Triumph of Trump: NFL kneeling

[Sparko]

Yes the owners do have that right, except that without the players the owners lose. Besides, its seems that for the most part the owners sided with the players, not with the president.

As if there aren't thousands of players wanting to get into the NFL. Not to mention none of these guys will risk losing their multi-million dollar contracts. Yeah contracts. Meaning the owners can not only fire them for breach of contract, they can sue them too.

[rogue06]

Yeah, they do, and the players have the right to ignore the owners and protest regardless.

True. And they can suffer the consequences as a result. Similarly, my boss tells me I cannot wear a T-shirt to work^[1] and if I ignore it I will suffer the consequences as a result.











1. Actually I can wear one under a dress shirt or polo shirt

[rogue06]

Yes the owners do have that right, except that without the players the owners lose. Besides, its seems that for the most part the owners sided with the players, not with the president.

Most of the players want to play and collect more money per game than the vast majority of people make in a year than protest.

[rogue06]

NAACP: Jerry Jones' anthem comments are 'tone-deaf,' violate Cowboys' constitutional rights

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dal...utional-rights

Is the NAACP just stupid?

Is that a rhetorical question?...

I assume that is a rhetorical question.

Great minds and all that

[rogue06]

Apparently it was effective so money well spent.

Again it is hilarious watching liberals gripe about tax money being spent

[Zymologist]

Great minds and all that

What about great minds?

(that's a rhetorical question)

[Cow Poke]

What about great minds?

(that's a rhetorical question)

But, are you expecting an answer?

[Sparko]

Again it is hilarious watching liberals gripe about tax money being spent

They only want it spent on giving them stuff.

[Sparko]

What about great minds?

(that's a rhetorical question)

Grape minds drink alot!

[Darth Executor]

Yes the owners do have that right, except that without the players the owners lose. Besides, its seems that for the most part the owners sided with the players, not with the president.

Yes, and slit their own throats in the process, like Trump intended.

[Darth Executor]

Of course they did. Not only do they need their players but those who agree with the protests should be applauding them...they're making a stand against injustice to their fellow countrymen. "Injustice" is not what the anthem and flag stand for.

Then why are they protesting the flag and anthem? And they're not making a stand against injustice, they're making a stand against any consequences for black people who commit crimes.

[Sparko]

Then why are they protesting the flag and anthem? And they're not making a stand against injustice, they're making a stand against any consequences for black people who commit crimes.

They are not even doing that. The only reason they are kneeling is because Trump called kneeling players out. The rest of them just started kneeling to protest Trump, basically "you can't tell us what to do!"

They weren't kneeling before.

[JimL]

Of course they did. Not only do they need their players but those who agree with the protests should be applauding them...they're making a stand against injustice to their fellow countrymen. "Injustice" is not what the anthem and flag stand for.

Exactly. The players are doing exactly what the flag does stand for, and what the military defends. Conservatives never seem to get that, for them it always seems to be "my country right or wrong, and if you don't like it keep your mouth shut.

[JimL]

For which the owners would have the right to fire them.

Already went there CP, try to keep up now.

[JimL]

Apparently it was effective so money well spent.

Hmm, and I'll bet you'd be saying the same thing if Obama spent hundreds of thousands on a political stunt. Not!