'I threw them under the bus unintentionally' Villanueva speaks about Sunday's National Anthem

[Weekend Warrior]

http://www.wtae.com/article/i-threw-them-under-the-bus-unintentionally-villanueva-speaks-about-sunday-s-national-anthem/12468596

[Algernon Moncrieff]

1. He's a Ranger. I get it.

I don't think he meant harm to his teammates, and I don't think he was staging a counter protest.

A flag flies in front of my home, 24/7 and I do stand for the national anthem. I stand because the flag stands for the Constitution, which is what our troops actually swear to defend.

The Constitution gives football players the right to kneel, just like it gives white supremacists the right to march around holding tiki torches. As long as you are peaceful and not advocating violent overthrow, you enjoy that right.

[ileus]

2. He was doing what is right for him...

[ProfessorGAC]

3. The West Pointer Didn't Think His Actions Through?

I can't see how he did. He had to know it would make his teammates look bad while given the meatballs the chance to see him as a hero.

I find it impossible that a 4 year college grad with a hitch in the Army as an officer would not have deduced that outcome.

[LanternWaste]

4. It can be easy to overlook the small things.

It can be easy to overlook the small things.

For example, misuse of the word "given" rather than "giving", while inconsequential and benign-- a mere oversight one might say, illustrates that while we're focused on A, B often takes the lion's share of our mistakes.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Pedantic Nonsense

As usual!

[madinmaryland]

6. Grammar Natsi!!

[Weekend Warrior]

7. You illustrate an important point...

In a lighthearted manner. Well done.