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14. Steve Kerr is a lot more than an outstanding coach and player.

Fri May 25, 2018, 09:46 AM

May 2018

Kerr was born in Beirut, Lebanon to Malcolm H. Kerr, an American academic who specialized in the Middle East, and his wife, Ann (Zwicker). He has three siblings. His grandfather, Stanley Kerr, volunteered with the Near East Relief after the Armenian Genocide and rescued women and orphans in Aleppo and Marash before eventually settling in Beirut.
Kerr has been critical of Donald Trump and his election victory. In an interview following the election, Kerr voiced the opinion that Trump's rise to power was based on insults against women and minorities. He compared Trump's campaign performances and the crude responses of his supporters to The Jerry Springer Show.

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Steve Kerr: NFL Is Using The Anthem As Fake Patriotism, Nationalism, Scaring People [View all] Maxheader May 2018 OP

Trump and the right are using the kneeling NFL players as a wedge issue to get their base fired up. Botany May 2018 #1

Don't subscribe to the post.. Maxheader May 2018 #5

pure gibberish Botany May 2018 #8

Re analyzing your post? Maxheader May 2018 #11

Seems tactful to me.... paleotn May 2018 #18

The wobbly middle and the deplorables do not really understand patriotism. Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #2

Football team banned for 12 months for failing to make patriotic guesture Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #3

Wow! dhol82 May 2018 #6

This is a find.. mountain grammy May 2018 #9

Kick the fans out of the Stadiums HockeyMom May 2018 #4

Waste time playing the anthem and God Bless America,? SCVDem May 2018 #7

Doesn't the NBA have basically the same policy for the National Anthem? inwiththenew May 2018 #10

That appears to be the case, yes. Dr. Strange May 2018 #12

They're playing to a SMALL PART of their fanbase. DemoHack May 2018 #13

Steve Kerr is a lot more than an outstanding coach and player. mpcamb May 2018 #14

Interesting stuff. I didn't know that. I now have a new admiration of Steve Kerr. KPN May 2018 #20

The NFL tied its fortunes to a fascist monster. Eyeball_Kid May 2018 #15

Religions die spike91nz May 2018 #16

"You would think that a country that is committed to individualism and free speech KPN May 2018 #21

Or, the teams as a community, should just decide to all stay in the locker rooms until it's done. Volaris May 2018 #17

Keep dreaming. THe players are as divided as we (the public) are. KPN May 2018 #22

This Nuremberg Moment...brought to you by the National Football League. paleotn May 2018 #19

Locking - the hosts feel this is opinion, rather than a breaking news story muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #23