mr6666 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 The HillVerified account @thehill 1h1 hour ago Republicans criticize new Pearl Jam poster that shows dead Trump, burning White House http://hill.cm/7axkvec 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hamradio Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 hours ago, mr6666 said: The HillVerified account @thehill 1h1 hour ago Republicans criticize new Pearl Jam poster that shows dead Trump, burning White House http://hill.cm/7axkvec With the "all seeing eye" and a UFO on the front lawn. Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Mike Ludwig @ludwig_mike 4h4 hours ago Along with a journalist, three Water Protecters were arrested Saturday on felony charges under Louisiana's anti-protest law, despite having written permission to oppose pipeline construction on private property. https://truthout.org/articles/water-protectors-charged-with-felonies-under-louisianas-anti-protest-law/ … @truthout @NoBayouBridge ....... Despite pressure from the company, the landowners have refused to sign a contract allowing pipeline construction on their property, but Bayou Bridge LLC began clearing ancient cypress trees and building the pipeline anyway, according to the release. “I am very much against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline endangering the Louisiana wetlands and possibly destroying not only the water, but the abundant wildlife in the area,” said Theda Wright, a landowner who gave the activists written permission to be on her property. ....... Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 The HillVerified account @thehill 8m8 minutes ago Protesters project "guilty" and "criminal" onto Trump DC hotel after Manafort conviction, Cohen guilty plea http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402958-protestors-project-guilty-criminal-on-trump-dc-hotel … Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 NewsweekVerified account @Newsweek 13m13 minutes ago Customers are boycotting popular fast food chain In-N-Out Burger after it was revealed it had donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 1, 2018 Author Share Posted September 1, 2018 The HillVerified account @thehill 23m23 minutes ago Billboard calling Trump "Our leader the idiot" gets taken down http://hill.cm/oq9M4j4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I used to live in Union County, though not in the town of Union. I don't see the controversy. The last year and a half makes the idea that Donny is an idiot about as controversial as the idea that 2+2=4. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Michael AvenattiVerified account @MichaelAvenatti 5h5 hours ago I am excited to announce that I will be leading a large resistance rally in Texas at the exact same time of Trump’s (details tba). All groups are welcome to join. We must fight fire with fire and we must send a message that we will fight to make America America again. #Basta ----------------------------- -so does that mean an endorsement of Beto O'Rourke? Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Colin KaepernickVerified account @Kaepernick7 2h2 hours ago Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, mr6666 said: Colin KaepernickVerified account @Kaepernick7 2h2 hours ago Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt He doesn't wish to sacrifice everything; otherwise why he is suing the NFL? Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Kyle GriffinVerified account @kylegriffin1 21h21 hours ago A county GOP official in Pennsylvania has resigned, just a day after it was revealed that she repeatedly called NFL players who kneeled during the national anthem "baboons." Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Ian RapoportVerified account @RapSheet 51m51 minutes ago The NFL has released a statement on social justice, saying the issues that Colin Kaepernick and others have raised deserve attention and action. Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 The HillVerified account @thehill Levi Strauss teams up with gun control group: "We cannot stand by silently" http://hill.cm/AFtyumi Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/25/news/ford-nfl-protests/index.html Ford: We respect the right of NFL players to protest Ford, (F)a sponsor of the National Football League, has voiced support for NFL players exercising their right to free speech and peaceful protest after President Donald Trump urged fans to consider a boycott. "We respect individuals' rights to express their views, even if they are not ones we share," the company said on Monday. "That's part of what makes America great." The company's remarks come amid a dispute between the league and Trump, who has lashed out at players who choose to take a knee during the national anthem as a sign of silent protest over racial and social injustice. Trump said on Friday that NFL owners should fire players who refused to stand during the National Anthem. In response, players across the country knelt during the anthem before Sunday's games. Some violated the NFL's policy by staying off the field completely during the playing of the "The Star-Spangled Banner." - So are the right wingers going to drive their Fords off a cliff now? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 22 hours ago, mr6666 said: Ian RapoportVerified account @RapSheet 51m51 minutes ago The NFL has released a statement on social justice, saying the issues that Colin Kaepernick and others have raised deserve attention and action. Total BS from the NFL. But if this is NOW their policy, they should advise the teams as well as the players that players can do what they wish during any pre-game ceremonies. The NFL has really mismanaged this from the start. Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 On 9/4/2018 at 3:57 PM, mr6666 said: Ian RapoportVerified account @RapSheet 51m51 minutes ago The NFL has released a statement on social justice, saying the issues that Colin Kaepernick and others have raised deserve attention and action. Just as long as they do so in the privacy of their own homes and not out on the field during the National Anthem. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Vautrin said: Just as long as they do so in the privacy of their own homes and not out on the field during the National Anthem. Correct; That statement by this NFL executive was total BS. Goodell should be fired by the owners for messing this up to such a degree for almost 2 years now. How hard is it to come up with a policy and then stick to it??? Hard for the clowns in the NFL front office. Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said: Correct; That statement by this NFL executive was total BS. Goodell should be fired by the owners for messing this up to such a degree for almost 2 years now. How hard is it to come up with a policy and then stick to it??? Hard for the clowns in the NFL front office. I don't pay that much attention to the front office, but there is likely no way they are going to please a whole lot of folks no matter what position they take. To me the funny part is how few players actually protest. But you know Trump will blow it up for most of the season. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Vautrin said: I don't pay that much attention to the front office, but there is likely no way they are going to please a whole lot of folks no matter what position they take. To me the funny part is how few players actually protest. But you know Trump will blow it up for most of the season. It doesn't matter how many players protest, the boycotts are REAL, and there are way too many people that will boycott even if ONE player is allowed to protest and the NFL does NOTHING. (I feel these people are misguided but clearly they exist and I would estimate that around 20% of NFL fans fall into that group). Of course no matter what position the NFL took, there would be complaints and associated boycotts. DUH! But that doesn't change my POV that the NFL should have taken a position and stuck to it. Face the push back and boycotts. As time marches on these are mostly forgotten (i.e. a NFL fan is going to watch the games after they get their boycott out of their system). Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Wes ClarkVerified account @GeneralClark I don't see kneeling as disrespect for our armed forces or veterans. It is a statement about the discrimination, prejudices, and injustices that still age American Society. @Nike & @Kaepernick7 are on the right side of history. #TakeAKnee 7:47 PM - 4 Sep 2018 Link to post Share on other sites
mr6666 Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Glenn GreenwaldVerified account @ggreenwald 2h2 hours ago The irony in the op-ed from the NYT's anonymous WH coward is glaring and massive: s/he accuses Trump of being "anti-democratic" while boasting of membership in an unelected cabal that covertly imposes their own ideology with zero democratic accountability, mandate or transparency Link to post Share on other sites
Vautrin Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 6 hours ago, jamesjazzguitar said: It doesn't matter how many players protest, the boycotts are REAL, and there are way too many people that will boycott even if ONE player is allowed to protest and the NFL does NOTHING. (I feel these people are misguided but clearly they exist and I would estimate that around 20% of NFL fans fall into that group). Of course no matter what position the NFL took, there would be complaints and associated boycotts. DUH! But that doesn't change my POV that the NFL should have taken a position and stuck to it. Face the push back and boycotts. As time marches on these are mostly forgotten (i.e. a NFL fan is going to watch the games after they get their boycott out of their system). That's true, but the way some people talk you'd think half the team was protesting. Well, kneeling seems to push some people's buttons in the way the helmet or catch rules don't. I wouldn't refuse to watch a three hour game just because a few players kneel for a minute or two, but it looks like quite a few people will. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 12 hours ago, Vautrin said: That's true, but the way some people talk you'd think half the team was protesting. Well, kneeling seems to push some people's buttons in the way the helmet or catch rules don't. I wouldn't refuse to watch a three hour game just because a few players kneel for a minute or two, but it looks like quite a few people will. This is why I stressed even ONE protest (and even from a team a NFL fan may not even care about \ watch). E.g. My friend just got back from visiting his 78 year old day for the Labor day weekend. His old joker had watched the NFL every weekend for decades. Decades. We watched the Super Bowl and this is where I found out that was the first NFL game he watched since the protest started. I didn't ask a lot of questions (he is a classic angry old white guy), but I assume he is boycotting again. The guy was in the military and was a fireman. Yes, to me there people are 'nut cases' but like I said they exist. They will always view such protest as unpatriotic. Note the left is doing something similar; E.g. the New Yorker was having their annual group-hug meeting and the editor invited Bannon. Well after most of the guest speakers (e.g. Jim Carrey), said they would NOT attend, he had to un-invite Bannon. The editor really had no choice since a majority of guest speakers threaten to pull out. Bottom line is that boycotts can be effective if the numbers are there. Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, jamesjazzguitar said: This is why I stressed even ONE protest (and even from a team a NFL fan may not even care about \ watch). E.g. My friend just got back from visiting his 78 year old day for the Labor day weekend. His old joker had watched the NFL every weekend for decades. Decades. We watched the Super Bowl and this is where I found out that was the first NFL game he watched since the protest started. I didn't ask a lot of questions (he is a classic angry old white guy), but I assume he is boycotting again. The guy was in the military and was a fireman. Yes, to me there people are 'nut cases' but like I said they exist. They will always view such protest as unpatriotic. Note the left is doing something similar; E.g. the New Yorker was having their annual group-hug meeting and the editor invited Bannon. Well after most of the guest speakers (e.g. Jim Carrey), said they would NOT attend, he had to un-invite Bannon. The editor really had no choice since a majority of guest speakers threaten to pull out. Bottom line is that boycotts can be effective if the numbers are there. The real question is when they do the ratings for the TV shows in a month. Also, whether or not product sales really go down. A lot of people will bluster and skip a couple of games, but in the end I predict almost all will come back. Same with sales of products. Nike may suffer as there are competing products that are just as good, if not better, anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, TheCid said: The real question is when they do the ratings for the TV shows in a month. Also, whether or not product sales really go down. A lot of people will bluster and skip a couple of games, but in the end I predict almost all will come back. Same with sales of products. Nike may suffer as there are competing products that are just as good, if not better, anyway. Hard for me to predict what people will do when I don't really 'get' why they feel so strongly, but if I was an NFL owner or part of senior NFL management, I wouldn't be as optimistic as you are they 'almost all will come back'. The main reason being Trump. Most of the people I have meet that are really upset about these NFL protest are Trump supporters and anti-black athletes in general (I'm not saying they are racist, but they are outspoken about how much they dislike rich black athletes that complain \ are outspoken \ don't just "play ball"). Now that Nike has taken the side of the players \ black athletes, we have a classic culture war feud and I don't see either side just getting over it. Note that there is already a boycott of all Nike products (E.g. there are videos on-line of men burning all of their Nike products (well mostly their kids products), to protest Nike's stance and of course black athletes all coming out to support Nike and recommending people that support the 'cause' buy more of their product. I find support by the black community for Nike humorous since Nike products are mostly made by Asians, getting 'slave' wages and way over priced for the average member of the black community (or any community). In fact Jordan (MJ) was criticized many years ago by black activist for supporting Nike and getting paid millions for doing so, since Nike employs few Americans, and almost no black Americans. Link to post Share on other sites
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