Trump: People Who Want Privilege of Playing in NFL 'Should Not Be Allowed to Disrespect' Our Flag

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite




by Josh Feldman | 2:21 pm, September 23rd, 2017

President Trump is doubling down on his criticism of football players kneeling during the national anthem in protest, this time saying anyone who wants the “privilege” of playing in the NFL should not be allowed to “disrespect our Great American Flag”:

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[Bengus81]

1. Oh brother Trump,really?? Roger Goodell is already groaning over Trump

and the newest shit storm he's started.

[wolfie001]

34. I'm sure behind closed doors.....

....Drumpft and Goddell see eye to eye.

[Lucky Luciano]

38. Definitely. nt

[Phoenix61]

2. However, treason and lying are a-ok nt

[dalton99a]

7. Bingo.

[BigmanPigman]

70. People who want the privilage of being president should

not be allowed to disrespect our country.

[Plucketeer]

74. DISGUUSTING!

Donald Dunce, you're an INSULT to the flag and what it stands for. I'm NOT a violent person, but I am a proud military veteran - a voluntary one at that. Not that I could ever hope to get the chance, but if I could, I'd arrange an intimate intersection between your fat jaw and my bony knuckles. You're the VERY thing I "served" to protect this nation from, ass hole!

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Interesting is it not.

Most of the NFL owners are Trumper's. And to think,this sucker blew up the USFL football league.


Bob Mueller must be banging on the Oval Office Door.

[Bengus81]

4. Do like Trump,keep your hand DOWN until Mrs. Trophy bumps it.....

If it wasn't for her no telling how long that dumb ass would have stood there with hand at his sides. Peeps should get that vid going again and let it go viral.

Big patriot eh Trump??

[WePurrsevere]

5. So disrespecting our Constitution & laws is okay if...

You're a rich white male who was installed as president by a perfect storm of ignorance, corruption, lying MSM, collusion with a foreign government, etc BUT if you're black and quietly expressing your opinion in what I think is actually a fairly respectful protest you should be fired.

If you're white using torches, intimidation and violence to express your racist beliefs you're one of the "nice people" but if you're black and drop to one knee to quietly protest to during the national anthem you're a "son of a bitch" who should be fired...

But yeah right those double standards don't mean that you're a fascist POS racist. Pigshit!

[MFM008]

6. upcoming football games

should be interesting..............

[FarPoint]

35. I so hope so....

Great opportunity to use as a message sender.

[Cryptoad]

8. What ever happen to ,,,,

"I may not agree with ur position but I will defend to death ur right to have it"

[C Moon]

9. People who want the priviledge of running for President of the U.S.

should not commit treason to get elected.

[thegoose]

10. Why are you talking about America

Comrade Dumpster? Hmm??????

[The Wizard]

11. Tomorrow may turn out to be very interesting

I wonder how many NFL owners will fire star players who take a knee. Ku Klux Klown doesn't know when to be quiet. He will always be a minority president.

[wolfie001]

36. I hope whole teams take a knee!

Fuck that orange-faced puke!

[JPPaverage]

77. If a guy like Richard Sherman takes a knee

He ain't getting fired. He's real good and also real outspoken. The Seahawks would be insane to let him go. And he's just one example.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Why isn't he playing golf? It's a beautiful day. NT

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Trump has never played golf for beauty, or enjoyment. Only for networking or a show of power

over people who have to lose to him on purpose. This is another attempted show of power. Did you see he attributed the fall in NFL viewers to them watching him on the news instead?

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

13. Athletic skill not privilege

Moron

[wolfie001]

37. Amen! nt

[Stuart G]

15. Stupid, is Stupid, is very stupid....doubling down, is even more stupid !!!!

He could have. 1..shut up...
or ...................2..apolgize for what he said..(not like him)
or....................3.. tweeted about something, anything else

so....................what does he do?....keeps it going.....so very stupid..

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Trump has disrespected 100 years of bipartisan government

by tearing apart the institutions that protect our country

[FakeNoose]

17. You guys are gonna jump all over me

...but I actually agree with Cheeto on this one.

He's a treasonous lying bastard who doesn't deserve to be president, however he's right about the NFL players disrespecting the flag.

If the players want to make a political statement they can do it when they're not on the clock, in uniform, and on national television. NFL owners and team managers should be fining people that can't follow the rules. Anybody wants to make a political statement, do it on your own time when you're not in uniform. You can stand there for 2 minutes while they play the national anthem.

Anyone who's ever been gainfully employed knows exactly what I mean. While you're working for the man, you don't get to spout off.

Thanks for listening!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

18. They aren't disrespecting the flag.

[FakeNoose]

23. This is about a player that makes a political statement

My company would never allow that during work time. (I'm getting a paycheck to work for them.)
Would yours?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

26. You said they were disrespecting the flag. I said they weren't.

[Control-Z]

19. The government owns the NFL?

I thought each team had its own private owner. If the NFL has rules the players are breaking wouldn't it be up to the league to handle as they see fit?

I'm confused. Of course, I don't watch sports on TV so I guess it could be a government run organization. Maybe? Perhaps? Gawd, I hope not.

[FakeNoose]

20. Sorry were you replying to me?

I didn't say that.

[Control-Z]

32. You wrote:

"While you're working for the man, you don't get to spout off."

I offered two opinions. If the US or the maggot is "the man" to whom you refer then the teams would need to be owned by the US government or Trump himself to make what I quoted above valid.

If "the man" to whom you refer is each team's owner or the NFL then they would be responsible for handling any broken rules as they see fit. It's none of the gawd damned maggot's business.

[Raven123]

21. Seems to me

This issue is between the NFL and those who shell out the dollars responsible for its success. Personally, I prefer not to see political expressions when I view entertainment. Since the president does not want anyone nosing into his business, he ought to show the same deference to others.

[Thrill]

30. Why? The flag represents free speech

You can’t have it both ways. You don’t have to like how they protest. But they have the right to do it

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

41. Do any of the teams or the NFL itself have rules

specifically prohibiting players from symbolically expressing political opinions during games? If so, it's up to the teams or the NFL to deal with those actions. It is NOT up to the president* to encourage the firing of a person who does so. If, in the absence of any such rules, a player got fired just because the president* urged his firing, now we have the government infringing on a person's right to free speech in violation of the First Amendment.

[Marthe48]

51. If they did, pretty sure there'd be lawsuits

because rules like that bring up freedom of speech, Constitutional issues. What about religious issues? Jehovah's Witnesses do not salute the flag. And they don't get blowtorched for staying seated. Well, they probably do, but MSM declines to do stories about that.

I didn't fly my flag the 8 years bush was in office. I would've but my husband didn't want me to fly it upside down. And damn straight, I'm not flying it while this traitor is in office. There is no reason to pretend things are fine and dandy when they aren't.

It doesn't mean I don't love my country. It means I protest some of the decisions being made that do not reflect my view of America.

[Lucky Luciano]

45. Sure they can fire them.

But you can't replace them with equally good players. The NFL will only have B players then and will go down the tubes. The players have the power in numbers here.

I go to a Wall Street job in jeans and a t-shirt because fuck you - I can. Replace me if you like.

[NBachers]

64. Tell us how you feel about this

[onecent]

79. They can DO WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THE CLOCK...

ANYBODY that agrees with the president needs to wear a DUNCE CAP!!

[treestar]

81. Are there NFL rules about

it?

[harun]

85. I think they are "spouting off" for exactly that reason.

Any peon does it they get canned. So they are giving a voice to those who can't. They have power, in that they have talent and money that "the man" wants to use to make profit with. So they want to use this to make a statement.

Also, I don't think there is "a rule" against taking a knee. It is an archaic practice of mixing nationalism and pro-sports anyway. They shouldn't be made to pray just as they shouldn't be made to take part in the anthem if they choose not to.

If they want to add a rule in their contracts and negotiate with that, so be it. I am sure not all teams would add that nonsense and a few of the best players telling them to take out the clause it probably wouldn't stay anyway.

[sinkingfeeling]

22. The flag is a piece of cloth. The Constitution is the basis of our country and you

have been disrespecting it and the Bill of Rights since the day you took office. Go pound salt!

[Stuart G]

27. Great Post...You have said the truth in an incredible way..thank you

[DippyDem]

67. +1000

[Botany]

24. If a person wants the privilege to be POTUS then they should be allowed to be a traitor

n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Anybody remember this?

Seems to be a touch of dejá-vù all over again. These guys took an enormous amount of crap for their protest gesture.

"We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our country," Smith said years later, in a documentary on the 1968 Mexico City games produced for HBO. "I don't like the idea of people looking at it as negative. There was nothing but a raised fist in the air and a bowed head, acknowledging the American flag—not symbolizing a hatred for it."

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http://time.com/3880999/black-power-salute-tommie-smith-and-john-carlos-at-the-1968-olympics/

[50 Shades Of Blue]

29. I remember it. I was in awe of them.

[Lucky Luciano]

47. All three in that picture have a great story.

The Aussie in that picture also caught shit for publicly supporting the defiance of the two Americans. He died some years ago and the Americans were at his funeral.

I can't believe we are still protesting this shit.

[Throck]

28. I've never given a rats ass about the NFL.

Spoiled millionaires club. Ive always spent my time otherwise.

[Not Ruth]

31. I think that the flag gets burned tomorrow

[BlueIdaho]

33. Keep talking asshole...

Your diggin your own grave...

[Mz Pip]

39. Privilege has nothing to do with it.

They have earned their spot on the rosters because of merit, not privilege.

[Turbineguy]

40. Nobody plays in the NFL because they are privileged.

They play because they possess sufficient talent and skill.

Privilege is when you lose the election but still get the job.

[Paladin]

42. trump's occupation of the White House is the ultimate national disrespect. (nt)

[Initech]

43. But compulsive lying and treason are OK apparently.

[Fluke a Snooker]

44. Every African American should boycott the United States Flag

And any white NFL player who doesn't ally themselves with this iconic progressive moment will automatically associate themselves with the White Supremacist in Chief.

[snort]

46. Fuck a traitor

[keithbvadu2]

48. Should they be allowed to live in the White House?

[keithbvadu2]

49. Coincidence? CPAC 'Trump' Flags Look Just Like Russia's

Coincidence? CPAC 'Trump' Flags Look Just Like Russia's
.
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/02/coincidence-cpac-trump-flags-look-just
.

[mobeau69]

68. This was a troll job. Albeit, a good one.

[keithbvadu2]

71. Yeah... the attendees loved them

[jrthin]

50. Trump is a constant disrespect to the flag. nt

[keithbvadu2]

52. The flag conservatives are free to burn

The flag conservatives are free to burn
.
?1434891904

[keithbvadu2]

53. The flag they respect

The flag they respect

[unblock]

54. people who want the privilege to sit in the oval should not be allowed to disrespect americans!

[underpants]

55. Sports is purely merit based. On the other hand we have this....

[unblock]

56. spun another way, apparently donnie thinks it's fine to disrespect the flag *in certain jobs*

just not the nfl.

so, donnie, please list the jobs for which you think disrespecting the flag is acceptable.

[Kath2]

57. Ugh.

What an idiot. Makes me want to sit through it but I am never anywhere it is played.

[keithbvadu2]

58. Let's see how the republican leader of the free world (Dubya) disrespects the American flag for al

Let's see how the republican leader of the free world (Dubya) disrespects the American flag for all the world to see.
.

[keithbvadu2]

59. Melania has to remind Donald to salute the flag

Melania has to remind Donald to salute the flag

[WinstonSmith00]

60. The flag use to stand for freedom

Now the flag stands for nothing why should we stand for the flag?

[truthisfreedom]

61. When he says flag he means himself

[truthisfreedom]

62. People who want the privilege of being president

Shouldn't disrespect Americans or their rights.

[pansypoo53219]

63. AS troll disrespects the CONSTITUTION. flag MEH! constitution- HELL NO!

MORE CIVICS!

[onecent]

65. Get a grip in your life....besides 2 scoop sundaes........

[yorkie77]

66. Throw patriotic DACA kids and their families out and fire people who are protesting our government?

In my book they are both patriots. And anyone not protesting what ID is doing is unpatriotic.

[SamKnause]

69. Shut the fuck up you orange, bloated, squinty eyed, asshole shaped mouth, racist,

misogynist, ignorant, lying, criminal, blowhard.

You are nothing but a reality TV persona, nothing more, nothing less.

You have been a failure your entire life.

You exceed at one thing, conning the uninformed, the misinformed, the

pretend patriots, and the pretend Christians.

You deserve zero respect and zero admiration.

[DeminPennswoods]

72. How about just ditching the Natl Anthem before all sporting events

from secondary school to the pros.

[They_Live]

73. how about the NFL paying taxes?

That would be the patriotic thing to do.

[randr]

75. What the lsos could have learned from Molly Ivens

"I prefer someone who burns the flags and then wraps themselves in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and them wraps themselves up in the flag"
Understanding this make one an American.

[JPPaverage]

76. I wonder if he understands that NFL players (and other athletes) worked their butts off

Yes there has to be some talent but by and large, they have to keep practicing and playing in order to maintain an edge over other athletes. Trump can rip into athletes all he wants but he will never ever have the talent and work ethic they have.

[bdamomma]

78. I am yelling at

the TV can this fucking man keep his fucking mouth SHUT, making enemies with everyone, NK, Iran and NFL players!!!! Can he please shut UP!

I hate the man..................Ha te the man.

[treestar]

80. Playing in the NFL is hardly a privilege

A player has to make the cut - be one of the best - earn it. So calling it a privilege is stupid. Well, the Orange Toxin is stupid, so there's that.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

82. So many of us have a family member/coworker/neighbor that thinks this is the worst problem in the US

Forget the floods from Harvey. Forget the damage to Florida from Irma. Forget that millions face the loss of health coverage.

"If they hate America so much that they will disrespect our troops and our flag, I say they should get the Hell out."

I hear and read it again and again and again. Across age ranges and genders, but always white Americans.

[DeminPennswoods]

83. Cameras should pan the crowd during the anthem playing

Because if they did, they'd find plenty of fans looking at their cell phones, chatting with their friends, walking to their seats, standing in line for food, etc, and paying absolutely no attention to the national anthem.

I worked on a military base and people, including the active military, used run for the nearest door to get inside before 8AM when the flag was raised accompanied by the Star Spangle Banner so they didn't have to stop on the spot until the anthem was over.

[tomp]

84. has he heard of the first amendment? nt.

[karynnj]

86. Kneeling before something is disrespecting it??

Should there be no kneeling before the altar in Catholic and Protestant churches today? Kneeling has never before been labeled a disrespectful act.