Colin Kaepernick explains protest of national anthem

[sinkspur]

If you really wanted to do the 49ers a solid, Colin, you'd stay seated for the games, too.

He does.  He was not the starter in the last two months of last season, and Blaine Gabbert stands to win the starting job this year. So Kaepernick is paid $14 mil/year to carry a clipboard.

That said, this would no longer be a big deal if people would just ignore him. 

[TomSea]

Kaepernick, the same guy who was accused of using a certain word,

Yeah, that word.   http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-fines-niners-qb-colin-kaepernick-slur-report-article-1.1947995

His features, obviously, he has black and white features, for me, it is not difficult to note his "anglo-like" features.

[sinkspur]

NY Giants players and staff line up at the National Anthem tonight:

[dfwgator]

NY Giants players and staff line up at the National Anthem tonight:

Giants have always been a class organization.  They gave more respect to Tom Landry than Jerry Jones ever did.

[sneakypete]

It just occurred to me why he is so steamed. He WANTS to have the hood rat image,but how is a brutha sposed to impress de white bitches and ho's wid a name like Colin Kaepernick?

I'm surprised he hasn't sued his adoptive parents for abuse. He probably can't even bag a Kardashian with a name like that.

[TomSea]

It's also in the pipeline, CK converted to Islam. Saw a brief mention of it and pardon me if someone may have said this already.

http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=34890
"Well, Well, Well, Look Who Converted To Islam!"

[TomSea]

His last 2 years or so have been poor.

He had one year or two where it looked like he was going to be close to a great but lost his vibe.

[TomSea]

Maybe all of these Kaepernick threads should be grouped in one, CK scandal or something.

[sinkspur]

Maybe all of these Kaepernick threads should be grouped in one, CK scandal or something.

Nope. They should all die. The guy is a nobody.  Why all the fuss?

[rangerrebew]

In light of the female Olympic fencer who was allowed to wear a hijab during competition, I'm wondering how long before various sports leagues allow male Muslim players to wear Islamic garb under their uniforms.  "We, the Muslim players of the league, demand the right to wear Islamic garb during competition. And we also demand the right to take time to pray to Allah during games. Dear league authorities, please cave in to our demands."  Whaddya bet some league people would cave?

Would machetes be acceptable accessories? 

[jmyrlefuller]

I've read that rumor. Anyone else recall when Kaepernick burst on the NFL scene, it was explained that his many tattoos were Christian phrases, Bible verses, etc., and that he was such a good kid?

Yeah, that was after they contrasted his party-boy behavior with that of genuine Christian Russell Wilson's, and Kaepernick had to come back and defend his image.

[TomSea]

It will be interesting to see how the opposing team fan's will react to this.  Not too kindly I'd imagine.  SF fans...not so much....as they are used to insane people.

That's what is surprising, it looked like the fans burning his jersey were actually "Niners fans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-protest-has-49ers-fans-burning-their-jerseys/

We are talking about San Francisco, but we are also talking about "football" fans.

Seems sports radio is also saying that CK is going to be put or could be put "on ice" this year like RGIII was for Washington last year.  (RGIII with the Browns now)

Meaning, these teams have spent big money on these guys, millions but the Redskins benched RGIII last year because he was costing so much and they didn't want to risk injuries and now, Washington unloaded RGIII.

[Idiot]

That's what is surprising, it looked like the fans burning his jersey were actually "Niners fans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-protest-has-49ers-fans-burning-their-jerseys/

We are talking about San Francisco, but we are also talking about "football" fans.

Seems sports radio is also saying that CK is going to be put or could be put "on ice" this year like RGIII was for Washington last year.  (RGIII with the Browns now)

Meaning, these teams have spent big money on these guys, millions but the Redskins benched RGIII last year because he was costing so much and they didn't want to risk injuries and now, Washington unloaded RGIII.

I wish the Cowboys could get rid of Romo.....and Jerry Jones while they are at it. 

[dfwgator]

I wish the Cowboys could get rid of Romo.....and Jerry Jones while they are at it.

With Romo, you may get your wish, I don't see him playing past this season, if he even manages to get on the field.

Hopefully Dak Prescott will make it tough to put Romo back in even if he's healthy.

[Idiot]

With Romo, you may get your wish, I don't see him playing past this season, if he even manages to get on the field.

Hopefully Dak Prescott will make it tough to put Romo back in even if he's healthy.

I don't see Romo getting back on the field as there is too much risk of doing permanent damage to him.  I saw an interview with Jones' son last night.  He was sweating like a pig as they were talking about Romo and his future.  Obviously they know that their franchise is going to have issues this year.  Kind of hard to fill the seats when your headliner is on the bench.  I'd bet the Cowboys will be lucky to win half of their games this year. 

[dfwgator]

I don't see Romo getting back on the field as there is too much risk of doing permanent damage to him.  I saw an interview with Jones' son last night.  He was sweating like a pig as they were talking about Romo and his future.  Obviously they know that their franchise is going to have issues this year.  Kind of hard to fill the seats when your headliner is on the bench.  I'd bet the Cowboys will be lucky to win half of their games this year.

You'd be surprised.  A lot of Cowboy fans are really excited about Prescott.  We may have found our "Tom Brady".   And certainly with the offensive line and the weapons the Cowboys have, it's not a bad situation for a rookie QB,  they'll rely heavily on the run with Ezekiel and Alfred Morris.  And Dez will make it easy for Dak to throw to.   It would be better if the Cowboys' D was better, so there wasn't as much pressure to score.

[jmyrlefuller]

I don't see Romo getting back on the field as there is too much risk of doing permanent damage to him.  I saw an interview with Jones' son last night.  He was sweating like a pig as they were talking about Romo and his future.  Obviously they know that their franchise is going to have issues this year.  Kind of hard to fill the seats when your headliner is on the bench.  I'd bet the Cowboys will be lucky to win half of their games this year.

Jones's love affair with Romo is just—I don't get it. He could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and they wouldn't cut him or sign/draft anyone better because "we signed him to the huge contract."

[dfwgator]

I think Colin is taking the "Michael Sam" route.   He knows his NFL days are numbered, so he wants to become a 'martyr'. 

[mountaineer]

I think Colin is taking the "Michael Sam" route.   He knows his NFL days are numbered, so he wants to become a 'martyr'.

If it's true he's converted to Islam, perhaps he'll need one of these to guarantee his martyrdom:

[dfwgator]

Jones's love affair with Romo is just—I don't get it. He could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and they wouldn't cut him or sign/draft anyone better because "we signed him to the huge contract."

Yeah, but when Dak Prescott throws for 4 TDs in a game, Jerry will be going, "Tony who?"

[DCPatriot]

Here's the 'future' I see, as a result of Kaepernick's little stunt.

The end game here is to get THIS Pledge of Allegiance out of our schools.

It will go the way of the Confederate Flag....as a result of that wacko killing those black people in that church.

For...if a NFL....hell, if a professional athlete is ruled to be able to do this without any penalty from the organization in which he is EMPLOYED...then what stop any kid in his classroom from refusing to stand.

If there's any indication that the feelings expressed toward Kaepernick...it's that he's going to be headhunted on the field.  Same thinking in the classroom.  The students who refuse to stand will be dealt with outside the school zone some afternoon.

Law suits and headlines will follow....somebody's going to get seriously hurt for what the PTB thinks is a Freedom of Expression, and they're going to remove The Pledge so nobody will be offended.

Then, they're going to write a new one...leaving out "God" and certainly "....with justice and freedom for all!"   

[TomSea]

Now, they are talking about other NFLers doing this and as we know, other sports have had some of this BLM stuff going on. 

Any other sports? Like as a practical point, "Anglos" etc. do well in?

Yes, and there is ice hockey too.



I'm kidding around but they open up these huge stadiums paid with, in most cases, taxpayer dollars.

I like American Football but there have been creeping negatives in it for some time now besides things like the concussion issue.

[TomSea]

Here's the 'future' I see, as a result of Kaepernick's little stunt.

The end game here is to get THIS Pledge of Allegiance out of our schools.

It will go the way of the Confederate Flag....as a result of that wacko killing those black people in that church.

For...if a NFL....hell, if a professional athlete is ruled to be able to do this without any penalty from the organization in which he is EMPLOYED...then what stop any kid in his classroom from refusing to stand.

If there's any indication that the feelings expressed toward Kaepernick...it's that he's going to be headhunted on the field.  Same thinking in the classroom.  The students who refuse to stand will be dealt with outside the school zone some afternoon.

Law suits and headlines will follow....somebody's going to get seriously hurt for what the PTB thinks is a Freedom of Expression, and they're going to remove The Pledge so nobody will be offended.

Then, they're going to write a new one...leaving out "God" and certainly "....with justice and freedom for all!"

I think he will be headhunted, I think Vick was. These guys put a big bulls eye on their back.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Let's be honest about the NFL:

A bunch of roided up thugs and criminals playing a game which has been drastically watered down in the last 10-15 years to make it "less violent".

It's a joke.

[ScottinVA]

Up yours, Kaepernick.  You, who were adopted into a white family and attended private schools, and are paid PowerBall-like money to throw interceptions and kiss your bicep, are the LAST who should be whining about "oppression."

The once-great 49ers are now a shambles in part because you suck as a QB.

Get out of the NFL and donate some of that exorbitant salary to some real causes, you hypocritical POS.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

  President Obama’s spokesman said Monday that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem during a game was “objectionable,” but he had the right to express himself.

“I certainly don’t share the views that Mr. Kaepernick expressed after the game,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. “But we surely all acknowledge and even defend his right to express those views.”

Mr. Earnest said he’s confident that President Obama was aware of the athlete’s behavior, but he hadn’t spoken with him about it.

He said the quarterback is “entitled” to his behavior “even as objectionable as we find his perspective.”

The athlete said he won’t stand for the national anthem because the U.S. is oppressing minorities.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/29/colin-kaepernick-entitled-sit-during-anthem-wh/

I have new usage for Guantanomo.
People who decide to not respect this country should have citizenship rescinded and sent to Guantanomo as it is not US soil.  Then they can find the place on this earth they like better, starting with a wander around the island they are on.

[Cripplecreek]

NASCAR Drivers reactions to Kaepernick

Tony Stewart
✔
@TonyStewart

I'm sorry but @Kaepernick7 needs to learn the fact about police before running his dumbass mouth! He has no clue what they go thru! #idiot
5:47 PM - 29 Aug 2016


Clint Bowyer
✔
@ClintBowyer

Early in my career I had a Medal of Honor recipient ask that I stand correctly with my hand over my heart during Anthem. That's what I do!🇺🇸
7:40 AM - 29 Aug 2016


Michael Waltrip
✔
@MW55

I stood proudly over 1,000 times @NASCAR races and saluted our flag. It's never been about me. It's about honoring those who've given all 🇺🇸

Brad Keselowski
✔
@keselowski

Dude, what are you talking about?

Supporting the flag (national anthem) & minority rights aren't mutually exclusive

https://twitter.com/daryl_wright/status/770419727923425281 …

[Crazieman]

[Cripplecreek]

I doubt we'll be hearing any of this BS from Darrell Wallace. He knows he's got it good. He;s the only black man in NASCAR.



And speaking of diversity, how many major league sports have midgets and females competing on a level playing field with the "normal" athletes? Seems like the rednecks do it best.

[dfwgator]

The United States is the LEAST racist country on the planet....Bar None!  It's not even close.

[mountaineer]

Steelers military veteran Villanueva addresses Colin Kaepernick
PIT247 Sports

Pittsburgh Steelers starting left tackle Alejandro Villanueva is a proud military veteran, who received a Bronze Star after serving three tours of duty in Afghanistan.

As a rifle platoon leader of the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, his troops were once ambushed by Taliban militants. Villanueva, under heavy fire, dragged three wounded soldiers to a nearby school, where they waited for help to arrive. Unfortunately, one of Villanueva's soldiers died not long after being lifted onto a helicopter.

As he heads into his second season with the Steelers, Villanueva recently spoke with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler about 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his recent boycott of the National Anthem due to some of the issues currently affecting the country. Specifically, police brutality is one of the main reasons why Kaepernick has decided to sit during the National Anthem.

"I don't know if the most effective way is to sit down during the National Anthem with a country that's providing you freedom, providing you $16 million a year ... when there are black minorities that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan for less than $20,000 a year," Villanueva said. "It's his decision. Obviously he has brought up the issue in a great way. But I think if he encourages other players or other people in the stands to sit down, it's going to send the wrong message.

"He has to be a little more careful and look at the big picture of the things that he's doing, because as a service member, I have to understand it. But he's an athlete, he's got a huge platform, he has to see the impact he has on other people's lives."

Villanueva added that while he doesn't agree with the way Kaepernick is bringing attention to the country's current issues, he would be one of the first ones to help him in his cause to address the things that let to Kaepernick's boycott of the National Anthem.

"I will be the first one to hold hands with Colin Kaepernick and do something about the way minorities are being treated in the United States, the injustice that is happening with police brutality, the justice system, inequalities in pay," Villanueva said. "You can't do it by looking away from the people that are trying to protect our freedom and our country."

Villanueva obviously has a different perspective than many other NFL players. While he is one of the lowest-paid starting left tackles in the NFL (he's slated to make $525,000 this season), he said that living in America is like "winning three lotteries." And while he does support Kaepernick's desire to help improve the country, he hopes that it can be done in a way that doesn't negatively impact those who protect Kapernick and every other American moving forward.

"We have a lot of different ways of approaching things -- through our government, through vote, through donations to platforms who are doing great things," Villanueva said. "Whenever you include an entire country in one of those protests, I think you might mislead some people who truly wake up every single morning trying to give everything, including their lives, to protect this country. It's a little bit unfair to group everybody under that category."

[rangerrebew]

Dr. Carson’s BRUTAL Response to to Colin Kaepernick Has More than 130,000 ‘Shares’ – MUST SEE!
Kosar
Featured Contributor

Ben Carson

The quarterback of the 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, caused an instant controversy when he refused to stand for the National Anthem before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers. When asked to explain his shameful actions, he announced that America oppresses blacks, which is why he won’t salute our country.

This caught the attention of former presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, the famous neurosurgeon, who fired back at Kaepernick for his unpatriotic actions. Carson is furious that an NFL player who earns millions of dollars could blast the country he has succeeded in as “racist.”

Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/ben-carson-brutal-response-colin-kaepernick-100000-shares-must-see/#ixzz4IpzQ2eGb

[rangerrebew]

Colin Kaepernick Insulted America – Then, His Mother Did THIS! Breaking News
Kosar
Featured Contributor

colin kaepernick mom

Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers was adopted after birth. And his birth mother, Heidi Russo, has some tough words for her biological son.

Russo was not happy with Kaepernick’s disrespect of America, and Tweeted, “There’s ways to make change w/o disrespecting & bringing shame to the very country & family who afforded you so many blessings.”

Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/colin-kaepernick-insulted-america-mother-breaking-news/#ixzz4Iq01drNd
 

[Restored]

Dang. You know it's bad when your momma calls you out.

[livius]

Colin doesn't even look as half-black as Obama. But frequently they're the worst, because even though they've been brought up in white families and given every advantage plus getting the government advantages that accrue to being black, in this new Obama-racialist society they feel they have to get their street creds by attacking one half or more of their genetic makeup.

But I'm sick of people, usually celebs,  acting out their personal psycho-dramas and calling them political statements.

[TomSea]

One of the talking heads was quoted.

CK could have said all of his resentment in the locker room interviews, plenty of journalists there; but no, he decided to act this way as his protest.

[XenaLee]

Good for Mom!   So he has no excuse for his behavior.  Obviously, he has at least one sensible parent and wasn't 'brought up that way'.   

[truth_seeker]

I believe most pro sports contracts have clauses about "acts which are detrimental to the team, the league, the sport."

Invoke the clause and be done with him.

[bolobaby]

She wrote a non-click bait headline? Because THAT would be newsworthy.

But good on her for telling her son to grow up.

[musiclady]

I believe most pro sports contracts have clauses about "acts which are detrimental to the team, the league, the sport."

Invoke the clause and be done with him.

Hear!  Hear!

[bolobaby]

Typical response - barely anything special about it.

Clickbait.

Kaepernick is a world-class moron, but Carson hardly said anything unique that is worthy of the clickbait headline.

(Soooo tired of clickbait headlines. Can you tell?)

[NavyCanDo]

I believe most pro sports contracts have clauses about "acts which are detrimental to the team, the league, the sport."

Invoke the clause and be done with him.

Word is that Kaepernick will start Thursday, the last preseason game which mostly allows players on the bubble one last opportunity to showcase their talents for scouts from other teams. It will be interesting to watch how the fans react to him, which I am sure will be boos.

On the 49rs Fan forum in their poll, 68% say he needs to be cut.

http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/niners/186467-should-49ers-cut-colin-kaepernick/

[Cripplecreek]

Word is that Kaepernick will start Thursday, the last preseason game which mostly allows players on the bubble one last opportunity to showcase their talents for scouts from other teams. It will be interesting to watch how the fans react to him, which I am sure will be boos.

On the 49rs Fan forum in their poll, 68% say he needs to be cut.

http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/niners/186467-should-49ers-cut-colin-kaepernick/

The last thing a scout is looking for is a player hated by fans.

There was a high school kid in Detroit who was being courted by the big universities as a football player till he was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend and the first day out of jail he assaulted a school security guard. He killed his own career before it ever started because nobody wants the trouble.

[NavyCanDo]

The last thing a scout is looking for is a player hated by fans.

Yes that is true but you need to consider the scouts for all teams.   Like the Saudi Scimitars , the Somali Pirates, the Mecca Marauders, the Tora Bora Blasters, the Tehran Terrors and the Pakistani Packers.

[TomSea]

Rodney Harrison apologizes to Kaepernick . Harrison said CK was not black.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/harrison-apologizes-to-kaepernick-did-not-know-he-was-black/ar-AAigE2z?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Almost sounds like Harrison was right to say such a thing.

[mountaineer]

Rodney Harrison apologizes to Kaepernick . Harrison said CK was not black.

Wonder what he thinks of Obama.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

The last thing a scout is looking for is a player hated by fans.

There was a high school kid in Detroit who was being courted by the big universities as a football player till he was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend and the first day out of jail he assaulted a school security guard. He killed his own career before it ever started because nobody wants the trouble.

Hmph, guess they never heard of a professional wrestling "heel".

[unknown]

What The Media Did Not Report: Here Is The "Ignored" Part Of Kaepernick's Speech

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-29/what-media-did-not-report-here-ignored-part-kaepernicks-speech

Tyler Durden
Aug 30, 2016 5:40 AM

Colin Kaepernick has made headlines in recent days for his decision to sit during the National Anthem. According to the mainstream media, his reasoning is simple (because the only thing that is comprehendible to the majority of Americans is a soundbite) - police brutality and the oppression of people of color.

Implicit in that simple narrative is one thing unsaid - it's Trump's fault... and Hillary will fight the good fight to support black people.

However, if one took the time to actually read Kaepernick's full interview transcript, the narrative is very different, and not at all what the mainstream would like you to hear...

Colin Kaepernick (CK): People don’t realize what’s really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren’t being held accountable for. And that’s something that needs to change. That’s something that this country stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all. And it’s not happening for all right now.

Media: Does the election year have anything to do with timing?

CK: It wasn’t a timing thing, it wasn’t something that was planned. But I think the two presidential candidates that we currently have also represent the issues that we have in this country right now.

Media: Do you want to expand on that?

CK: You have Hillary who has called black teens or black kids super predators, you have Donald Trump who’s openly racist. We have a presidential candidate who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn’t make sense to me because if that was any other person you’d be in prison. So, what is this country really standing for?

Media: It is a country that has elected a black president twice…

CK: It has elected a black president but there are also a lot of things that haven’t changed.

[unknown]

I haven't been really paying to attention to this sports athlete fool.

But this caught my attention.

See the video to watch him saying it...

CK: You have Hillary who has called black teens or black kids super predators, you have Donald Trump who’s openly racist. We have a presidential candidate who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn’t make sense to me because if that was any other person you’d be in prison. So, what is this country really standing for?

CNN didn't show or report this part.

[TomSea]

We should all remember, Kaepernick played superbly when they had Jim Harbaugh as coach, a football genius from all I can see.  The last 2 years, he's played poorly, I don't how much he played but SF had a dog of year recently.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17416931/former-san-francisco-49ers-coach-jim-harbaugh-respect-colin-kaepernick-actions
Former San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't respect Colin Kaepernick's actions

It was mostly all Harbaugh possibly and Colin K. may be heading to play in Canada at this rate. I mean, he's basically not going to be popular anywhere as of now.