|High School Harry| Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 12 hours ago, westside bengal said: Have I mentioned......I love the off season! 58 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Well, this escalated quickly. Dilly! Dilly! And +1 to both. This is making me a sad panda. Not the topic nor anyone's point of view and opinions but the personal direction it is taking with good friends I have never met. Off to Dungeons and Dragons forum or lock or delete, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Delete this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 No way this is getting deleted... everyone deserves to see the truth about what people really think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Montana Bengal| Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Somewhat related - https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/30/jerry-jones-president-made-it-clear-that-he-wasnt-letting-anthem-issue-go/ Quote Jerry Jones: President made it clear that he wasn’t letting anthem issue go Posted by Mike Florio on May 30, 2018, 10:32 AM EDT Getty Images The first snippets of testimony have emerged from the depositions taken in the Colin Kaepernick collusion grievance. And it’s becoming even more obvious that the NFL changed its anthem policy at the direct behest of the President. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, while testifying in the Kaepernick collusion grievance, shared the details of a phone call with the President. “This is a very winning, strong issue for me,” the President told Jones, according to Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal. “Tell everybody, you can’t win this one. This one lifts me.” The President was right. There was no way to win. Even by giving in. Per Beaton, the NFL declined comment on the matter, citing the confidentiality that applies to the grievance proceedings. A White House official did not dispute the testimony. “The majority of the American people agree with the president, love our country, love our flag and believe it should be respected,” the White House official told Beaton. (This ignores the results of the NFL’s secret poll from last year, which showed that people both opposed and supported the protests that have been happening during the anthem. The NFL has chosen, however, to heed only the opinions of those who oppose the protests, possibly because that side reflects the President’s stated viewpoint.) Beaton also reports that Jones, along with Texans owner Bob McNair and Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, testified that they believed the protests were hurting the NFL financially. Which of course conflicts with recent statements from Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who justified the new contract given to Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan by claiming that league and club revenues are up. Regardless of whether it’s rooted in fact, owners have chosen to believe that the protests are bad for business, in large part because the President had chosen to continue to stir up his base by chastising the NFL for allowing the protests. Which not only suggests that collusion arising from a mutual desire to placate the President may be influencing the ongoing unemployment of Kaepernick and Eric Reid, but also potentially bolsters the opinion of attorney Mark Geragos that the President may have run afoul of federal law by interfering with private employment decisions for political reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 IIRC there are laws against a Gov Official using their office to influence private business decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 19 hours ago, Jamie_B said: IIRC there are laws against a Gov Official using their office to influence private business decisions. He's done so much illegal shit what's one more thing? He should've been in jail for fraud & money laundering 10 years ago. Money is an amazing insulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, T-Dub said: He's done so much illegal shit what's one more thing? He should've been in jail for fraud & money laundering 10 years ago. Money is an amazing insulator. You ain't kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Trump and every other politician use this method non-stop... it's why our government is so corrupt and way past the point of being able to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 8 hours ago, USN Bengal said: Trump and every other politician use this method non-stop... Can you give me an example? I'm aware of other abuses of power of course but I can't think of another President publicly threatening an industry (on Twitter no less!) in order to censor their employees. Closest thing I can think of is citing "national security" to muzzle the press but that's far from a general attack on peaceful protesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 No... no one has been anywhere near as egregious as the Trumpster Fire 🔥. If they have been, they’ve definitely been a metric ass ton more covert than the current dipshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 This is why they kneel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted June 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 46 minutes ago, oldschooler said: *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 On 6/9/2018 at 11:41 AM, oldschooler said: And the real bitch is, that cops get shot way more by guys like the ones on the top, than the ones on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN Bengal Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 5 hours ago, kennethmw said: And the real bitch is, that cops get shot way more by guys like the ones on the top, than the ones on the bottom. Totally true... yet it doesn’t exist? Blinded by the white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 https://www.nflpa.com/news/nflpa-files-grievance-challenging-nfl-s-new-anthem-policy-will-talk-to-nfl-about-solutionNFLPA has filed a grievance against the owners over this anthem policy. It ain't over.Sent from my SM-G955U using Go-Bengals.com mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 NFL Financial Disclosures Refute Claim That Player Protests Hurt League Revenues https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2018/07/17/nfl-financial-disclosures-refute-claim-that-players-protests-hurt-league-revenues/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1676908045&utm_campaign=sprinklrSportsMoneyTwitter#17f7ef9b5a22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 51 minutes ago, oldschooler said: NFL Financial Disclosures Refute Claim That Player Protests Hurt League Revenues https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2018/07/17/nfl-financial-disclosures-refute-claim-that-players-protests-hurt-league-revenues/?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1676908045&utm_campaign=sprinklrSportsMoneyTwitter#17f7ef9b5a22 Ooops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer_Rice Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Veterans Speak Out Against The Militarization Of Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 14 hours ago, Homer_Rice said: Veterans Speak Out Against The Militarization Of Sports I found it interesting that he described the displays as "disgusting", as that is how I've felt about them for quite a while now. That and unsettled. You have to hand it to the military marketers, though, because they learned their lesson in Vietnam. Control the narrative and don't let the citizenry know what the military is doing in their name. Then deify the troops so their actions are rarely questioned. (To be clear, the vast majority of vets I know aren't comfortable with this deification and incessant fawning , either). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 15 hours ago, Homer_Rice said: Veterans Speak Out Against The Militarization Of Sports This is a good listen/read. It's imo a contributor in people not realizing the difference between Patriotism and Nationalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.