Sunday, August 20, 2017
The NFL doesn't have the guts to bench unpatriotic players (Bringing down America)
Colin Kaepernick Scum Man |
A National Football League player
refused to stand for the national anthem Saturday during a preseason
game -- and in doing so he disrespected the military and the nation.
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch was
spotted by an Associated Press photographer sitting atop an orange
cooler before the start of the preseason game against the Arizona
Cardinals.Mr. Lynch is apparently a disciple of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick – a notorious anti-American rabble-rouser.
I suspect this will not be the last episode of anti-American activity at NFL games."I'd rather see him take a knee than stand up, put his hands up and get murdered," Lynch told comedian Conan O'Brien in 2016.
It was Kaepernick who sparked a national protest against the alleged police violence by taking a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner. Soon, a number of college, high school and professional athletes joined his cause.
“If you’re really not racist then you won’t see what he done, what he’s doing, as a threat to America, but just addressing a problem that we have,” Lynch told Associated Press.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio told SFGate.com that Lynch's disrespectful behavior is not an issue for the football team.
“He said, ‘This is something I have done for 11 years. It’s not a form of anything other than me being myself,’” Del Rio said. “I told him I very strongly believe in standing for the national anthem. But I respect him as a man and he can do his thing."
Well, that doesn't speak very well of Coach Del Rio's character either. The coach respects a man who disrespects the country?
I suspect this will not be the last episode of anti-American activity at NFL games. So I recommend head coaches take immediate action to deter such behavior.
If you ride the bench during the Star-Spangled Banner, you should ride the bench for the rest of season.
It would be a gutsy move -- but unlikely -- considering the lack of courage and patriotism in the National Football League.
Todd Starnes is host of Fox News & Commentary. His latest book is “The Deplorables’ Guide to Making America Great Again.” Follow him on Twitter @ToddStarnes and find him on Facebook.
US Army mum on whether bases will keep Confederate names (Bringing down America)
Debate is heating up throughout the country over
what to do with Confederate statues and memorials. But it appears, at
least for now, that 10 major U.S. Army bases will keep the names of
Confederate soldiers.
The Army refused to answer
questions last week on whether those bases – including Fort Bragg in
North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, and Fort Benning in Georgia – will
keep their names, the Charlotte Observer reported.
All 10 U.S. military bases named for Confederate soldiers are located in the South.Prior to this month’s violence in Charlottesville, Va., the most recent time the names of Army bases were strongly debated was in 2015, after the slaying of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C.
At that time, Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told Time there was “no discussion” regarding changing the names.
Base names are based on “individuals, not causes or ideologies,” public affairs chief Army Brig. Gen. Malcolm Frost said in 2015, adding that each base “is named for a soldier who holds a place in our military history.”
The other seven Army bases named for Confederate soldiers are Fort Rucker in Alabama; Fort Gordon in Georgia; Camp Beauregard and Fort Polk in Louisiana; and Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Lee and Fort Pickett in Virginia.
Boston Free Speech Rally Ends Early as Counter Protesters Fill the Streets (Bringing down America)
Police tussle with counterprotesters near a “Free Speech” rally Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston. An estimated 15,000 counterprotesters marched through the city to historic Boston Common. |
A number of rally participants left the Boston Common ahead of the planned speeches Saturday and video shows police officers pushing back demonstrators.
Police ramped up security measures ahead of the rally in an effort to avoid a repeat of last week’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Officials say extra security cameras and barriers were installed in the area and hundreds of officers were deployed.
The city had also banned people from carrying weapons and backpacks.
Pres. Trump Tweets ‘Many Decisions Made’ After Camp David Nat’l Security Meeting
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md., Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, following a national security meeting at Camp David. |
The president indicated on twitter Saturday that a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan could soon be revealed.
Defense Secretary James Mattis has confirmed military options presented to President Trump for the region, range from a full withdrawal to a troop increase.
Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Advisor H.R. Mcmaster also attended the meeting in Maryland.
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