Did he or did he not bring this anti American issue to the cover story? Was he proved to be right or wrong?
I guess in your mind Trump had nothing to do with it. He said what most Americans feel....if you cant stand for your country and salute the flag, get the hell outta here.
Pretty simple. But time will tell if the players choose to kneel or stand. This whole shitstorm was started by the nationalist Trump.
<header class="articleheader" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Titans WR Rishard Matthews Tweets He Will No Longer Play in the NFL, if Made to Stand for the Anthem
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</header>Liberals are quite fond of saying they’ll move to foreign countries, if Republicans get elected to the presidency. Yet, to the disappointment of all, they remain. Something like that may be starting with NFL players and anthem protests.
Take for example, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews. On Thursday, Matthews was asked by a Twitter user, whether he would stay in the locker room, or take the fine or penalty for kneeling during the anthem. The Marine pictured in Matthews’ profile pic is his half-brother, Christopher Ruiz, who died in Afghanistan in 2015.
Here is Matthews response in a tweet that was captured by Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage, before Matthews deleted it:
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So @_RMatthews of @titans says he'll quit NFL if he has to stand for national anthem. Bye, dude.
3:56 PM - Oct 12, 2017
</twitterwidget>So here we have ourselves a bit of a Susan Sarandon moment. An instance where, an ardent leftist promises to give up something if he doesn’t get his way politically. However, this is actually more serious than a Susan Sarandon moment. Sarandon, merely threatened to leave the country if John McCain won the election in 2008.
She didn’t threaten to give up her livelihood. She said she would move, not that she would quit acting.
Matthews is actually threatening to walk away from football if he’s not allowed to protest. Now, will he walk away from the game if the league bans anthem protests?
In all likelihood, he will not. However, what a thing for the fans to be able to hold over his head if he doesn’t? Not to mention, imagine being so repulsed by your country’s anthem that you would walk away from a contract paying you over $6.3 million, just because you couldn’t protest it?
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</header>Liberals are quite fond of saying they’ll move to foreign countries, if Republicans get elected to the presidency. Yet, to the disappointment of all, they remain. Something like that may be starting with NFL players and anthem protests.
Take for example, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews. On Thursday, Matthews was asked by a Twitter user, whether he would stay in the locker room, or take the fine or penalty for kneeling during the anthem. The Marine pictured in Matthews’ profile pic is his half-brother, Christopher Ruiz, who died in Afghanistan in 2015.
Here is Matthews response in a tweet that was captured by Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage, before Matthews deleted it:
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So @_RMatthews of @titans says he'll quit NFL if he has to stand for national anthem. Bye, dude.
3:56 PM - Oct 12, 2017
</twitterwidget>So here we have ourselves a bit of a Susan Sarandon moment. An instance where, an ardent leftist promises to give up something if he doesn’t get his way politically. However, this is actually more serious than a Susan Sarandon moment. Sarandon, merely threatened to leave the country if John McCain won the election in 2008.
She didn’t threaten to give up her livelihood. She said she would move, not that she would quit acting.
Matthews is actually threatening to walk away from football if he’s not allowed to protest. Now, will he walk away from the game if the league bans anthem protests?
In all likelihood, he will not. However, what a thing for the fans to be able to hold over his head if he doesn’t? Not to mention, imagine being so repulsed by your country’s anthem that you would walk away from a contract paying you over $6.3 million, just because you couldn’t protest it?
Sad!
<header class="articleheader" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Titans WR Rishard Matthews Tweets He Will No Longer Play in the NFL, if Made to Stand for the Anthem
596<figure class="figurearticlefeatured" style="margin: 0px;">AP Photo/James Kenney
</figure>by DYLAN GWINN12 Oct 201726,352
</header>Liberals are quite fond of saying they’ll move to foreign countries, if Republicans get elected to the presidency. Yet, to the disappointment of all, they remain. Something like that may be starting with NFL players and anthem protests.
Take for example, Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews. On Thursday, Matthews was asked by a Twitter user, whether he would stay in the locker room, or take the fine or penalty for kneeling during the anthem. The Marine pictured in Matthews’ profile pic is his half-brother, Christopher Ruiz, who died in Afghanistan in 2015.
Here is Matthews response in a tweet that was captured by Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage, before Matthews deleted it:
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So @_RMatthews of @titans says he'll quit NFL if he has to stand for national anthem. Bye, dude.
3:56 PM - Oct 12, 2017
</twitterwidget>So here we have ourselves a bit of a Susan Sarandon moment. An instance where, an ardent leftist promises to give up something if he doesn’t get his way politically. However, this is actually more serious than a Susan Sarandon moment. Sarandon, merely threatened to leave the country if John McCain won the election in 2008.
She didn’t threaten to give up her livelihood. She said she would move, not that she would quit acting.
Matthews is actually threatening to walk away from football if he’s not allowed to protest. Now, will he walk away from the game if the league bans anthem protests?
In all likelihood, he will not. However, what a thing for the fans to be able to hold over his head if he doesn’t? Not to mention, imagine being so repulsed by your country’s anthem that you would walk away from a contract paying you over $6.3 million, just because you couldn’t protest it?
Sad!
Well bye.....he wont be missed. Not sure he has a working brain.....but I am sure he has thought this through. I guess the Canadian league is paying NFL dollars
Seven 49ers kneel during anthem prior to game against Redskins.
LANDOVER, Md. -- Seven San Francisco 49ers players knelt during the national anthem Sunday after more than 20 players did the same in each of the past two weeks.
Safeties Eric Reid and Adrian Colbert, linebacker Dekoda Watson, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, defensive lineman Arik Armstead, linebacker Eli Harold and cornerback K'Waun Williams all knelt during the national anthem, while the rest of the team stood and locked arms.
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence left the Niners-Colts game early after more than 20 San Francisco players knelt during the anthem, with teammates standing behind them.
Pence voiced his displeasure on social media after leaving that game, saying on Twitter that he would not dignify any event that disrespects soldiers, the flag or the anthem.
President Donald Trump soon followed up by saying he asked Pence to leave the stadium if any players knelt.
After the loss to the Colts, Reid said he thought Pence's actions were planned, calling it a "PR stunt."
"He knew our team has had the most players protest," Reid said. "He knew that we were probably going to do it again. This is what systemic oppression looks like. A man with power comes to the game, tweets a couple things out and leaves the game in an attempt to thwart our efforts. Based on the information I have, that's the assumption I made."
On Monday, reports surfaced that the NFL owners were considering adding a rule that would force players to stand for the national anthem, though commissioner Roger Goodell indicated that wasn't the case later in the week.
The NFL and NFL Players Association released a joint statement on Wednesday, saying that representatives from the players' union will be at the owners meetings in New York this week to discuss the controversy surrounding the national anthem and the protests taking place during it.
Goodell later told NFL Network that the plan is to have in-depth discussions with the players and owners so that they can understand the issues the players are trying to address and how to address those issues in communities all over the country.
Trump followed by telling Fox News that he believed players would have stopped kneeling had former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick been suspended when he first knelt last year.
Reid, of course, was the first player to join Kaepernick in kneeling during the anthem, as a protest of racial inequality and police brutality, in 2016.
On Wednesday, Reid said he had discussions with team CEO Jed York in which he received assurances he would have the organization's support.
"Well, I've talked to Jed, and he's expressed very clearly that he wants to support us, that he's not going to force us to do anything," Reid said. "So, speaking for our team, that's what he's told me explicitly."
LANDOVER, Md. -- Seven San Francisco 49ers players knelt during the national anthem Sunday after more than 20 players did the same in each of the past two weeks.
Safeties Eric Reid and Adrian Colbert, linebacker Dekoda Watson, wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, defensive lineman Arik Armstead, linebacker Eli Harold and cornerback K'Waun Williams all knelt during the national anthem, while the rest of the team stood and locked arms.
Last week, Vice President Mike Pence left the Niners-Colts game early after more than 20 San Francisco players knelt during the anthem, with teammates standing behind them.
Pence voiced his displeasure on social media after leaving that game, saying on Twitter that he would not dignify any event that disrespects soldiers, the flag or the anthem.
President Donald Trump soon followed up by saying he asked Pence to leave the stadium if any players knelt.
After the loss to the Colts, Reid said he thought Pence's actions were planned, calling it a "PR stunt."
"He knew our team has had the most players protest," Reid said. "He knew that we were probably going to do it again. This is what systemic oppression looks like. A man with power comes to the game, tweets a couple things out and leaves the game in an attempt to thwart our efforts. Based on the information I have, that's the assumption I made."
On Monday, reports surfaced that the NFL owners were considering adding a rule that would force players to stand for the national anthem, though commissioner Roger Goodell indicated that wasn't the case later in the week.
The NFL and NFL Players Association released a joint statement on Wednesday, saying that representatives from the players' union will be at the owners meetings in New York this week to discuss the controversy surrounding the national anthem and the protests taking place during it.
Goodell later told NFL Network that the plan is to have in-depth discussions with the players and owners so that they can understand the issues the players are trying to address and how to address those issues in communities all over the country.
Trump followed by telling Fox News that he believed players would have stopped kneeling had former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick been suspended when he first knelt last year.
Reid, of course, was the first player to join Kaepernick in kneeling during the anthem, as a protest of racial inequality and police brutality, in 2016.
On Wednesday, Reid said he had discussions with team CEO Jed York in which he received assurances he would have the organization's support.
"Well, I've talked to Jed, and he's expressed very clearly that he wants to support us, that he's not going to force us to do anything," Reid said. "So, speaking for our team, that's what he's told me explicitly."
These players really are piles of trash
Fans boo kneeling New Orleans Saints players during tribute to fallen NOPD officer
Fans boo kneeling New Orleans Saints players during tribute to fallen NOPD officer
Nobody cares what you do senile old man
10 warning signs of Alzheimer's
Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer's or another dementia. Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. There are 10 warning signs and symptoms. Every individual may experience one or more of these signs in different degrees. If you notice any of them, please see a doctor.
1
Memory loss that disrupts daily life
One of the most common signs of Alzheimer's is memory loss, especially forgetting recently learned information. Others include forgetting important dates or events; asking for the same information over and over, Increasingly needing to rely on memory aids (e.g. reminder notes or electronic devices) or family members for things they used to handle on their own.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Sometimes forgetting names or appointments, but remembering them later.
2
Challenges in planning or solving problems
Some people may experience changes in their ability to develop and follow a plan or work with numbers. They may have trouble following a familiar recipe or keeping track of monthly bills. They may have difficulty concentrating and take much longer to do things than they did before.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Making occasional errors when balancing a checkbook.
3
Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure
People with Alzheimer's often find it hard to complete daily tasks. Sometimes, people may have trouble driving to a familiar location, managing a budget at work or remembering the rules of a favorite game.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Occasionally needing help to use the settings on a microwave or to record a television show.
4
Confusion with time or place
People with Alzheimer's can lose track of dates, seasons and the passage of time. They may have trouble understanding something if it is not happening immediately. Sometimes they may forget where they are or how they got there.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Getting confused about the day of the week but figuring it out later.
5
Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships
For some people, having vision problems is a sign of Alzheimer's. They may have difficulty reading, judging distance and determining color or contrast, which may cause problems with driving.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Vision changes related to cataracts.
6
New problems with words in speaking or writing
People with Alzheimer's may have trouble following or joining a conversation. They may stop in the middle of a conversation and have no idea how to continue or they may repeat themselves. They may struggle with vocabulary, have problems finding the right word or call things by the wrong name (e.g., calling a "watch" a "hand-clock").
A Typical Age-Related Change
Sometimes having trouble finding the right word.
7
Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in unusual places. They may lose things and be unable to go back over their steps to find them again. Sometimes, they may accuse others of stealing. This may occur more frequently over time.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Misplacing things from time to time and retracing steps to find them.
8
Decreased or poor judgment
People with Alzheimer's may experience changes in judgment or decision-making. For example, they may use poor judgment when dealing with money, giving large amounts to telemarketers. They may pay less attention to grooming or keeping themselves clean.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Making a bad decision once in a while.
9
Withdrawal from work or social activities
A person with Alzheimer's may start to remove themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sports. They may have trouble keeping up with a favorite sports team or remembering how to complete a favorite hobby. They may also avoid being social because of the changes they have experienced.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Sometimes feeling weary of work, family and social obligations.
10
Changes in mood and personality
The mood and personalities of people with Alzheimer's can change. They can become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxious. They may be easily upset at home, at work, with friends or in places where they are out of their comfort zone.
A Typical Age-Related Change
Developing very specific ways of doing things and becoming irritable when a routine is disrupted.
