Not a shock he walked out on the honor of singing the National Anthem.
Posted on 09/27/2017 6:24:33 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens National Anthem singer Joey Odoms has announced his resignation on social media.
This comes as the Ravens and many other NFL teams decided to protest the anthem during Sunday’s games.
“The tone/actions of a large number of NFL fans in the midst of our country’s cultural crisis, have convinced me that I do not belong there,” writes Odoms, who is a member of the Maryland Army National Guard and a Baltimore native.
President Donald Trump made comments over the weekend at a rally in Alabama, calling NFL players who kneel “sons of b******” and said those who don’t stand for the national anthem should be fired.
“Thank you so much for the opportunity to grow as a performer and for allowing me to live out a dream of sharing my gift with you,” said Odoms.
Speaking with WJZ’s Vic Carter, Odoms says as a member of the military, he is not offended by the players’ actions but did not want to get mixed up in the controversial discussion.
“I support the protest personally — I fought for that right, but I don’t like people using people like me to attack those people who are exercising their right.”
He went on to say “If I express how I feel, a segment of the fanbase would attack me.”
Odoms joined the Ravens in 2014. And said it was a lifelong dream — he even asked coach John Harbaugh if he would audition for the job when Harbaugh visited Odoms’ military base in Afghanistan.
Odoms says to Vic he called the Ravens and they understood his position and wish him well. They also told him to keep in touch.
None of us belong there. They hate us.
Screw the singers, just play the music.....
Bye. Won’t miss ya.
Many more of us should go on strike. Ayn Rand’s idea is more powerful than most estimated.
They want to “put us out of business” for failing to cater to homos. Well, we should preempt them. Let them find a decent product/service when the decent folks are gone.
What will they do? Arrest us?
“The tone/actions of a large number of NFL fans in the midst of our country’s cultural crisis, have convinced me that I do not belong there,” writes Odoms, who is a member of the Maryland Army National Guard and a Baltimore native.
Yep, it's the fan's fault - not the disgraceful, unrespectful players.
That’s the spirit!! When the going gets tough...!
Guy is pro kneeling. Said fans made him uncomfortable.
Joey didn’t want to deal with the heat so he left the kitchen.
>>in the midst of our country’s cultural crisis
The minstrel got it right. Probably by accident, but it is a distinction worth noting. This isn’t about “injustice” or civil rights. It is a collision of two cultures: the American culture and the Transnationalist culture of Marx and Humanism. Either we win, or they do. Our win leads to prosperity and security. Their win eventuallly leads to a a killing field or a work camp.
Not a shock he walked out on the honor of singing the National Anthem.
“What will they do? Arrest us?”
According to Directive 10-289, they would arrest us.
Goes to show how many just read a headline and make an assumption. You are correct in that this idiot blames everyone except for those responsible for the ‘controversy’.
Wow, blaming fans? Good grief.
More blurring of the issue. The issue is not one of supporting protest, now it is becoming one of now allowing for “freedom of expression”. I wonder how this guy functioned in the military if he began spouting his ideas in a company formation. Perhaps if he took a knee during the raising of the colors or when the CO took the dais, I wonder how his freedom of expression would have been handled.
What this guy and the others don’t seem to understand, no one is saying they cannot express or demonstrate their feelings...no one is standing behind them with a rifle saying do it or else. What can happen, is you do your thing, we will do ours which is ostracize you or avoid you. I am also free to express my feelings about what you do and if I want to call you an SOB or a POS I am right to do so.
Bye!
Blaming the fans is the meme they’ve decided to run with. Stupid Leftist punks.
Being black, prob sympathizes with BLM. Looked up pix of him to see...suspected so, as there was a similarly named blues singer, Andrew Big Voice Odom(singular)
The young man has difficulty thinking through the issues surrounding his life. He is more concerned with other people’s attitudes than his own principles. He is acting out of weakness and “spoiled child” syndrome by blaming others for his actions.
Well, bye.
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