Tag: national anthem protests
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Trump Tells Philadelphia Eagles to Stay Home
WILL HOST MUSICAL “CELEBRATION” INSTEAD by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 4, 2018) — On Tuesday this year’s Super Bowl winning team, the Philadelphia Eagles, was scheduled to visit the White House, as has been the custom for many years. In a formal statement on Monday evening, President Trump announced that the team “are unable to come…
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The Saints Criticize Navy Veteran Who Supports Anthem
“BUILDING COMMUNITY RESENTMENT” by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (Nov. 3, 2017) — The New Orleans Saints have a wonderful 50-year relationship with long-suffering fans that have supported the team through mostly losing seasons. Unfortunately, the team is putting that relationship in jeopardy with their asinine position on the National Anthem controversy. For some unknown reason, the…
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Fear of Guns Done Us In (RR)
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT by OPOVV, ©2017 (Oct. 17, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that is a delightful break from the day’s hype. What we do is hang out under the awning across the street from the railroad station and ask people what’s on…
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Special NFL Edition from “Pulse” (RR)
“PROTESTING THE NFL” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Oct. 2, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome yet again to another special edition of ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ Pardon me? The first? You mean we’ve never had a ‘Special Edition’ before now? Then I think it’s about time. “I was going to ask why President…
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NFL Betrays the National Anthem and Fans – Is There a Way Back?
“THEY CALLED THIS ONE WRONG” by Dr. Laurie Roth, ©2017 (Sep. 30, 2017) — Like millions of NFL football fans, screaming and yelling for our teams to win, I sit in wonder as this year’s 2017 season unfolded with the very rich, NFL players of all races ‘taking a knee’ during the beloved national anthem. …
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The Saints vs. the Fans
“DIVIDING THE COUNTRY” by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (Sep. 29, 2017) — For most of their 50 years, the New Orleans Saints have been a losing professional football franchise. It took 20 years for the team to make the playoffs and other another 13 years to secure their first playoff victory. It took 42 years for…
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Why I Don’t Care
“THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS” by Michael Gaddy, blogging at The Rebel Madman, ©2017 (Sep. 26, 2017) — Recently there has been much weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth on TV, social media and in general conversations concerning what many refer to as “disrespect” surrounding players in the National Football League (NFL) who have “taken…