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Cowboys Owner Makes an Anthem Stand: ‘If We Are Disrespecting the Flag, Then We Won’t Play. Period’
Breitbart ^ | 8 Oct 2017 | Dylan Gwinn

Posted on 10/08/2017 7:54:08 PM PDT by conservative98

Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones has had it with anthem protests. Just how tired of it is he? Tired enough that Jones has now publicly said that if his team doesn’t respect the flag, they’re not going to play.

Jones was asked by Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News, about two Cowboys players who raised their fists at the end of the anthem. Jones said he did not see the raised fists. But then, Jones made a definitive statement about how he wants to see his team to handle the anthem from now on.

According to Pro Football Talk, Jones said, “If there’s anything that is disrespectful to the flag, then we will not play. OK? Understand? If we are disrespecting the flag, then we won’t play. Period. Period.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: cowboys; dallas; dallascowboys; flag; jones; nationalanthem; nfhell; nfl; nofansleft; pence; sports; takeaknee; trump; twofacejones
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To: conservative98

F Jones......he is pure scum. Traitor to the country. The people are taking a stand against this vile!


81 posted on 10/08/2017 9:54:11 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.6l)
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To: Impy
He’s trying to have it both ways.

Apparently, he's not the only one...

82 posted on 10/08/2017 9:55:40 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: stars & stripes forever
You wrote:

TEXANESE for I’m losing my shirt over the DUMB STUNT I did.

I agree. At post #78 of this thread, I sincerely believe that CBS pulled a STUNT by claiming Colin Kaepernick would stand for the National Anthem.

CBS never asked Colin about this, and CBS QUICKLY wrote a retraction.

83 posted on 10/08/2017 9:57:14 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: Repeal 16-17
So he is threatening to forfeit next week’s game if any of his player “disrespect” the flag?

That will be impossible since next week is their bye week. I have been a Dallas fan since Roger Staubach days. I do not agree with everything Jerry has done since he purchased the team (such as firing the legendary Tom Landry and keeping an idiot like Jason Garrett as head coach), but, if more owners would take a stand against this foolishness, it would stop. I do not think that Jerry meant that he would keep the entire team from playing, but those who choose to make a***s of themselves should bear the consequences of their actions!

84 posted on 10/08/2017 9:57:24 PM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death,....therefore, choose life..")
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To: conservative98
Don't be deceived, by Jerry Jones ploy to try and win you back. Never forget, the entire Dallas Cowerers protested enmass as a team including Jerry Jones locked arm in arm and "bent the knee" in protest of the United States of America.

Basically Jones has awoken to the reality that his team, the Dallas Cowgirls has an incurable case of financial ebola and is hemorrhaging money out of every conceivable orafice to the tune of millions upon millions of dollars a week with no way out and no end in sight. Jerry's once financially lucrative, team is circling the toilet bowl and is quickly becoming worthless so in desperation he is trying this new tactic/ploy =

"'Trust me'; don't believe our whole teams actions or your lying eyes: we really are 'patriots'; if we weren't I wouldn't let our team play." ...Right, and we're all morons who are supposed to have collective historical amnesia. Jerry Jones statement reeks of desperation. It is both duplicitious and calculated for the sole purpose of duping former fans for the sloe purpose of regaining lost revenue. Jones and the Dallas Cowerers don't love America, they love MONEY. That is all they care about.

His message is simple: "Redefine your definition of 'patriotism', rejoin us, compromise and reject America, patriotism, everything you believe in and everything America stands for, 'bend the knee' and join the Dallas Cowgirls and the nfl (no longer worthy of caps)" in our open anti-American, black racist 'ONLY BLM', PC pink communist rebellion."

Whatever you do, don't be deceived by Jerry Jones' twisted ploy.

The nfl and duplicitous, evil, Marxist nfl owners like Jones, and Kraft and the players want us to compromise our principles and values and side with them and the NFL in their open rebellion and "symbolically join them" in their hatefilled, rebellious, PC, racist "ONLY Black Lives Matter", anti-American "unity" against our flag, our nation, our anthem, our military, our police our traditional American values for money to make them rich! That is their ultimate goal:

"Come on, join us 'patriots'... link arms and admit you are in reality all a bunch of white supremicist racist, nazi, bigots. Openly confess and demonstrate repentence of your 'sins' and conform to our socialist agenda by linking arms with us in socialist unity."

What is left unsaid: "Those fans who defy our 'request' and do not comply with our 'unity' rebellion will be shunned, targeted and later rounded up and sent to 'reeduction camps'."

This so reminiscent of the Nazi salute in 1939ff: those "bad Germans" who did not "comply", join in and perform the Nazi salute were targeted, persecuted and killed.

Jerry Jones, Bob Kraft and the nfl want us to compromise our patriotism, our love of country, flag and nation and symbolically join the NFL in show of rebellious "unity" BUT, "What fellowship does light have with darkness, good with evil (and subjugation for the sake of 'unity')?"

The answer is a resounding NOTHING! We can have no "unity" with those who hate our nation, its flag, its values and with those who despise us.

The anti-American Dallas Cowerers, the New England Turncoat and the entire National Felon League has, to quote Admiral Yamato: "awoken a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve".

We are at war; the NFL started this cultural war against US, against America and they are attacking EVERYTHING WE STAND FOR, BELIEVE IN AND HOLD NEAR AND DEAR.

Like WWII, there can not be any, truce, or "compromise" for the sake of their false notion of "unity", no "cessation of hostilities" with those who have made themselves our enemies with out a cause.

We Americans who love our county more than any game have now taken up the fight forced upon us and like "the greatest generation" we too will settle for only one outcome: NOTHING LESS THAT THEIR TOTAL SURRENDER!

We choose to STAND; we choose to "Live Free or Die", rather than ""huddle up", "bend the knee" and subjugate ourselves, our families, and our beloved nation to the racist, socialist, PC tyranny and perverted ideology of the Dallas Cowgirls and the National Felon League.

85 posted on 10/08/2017 9:58:22 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: sargon

I’m allowed to criticize if I’m not a boycotter? Give me a break.


86 posted on 10/08/2017 9:59:42 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: sargon

I’m not allowed to criticize if I’m not a boycotter? Give me a break.


87 posted on 10/08/2017 10:00:12 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: All
Jerry Jones has a ploy here: Fox no longer broadcasts the National Anthem.

So maybe he is hoping no one will notice the disrespect.

88 posted on 10/08/2017 10:00:19 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: aquila48
Facts:

No matter what, the companies that own ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox must pay the NFL the amount of the contract. No skin off the NFL's nose, but these companies have had some major hits on their stock prices.

CBS pulled a STUNT today claiming Colin Kaepernick would stand for the National Anthem.

Colin said he was never asked about this.

And CBS quickly posted a retraction.

89 posted on 10/08/2017 10:03:02 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: All
Can someone post email and phone numbers for the Cowboys on this thread?

I want to put HOT COALS to Jerry's feet if he goes back on this promise.

90 posted on 10/08/2017 10:04:45 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: Admin Moderator
I kind of wish we had a common keyword for these threads.

Something like DISRESPECTFLAG or FLAGABUSE

At one time I would put BOYCOTTNFL as a keyword in these threads.

It would make it easier to follow these threads.

91 posted on 10/08/2017 10:09:27 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: topher

I was watching the MLB playoffs on Fox Sports, and I was disappointed that they no longer show the 7th Inning stretch where they sang God Bless America.


92 posted on 10/08/2017 10:14:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: conservative98

So what?


93 posted on 10/08/2017 10:16:02 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: missthethunder

The vaunted NFL Commish, Roger God-L, told the Cowboys “NO”, when the team asked permission to wear arm bands for the five Dallas cops killed in action.


94 posted on 10/08/2017 10:16:42 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: RitaOK
You wrote:

The vaunted NFL Commish, Roger God-L, ...

Don't you know he changed his name to Roger Bad-ell (because he is so bad...)

Just an attempt at humor...

95 posted on 10/08/2017 10:23:15 PM PDT by topher (Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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To: Repeal 16-17
So he is threatening to forfeit next week’s game if any of his player “disrespect” the flag? I’ll believe it when I see it.

I expect he really means that any player who does not respect the flag will not play. If there are only 2 or 3 bad apples, then the team will take the field without them. And I expect that their pay will be docked. Of course, the union may have something else to say there, but I thought I had read there was an NFL rule that players must "stand respectfully". Even if the league doesn't enforce it, I bet their contracts say they must adhere to NFL rules.

I am still not watching the games...

96 posted on 10/08/2017 10:24:10 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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To: conservative98

You only get one chance to be a man. To do what is right in the face of adversity. When the calling came, Jones knelt and locked arms to protest against America. Not just the military, but the people we empower to enforce the laws we have chosen to live by. I have never been a Jerry Jones fan but was ready to become a Cowboys fan when I thought he might be the sole source of reason in the NFL. He was a BLM stooge just like the rest of his ghetto team.


97 posted on 10/08/2017 10:30:41 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: topher

There’s carry over into 2018 big time, from everything from sonsorship, branding, endorsements, player advertising past and present. They have defamed themselves.


98 posted on 10/08/2017 10:44:49 PM PDT by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is is the Govevrnment Work-Camp)
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To: BlessedBeGod

Why not? It’s a free country. I HATE what they do, but the owners can enforce that they cannot do anything before during or after the Anthem, or not.

I’m watching the Jets. They’re 3 and 2 and it’s a miracle.

Any of you folks using amazon, microsoft, apple out there?

check out where they stand on issues.

Walmart sells BLM shirts by the way


99 posted on 10/08/2017 11:01:54 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump isouokt of office, it is WAR!)
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To: conservative98; All

I wouldn’t “woohoo” just yet.

Is he parsing? “We’re going to respect the flag, and I’m going to create the perception of it...AND I’M GOING TO CREATE THE PERCEPTION OF THAT...”

What’s to ‘create”?

We STAND with handover heart. Period.

We don’t link arms or any other gesture.

He doesn’t get to create a new way to do it.


100 posted on 10/08/2017 11:06:25 PM PDT by maine-iac7 ( Christian is as Christian does mt-h)
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