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JohnnyRingo

(20,666 posts)
42. Solves that "problem"
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 07:55 PM
Aug 2018

To hear most on the right, it seems that's all they ever tuned in for. Seeing players protest just ruined their life.

Players need another way to get their message out now.

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Good!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #1
GOOD! Agree. RealNewzFakePrez Aug 2018 #2
Well, it's a start. DinahMoeHum Aug 2018 #3
Well they started it years ago I guess. whopis01 Aug 2018 #38
Excellent. Also, please no more war machine demonstrations. Let USA promote peace. nt NCjack Aug 2018 #4
Sorry but the NFL makes millions off those "shows" That all started in 2009. Bengus81 Aug 2018 #7
Watched Chiefs games for decades,NEVER seen the NA played on TV..... Bengus81 Aug 2018 #5
Yeah - it is funny watching people get all excited over this announcement. whopis01 Aug 2018 #39
Fox just put reporters on alert Watchfoxheadexplodes Aug 2018 #6
They should cut away to the Dotard lip-synching the song incoherently... yallerdawg Aug 2018 #8
Now THAT MyOwnPeace Aug 2018 #16
Or to one of my all-time favorite YouTube clips Fritz Walter Aug 2018 #37
Chicken shit cowards. marble falls Aug 2018 #9
Hey, why not play the Russian National Anthem? It's miles better music anyway... pangaia Aug 2018 #10
...and more appropriate these days FiveGoodMen Aug 2018 #12
Why not play Aretha Franklin for a year instead? Thunderbeast Aug 2018 #11
Oh! You mean this? Crowman2009 Aug 2018 #24
I, for one, am tired of being Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #13
Mr.Bill.................... MyOwnPeace Aug 2018 #18
Before I retired, when someone asked me if I "support the troops", Mr.Bill Aug 2018 #20
Had to.............. MyOwnPeace Aug 2018 #22
I know James Pitaro PJMcK Aug 2018 #14
At first this seemed good..... zentrum Aug 2018 #15
All networks should do this FakeNoose Aug 2018 #17
Takes the issue off the air... BlueJac Aug 2018 #19
Who ever decreed the National Anthem was a patriot duty before football anyway? Snellius Aug 2018 #21
Actually this goes all the way back to 1918 with baseball. Crowman2009 Aug 2018 #25
Makes more sense. Baseball itself is an American symbol and patriotic duty. Go Red Sox? Snellius Aug 2018 #36
WWII Chrysanthemum Aug 2018 #43
The analysts usually talk through much of the game anyway BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #23
Thats great news, but, what if the players still kneel even though it isn't braodcasted? Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #26
It's not as visible LeftInTX Aug 2018 #32
but if they do that, OriginalGeek Aug 2018 #27
good blueseas Aug 2018 #28
Good tiredtoo Aug 2018 #29
How come it is not played at the WH and all Federal Depts?? Angry Dragon Aug 2018 #30
They should make Orange Julius listen and stand to it 24/7 LeftInTX Aug 2018 #34
okay...........thanks Angry Dragon Aug 2018 #35
Great. Enough with the celebrating of brain injuries. jalan48 Aug 2018 #31
I enjoy watching football as an escape from the news and politics. ... spin Aug 2018 #33
Cowards relayerbob Aug 2018 #40
I was going to comment that I don't remember seeing the anthem. A blonde with a skirt underpants Aug 2018 #41
Solves that "problem" JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #42
Why doesn't the player's union buy the halftime commercials ? MichMan Aug 2018 #44
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