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[fritolay]

Yeah well get that orange son of a bitch out the WH.

You realize, that's basically racism. Replace orange to talk about any other person of color and you get the point.

 

[MechDX]

Eric WInston one of the leaders of the NFLPA releases statement:

 

[bob_arctor]

Yes. There are a few teams right now that would benefit by having Kaep signed, first one that comes to mind is the Vikings.

The Jets also. "Benefit" being a relative term for the shitshow they're fielding.

 

[SolidSnakex]

This Trump statement is the worst. Horrible.

I honestly don’t know. Is Kap being black balled right now by NFL owners? Should he have a job in the NFL based on his performance on the field? Or not? I am honestly interested to know the facts.

He's being made an example of for sure. At the very least he's worthy of a backup role in the league. He took his team to the SB and to two NFL Championship games. There are some journeyman backups in the league that haven't done shit.

 

[Lubricus]

If I had several hundred million dollars, I would build a NASCAR track. There is going to be a few million ex-NFL fans looking for a new Sunday sport.
Or maybe hockey?

 

[the_sun_king]

Get this son of a bitch out of office.

.

 

[theignoramus]

If I had several hundred million dollars, I would build a NASCAR track. There is going to be a few million ex-NFL fans looking for a new Sunday sport.
Or maybe hockey?

I just read a #MAGA tweeter swear s/he was boycotting the NFL and watching NASCAR instead.

 

[rjinaz]

I mean what else needs to be said? It was never about anything other than people thinking they have no right or reason to be protesting in the first place.

The fact that our president thinks peaceful protestors should be fired and calls them sons of bitches is disgusting.

 

[ZeoVGM]

This Trump statement is the worst. Horrible. Hopefully every player in the NFL protests during the national anthem tomorrow.

I honestly don’t know. Is Kap being black balled right now by NFL owners? Should he have a job in the NFL based on his performance on the field? Or not? I am honestly interested to know the facts.

The way I look at it is this:

Kap is not a very good player.

But there are numerous bad white quarterbacks in the NFL who keep getting chance after chance. Yet for some reason, Kap isn't on a team at all.

I fully believe that he's being blocked from playing because of his politics.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

I cannot wait for more football players to begin protesting and watching the collective country of NFL fans lose their shit. I would love nothing more than to see entire teams take knees in protest

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

So many middle-aged white “Christian” men are going to throw the biggest temper tantrums laced with racial overtones tomorrow.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

This Trump statement is the worst. Horrible. Hopefully every player in the NFL protests during the national anthem tomorrow.

I honestly don’t know. Is Kap being black balled right now by NFL owners? Should he have a job in the NFL based on his performance on the field? Or not? I am honestly interested to know the facts.

He is undoubtedly being black balled and it’s not even close. 538 and others have done amazing stories of comparing performance and backups with 1/10 of his talent had very long careers in the league and countless chances to become a starting qb again.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

A lot of nasty shit has come out this last week that is weirdly getting downplayed. All the stuff about Manafort is horribly damaging, combined with the revelation that key battleground states were targeted by Russian hackers during the 2016 election. Most places are focused on Trump's silliness over the past few days and somehow the fact that his campaign manager is about to be indicted and the nature of the FBI raid on his house isn't being blasted around the clock.

Sadly, we're forced to walk and chew gum for months at a time with this shitclown. I fear that this is intentional to get the base riled up and turn it into a "left vs right" issue to cast the unethical/treasonous stuff into the shade.

Everything about him is disgusting, but it's often hard to keep that in mind as certain facets of him grow in disgustingness to record heights at times.

 

[Maligna]

Posted on my facebook feed by someone. I agree.

Donald Trump calls a man who was exercising his First Amendment Rights to make a peaceful protest against racism and police brutality a “son of a bitch.” But he says no such thing of the man who intentionally drove his car into a group of peaceful protesters and killed a woman. Think about that. Kaepernick makes a totally peaceful, symbolic statement, loses his job, and is attacked by the president*, but no such words about a murderer. “Very fine people” were marching with torches, remember.
He is holding a white supremacist rally in Alabama. He is whipping the crowd into a frenzy of hatred for a black man who is peacefully asking for racial justice.
Donald Trump is a racist. Donald Trump is a white supremacist. This isn’t about the anthem.

 

[Jackpot]

"Screw freedom of expression, amirite?"

Yes, that's exactly what he was stating: NOT kneeling during the anthem should be banned.

All these mental gymnastics just to save face. It's ok to lose an argument on the interwebs.

 

[Suikoguy]

You realize, that's basically racism. Replace orange to talk about any other person of color and you get the point.

Spray Tan abuse is a protected class now?

 

[Raylan Targaryen]

This Trump statement is the worst. Horrible. Hopefully every player in the NFL protests during the national anthem tomorrow.

I honestly don’t know. Is Kap being black balled right now by NFL owners? Should he have a job in the NFL based on his performance on the field? Or not? I am honestly interested to know the facts.

Absolutely.

He should have a starting job. No one can tell me Andy Dalton or whoever the fuck the Jets QB is, is more deserving of a starting job. Even if you don't think he's good enough to start, there are 32 teams in the league. Most have at least one backup, usually more. That's at least 64 QBs that need to be in the league.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

This is great.

 

[kirblar]

Reading Trump's speeches always makes my head hurt.

Like, does he have dementia?

Duh.

 

[gamerMan]

Trump is trying to divide us up. Hopefully, all the players respond tomorrow with unity. We are the United States not Divided States.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Trump is trying to divide us up. Hopefully, all the players respond tomorrow with unity. We are the United States not Divided States.

Tom Brady is playing still so at least one person won't be responding

 

[chadskin]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

 

[louiedog]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

The old GOP value of deciding wealthy people shouldn't have the privilege of their position based on what they do and don't respect.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

Can someone with put that Colin Rugg guy in his place?

 

[Slayven]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

"Niggers should know their place"

 

[Regulus Tera]

Trump is going to rip this country right in half.

Going to?

 

[Seik]

"Niggers should know their place"

What is this nonsense.

Trump is not racist.

...what? He said it!


:lol

 

[Mifune]

It's not a privilege to play in the NFL or NBA. They earned that fucking right. They are better at their chosen sport than Trump will ever be at anything in his miserable life.

I'd love to see owners try to fire players over this.

 

[chaos789]

I wonder if he is saying all of this to distract from how it was reported about Manafort being wiretapped by the FBI and having his house raided and could possibly be indicted.

 

[A Serious Man]

Surely there is a Trump tweet about Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins refusing to visit Obama in the WH.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Motherfucker wasn't done. He just tweeted again! He's tripling down! NFL is gonna be must watch tomorrow

 

[DietRob]

I wonder if he is saying all of this to distract from how it was reported about Manafort being wiretapped by the FBI and having his house raided and could possibly be indicted.

No, he's saying this because he's an idiot.

He's not playing chess. He's never played chess. This is tic-tac-toe with a pigeon.

 

[MIMIC]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

What do you do when you have a troll for a President....

What is says is so obviously ridiculous and absurd, but his words are the ones that matter the most.

 

[B-Dubs]

Motherfucker wasn't done. He just tweeted again! He's tripling down! NFL is gonna be must watch tomorrow

This is one way to make sure damn near everyone takes a knee.

 

[MechDX]

I wonder if he is saying all of this to distract from how it was reported about Manafort being wiretapped by the FBI and having his house raided and could possibly be indicted.

No, he's saying this because he's an idiot.

He's not playing chess. He's never played chess. This is tic-tac-toe with a pigeon.

No its a valid point. He has done this the entire year. Makes some stupid comments and around 12-24 hours later something big drops but peoples attention are elsewhere.

Trump is still a moron but these is validity to this idea

 

[MarauderShields]

No its a valid point. He has done this the entire year. Makes some stupid comments and around 12-24 hours later something big drops but peoples attention are elsewhere.

Trump is still a moron but these is validity to this idea

But he says stupid shit almost every day

 

[DrForester]

Fucking guy takes a stronger stand against kneeling black men than neo-nazis.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

And again King Nebuchadnezzar throws Daniel into the lion's den for not worshiping the idol.

 

[Peccavi]

Spray Tan abuse is a protected class now?

His name is fritolay

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Ah, when the POTUS doubles down on being a racist neo-nazi supporting piece of shit for the umpteenth time.

 

[RDreamer]

He's back at it again: https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/911654184918880260

So lemme get this straight... Donald Trump can campaign saying America is not great, but (black) players can’t insinuate that at all?

 

[Ithil]

Lol at some of those comments. "The NFL as it once was is over".

Oh noes, some Black folks aren't standing for the 3 minute anthem, I can no longer enjoy the following 3 hours of this game.

These same people go to get a beer or go to the bathroom during the anthem, anyway. They act like they are standing up in their living rooms holding their hearts at the TV.

 

[DietRob]

No its a valid point. He has done this the entire year. Makes some stupid comments and around 12-24 hours later something big drops but peoples attention are elsewhere.

Trump is still a moron but these is validity to this idea

I mean, maybe..?

I think we would be giving him WAY too much credit. More likely there is just a constant deluge of terrible shit and 'big stories' that no matter what he tweets 24-48 hours something 'big' gets dropped.

 

[Boke1879]

These same people go to get a beer or go to the bathroom during the anthem, anyway. They act like they are standing up in their living rooms holding their hearts at the TV.

Are these people standing at attention in their living rooms while the anthem is played?

 

[Ithil]

I wonder if he is saying all of this to distract from how it was reported about Manafort being wiretapped by the FBI and having his house raided and could possibly be indicted.

He isn't. He's saying it because he's a racist prick. These are his real thoughts, "uppity blacks need to learn their place".

 

[Wamb0wneD]

I mean what else needs to be said? It was never about anything other than people thinking they have no right or reason to be protesting in the first place.

The fact that our president thinks peaceful protestors should be fired and calls them sons of bitches is disgusting.

Maybe that it's not white people against black people as a whole? I agree that what Trump said is disgusting and that the way he treats white supremacists better than regular black people who voice their opinion is as well, but this rethoric doesn't help anybody.

Hmmm Muller must be real close to something or something about to be exposed. He just mad black players won't worship him. Only his paid tokens will or some that want to get paid.

I wish...but I read that a lot of times these days when he says something outrageous.

 

[MiloHoffman]

 

[Zach]

So lemme get this straight... Donald Trump can campaign saying America is not great, but (black) players can’t insinuate that at all?

You're finally getting it, RDreamer!

 

[FyreWulff]

Maybe that it's not white people against black people as a whole? I agree that what Trump said is disgusting and that the way he treats white supremacists better than regular black people who voice their opinion is as well, but this rethoric doesn't help anybody.

It isn't rhetoric when it's true. For white people the goalpost just kept being moved when they have to acknowledge how society is set up, and even has a specific term: white fragility.

 

[LotusHD]

Maybe that it's not white people against black people as a whole? I agree that what Trump said is disgusting and that the way he treats white supremacists better than regular black people who voice their opinion is as well, but this rethoric doesn't help anybody.

I mean, it's a pretty accurate "rhetoric" that white people always got something to say about how black people protest, even the ones that are allegedly on our sides, saying we have to do it this way, or that way, or lament that we're inconveniencing them, and so on.

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This one of those times y'all can quote MLK lmao