Where's NFL Commish Goodell on Kapernick Dissing the National Anthem?

Screech wrote:

Just shut up!!!

Read my lips - EVERYONE SHOULD STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. I haven't read the constitution myself per say, but it says you should be respectful.

Anyone who doesn't do this is a liberal!!

#makeamericagreatagain. #benghazi! #alllivesnatter

Didn't you watch the Republican and Democratic conventions?

The Democrats are the patriotic flag waving ones who love this country. The Republicans.... well,...........they think America is not so great anymore.

My feeling is if some Republicans don't think America is so great, maybe they should leave and try another country.

Not a very convincing "urban" impression. Not very bling-y at all. Sad!

Are you paying him? As long as the 49ers and nfl are privately entities, it is solely their business how to address this.

And btw, i don't think he is asking for "complete freedom" at all.

Quit being so namby pamby politically correct.

Screech wrote:

If Goodie Goodell doesn't bench him after the four game suspension he gave Brady for playing with soft balls he should be canned. That guy doesn't appreciate what hes been given so take it away.

Silent-majority wrote:

Conundrum wrote:

Didn't you watch the Republican and Democratic conventions?

The Democrats are the patriotic flag waving ones who love this country. The Republicans.... well,...........they think America is not so great anymore.

My feeling is if some Republicans don't think America is so great, maybe they should leave and try another country.

Shut up, halfbreed loving democrat.

I don't think you read my post. I don't Kapernick should be allowed to disrespect the flag during the time he is working for and representing the NFL.

I happen to love this country and if we make you so mad, maybe you should move and try a different country.

"Steven" wrote:

Are you paying him? As long as the 49ers and nfl are privately entities, it is solely their business how to address this.

And btw, i don't think he is asking for "complete freedom" at all.

Of course its the NFL's decision how they want their employees to comport themselves during the national anthem.

And as far as who is paying him, all the fans are paying his salary.

If he was my employee, representing my company to the paying public I would require him to respect our country while on the job.

I think he taking one helluva liberty expressing his own personal controversial opinion to such a widespread audience on his employers dime.

Tne national anthem before sporting events should be scrapped

Why do you play the NATIONAL anthem before a DOMESTIC sporting match, it is pathetic and surely takes away from that part of the honour of pulling on a national jersey to represent your country. Ofc this is not possible to ever do in American Football given so few countries play it seriously and to any standard.

In any case staying seated is entirely reasonable and the whole respect for the flag is meaningless if forced upon people and betrays claims of democracy and freedom of speech and actions.

this just in wrote:

Breaking News: Man in "Make America Great Again" hat furious over athlete's claim that America is not great

lol. Well done.

Apulia Station wrote:

Tne national anthem before sporting events should be scrapped

I agree. It started in WWII. Made sense then, now not so much ,but we still getting soldiers killed, so stand up.

Rocky Mountain non-Druggie wrote:

Rocky mountain high wrote:

If he doesnt want to be here why doesnt he leave? Ill never understand that. Simple, narrow minded child.

That's funny. Because that is exactly the question you should be asking of yourself. If you hate America so much, why don't you just leave?

I see what you are trying to say, but there is a big difference between disrespecting the core values of our society and disrespecting the people who disrespect the core values of our society.

Even people who don't like certain actions of our country should respect the national anthem and the flag, because without the republic for which they stand, they wouldn't have the freedom to disagree with said actions.

Your comment is a cute quote, but misunderstands and exacerbates the problem.

I hate this line of logic. No the fans aren't paying him. He is being paid by his team and the NFL. The fans are paying admission to the team for the right to watch the team play. No fan is directly handing him money so to claim that the fans are paying him is complete Bulls*it. Are you paying Samuel L Jackson when you go see a movie that he is in? No. He has already been paid according to his contract - the same thing applies here.

Conundrum wrote:

"Steven" wrote:

Are you paying him? As long as the 49ers and nfl are privately entities, it is solely their business how to address this.

And btw, i don't think he is asking for "complete freedom" at all.

Of course its the NFL's decision how they want their employees to comport themselves during the national anthem.

And as far as who is paying him, all the fans are paying his salary.

If he was my employee, representing my company to the paying public I would require him to respect our country while on the job.

I think he taking one helluva liberty expressing his own personal controversial opinion to such a widespread audience on his employers dime.

Screw the national anthem.

You damned house slave.

Your political correctness is sickening and reeks of entitled smugness

thejeff wrote:

Your comment is a cute quote, but misunderstands and exacerbates the problem.

Screaming meanie wrote:

Your political correctness is sickening and reeks of entitled smugness

thejeff wrote:

Your comment is a cute quote, but misunderstands and exacerbates the problem.

Lol. I have been called a lot of things, but "PC" is a new one.

PS- please don't post partial quotes.

All semitics like Kapepernick are suspect.

douglas burke wrote:

The NFL did NOT allow the Dallas Cowboys to wear a Blue Lives Matter badge, but says it is Kapernicks choice to not stand during National Anthem.

As a private entity, they should be able to require he stand during the National Anthem.

Hopefully the players demand he be kicked out of the league for his being Anti-American.

Fans should boycott watching NFL games as long as he is in the league.

Damn straight! And while we're at it, let's castrate the ungrateful sob. What does he think this is, a country where you have freedom? Love it or leave it baby, no in between. USA! USA! USA! And he better dang well speak good English too. If I ever have to press 1 ever again, I swear, I'll SNAP!!

I support the right of any NFL player to refuse to stand for the national anthem - if Carl Lewis is singing it.

It became on obligatory thing during World War I, and a sacred thing during World War II. It's probably time to revisit the national anthem as a forced show of patriotism. And for those white folks who tell Kapernick to love America or leave it - demographic trends are such that they may soon be the ones being told to love political correctness or leave the country.