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49ERS Quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for National Anthem.
2016-08-28
And I continue to exercise my 'First Amendment Rights' by refusing to attend or watch NFL games, or purchase anything endorsed by the NFL. There, I said it. Kaepernick's White House golfapalooza and dinner invitation - in the overnight mail? Just asking.
Posted by:Besoeker

#23  So the NFL supports him... Nice job, losers.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2016-08-28 22:42  

#22  Colon needs a history lesson - 360,000 white Union soldiers gave their LIVES to end slavery. Smug fools like Kaepernick aren't really protesting for the "oppressed" though are they?
Posted by: Tennessee   2016-08-28 22:07  

#21  Nice takedown: I Want A Thank You
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-08-28 19:19  

#20  From Kaepernprick's Facebook page:
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-08-28 18:58  

#19  "Every day I go to work, people in uniform chase me and try to hit me!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-08-28 17:40  

#18  The fans should have walked out of the game after the nations a than finished. Send a message to the networks and 49er management.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2016-08-28 17:32  

#17  48ers? Well, I guess they just slipped a little.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2016-08-28 15:19  

#16  So any time the 48ers visit any other team in the NFL all the fans of all the teams they visit should stay home and nobody watch when 49er games are are on TV. I think that way the DeBartolos would get the message real quick.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2016-08-28 15:18  

#15  Sorry, BU5562 - didn't check your link first.
Posted by: Raj   2016-08-28 12:37  

#14  Check out this guy's response - it's awesome, baby!
Posted by: Raj   2016-08-28 12:37  

#13  This will make you feel better. But the plick still gets a royalty for each jersey, irrespective of use.

It is rumored that Chester Marcol used his as an oil rag.

Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-08-28 12:13  

#12  Another reason to ignore "pro" football.
Posted by: Barbara   2016-08-28 11:59  

#11  I can't wait to see his offensive linemen not block for him...
Posted by: Raj   2016-08-28 11:57  

#10  re: #2,
you couldn't possibly be referring to his conversion to Islam could you BF?
Posted by: AlanC   2016-08-28 11:21  

#9  Hey, if Michelle Obama can be proud of her country why can't this douche?
Posted by: Matt   2016-08-28 11:04  

#8  Salvation Army said they were not taking his jersey in donations

Snark of the day.
Posted by: Frank G   2016-08-28 10:21  

#7  Do you hear the sound of the Colin Kaepernick NFL jersey production line in China going on standby?
Posted by: magpie   2016-08-28 10:14  

#6  Manziel found it impossible to stand.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-08-28 10:07  

#5  ...On the one hand, this lad - who makes something like $20M USD/year, no small amount of it from the wallets of the Oppressed - has an absolute right to his opinions and his actions. Unpleasant and offensive as we may find them, those are the facts.
On the other hand, one cannot help but consider the possibility that he's doing this in one of the two or three NFL markets where such an action and its motivations might actually gain some traction and shield him - at least partially - from the consequences of his inability to meet the goals required of him by his employers. (I know he was injured, and some of his problems may be out of his control)
Somehow, however, I suspect that the 49ers - owned by the deBartolo family, not known for their social sympathy or willingness to financially sacrifice - will find a way to gently separate him from the team.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-08-28 09:51  

#4  He's done very well by this country.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-08-28 09:43  

#3  People who do not study real history can never appreciate their circumstances today. We're a nation of men, not angels. However, doing better than 99 percent of those who came before us, yet decry the imperfections of our human nature. If you adjudge us as failed, we can so adjudge you.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-08-28 08:51  

#2  well, according to Sundance, there's a little bit more going on with this clown
Posted by: Bov Flimbers   2016-08-28 02:09  

#1  I guess any publicity is good when you've lead your team to 5 and 11 last year.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2016-08-28 01:07  

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