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An Awesome Display

My friend, Randy, happened to be at the Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees  ALCS baseball game last Thursday (10/5/17) in Cleveland. According to his first hand eye-witness report, the fans, irrespective if they were white, black, yellow, brown, or chartreuse, were extremely respectful at the singing of the National Anthem. Their hats were off and their hands were on their hearts as they stood to show respect for the country and the flag.                                      He said that it was awesome.

 

On Friday night (10/6/17) I did watch a football game – or perhaps I should say, “a futbol” game, USA vs. Panama, being played in Orlando, Fla. I had purposely tuned in before the start of the game to witness the National Anthem. The behavior of the players and of the fans was exemplary; again nothing but respect for our flag and our country.                                                                                         It was awesome.

 

On Sunday (10/8/17) I did watch a football game, but not a NFL game. I had recorded the San Diego State vs. UNLV game on Saturday night, and watched it on Sunday in order to get my football fix. This time there was a huge flag being held along its edges during the National Anthem.. It covered the entire field. As far as I could tell everyone on the field as well as everyone in the stands demonstrated nothing but respect – again black, white, brown, yellow, or mauve – all united. An African American military woman in uniform sang the National Anthem. It was very moving especially as the game was in Las Vegas and only a few miles from last week’s tragic massacre.                                                   It was awesome.

I did not watch the NFL on Sunday, as I am still boycotting the anti-flag and anti-National Anthem NFL. I had wondered if the NFL players would smarten up and realize that their adolescent behavior was really getting old. If they had any common sense they would realize that their behavior was having a drastic effect on the NFL viewing audience, and eventually this dramatic decrease in viewership would affect their individual paychecks. Sure enough, a poor excuse for a pro-NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers, again took a knee for the National Anthem before they lost again.  I personally wonder if some of these malcontent players already have CTE.

After the respect for the flag and the National Anthem that was shown at a variety of different sports venues (baseball games, soccer games, and college football games) over the past four days, the actions of those kneeling 49er players provided a striking and revealing contrast.

On Monday morning The Wall Street Journal featured a picture of Vice President Pence and his wife prior to the NFL game in Indianapolis between the Colts and the San Francisco 49ers. Keep in mind that Mike Pence is from Indiana and was there primarily for a tribute to Peyton Manning, an ex-Indianapolis Colts player. After the 49er players again protested during the National Anthem, Vice President Pence and his wife left. He later tweeted, “I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our solders, our flag, or our National Anthem.”

Was this a political stunt as the  Dems are implying?

If it was . . . it was awesome.

If it wasn’t . . . it was awesome.

BTW: Finally a NFL owner had the cojones to stand up to the genuflectees. Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, told his players that if they did not stand for the National Anthem, they would be benched. It’s about time! Every player on the Dallas Cowboys stood up! That was awesome!

 

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