Are you saying this NFL routine began with a player's radical [partner]?

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Thank you, Mrs. Kaepernick. Michelle Obama added some fuel to the fire as well.


After fifty years of NFL, it’s over for me   . . . "One radical [?]* ("Mrs. Kaepernick") started this whole mess. Now the country has turned on its self.  For nothing.  Between professional sports and my love and appreciation of this country, I chose America." . . .

. . . "This is more than an embarrassment.  Back when Chief Antagonizer started this racial divide mess with the “beer summit” it was laughable because he was weak and feeble and was supposed to go away.  Then we had the media pick up the lies about the “white Hispanic,” “Hands up – Don’t shoot” and the Mizzou lunatics.  Was anyone ever going to stand up and tell the truth – teach our children how this was turning into organized lies designed to tear our country apart?

 "Those Thinkers who know history know the playbook of those who want to destroy America. We have seen the 45 Declared Goals for the takeover of America Communist plan written long ago. Did we ever think it would get beyond Hollywood? Well it did." . . .

. . . "Look at those 45 Declared goals.  When are we going to say something?

2. US willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging to atomic war. (North Korea)

17. Get control of the schools.  Put the party line in textbooks.

19. Use student riots to foment public protests. 

23. Promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art. 

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them violation of free speech. 26. Promote homosexuality, degeneracy, promiscuity as ‘normal, natural, healthy.’  27. Discredit the Bible.

28. Eliminate prayer.

29. Discredit Constitution.

30. Discredit American Founding Fathers.

"And especially relevant today:

42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition. . . .

*Correction update:  

*Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab "marriage": Yes, the fact is true that Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab are recently deeply and madly in love with each other, but the rumors about their marriage are not true. They were spotted together taking some vows in the intimate morning ceremony, but the fact about getting married is not right. They share a wonderful relationship thus are rumored to be married soon."

Villanueva's unconvincing apology and other blunders from the Steelers

. . . "One can only imagine that in light of head coach Tomlin's other remarks that Villanueva probably heard from him.

"After all, Tomlin has the power to cut Villanueva from the team any time he wants. Villanueva himself had a rough road getting into the National Football League as his biography shows, overcoming many disappointments of not being chosen before finally make it into professional football. He's also on record as stating he's one of the cheaper (implied: less powerful) players in the league, making only half a million a year or so." . . .

The NFL and breaking the chains of conformity   "Might the kerfuffle over NFL players kneeling for the National Anthem finally trigger the decline of the victimhood meme in the black community?" . . .

"There are few genuine "individuals" in public black life.  Better to be a clone and operate within accepted parameters.  If anyone strays, he is excommunicated and shunned. " . . . 

Classic media bias: Tebow vs. Kaepernick  . . . "When Denver Broncos unapologetic Christian QB Tim Tebow takes a knee to thank G-d for his successful plays, he is mercilessly mocked by the left and the mainstream media.  When Colin Kaepernick takes a knee to protest what he imagines as American institutional racism, he is ebulliently admired by the leftand mainstream media as a heroic champion for "social justice."  Why?  The answers are simple and obvious but also enlightening." . . .

NFL players and owners can't take criticism  . . . "The fans watch the games to enjoy and relax, not be preached at by overpaid millionaires.  We get enough preaching from overpaid millionaires when we are forced to listen to Hillary, Obama, Pelosi, and the rest of the Democrats." . . .

What if the 49ers owner had put his foot down a year ago?  . . . "Also, tell me what it is that you are protesting about.  Buy some time on TV and tell us about the problems you see and the solutions you propose.  Don't talk about racism or injustice.  Tell me specifically what you intend to do to about black-on-black crime, inner-city public schools, and bringing more jobs to these areas."

 Thomas Lifson: National Review editors fall back on lazy assumptions to criticize Trump on NFL  . . . "So, Black Americans suffer from injustice more than white Americans? Based on what data? Based on what definition of “injustice?”

"I realize that going deeper into the subject via the research of their own contributor is not the sort of thing that wins you invitations to cocktail parties among the swell set in Manhattan and DC. Much better to stand against the uncouth president and engage in ritual shaming."

Starbucks Robber Suing Customer Who Stopped Him, Nearly Killing Him…

Weasel Zippers  "Welcome to 2017. Where criminals sue people for stopping them.

"Via Fox 11:

A man who is accused of trying to rob a Fresno, California Starbucks plans to sue a customer who stopped him for using excessive force.

Fresno police called the customer a “courageous hero” for his actions and did not charge Cregg Jerri for his actions.

It happened on July 20th. Police say that Ryan Florez wore a Transformers mask and showed what ended up being a fake gun before pulling a large knife and demanded money from the barista.

Jerri says what was going on, grabbed a chair and attacked Florez. Jerri was stabbed in the neck but managed to wrestle the knife from Flores and stab him repeatedly.

Keep reading…

Harassment As a Political Weapon

"Of course, the Department of Education, like most other federal agencies, should not exist and should be abolished. Short of that happening, the least the bureaucrats can do is help us get a few tenured sociopaths off the public payroll."

Mike Adams

"Thanks to a recent speech by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, more people are discussing the real world repercussions of the eight-year war on due process waged by the Obama Department of Education. Out of that discussion, there is a consensus emerging, which recognizes that basic due process protections must be restored on our university campuses. These changes are particularly needed in the context of campus sexual harassment and sexual assault tribunals. But once due process is restored, we need to vigorously pursue campus prosecutions against those who knowingly and maliciously accuse others of sexual assault and/or sexual harassment. Proactive measures are particularly needed to combat false charges of harassment that are politically motivated as the problem has now reached epidemic proportions on many campuses. 

"This politicization of harassment did not start with Anita Hill – but she did accelerate a dangerous trend that was already in progress. After the relatively unknown law professor accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment she became a household name. Other professors were watching as she profited from those politically motivated accusations. Thus, it was just a matter of time before such accusations started to spread throughout academia. Here is a brief history of how the problem has manifested itself at the mid-sized liberal arts university where I teach. 

"1995. A feminist philosophy professor was personally offended by another professor’s argument that there should be different degrees of rape – because she thought all rapes were equally horrific. Thus, instead of trying to persuade him to adopt her point of view, she reported him to the Dean of Arts and Sciences for allegedly creating a hostile work environment . . .

"1999. A feminist criminology professor was upset by her department chairman’s decision to run for a second term. So she tried to defeat him by standing up in the middle of a department meeting and accusing him of sexual harassment  . . .

"2001. The aforementioned criminology professor leveled three more accusations of harassment against another professor who had criticized her publicly for making the first four false accusations. These new accusations were also investigated and found to be false. This brought her career total to seven false sexual harassment allegations. Nonetheless, she was retained without any disciplinary consequences. "  . . .

Rich Lowry: 'Sovereignty' is not a dirty word

LaCrosse Tribune  . . . "It wasn’t surprising that liberal analysts freaked out over his nickname for Kim Jong Un and his warning that we’d “totally destroy” Kim’s country should it become necessary. These lines were calculated to get a reaction, and they did. More interesting was the allergy to Trump’s defense of sovereign nations. 

"Brian Williams of MSNBC wondered whether the repeated use of the word “sovereignty” was a “dog whistle.” CNN’s Jim Sciutto called it “a loaded term” and “a favorite expression of authoritarian leaders.”

" It was a widely repeated trope that Trump’s speech was “a giant gift,” in the words of BuzzFeed, to China and Russia. 

"In an otherwise illuminating piece in The Atlantic, Peter Beinart concluded that Trump’s address amounted to “imperialism.” If so, couched in the rhetoric of the mutual respect of nations, it’s the best-disguised imperialist manifesto in history. 

"Trump’s critics misrepresent the speech and misunderstand the nationalist vision that Trump was setting out.

" He didn’t defend a valueless international relativism. Trump warned that “authoritarian powers seek to collapse the values, the systems, and alliances that prevented conflict and tilted the world toward freedom since World War II.” 

"He praised the U.S. Constitution as “the foundation of peace, prosperity and freedom for the Americans and for countless millions around the globe.”

" 'The Marshall Plan,” he said, “was built on the noble idea that the whole world is safer when nations are strong, independent and free.” Just window dressing? 

"Trump returned to similar language in his denunciation of the world’s rogue states. " . . .

Jimmy Kimmel’s Failed Test

National Review  . . . "Kimmel is a late-night comedian and the father of a beautiful three-month-old boy who was born with a congenital heart defect. Kimmel has set himself up as the conscience of the current debate over the last effort at reforming health insurance, and Washington now talks of the “Jimmy Kimmel test,” which demands that insurance companies be obliged to cover preexisting conditions without exception or penalty. Kimmel has on his television program twice called Senator Bill Cassidy, author of insurance legislation under current consideration in Congress, a liar for putting forward legislation that would not treat preexisting conditions the way Kimmel would prefer to see them treated." . . .   Read more.

NASCAR owners won't condone anthem protests

Cartoon by A.F. Branco

Rick Moran

This issue is not going away and will probably explode during the pro basketball season coming this fall.  In a league that boasts 75% black players, anthem protests will no doubt be big news for months to come.

. . . "An "insular oddity in American sports culture"?  The "oddity" is the anthem protests, not the pushback against them.  And NASCAR TV broadcasts, although down in recent years, still outdraw other sports in several regions of the country, including the South.

"Legendary NASCAR owner Richard Petty summed up the opinion of several NASCAR teams:

"Anybody that don't stand up for the anthem oughta be out of the country. Period. What got 'em where they're at? The United States," Petty said in comments reported by the AP.

Richard Childress, a former drive[r] who owns Richard Childress Racing, said any protests from his team members would "get you a ride on a Greyhound bus." 

"Anybody that works for me should respect the country we live in. So many people gave their lives for it. This is America," Childress reportedly said.

The comments from the NASCAR owners come as NFL players took part in protests at games across the country after Trump slammed players who take a knee, rather than stand, during the national anthem." . . .

USA Today:  NASCAR owners side with Trump, take firm stance against anthem protests

Pathologist traumatized after seeing 3-pound aborted baby with expression of ‘horror’ on his face

Sarah Terzo  "In a March 10, 2017 article, I quoted Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood abortion facility director, writing about how she and other abortion workers had nightmares after leaving the abortion industry. Many former workers have horrible memories of piecing together aborted babies. This had to be done so workers could verify that no parts of the baby (arms, legs, pieces of the skull, etc.) were left behind in the mother’s body. Any pieces left behind could cause a life-threatening infection.
. . . 
In a forum for pathologists, one poster describes having nightmares after handling the body of a late-term aborted baby and watching a physician’s assistant run from the room in shock.

LifeNews quotes the pathologist: 

One incident really freaked me, it was a boy fetus, at least 3+ pounds, around 24+ weeks. It sat decomposing because the rest of the staff was AFRAID of it, I’m not joking. Then the chief of staff told me to deal with it because I was the FNG (f-kcin new guy) so I went to work.

Pulled out two well-formed arms and then the torso, headless. The head was at the bottom of the container, when I pulled it, he had this expression of such utter horror it flipped me wayyyy out, my PA saw it and ran, literally left work and went on disability (I’m serious here). It was like a headless screaming baby, like it had been born at least for a split second to realize it was screwed and let out one agonal yelp. The story of this reverberated around the department… I woke up once shortly after that in a cold sweat with piss running down my leg….

A Few Heroes During the NFL’s unAmerican Anthem Protests (Updated)

Update: Alejandro Villanueva Is the Only Real Man on the Pittsburgh Steelers   "Earlier [Sunday], the entire Pittsburgh Steelers team showed their disrespect to the American flag, the American people, and those serving in the military by boycotting the national anthem before their game against the Chicago Bears. It was a sickening display of misplaced arrogance by multimillionaires who have forgotten that they owe everything they have -- those marvelous mansions, those awesome cars, those millions in their bank accounts -- to their country.
"Farewell to the National Football League
"Thankfully, however, there was one Steeler who didn't submit to peer pressure but who stood tall for his anthem and flag. . . ." 

By the way....Alejandro Villanueva has the Steelers’ No. 1-selling jersey after going out for anthem without teammates  . . . "That decision is already having a major impact — on his jersey sales. Overnight the obscure offensive lineman went from the depths of Steelers’ jersey sales to its No. 1 seller in the men’s and women’s categories on both Fanatics.com and NFLShop.com. " . . .

Alejandro Villanueva's courageous – and lonely – stand for the flag
. . . "And it's worth noting that he was pressured into doing just that.  The Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach, Mike Tomlin, said he was looking for "100% participation" in that locker room, and he was specifically asked about Villanueva. It suggests that internal peer pressure is a significant part of all the kneeling and locker room hiding that's been driving audiences away from the NFL – a great unreported story." . . .

. . . "Now Villanueva is a hero to NFL fans, a standout, a man of courage, and the reason fans like to watch football and cheer it on.

No @Steelers had wherewithal to join Villanueva-teammate who served 3 tours in Afghanistan-for the national anthem
His jersey may sell out pic.twitter.com/uPJDW1owEi

— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) September 24, 2017

"They're going hog-wild buying his jersey" . . .

While Villanueva became a hero to patriotic Americans, the feeling isn’t the same with many of his teammates and the man who is supposed to be their leader.

"The entire Pittsburgh Steelers team showed a lack of class and an abundance of cowardice by refusing to even come out of the locker room for the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner.

"Except for offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva, a man who actually wore a uniform in service of his country instead of for millions of dollars like his teammates who never had any skin in the game when it came to defending America. He stood at the end of the tunnel with his hand over his heart and became the only Steeler with dignity on a day where it was lacking elsewhere.

"Villanueva was a former U.S. Army Ranger who served three tours in Afghanistan and had too much honor to hunker down with the cheese eaters in the locker room, the chief rat being head coach Mike Tomlin."

Photosnark below from Amber in comments to the above article:

President Trump and the NFL: who has been damaged the most?

First, for some perspective: NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” analyst Cris Collinsworth called on President Donald Trump to apologize for calling players protesting the national anthem “SOBs.”
I'm sure an apology would be too late; many of these guys disliked President Trump before all this. 
The damage may be more far-reaching than we think; if the US goes to war over North Korea's threats of a nuclear attack, Mr. Trump will need the nation behind him, and this is damaging. In World War 2, Hollywood was a great force behind the US war effort; these days, not a chance.
Many times I declared Obama to be a petulant, vindictive man-child (as I still consider him to be), but President Trump's rants do not place him on a higher plane than many Democrats. TD

Legal Insurrection: NFL picked sides in the culture war, now it has to live with the consequences

"I can’t tell you how many times readers and potential/actual authors have told me they fear loss of job and career damage if they express non-liberal opinions at work or in a way that people at work could find out. There is a reign of terror ongoing in this country, but it’s not from the government, it’s from social-media-empowered leftists who seek to impose the most intrusive political litmus tests in every aspect of our lives.
The most revealing aspect of the culture war is not that the professional entertainment industries are uniformly and aggressively liberal, but that they have pushed politics into every aspect of our lives. You will be made to care in the classroom and now, on the sports field.
The result, for me, is a withdrawal from much of professional culture."

Beyoncé Talks 'Formation' Video as Critics Call Her Super Bowl 50 Performance Anti-Police    Was Trump President then?

"Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticized the performance Monday on Fox News, calling the singer’s display an attack on police.

“ 'This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us and keep us alive,” he said, and added that the performance should have been “decent” and “wholesome.' ” . . .

The Day the NFL Jumped the Shark

Nine pieces of proof that the NFL has disdain for America

1. NFL Threatens Fines Against Players Who Wanted to Commemorate 9/11 . . .

2. NFL Fines Player over Headband . . . 

3. NFL Fines Player over Breast Cancer Advocacy . . .

4. NFL Orders Players Not to honor Fallen Police Officers . . .

5. NFL Fines Player for “Thrusting” . . .

6. NFL Fines Player for “Hopping” . . .

7. NFL Players Fined for Mimicking the Taking of a Photograph . . .

8. NFL Fines Player for Marching in Place . . .

9. NFL Fines Player Over Raising Awareness for Domestic Violence . . .

Believe me: I could go on and on and on. The fines threatened and levied by the NFL against players who commit various acts of self-expression are nearly endless.
But in summation, here are the incontrovertible facts…
The NFL will not allow its players self-expression that commemorates slain police officers or 9/11.
The NFL will not allow its players to raise awareness for breast cancer or domestic abuse.
The NFL will not allow its players to hop, thrust, march in place, or mimic the taking of a photograph.
From what we can tell, the only act of self-expression the NFL allows is the protesting the American flag and anthem.
Therefore, the values of the NFL are clear.

 

NFL Rundown: Empty Seat Alert

Kevin Jackson; The Blacksphere  

32 NFL teams with 1600 active man rosters.

Of the 1600, 100 decided to “take a knee”. For those doing the math, that’s just over 6 percent.

"Consider that the NFL is roughly 68 percent black, you get an idea of how blacks feel about Colin Kaepernick’s cause, the ruse of Black Lives Matter, and the political-correctness of what used to be a sport for gladiators.

"Another quick note: Almost the entire Pittsburgh Steelers roster was part of that 100-man protest team.

"I suspect the 1500 other “real men” would like to see Kaepernick and the 100 who join him in solidarity go play in the European Football League.

"For those who know my work, I explain why black unemployment is so high. It’s because of idiots like this. Even when black Leftists make MILLIONS of dollars, they still complain. Think any of these sorry a-holes care that the NFL owners will suffer? Most have their contracts, so why worry about a few very wealthy white men?

"If these black multi-millionaires whiners told the truth, they would love to see the white owners suffer, as long as the players get to keep their jobs.

"But will they get to keep their jobs long-term? 

"Let’s begin with the president’s claim of lower ratings." . . .

(Emphases in the original)

• QB Brady turns on Trump as well
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• Coach Tomlin Wanted War Hero Villanueva to Hide in the Locker Room

Some Wounded Warriors Can't Take a Knee, NFL

Liberals tend to be selective in defending free speech. Protests against the flag or the national anthem are to be praised, but public affirmation of faith and traditional values are to be mocked, such as former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow’s slightly different taking of the knee and giving of thanks to the Creator from which all our inalienable rights come. As Investor’s Business Dailyeditorialized in 2012 . . .

"It’s official: **** THE NFL"

Bloviating Zeppelin

What’s acceptable and unacceptable in the NFL. The bottom are shoes of Tennessee Titans player Avery Williamson who was threatened by the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell when he wanted to wear them in honor of 9/11.

"Also, remember when NFL Commissioner Goodell refused to allow the Dallas Cowboys to wear a sticker honoring five murdered Dallas Police officers in 2016? I certainly do, as I wrote about it in August last year."

"Here is the heinously-offensive sticker that had to be removed and never further applied. A five-pointed star, with each point to represent one murdered officer.

From the NYDailyNews.com:

"NFL rejects Cowboys petition to wear helmet decal memorializing Dallas officers that were killed

by Daniel O’Leary

The NFL has gone from the No Fun League to the No Feelings League.

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Dallas Cowboys filed a petition for permission to wear a helmet decal memorializing the five officers killed in a tragic shooting in Dallas back in July.

The decal featured a star – similar to the one featured prominently in the Dallas PD logo – with a black circle around it and the phrase “Arm In Arm,” to signify support for the police and the Dallas community after the tragedy. The Cowboys opened up training camp while walking with their arms interlocked with members of the Dallas police department.

The Worst Republican Senator

Let that sink in a minute. The person who played a role in re-establishing diplomatic relations with the North Vietnamese regime that tortured him for seven years refused to shake the hand of a fellow American citizen—a presidential appointee!—who merely dared to disagree with McCain on substantive grounds.

Donkey Hotey

Power Line  "There really ought to be a statute of limitations on how long John McCain can play the tortured war hero card. His war hero status was exhausted with me a decade ago over a single instance.

"Brad Smith, who as chairman of the Federal Election Commission and law professor dared to criticize the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law on constitutional grounds (later vindicated in several Supreme Court cases culminating in the glorious Citizens Uniteddecision), came before a Senate committee one day to testify about campaign finance laws. He had recently had surgery, and had to appear in a wheelchair.

"Smith wheeled himself up to McCain, whom he had never met, to introduce himself. He put out his hand, and McCain started to put out his hand as politicians naturally do, but then stopped when he heard Smith announce his name. McCain pulled his hand back and said: “I know who you are. I’m not going to shake your hand!” (This episode never got any press. I know several first-hand witnesses to this appalling, churlish behavior. Repulsive.)

"Let that sink in a minute. The person who played a role in re-establishing diplomatic relations with the North Vietnamese regime that tortured him for seven years refused to shake the hand of a fellow American citizen—a presidential appointee!—who merely dared to disagree with McCain on substantive grounds."
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