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THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IS ABOUT A NATION NOT A PRESIDENT
Michael Savage's website ^ | September 25, 2017 | Michael Savage

Posted on 09/25/2017 10:52:41 PM PDT by TBP

President Trump says players who protested the National Anthem being played before games should be fired from their teams over the weekend, and the whole world exploded. Yesterday, America was treated to NFL players taking a knee, or sitting or locking arms while the national anthem was being played in protest of what the President said. Well, guess what? They weren’t protesting a President, they were giving a big middle finger to the country.

That flag and that song should be a unifying moment, a moment to say ‘no matter what differences we have, we are all American, and it’s a privilege to be one.’ But a bad player,influenced by his radical Muslim girlfriend last year decided to make it about him. He claimed to be protesting the killing of black men in America by the police while at the same time wearing a shirt praising the Castros of Cuba. And it’s spread to this. ‘He’s practicing his first amendment rights’ everyone said.

Well Donald Trump practiced his first amendment rights and an entire league lost their minds. This tradition goes back a hundred years to World War 1. The people loved their country then, with boys fighting overseas in a horrible war. We have soldiers on the battlefield today, and these players just spit on them. The national anthem is about a nation, not about a President. And if these thugs don’t know that, they should be thrown off the team.

And the commissioner of this league supports this. He should be thrown out too. He’s saying these players have a right to their free speech and to protest if they see fit. But it wasn’t that way when the Dallas Cowboys wanted to wear stickers on their helmets to honor the police after several Dallas policemen were shot. No, he wouldn’t allow that. Or when an NFL player wanted to honor 9/11 victims with a decal on his shoe. No, we couldn’t have that either. But spitting on the flag, you can do that all day.

But people will still defend these thugs who spit on everything good about America, saying it’s their right. But is it? Yes, they can say what they want, but shouldn’t they be accountable for what they say? Their bosses should fire them because they’re staining their product with anti-Americanism. But they won’t do anything because they’re too afraid of the backlash that the leftist fascists have instigated in this country. All that we used to honor and respect must be thrown out and we have to accept the ridiculous.

Man is woman, woman is man, America is bad, the Soviet Union was good. The Soviet Union was good and now Russia is bad. The civil rights movement never happened, minorities are now more oppressed than ever. It’s upside down. The fact that these players can do what they did yesterday, with no repercussions whatsoever disproves their arguments. Where could you do this on the planet? Dictatorial regimes you’d be killed or put in torture prisons. Even in Westernized countries you have laws against certain speech. I’ve been banned from Britain for something I didn’t even say, but here millionaire thugs can go on national TV and vehemently hate the country.

Remember this, when they do what they did yesterday, they’re not disrespecting a President, they’re disrespecting an entire nation. They’re disrespecting you and me.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anthem; antiamericanism; communistgoals; football; michaelsavage; nationalanthem; nfl; saulalinsky; savage; sports
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Dr. Savage is exactly right about this.
1 posted on 09/25/2017 10:52:41 PM PDT by TBP
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To: TBP

Liberalism is a mental disorder and the NFL is significantly suffering from it, perhaps fatally.


2 posted on 09/25/2017 11:06:41 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: dynachrome

Savage ping.


3 posted on 09/25/2017 11:48:47 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: SpaceBar
The sweet irony is that Kapernick is still unemployed 😎 And in case the cowardly white owners like Jerry Jones think their appeasement of anti-American thugs has placated the BLM crowd, think again. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/j-cole-calls-for-nfl-boycott-over-kaepernick-treatment-w505180
4 posted on 09/26/2017 12:00:43 AM PDT by littleharbour
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Remember this, when they do what they did yesterday, they’re not disrespecting a President, they’re disrespecting an entire nation. They’re disrespecting you and me.

This is true fact.

I like Savage. He's like a much less handsome, charming, and witty ME!!

5 posted on 09/26/2017 1:00:51 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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To: littleharbour
The sweet irony is that Kapernick is still unemployed

As soon as it becomes politically acceptable to hire him, and as QBs go down with injuriy, look for him on an NFL team near you.

I have seen it in the fire.

6 posted on 09/26/2017 1:03:42 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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To: TBP
Sonny's, a local chain of BBQ joints around Tampa is doing a promo giving away tickets to the Bucs v Packers game in Green Bay, Dec 3

According to the comments on their FB page this is not going over well with their regular customers, to say the least.
7 posted on 09/26/2017 1:09:42 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: TBP

NFL lost THE GAME.


8 posted on 09/26/2017 2:04:09 AM PDT by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Anybody know what they’re protesting and how kneeling will fix it?


9 posted on 09/26/2017 2:14:26 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: TBP; Chode

I agree


10 posted on 09/26/2017 2:21:54 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: TBP

already posted

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3588964/posts


11 posted on 09/26/2017 2:27:46 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: TBP

This is why Savage is the best in the business.

Yes, he drones on about dog and his eating habits. But every now and then he hits the mark.

And he hit the mark this time. Great piece.


12 posted on 09/26/2017 2:41:32 AM PDT by Jack023
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To: TBP; 09Patriot; abigail2; Avoiding_Sulla; BellStar; b4its2late; BootsOfEscaping; Brad's Gramma; ...

Thanks, Spacebar!

Savage ping!


13 posted on 09/26/2017 3:15:36 AM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: dynachrome

Whoops. A rerun ping, but it’s worth re-reading.


14 posted on 09/26/2017 3:22:42 AM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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Anybody know what they’re protesting and how kneeling will fix it?

They're protesting something that doesn't exist, and kneeling makes them feel good about themselves.

15 posted on 09/26/2017 3:24:44 AM PDT by NorthMountain
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To: TBP

“They’re disrespecting you and me.”

If anyone is confused as to what “they” are protesting, don’t be. It is and has been directed at you and me. What they are pouting about is, “this stupid nation elected a stupid President that we didn’t want to be elected.”


16 posted on 09/26/2017 3:43:34 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: TBP

Michael often grates but when he’s right, he’s right....


17 posted on 09/26/2017 3:51:06 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: TBP

“THIS IS MY COUNTRY” should be sung in unison at in every school, rally, and public venue.

“This Is My Country” is an American patriotic song composed in 1940. The lyrics are by Don Raye and the music is by Al Jacobs.The folk song begins slowly, opening with:

What difference if I hail from North or South
Or from the East or West?
My heart is filled with love
For all of these.
I only know I swell with pride
And deep within my breast
I thrill to see Old Glory
Paint the breeze.

It then swings into a march tempo for the verse.

The song is made notable by the fact that it honors both native-born Americans and immigrants. The first verse reads:

This is my country
Land of my birth
This is my country
Grandest on Earth

While the second verse (sung on a repeat, as the introduction is not repeated) instead reads:

This is my country
Land of my choice
This is my country
Hear my proud voice.

Both versions join together at the ending:

I pledge thee my allegiance
America the bold
For this is my country
To have and to hold

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_My_Country


18 posted on 09/26/2017 3:56:34 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: TBP

Maybe the NFL needs to schedule more games in Europe, Asia and Africa...where people who express themselves when they shouldn’t, are appreciated more.


19 posted on 09/26/2017 4:01:18 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Morgana

100%


20 posted on 09/26/2017 4:03:53 AM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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