Tuesday, September 26, 2017
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The players have not committed the sin of introducing politics into football. Their sin is to be black men talking about politics when the NFL wants them to shut up and entertain. - Travis Waldron
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-football-political_us_59c91815e4b06ddf45f9b002?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-football-political_us_59c91815e4b06ddf45f9b002?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
Monday, September 25, 2017
Beaten . . . With Class
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
The NFL beat Trump. Soundly.
By Jerry Brewer
The NFL players stood, knelt, raised fists, sat, abstained . . . whatever felt right. They did it mostly as a team, a collection of individuals who choose to play together and sacrifice for each other. During the national anthem, they didn’t act like a brainwashed mass who had traded their diversity just to wear the same colors.
The latter is a flat and uninformed way to view the concept of team, and the same could be said for the different ways we act as American citizens. You have to understand that to grasp the power and poignancy of one of the most meaningful Sundays in NFL history. Throughout the nation and in London, the league responded to President Trump’s scathing, profane and ignorant criticism by showing him two things he can neither comprehend nor inspire as a leader: empathy and unity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/the-nfl-responds-to-trump-by-embracing-its-diversity/2017/09/24/07d57814-a15c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.ec30b6723b74
The NFL beat Trump. Soundly.
By Jerry Brewer
The NFL players stood, knelt, raised fists, sat, abstained . . . whatever felt right. They did it mostly as a team, a collection of individuals who choose to play together and sacrifice for each other. During the national anthem, they didn’t act like a brainwashed mass who had traded their diversity just to wear the same colors.
The latter is a flat and uninformed way to view the concept of team, and the same could be said for the different ways we act as American citizens. You have to understand that to grasp the power and poignancy of one of the most meaningful Sundays in NFL history. Throughout the nation and in London, the league responded to President Trump’s scathing, profane and ignorant criticism by showing him two things he can neither comprehend nor inspire as a leader: empathy and unity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/the-nfl-responds-to-trump-by-embracing-its-diversity/2017/09/24/07d57814-a15c-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html?utm_term=.ec30b6723b74
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Most Popular Wedding Songs
From the Washington Post -
These are the most popular wedding songs in America — and the ones your state loves
By Ben Zauzmer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/09/20/these-are-the-most-popular-wedding-songs-in-america-and-the-ones-your-state-loves/?utm_term=.e3880cb1e465&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
These are the most popular wedding songs in America — and the ones your state loves
By Ben Zauzmer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/09/20/these-are-the-most-popular-wedding-songs-in-america-and-the-ones-your-state-loves/?utm_term=.e3880cb1e465&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Saturday, September 23, 2017
THE LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED!!!! Time to show them #blackexcellence LETS GO! #teamlove REPRESENT REPRESENT! ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/KM3wA098se— Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) September 23, 2017
Just when You Think He Can't Go Any Lower, He Does.
From the Huffington Post -
NFL Stars Erupt In Anger Over Donald Trump’s ‘Son Of A Bitch’ Speech
“I can’t take anything our Celebrity in Chief says seriously. He’s a real life clown/troll.”
By Lee Moran
National Football League stars past and present are expressing outrage after President Donald Trump used an address in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday to attack players who protest during the national anthem.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-stars-donald-trump-comments-speech_us_59c60a89e4b0cdc773318071?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
NFL Stars Erupt In Anger Over Donald Trump’s ‘Son Of A Bitch’ Speech
“I can’t take anything our Celebrity in Chief says seriously. He’s a real life clown/troll.”
By Lee Moran
National Football League stars past and present are expressing outrage after President Donald Trump used an address in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday to attack players who protest during the national anthem.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nfl-stars-donald-trump-comments-speech_us_59c60a89e4b0cdc773318071?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
U Bum
Excerpts from the Washington Post -
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry
By Adam Kilgore
President Trump turned professional sports into a political battleground Friday night into Saturday morning, directing full-throated ire toward African American athletes who have spoken out against him and prompting a response from the National Football League, its players and the best basketball player in the world.
In a span of roughly 12 hours, as the sports world typically would be gearing up for college football and baseball’s pennant races, Trump ensnared and agitated the most powerful sports league in North America and perhaps the most popular athlete in American team sports. His comments set the stage for potential mass protest Sunday along NFL sidelines.
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After Trump said he rescinded Curry’s invitation, LeBron James slammed Trump on Twitter.
“U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going!” James said. “So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/trump-sticks-to-sports-with-comments-on-nfl-players-and-owners-and-steph-curry/2017/09/23/50e76dd2-a071-11e7-9083-fbfddf6804c2_story.html?utm_term=.8c900d30222b&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-sports%252Bnation&wpmk=1
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Steph Curry
By Adam Kilgore
President Trump turned professional sports into a political battleground Friday night into Saturday morning, directing full-throated ire toward African American athletes who have spoken out against him and prompting a response from the National Football League, its players and the best basketball player in the world.
In a span of roughly 12 hours, as the sports world typically would be gearing up for college football and baseball’s pennant races, Trump ensnared and agitated the most powerful sports league in North America and perhaps the most popular athlete in American team sports. His comments set the stage for potential mass protest Sunday along NFL sidelines.
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After Trump said he rescinded Curry’s invitation, LeBron James slammed Trump on Twitter.
“U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going!” James said. “So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/trump-sticks-to-sports-with-comments-on-nfl-players-and-owners-and-steph-curry/2017/09/23/50e76dd2-a071-11e7-9083-fbfddf6804c2_story.html?utm_term=.8c900d30222b&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-sports%252Bnation&wpmk=1
Friday, September 22, 2017
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