Posted on 09/05/2018 7:19:34 PM PDT by 11th_VA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colin Kaepernick sparked a nationwide debate when he took a knee during the National Anthem ahead of NFL games in protest of police brutality, but a store in a Colorado Springs mall is making a stand against Nike after the company picked Kaepernick as the face of its newest ad campaign.
Prime Time Sports in the Chapel Hills Mall has a large sign festooned on the window saying "All Nike 1/2 Price" and "Still Choosing to Stand, Just Doing It."
Prime Time Sports has been owned by Stephen Martin for 21 years, and he realizes he could go out of business because a large part of his inventory is the collection of NFL jerseys he offers -- those official jerseys will be exclusive to Nike.
Nike published an ad this week with Kaepernick's face and the words "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything."
Martin sent a strongly worded letter to Nike in response to the company's decision to use Kaepernick in the ad. Martin calls the company "the mother of all harlots" for their ad campaign, calling into question their use of the phrase "sacrificed everything."
"According to me, he has sacrificed a salary," Martin posted in a note on the window of Prime Time Sports. The note is surrounded by pictures of fallen service members. "Nothing compared to what every soul on our 'Honor the Flag' memorial wall that was built a few years ago has suffered and died for."
(Excerpt) Read more at krdo.com ...
Prime Time Sports in the Chapel Hills Mall
1710 Briargate Blvd
Suite 807
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 260-0303
Prime Time Sports in the Chapel Hills Mall
1710 Briargate Blvd
Suite 807
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 260-0303
Good first step.
Bump!
And the Shoe FELL!
Time for Boston Tea Party 2.0 Gather your Nike shoes and feed them into a wood chipper. Post the video on social media and watch the establishment go bat sh!t crazy.
Pass this on, Folks,,,,
If Nike is ashamed of America, we are ashamed of them,” the college’s president, Jerry C. Davis, said in a written statement. “We also believe that those who know what sacrifice is all about are more likely to be wearing a military uniform than an athletic uniform.”
BOOM!!
Go, Jerry!
Love that school. And they do many, many things to honor veterans.
Nike, just sell your cheap crap in your sweatshop countries and save some shipping fees.
Good
Nuke Nike
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Ha! All I could do was stare at the vision of Melania! Yes, Barron is stylin’ in those New Balance shoes. Nice lines. Much better looking than Nikes and much better looking than what NB used to put out.
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Good news from Prime Time Sports.
Thanks for the ping.
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