Texts: Sheriff, lawmaker pushed to stop cheerleader protest

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Jeff Martin, Associated Press
 Updated 4:04 pm, Wednesday, October 18, 2017

ATLANTA (AP) — A powerful lawmaker texted a Georgia sheriff, recounting with pride how they pressured a university president to take action after black cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem at a football game.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained the text messages under Georgia's open records act.

Kennesaw State University cheerleaders were told they'd be kept off the field at future pregame activities and moved into the stadium tunnel after five of them knelt to protest racial injustice at a college game Sept. 30.
 
In the texts, state Republican Rep. Earl Ehrhart and Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren thanked each other for their patriotism. Ehrhart said Kennesaw State President Sam Olens had to be pressured into action.



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[dalton99a]

1. "Thanks for always standing up too these liberal that hate the USA."

meaning the black students

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Filthy fucking racist asshole

would benefit from a good slapping

[rurallib]

3. disgusting

[riversedge]

4. These two are big bullies just like Trump.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Men who press for unjust actions are destined to fall the hardest.

Like millions of Americans, these folks need to go back and repeat a grade in school and take American Government and Civics and in some cases, English. All civil servants should repeat every 5-years or so.

Right now, they get an "F".

[Hortensis]

6. These guys would transition to a fascist government

without much in the way of qualms at best, actually almost certainly assist in bringing it about. They're very likely totally sincere in their "patriotism."

I'm sad that that picture shows the white girls standing while the others kneel. You'd think students in a university would have minds more open to serious inequalities and injustices than their parents'. Good for the protesters, though. Can't be easy.