The USA Political Thread

[lennco]

Here you can spout your USA political views.

Rules:
1. Keep it clean
2. No fighting
3. Respect the views of others.
4. US Political views, No Religious views
5. Have fun

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[enlytend]

So apparently the state of New York sent supplies and some power company engineers to Puerto Rico to assess their power grid outage. FEMA is getting supplies to them, Is their power situation being addressed nationally too?

All I'm hearing out of POTUS is that he was at a campaign rally using very inappropriate language about someone for expressing their first amendment rights and complaining that trying to prevent brain damage was ruining a spectator sport. Is he planning to tour the damage? Is he getting more power crews out there? Can anyone point me to an official statement on that?

 

[JB Lions]

Trump is busy with sports today, going at NFL, NBA

Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!

If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL,or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect....

...our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If not, YOU'RE FIRED. Find something else to do!

 

[GILSAN]

 

[enlytend]

If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL,or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect....

...our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem. If not, YOU'RE FIRED. Find something else to do!

I'm not a fan of the original act, but I'm less of a fan of the POTUS' vehement attack on his first amendment rights. If NFL wants certain behavior, that's understandable, and it should be in their contract - then he would be In breach of the contract and they would be totally justified in firing him. No gray area.

He seems more outraged about this than about some Nazis marching and shouting hate slogans...

There's absolutely no excuse for a POTUS to publically call an American citizen a son of a b*tch. None.

If a person wants the privilege of serving as president, they should not be allowed to disrespect the citizens they serve.

 

[GILSAN]

Many NFL Players Kneel During Anthem before London Game

So these athletes want to express their right to free speech and let everyone know their opinion about everything, by kneeling, but they are against Trump doing the same thing?

Trump is simply saying what most people are thinking TRUMP has every right to express his opinion.

Tim Tebow Took a Knee at the end of games in Thanksgiving to God and many Lefties mocked him for it...

 

[GILSAN]

Remember when the leader of the Take a Knee movement Colin Krappernick was seen numerous times wearing socks depicting police as pigs.

He has the right to protest and so has Trump to criticize him and others for their selfish actions.

 

[GILSAN]

 

[enlytend]

Trump is simply saying what most people are thinking TRUMP has every right to express his opinion.

1 - yes, he has every right to express his opinion ...to his friends, family, etc. However in his role as POTUS when he speaks in public he's representing his office. Totally inappropriate to disrespect the constitution and the people you serve.

2- its not what "most people" are thinking.

Technically, "taking a knee" is not defined as disrespecting the flag. There are lots of things which ARE defined as disrespect (US Flag code, section 8) which get a pass every day - Using it in advertising and clothing, for example.

As I pointed out earlier, if the NFL wants to disallow it, write it into the contracts.

 

[GILSAN]

And so this is Europe...

 

[GILSAN]

Goodbye To The First Amendment

 

[E-Promote]

Remember Flynn joining in and enjoying the chant "lock her up" during his RNC speech? Stay tuned, that may be the soundtrack used for his own Perp walk.

 

[GILSAN]

Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh Steeler and U.S. Army Ranger stands alone for the national anthem
The rest of the pathetic team cowards stayed in the locker room to avoid controversy.

 

[mr-x]

President Trump demeans his office and further divided the country with his "SOB" speech. Fine talk for the golf course, not the podium of the POTUS.

#1A rights often applied inconsistently based on our point of view.

Pregnancy Centers Go to Court Over Law Requiring They Promote Abortions
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/22/hawaii-pregnancy-centers-go-court-law-requiring-promote-abortions/

NFL fines player for supporting the fight against cancer or domestic violence.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21470/nfls-free-speech-kneeling-anthem-fine-fighting-hank-berrien

 

[mr-x]

Hundreds of Illegal Voters Revealed in Philadelphia
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/24/hundreds-of-illegal-voters-revealed-in-philadelphia/

TL;DR:
"hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them voted in past elections"


"six-month review of New Jersey voter registrations. It found that 616 noncitizens registered to vote, 76 percent of whom admitted their noncitizenship status at the outset."


Democrats insist it was all a mistake, and you're probably racist.

 

[mr-x]

Trump is busy with sports today, going at NFL, NBA

What are the chances democrats have a "national conversation" about why Kaepernick took a knee in the first place or just complain about President Trump?

 

[GILSAN]

NFL fines player for supporting the fight against cancer or domestic violence.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21470/nfls-free-speech-kneeling-anthem-fine-fighting-hank-berrien

"In 2013, Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall was fined $5,250 for wearing green shoes in honor of Mental Health Awareness week, which was especially poignant because Marshall himself suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder"

"Another Steelers player, William Gay, was fined $5,787 in 2015 for wearing purple cleats to bring attention to domestic violence. Gay’s action was also moving because his mother was killed in an act of domestic violence."

"The Steelers’ Cameron Heyward was fined for wearing eye black to honor his father, Craig "Iron Head" Heyward, who died of bone cancer in 2006."

But kneeling for the national anthem is OK? I'm glad Trump was Politically Incorrect and spoke up on this subject. Many love him for it... including me.

 

[mr-x]

"In 2013, Chicago Bears .

NFL also threatened players for supporting 9/11 and murdered police.

NFL management is afraid of race baiters but this is President's Trumps fault. He chose to make it a bigger issue by using a slur from his podium. We don't have enough chaos going on..

 

[johname]

Just a funny headline

NBC’s Megyn Kelly experiment unveils its latest creation, a morning-show Bride of Frankenstein

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...bride-of-frankenstein/?utm_term=.cdb08dbc2354

 

[enlytend]

What are the chances democrats have a "national conversation" about why Kaepernick took a knee in the first place or just complain about President Trump?

It deserves to be a national conversation..

Here's something to brighten everyone's day...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41391978

 

[mr-x]

Just a funny headline

NBC’s Megyn Kelly experiment unveils its latest creation, a morning-show Bride of Frankenstein

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...bride-of-frankenstein/?utm_term=.cdb08dbc2354

Author sounds a little pissed. I'm sure the fact she worked at Fox had nothing to do with it.