturbing low. This once cherished American institution has decided to embrace the radical politics of the left and reject the traditional American values of their loyal fans.
In an obnoxious display this past weekend, professional football players protested the National Anthem at Sunday games across the country and were supported and encouraged by their teams and the NFL.
The NFL has decided, in effect, to endorse disrespect and dishonor towards the National Anthem, the American Flag, and all that they represent to the American people.
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell had this to say about the outrageous protests:
“Protesting the National Anthem not only distracts from the sport that pays these players millions but, more importantly, disrespects the men and women of the military who risk their lives to allow them that opportunity. This is a spectacle designed to score political points, and the public is sick and tired of it.
People tune in to football to enjoy themselves, not to have to subject themselves to attacks on our flag because spoiled players don't like the politics of our president. The public needs to have its voice heard.
This Sunday, October 1st, I ask football fans to support our flag and turn off the NFL. One week without football to support our flag. We should not continue to give attention to players who refuse to show respect for our great nation.”
In response to these offensive and unpatriotic displays, the MRC is encouraging all football fans to #TurnOffNFL this weekend.
Please share this message with your family and friends, and urge them to turn off their televisions and send a message to the NFL!
Sincerely,
The MRC Action Team
Monday, September 25, 2017
Angry NFL Fans Lash Out, Burn Jerseys Over Protests: "You Can Take Your NFL And Shove It"
With all of the grandstanding and emotional reactions from the NFL over the weekend, the sport's smartest executives seemingly proved that they have no idea they're fighting a battle that simply can't be won.
While it is clear as day to anyone who can disassociate themselves from the emotional response to being verbally attacked by a tweetstorm (as truly 'terrifying' as such a thing can be), the NFL doesn't seem to understand that while almost every American can agree that football is a great sport, roughly 50% of them will vehemently disagree with whatever political stance any given player or league exec decides to publicly announce. And, since the NFL's future depends on selling overpriced ad spots to massive corporations looking for a consistent number of eyeballs, alienating any group of viewers, for whatever reason, is just bad for business.
But don't take our word for it...here's just a couple of examples for what the fans had to say over the weekend.
"It's a disgrace. It's disgusting. They're getting paid to do a job...to play ball and do whatever the fans want them to do."
"They're paying these guys to do a job. They're not supposed to be involved in politics."
Meanwhile, this Ravens fan simply burned his jersey to the tune of the national anthem...
...while this *Kansas City Chiefs fan (or 'former' fan as it were) was a little more vocal on exactly why he made the decision to burn all of his NFL gear.
*"You can take your Kansas City Chiefs and you can take your NFL and you can shove it."
"Now, think about that and think about the millions a year that you people are making to play a game while we got soldiers overseas that get paid minimum wage to put their lives on the line for that flag."
"Protest does not belong in our NFL sports. It's a game."
I have been a Steelers fan since 1966, but no more. pic.twitter.com/9W4oMl1EhF
— Starving1 (@ArvinGibbs) September 24, 2017
Bob J. Jostad (above) expressed his displeasure with the Raiders after several players participated in the protest on Sunday. 'Don't think the national anthem is important? Fuck you I'm done with the NFL!'
Brendan Finn, a New York Giants season ticket holder since the '80s, even decided to burn his tickets...
Finally, the owner of the Palmetto Alehouse in South Carolina took things to a whole new level after declaring that his restaurant would not air another NFL game until "all players pay respect to our flag and our country!!!"
"NFL will never be played at Palmetto Alehouse until all players pay respect to our flag and our country!!!"* said the business owner to FOX Carolina, calling the players both entitled and arrogant individuals who use their position for advancement.
McCraw, an ex-military member, says he found the actions of NFL players protesting the national anthem by kneeling, disrespectful. He said he feels that athletes and people who've attained celebrity status should not be telling people what or what not to do because they don't share the same struggles as people who live normal lives.
"I do not support anyone that thinks that our country or our flag is not worth standing for," *he explained.
"Our president is our president, but I don't stand in unity with everything he says," said the restaurant owner. "This is a country of one people and we need to stand for our flag."
"There are issues in this country that need to be addressed, but disrespecting our flag and our country is not the way to do it,"* said McCraw.
And as far as how the restaurant owner's decision will affect business, McCraw says he's not losing any sleep over it.
"It's no concern for me," said McCraw. "I'm an ex-military guy. My whole concept is about being local and supporting the community. It is not about supporting a concept that is disrespectful to our flag or our country, and I don't think the people that come to my bar will feel that this is disrespectful to them."
Anthony Weiner given 21 months in prison for sexting teenage girl
Anthony Weiner was sentenced on Monday to 21 months in prison, in a sexting scandal that some blame for Hillary Clinton’s defeat by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
The former New York congressman and mayoral candidate, who is the estranged husband of Clinton aide Huma Abedin, had faced up to 27 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. He must report to prison by 6 November to begin serving his sentence for sexting with a 15-year-old girl.
November 6th…that iPhone battery is going to take a bruising!!!
As his sentence was announced, Weiner dropped his head into his hand and wept, then stared straight ahead. After the hearing ended and judge Denise Cote left the bench, he sat in his seat for several minutes, continuing to cry.
Weiner was also fined $10,000. After his sentence is served, he must undergo internet monitoring and must have no contact with his victim. He must also enroll in a sex-offender treatment program.
Before announcing the sentence, Cote said there was “no evidence of deviant interest in teenagers or minors” on Weiner’s part. She also said he was finally receiving effective treatment for what she said has been described as “sexual hyperactivity”.
Prosecutors said Weiner broke the law by having illicit contact with the 15-year-old girl, including asking her to “sexually perform” for him in conversations on Skype and Snapchat. Assistant US attorney Amanda Kramer urged Cote to give Weiner a significant prison sentence, in order to end his “tragic cycle” of sexting.
Weiner’s sexting not only destroyed his career in the US House of Representatives but also doomed his campaign for mayor and his marriage to Abedin. It also became an issue in the 2016 presidential election when then-FBI director James Comey cited emails discovered on a laptop used by Weiner to justify reopening the earlier probe of Clinton’s private computer server just days before the election. Trump: who’d have thought we’d be thanking Weiner?
Lawyers for the 53-year-old said in court papers that he was undergoing treatment and was profoundly sorry for subjecting the girl to what his lawyers called his “deep sickness”. They also portrayed the girl as an instigator, saying she wanted to generate material for a book and possibly influence the presidential election.
Prosecutors responded that Weiner should be sentenced to up to two years in prison for what he did, and his victim’s motives should not influence his punishment. They urged the judge to put Weiner’s claims of a therapeutic awakening in the context of a man who made similar claims after embarrassing, widely publicized interactions with adult women before encountering the teenager online in January 2016.
The conduct “suggests a dangerous level of denial and lack of self-control”, they said.
Weiner, wearing his wedding ring, seemed pensive just before the hearing began. His parents were in the courtroom but not his wife. He and Abedin are currently going through divorce proceedings.
More than any other factor, Clinton has blamed her loss on the timing of Comey’s announcement that he was reopening her email case. The FBI concluded there was nothing new in the emails, but Clinton called his intervention “the determining factor” in her loss in a recent NBC interview promoting her new campaign memoir.
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