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"I can remember back when players felt the most important part of their job was to be the kind of (patriotic American) men that the young could look up to."

Ditto that, Kelly.

My late husband and I owned a golf sport center with a pro shop and a driving range in Du Page County, Illinois (a GOP suburb just west of Chicago) years ago.

If they played on Chicago teams or if they were playing in Chicago for a week, many great names in sports came to our place in the 'burbs to hit balls....and many times they would come upstairs to chew the fat and have a Pepsi or a beer with us in our office, sometimes even staying on for a couple hours after we turned the range lights off at 10 PM.

I can't remember all the names.....Tony LaRussa, Tom Sievers, Early Wynne, Michael Jordon, Hawk Harrelson....you name 'em they came.

The great place kicker for the Chicago Bears, Bobby Thomas, was a regular. He lived in our county. In fact, we hired his high school son, Bobby Jr., to work for us on the range during the summer seasons.

We talked a lot of politics with them and they were patriotic Americans all, many were Republicans and conservatives.

When he retired from the Bears, Bob Thomas Sr. ran for Du Page County circuit judge as a Republican....later he ascended to the Illinois Supreme Court.

Oh, the fascinating behind-the-scenes sports stories I could tell....those were the days when these guys were the exact opposite of "snowflakes" and "victims".

I would wager that today not one of 'em would ever kneel when the Anthem was played in their various sports arenas, not one.

Leni

Importing 30 Million LEGAL immigrants during last 25 years, 90%+ of whom were sponsored by another legal immigrant, and 90% of them are low skills or low wealth or senior immigrants. They get government checks paid for by tax payers.

Did you know a senior immigrant qualifies for social security checks and Medicaid for life. Yes, I know this first hand!

Adding 10% of population with low quality immigrants has changed this country for ever, sadly. New Zealand has a smart immigration policy. Either you must bring $1.5 Million with you, or $10 Million if you are a senior, or have skills in demand in NZ with a job offer. Plus you must pass English proficiency test administered by NZ gov’t. Our immigration policy is horrible to put it mildly.