TMCTLT
8 years ago

Um... Paul, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but a few other 49ers joined him and even a few members of other teams joined in last year. 49er safety Eric Reid comes to mind.

Now, it didn't get crazy like it is now until Trump was elected and worsened after he stated that the kneelers should be fired.

MACS wrote:




Okay, I was wrong....there were one or two...

Agreed. And still I say FUG EM
DrafterX
8 years ago
So, Kaperdick says he'll stand for the anthem if they let him play... 😟
DrafterX
8 years ago
Pence walks out of SF/Indy game after SF kneel... Quite the statement... 😟
MACS
8 years ago

Pence walks out of SF/Indy game after SF kneel... Quite the statement... 😟

DrafterX wrote:



Why did he even go? That was stupid. Even if the tickets were free, I'd tell them to fuck off.
DrafterX
8 years ago
He was there for da Colts.. gotta think this was staged tho.. he prolly knew in advance SF would kneel... 😟
qmech
8 years ago
So is the consensus Trump's tweets were sort of affective?

😁😁😁
Q
DrafterX
8 years ago
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Sunday any player who disrespects the flag will not play.


Jones’ comments, the strongest made on the anthem controversy, came after he was asked about Vice President Mike Pence leaving the game in Indianapolis early after several San Francisco 49ers players took a knee during the national anthem.

"I know this, we cannot ... in the NFL in any way give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag," he said following the Cowboys’ 35-31 loss to the Green Bay Packers. "We know that there is a serious debate in this country about those issues, but there is no question in my mind that the National Football League and the Dallas Cowboys are going to stand up for the flag. So we're clear."

Film at 11... 😟
MACS
8 years ago
After his pre-anthem kneel has backfired... and ratings have gone down again.

I'm fine not watching. Of course if the fishing were better this time of year it would be easier.
TMCTLT
8 years ago

Why did he even go? That was stupid. Even if the tickets were free, I'd tell them to fuck off.

MACS wrote:




He went to honor Peyton Manning whose number was being retired and who's new statue was being set and dedicated. The former Governor was there for that....I'm good with him walking out though!!!

Even better with the neeners continuing their ZERO wins season
MACS
8 years ago

He went to honor Peyton Manning whose number was being retired and who's new statue was being set and dedicated. The former Governor was there for that....I'm good with him walking out though!!!

Even better with the neeners continuing their ZERO wins season

TMCTLT wrote:



That was the story. Lets be honest... the white house and the nfl are in a pissing contest. That is why he went. He knew they would kneel, and he planned to walk out when they did. I'm fine with that, if you OWN it.
cacman
delta1
8 years ago

That was the story. Lets be honest... the white house and the nfl are in a pissing contest. That is why he went. He knew they would kneel, and he planned to walk out when they did. I'm fine with that, if you OWN it.

MACS wrote:




Yep...but since it was on the American tax-payers' dime, we paid beau coup bucks for this "leak". Price resigned and Mnuchin and other cabinet members took a buncha heat for extravagant use of govt. paid airplane rides...
MACS
8 years ago

Yep...but since it was on the American tax-payers' dime, we paid beau coup bucks for this "leak". Price resigned and Mnuchin and other cabinet members took a buncha heat for extravagant use of govt. paid airplane rides...

delta1 wrote:



C'mon. You weren't worried about the frivolous use of tax dollars while your party was in charge.
DrafterX
8 years ago
There was no spending limit back then... Even the IRS got Huugge bonuses and stuff... 😟
DrafterX
8 years ago
ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" host Michael Wilbon compared Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to a slaveowner after Jones all but banned players from protesting during the national anthem.

Jones said that, in the wake of continued demonstrations, players who disrespect the flag will not play in that game.

Wilbon's co-host Tony Kornheiser voiced his concern that key players like quarterback Dak Prescott or wideout Dez Bryant could force Jones to bench them if they were to protest.

"I believe he has the right to do that as an employer," Kornheiser said, adding that he dismissed Miami Dolphins owner Dennis Ross' new rule that protesting players must stay in the tunnel during the anthem.

But, Wilbon objected to Jones' actions outright.

"The word that comes to mind, and I don't care who doesn't like me using it, is 'plantation'," he said. "The players are here to serve me, they will do what I want no matter how much I pay them."

"They are not equal to me. That’s what this says to me and to mine," Wilbon said, imitating what he assessed as Jones' thoughts.


Film at 11...:-k
Speyside
8 years ago
Two very divergent mind sets.

1) Disrespecting country, flag, and military.

2) Protest double standard black people face here.

Doubt anyone will change their minds.
Abrignac
8 years ago
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday wrote a letter to all 32 league owners regarding the protests that have taken place during the national anthem, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.

In the letter, which Schefter shared on his Facebook page, Goodell wrote that the β€œcurrent dispute over the National Anthem is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game, and is now dividing us, and our players, from many fans across the country.”

Last year, former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat down and later took a knee during the playing of the national anthem as protest against racial injustice. More players have joined the protests and President Donald Trump spoke out against the activity in September and has continued to do so.

Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters has sat during the playing of the national anthem at every game this season.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article178071036.html#storylink=cpy 


So now that they have realized that the fans are pissed, Goodell says stand...
Abrignac
8 years ago

Two very divergent mind sets.

1) Disrespecting country, flag, and military.

2) Protest double standard black people face here.

Doubt anyone will change their minds.

Speyside wrote:



Please elaborate.....
Speyside
8 years ago
Nothing to elaborate on. I would be part of number 1. The athletes or Wilbon would be part of number 2.
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