Event Pence staged pre-planned walkout of Colts game at taxpayers expence

[MARIS61]

If you want to talk about taxpayer's being ripped off, how about hundreds of millions of dollars in tax subsidies for a massively profitable industry?

 

[MARIS61]

Or maybe it speaks to the fact that Jerry Jones is the asshole we always knew he was?

So you're personally acquainted with Jerry Jones?

 

[barfo]

If you want to talk about taxpayer's being ripped off, how about hundreds of millions of dollars in tax subsidies for a massively profitable industry?

Yes, let's talk about real estate.

barfo

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[rasheedfan2005]

There's some little boy in a bathroom stall still bent over waiting. Oh wait thats airports.

 

[Denny Crane]

Last week, Jones was Rasta's hero.

Go figure.

 

[Denny Crane]

Why aren't the player protests considered staged, too? They are, by definition.

Anyhow...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-owners-to-discuss-policy-on-standing-for-anthem-1507653315

NFL Owners to Discuss Policy on Standing for Anthem
A league spokesman said owners will consider player input on the issue, but suggested that a rule change would not require player approval

The National Football League’s owners will discuss at meetings next week whether to unilaterally change the league policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.

The decision to consider the change came after weeks of persistent criticism from President Donald Trump about players protesting during the anthem, including his call for fans to boycott games if the demonstrations continue.

In a conference call, NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said league officials, owners, fans, and likely certain players are frustrated that the issue has dominated the game in recent weeks. He said owners will consider player input on the issue, but suggested that a rule change would not require player approval.

“I don’t believe that the anthem per se is something that needs to be collectively bargained,” Lockhart said.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Why aren't the player protests considered staged, too? They are, by definition.

Bringing the hot takes I see

 

[stampedehero]

He's from Indiana. I think he knows the Colts are a suck job team. Costs money no matter what these politicians do!

 

[stampedehero]

Why aren't the player protests considered staged, too? They are, by definition.

Anyhow...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-owners-to-discuss-policy-on-standing-for-anthem-1507653315

NFL Owners to Discuss Policy on Standing for Anthem
A league spokesman said owners will consider player input on the issue, but suggested that a rule change would not require player approval

The National Football League’s owners will discuss at meetings next week whether to unilaterally change the league policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.

The decision to consider the change came after weeks of persistent criticism from President Donald Trump about players protesting during the anthem, including his call for fans to boycott games if the demonstrations continue.

In a conference call, NFL spokesman Joe Lockhart said league officials, owners, fans, and likely certain players are frustrated that the issue has dominated the game in recent weeks. He said owners will consider player input on the issue, but suggested that a rule change would not require player approval.

“I don’t believe that the anthem per se is something that needs to be collectively bargained,” Lockhart said.

Joe Lockhart knows football and politics is like oil and water. The government (mighty p.o.t.u.s) should have ignored this. Leave sport alone! Absolutely no sky boxes for Trump and his kind. Better off he concentrates on urgent bullshit like this.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Patriotism is often closely mixed with racial resentment

 

[3RA1N1AC]

I mean, it’s such an obviously staged publicity stunt, playing to the dipshit “Murcia!” types, and on the taxpayers dime, while completely ignoring the actual problem... it is just completely pathetic and indefensible really.

The dog whistles from our executive branch to the casual and overt racists in their base are just disheartening. That people eat it up so eagerly is a pretty good indicator of exactly how fucked up black people really are still treated in this country.

 

[Denny Crane]

The players staged taking a knee, too.

 

[The Professional Fan]

The players staged taking a knee, too.

You really can't see the difference? Bullshit.

 

[Denny Crane]

You really can't see the difference? Bullshit.

I don't see the difference, no.

Do you think Pence would have walked out if the players stood for the anthem? There was a chance they would stand.

 

[The Professional Fan]

I don't see the difference, no.

Do you think Pence would have walked out if the players stood for the anthem? There was a chance they would stand.

No there wasn't. They were playing the 9ers. Where this all started. Kaep still has friends on that team that believe in him and his position. Zero chance the entire team would stand.

 

[Denny Crane]

No there wasn't. They were playing the 9ers. Where this all started. Kaep still has friends on that team that believe in him and his position. Zero chance the entire team would stand.

Not zero.

Some of the teams knelt before the anthem and stood during. There's no way of knowing what the players talked about among themselves.

Isn't it a player who is claiming Pence's action was pre-staged?

Pence is from Indiana and went to a Colts game. He's a fan, and likely has been for years.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This was staged too, stole it from a kid with cancer.

Bastard.