…..It ain’t like the man is lying….he said; “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a country that oppresses Black people and people of color”….like I said….it ain’t like the man is lying…..and a statement from the San Francisco 49ers said he had the right to not participate…. “The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and not participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.”…..and he’s not the only high-profile athlete to speak out about racism, civil rights issues and gun control…..he ended his interview by saying,…. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what was right.”…..and people on Twitter started losing their minds….a few NFL football players were calling him Un-American…..he hate’s what the American flag stands for….he’s dissing those who lost their lives in the name of freedom…..and then there were those who said….people are mad at Kaepernick because he sat during the anthem in protest, but they aren’t mad about the injustice he’s protesting. That’s the point…..as you can see the color line exist within the NFL….now what blows my mind is this….a few years ago…and entire basketball team…from a small white college in the Midwest (Goshen College)….refused to have the national anthem played before their game….because the song represents war….and after 116-years they finally lifted the ban….the graduating class of Kamehameh high school students in Hawaii refused to stand for the anthem….a Manhattanville College woman’s basketball player turned her back to the American flag to protest the Iraq war….and not one person in America lost their mind over their protest…..why?….and they are right….the song does glorifies war and destruction….my opinion….if you feel something is not right…and you want to say something about it…say it!…just like Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Paul pointed out the killing of Blacks across American…..that is an American constitutional right…..the right to free speech!

COLIN KAEPERNICK’S MESSAGE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PATRIOTISM…..By now I’m sure everyone has an opinion in regards to his decision to not stand for America’s National Anthem.….just like I do…..and I’m going to keep it to myself…..but I want to share with you what Stephen Lam…..who wrote an article in The Huffington Post.….thinks about it..… “When I was in the Air Force in 1989 there was a big movement to make desecrating the flag a crime via an amendment.….I wrote a column for the Stars and Stripes protesting that idea….those who supported the amendment said that the flag was symbolic of the freedoms our soldiers had fought and died for and desecrating the flag disrespected that sacrifice.….to me, that logic was upside down.….burning the flag was an act of speech…..and while some might find it a loathsome form of expression, it is also powerful for that very reason.….we wouldn’t be discussing this today if it weren’t……the flag is a symbol of our freedoms..…however, it isn’t the “actual” freedom…..to strip away the freedom by suppressing that kind of freedom is more devastating…..if someone burns a flag, they’re destroying a piece of cloth symbolic of an idea…..if someone makes that illegal, they’re destroying the actual idea it represents…..and I’d rather have a flag in ashes than one void of meaning…..to me, the real disrespect to the soldiers who “died for our freedom” isn’t burning the flag…..it’s those who render their deaths meaningless by stripping away the rights they died defending….so when it comes to things like an athlete not giving the proper tribute during the National Anthem, it doesn’t bother me.….whether I agree with their point or not is moot.….I agree with their right to “make” the point they’re making.”…..and I think a few of you need to take the time to find out…..what type of person Francis Scott Key was…..and take the time to read “ALL” of the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner…..and realize what kind of person he was.….and what the lyrics actually mean…..and Colin still has a right to say what he wants….because a lot of you don’t realize something…..you can call him whatever you want….and it doesn’t matter…..because he is using his right…..to free speech!…..so if a few of you are still pissed…..read the article again…..because his protest isn’t against American patriotism…..it’s against the racism which “exist” in America!

THANKS FOR FINDING THIS UNCLE BOBBY…..This is a post from someone named Allen Etzler@GolfweekEtzler….and who happens to be white…… “Colin Kaepernick says America is not great, people want him to leave….Donald Trump says America is not great, may become president….this is white privilege in a nutshell folks!”……and someone needs to tell Colin’s birth-mother to shut the hell up…..because she lost any “say”……the day she gave him up for adoption…..and here’s my favorite….Fox News show The Five…..now Kimberly Guilfoyle is pissed at Colin and said this…. “I think Dr. King, if he were alive today, he wouldn’t disrespect the flag or the anthem, he would use his words and his voice to send a message for positive change”……this woman’s mother slept with a cucumber….because she is stupid….no clue about history….and she’s hired to give us information….so yo Kim….let me hip you to something…..that is exactly “WHAT” Dr. King did…through non-violent protest….and we see where his right to free speech got him…..and for once people… “PLEASE LISTEN”…..if you are going to listen to these reports….or read them…you need to finally realize one thing….his protest has never been against our soldiers or vets….he has never said that….he is protesting the racial divide which exist within our country….that’s his protest!……and I dare someone to tell me it doesn’t exist……and to quote John F. Kennedy… “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”

KAEPERNICK RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM AMERICA’S MILITARY VETERANS…..If anyone has a right to be pissed off…..it’s most of our vets….because people who has risked their lives….to protect their country….and then have problems receiving housing, medical and veteran benefits…..beat down and abused……and winds up homeless on the street….yeah, I would have a different view as to what our flag truly represents…..Nate Boyer….a former Green Beret and a plays with the Seattle Seahawks……wrote an open letter to Colin in the Army Times…..because at first he felt anger towards him….but then he said this… “I’m not judging you for standing up for what you believe in. It’s your inalienable right. What you are doing takes a lot of courage, and I’d be lying if I said I knew what it was like to walk around in your shoes. I’ve never had to deal with prejudice because of the color of my skin, and for me to say I can relate to what you’ve gone through is as ignorant as someone who’s never been in a combat zone telling me they understand what it’s like to go to war. Even though my initial reaction to your protest was anger, I’m trying to listen to what you’re saying and why you’re doing it. When I told my mom about this article, she cautioned me that “the last thing our country needs right now is more hate.” As usual she was right”…..and for those of you who still do not know….the NFL has said players are encouraged but not required to stand during the national anthem…..and for those of you who still don’t get it…..it’s his right!….oh BTW….Jeremy Lane of the Seattle Seahawks…..before they played The Oakland Raiders Thursday night…..decided to stand behind Colin…..and sit!