Kaepernick stance isn't anti-American, but Trump's politics are
At a key moment in Season 1 of “The Wire”, Bubbles, a down-and-out heroin addict, pays a visit to his sister’s house. As he passes the American flag, Bubbles pauses for a minute to salute.Given his...
View ArticleWhy Kaepernick, Beyonce and Black Lives Matter fail to understand cops
The Black Lives Matter movement has received a great deal of credibility from the news media, and had recently become the “cause célèbre” for multi-millionaire stars like San Francisco 49ers...
View ArticleFounding Fathers spirit found in Kaepernick protest
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand during a pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers set the social media world on fire.Kaepernick, when prompted by NFL Media, explained...
View ArticleKaepernick: An ideal betrayed by footwear
It has been building, this loss of civil discourse. Not that we haven’t been here before; that moment when it is all shouting with no listening.After the rejectionism of the Tea Party, the dulling safe...
View ArticleGoodell on Kaepernick protest: 'We believe very strongly in patriotism...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday he supports Colin Kaepernick's efforts to improve society, noting, however, that "we believe very strongly in patriotism in the NFL."“I support our players...
View ArticleIn Kaepernick controversy, we forget the purpose behind the protest
Earlier this week I spilled some digital ink complementing Colin Kaepernick’s sedentary anthem protest, even as it was undermined by his choice of inflammatory hosiery.He wanted to bring attention to...
View ArticleObama should not support Kaepernick's protest
Observing the bombardment of Baltimore by British ships, Francis Scott Key penned the “Star-Spangled Banner” to capture the onslaught U.S. troops braved – “rockets’ red glare, bombs bursting in air” –...
View ArticleMegan Rapinoe should fight for a more pressing goal — equal pay
I get it, the protest by Megan Rapinoe. I truly do. She wanted to support her fellow professional Colin Kaepernick in not standing for the National Anthem, and then added her own protest about LGBT...
View ArticleWhat really symbolizes freedom for African-Americans?
Recently there has been much debate over the symbols that represent us as a nation and tell the tale of the freedoms we enjoy. Though I stand firmly behind the right of Colin Kaepernick and his peers...
View ArticleInner-city crime should matter to Kaepernick and Black Lives Matter
Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ black power salute during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City is seared in the consciousness of anyone old enough to remember. After winning...
View ArticleBill Maher: Colin Kaepernick ‘an idiot’
HBO host Bill Maher says although he supports Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial injustice, the NFL player is an "idiot."#colinkapernick is an idiot.I support his protest,but stick to what u know:...
View ArticleComing full circle on Kaepernick and the National Anthem protests
A few weeks ago, I saw, and read about, San Francisco 49ers Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, sitting down during the playing of the National Anthem during a preseason NFL game. My initial reaction was...
View ArticleDavid Brooks’ misreading of Kaepernick and history
Earlier this week, Dave Zirin wrote that “Colin Kaepernick is on a mission to make this country face the reality of racist police violence, one anthem protest at a time.”David Brooks, on the other...
View ArticleGinsburg: Kaepernick anthem protest ‘dumb’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s protest during the national anthem is "dumb and disrespectful." “Would I arrest them for doing it? No." she told Yahoo News...
View ArticleGinsburg: I was ‘harsh’ to Kaepernick over anthem protests
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she went too far criticizing NFL star Colin Kaepernick’s protest during the national anthem.“Some of you have inquired about a book interview in which I...
View ArticleNavy admiral rips Kaepernick in Pearl Harbor speech
A Navy admiral is blasting sports stars for protesting the national anthem.U.S. Pacific Command Commander Harry Harris’s rebuke earned him a standing ovation Wednesday during his speech honoring the...
View ArticleIf NFL players take a knee, do it in prayer for a divided nation
To kneel or not to kneel, that seemed to be the question last Sunday, the day most Americans partake of two Sabbath rituals: worship and NFL football. Maybe there is a way one of those can inform the...
View ArticleMichael Hayden: In Trump versus NFL, standing up for free speech
When I became director of CIA, I kept my Steelers season tickets. It really wasn’t a hard choice. My wife and I and the security detail willingly braved the Pennsylvania Turnpike for the nine-hour...
View ArticleNFL readies for second week in political spotlight
The NFL is bracing for the political spotlight again Sunday, more than a week after President Trump stoked controversy by feuding with NFL players who kneel in protest during the national...
View ArticleThe NFL players need to learn from Las Vegas
Evil has visited Las Vegas and in its grasp, thousands of lives have been altered and torn apart. America’s worst mass shooting has shocked a city and a nation and the burning pain will be felt for...
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