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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPeyton Manning's dodge on Trump: "I’m just a meathead. I can’t talk politics.”
On Donald Trump: I played a round of golf with him in Tahoe. I didnt play real well, so I was kind of focused on trying to find my ball... The times Ive been around him, hes been extremely nice to me. ... Im just a meathead. I cant talk politics.
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Peyton-Manning-On-Cam-Newton-Donald-Trump-Tom-6799635.php
madamesilverspurs
(15,784 posts)his nauseating cozyness with Papa John, eh?
milestogo
(16,829 posts)He said it.
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)College educated adult at 40 years of age, and you "can't talk politics?" Give me a break.
-- Mal
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Most NFL players do not.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)CincyDem
(6,282 posts)...I'm going to vote for him but I know that's not popular and I have a brand image to protect. And, IIRC, he's the largest Papa John franchisee and he's probably got some company line to toe.
As some point, silence is approval. How hard it to say:
"I'm just a meathead but the kind of race baiting and name calling that's become a trademark of his campaign...well, what I know is that we wouldn't tolerate it in the NFL so I don't know why we tolerate it in America".
At a bare minimum, he could have done that.
MFM008
(19,776 posts)Kicked the crap out of him 2 years ago.
Aristus
(66,094 posts)Then the Hawks scored a touchdown off of it in, what was it? 22 seconds?
Great day...
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)For example, this thread.
Jeez, if someone does not want to be involved with all the degenerates and losers in politics, that is his choice as an American.
Mike Daniels
(5,842 posts)Start affiliating with one politically loaded candidate or issue and you risk people boycotting your "employers" and endangering your sponsorship contracts.
That said, given his affiliation with Papa John's I don't think anyone harbors any doubt on who Manning is likely to support in a POTUS election.
clarice
(5,504 posts)lancer78
(1,495 posts)Peyton was an ass in college in knoxville and he is still an ass. T. Martin was the best QB University of Tennessee has had, but was benched for 3 years because of who Peyton's Daddy was.
GeorgeGist
(25,294 posts)Many people outside of knoxville don't know that and many people in knoxville deny it. Almost everyone thinks Peyton is the king of the shit-heap around here.
MagickMuffin
(15,890 posts)That would explain why I never liked their pizza after the first time I tried it!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)As did his brother.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Thing is, I believe Tom Brady is an idiot savant. Only knows football, how to take orders from a legitimate sociopath and nothing else. Just look at that nutter cookbook he "wrote".
Javaman
(62,439 posts)fine, if that's they way he's going to play, then he better damn well own it.
moron.
GummyBearz
(2,931 posts)"Im just a meathead. I cant talk politics."
Yea, that is pretty much the definition of owning it. Why is it anyone else's business again?