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10-16-2017, 06:37 PM
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10-16-2017, 09:38 PM
#202
Originally Posted by UtahPete
By the way, thank you for your service. Particularly during the '60s and '70s it was pretty thankless. I didn't hear 'welcome home' until 5 years ago at an event honoring Vietnam Veterans'. We walked around the ballroom, where active duty and national guard members shook our hands, saluted and said 'welcome home'. It brought me to tears and I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
To all Serviceman, Servicewomen and their families. Thank you from myself, my family to you and yours. While i was the only male in my family to unfortunately not serve, i with all deepest thanks and admiration appreciate your service that allow me to be able to even write this.
I am 45yo so you can do some math to figure the first 2 out. Moms parents born in 1898.
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10-16-2017, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wyliec
Hmmmmmm, by that definition I'm Military Affiliated three ways. Never thought of it that way before. I worked in the Navy nuclear propulsion program right after college for 6 years, worked for the Army in ammunition production oversight for 7 years, and have a brother who was a Navy aircraft carrier jet jockey, served 21 years and retired as Commander.
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10-17-2017, 07:06 AM
#204
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Originally Posted by 2Paw
BUT protesting was not what he was being paid to do. He was a representative of the Team and the League and IMHO he was not doing his job and he was fired for it, also IMO the coach and the owner who allowed this behavior should have been disciplined/fined by the league also. I as a fan pay for entertainment and if I don't get what I paid for I'm free to go elsewhere, just like going to a different dealer if I don't like the service. If you want to protest do it on your own time and on your own dime. Don't waste my time and money.
I fought for this country when it wasn't popular to do so and I just think there was a better way he could have done this.
Every Redneck I know has said this at one time "it seemed like a good idea at the time"
while kapernick is not working where is he protesting or donating his time?
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10-17-2017, 07:23 AM
#205
He's busy in Court: suing the NFL...
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10-17-2017, 07:45 AM
#206
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
He's busy in Court: suing the NFL...
if he is not doing so 10 hours a day then i guess he is just full of s**t about the 'cause'.
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10-17-2017, 07:49 AM
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10-17-2017, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BoilerAnimal
i would like to know is the money from the foundation his or those who donated? for me $100 would be $500,000 on his level. i am
not knocking that he is trying to help but i want to know does he cry loud or work to stop the problems he preaches about?
when my aunt nancy started the susie komen breast cancer thing she and her parients put millions $$ into it and spent all
their time with it for many years. what kind of investment is kaepernick looking to do?
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10-17-2017, 10:34 AM
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10-17-2017, 10:37 AM
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Spyder #1 - 2008 GS SM5 Premier Edition #1977. RIP after 80,000 miles.
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10-17-2017, 10:52 AM
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this is what i read in a rule book for nfl:
Throughout the period on game-day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office. Items to celebrate anniversaries or memorable events, or to honor or commemorate individuals, such as helmet decals, and arm bands and jersey patches on players’ uniforms, are prohibited unless approved in advance by the League office. All such items approved by the League office, if any, must relate to team or League events or personages. The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and noncontroversial; must not be worn for more than one football season; and if approved for use by a specific team, must not be worn by players on other teams in the League.
he never got approval to do so and i think it might be considered controversial.
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10-17-2017, 10:55 AM
#212
Originally Posted by Firefly
This should be of interest to many as well.. especially those who hate socialism....
I like my socialized medicine aka VA Healthcare.
Socialism is an economic system that gets confused with communism, which is a political system.
The antithesis of Socialism is Capitalism, not Democracy.
Last edited by UtahPete; 10-17-2017 at 11:48 AM.
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10-17-2017, 12:20 PM
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Thanks Firefly, I absolutely love Bill Maher's commentaries.
As far as socialism is concerned, research "Nordic Model".
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10-17-2017, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
this is what i read in a rule book for nfl:
Throughout the period on game-day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office. Items to celebrate anniversaries or memorable events, or to honor or commemorate individuals, such as helmet decals, and arm bands and jersey patches on players’ uniforms, are prohibited unless approved in advance by the League office. All such items approved by the League office, if any, must relate to team or League events or personages. The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns. Further, any such approved items must be modest in size, tasteful, non-commercial, and noncontroversial; must not be worn for more than one football season; and if approved for use by a specific team, must not be worn by players on other teams in the League.
he never got approval to do so and i think it might be considered controversial.
If it's that important, sue him.
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10-17-2017, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Firefly
He's not in court.. he has attorneys for that. I'm glad he's suing them. If they have systematically blocked him from employment due to his freedom of speech on this issue, then they should be sued.
If they have blocked him from employment due to his freedom of speech, then they should be sued. But is he just not employable because of the controversy. I also think he was in violation of his terms of employment maybe should have only been disciplined, the first time but he continued to violate the terms, so you're fired. I've seen it happen in the corporate world and even as a manager was forced to fire someone for that reason. Do you think if he promises not to do it anymore he might find a job with another team? If he won't then maybe it's his own fault he doesn't have a job. It all makes by brain hurt and I don't have enough facts to figure it out anyway.
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10-17-2017, 01:22 PM
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10-17-2017, 01:22 PM
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10-17-2017, 02:08 PM
#218
And now, to get this thread back onto its original theme; Watch this if you think #TakeAKnee protests are 'disrespecting the flag'
https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/1719676148063868/
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10-17-2017, 02:10 PM
#219
Originally Posted by UtahPete
And now, to get this thread back onto its original theme; Watch this if you think #TakeAKnee protests are 'disrespecting the flag'
Yes!
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10-17-2017, 02:15 PM
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10-17-2017, 02:18 PM
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10-17-2017, 02:19 PM
#222
Originally Posted by akspyderman
And you had the temerity to suggest this argument couldn't be won ...! Au contraire, mon ami, Bob just won it with a big ol' YES!
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10-17-2017, 02:23 PM
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10-17-2017, 04:27 PM
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10-17-2017, 04:30 PM
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