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Tom Brady Politics More Un-American Than Colin Kaepernick's?
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:48 am
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:48 am
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Who’s more threatening? A professional athlete who disrespects our flag and our troops and supports the radical activism of Black Lives Matter and the ruthless dictatorship of the late Fidel Castro? Or an athlete who wears a Trump hat?
The answer depends on how sunk in lefty groupthink and reflexive America hatred one is (a corollary being one’s proximity to the academia bubble and, therefore, one’s distance from honest work.) For example, David Dennis, Jr., an adjunct journalism professor at Morehouse College, thinks Tom Brady’s politics are “far more un-American” than those of Colin Kaepernick.
In a post appearing on The Crew and later re-posted by The Huffington Post, Dennis writes the allegiance of the New England Patriots’ quarterback to a president “as oppressive and crass as Donald Trump reveals a major character flaw.” In Dennis’s hard left world, Trump is recruiting Nazis, America is dominating people through “subjugation” and foreigners are not smuggling drugs into and committing crimes in our nation.
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Dennis writes that Brady’s Trump endorsement “has been largely ignored when, in fact, supporting Donald Trump as President of the United States is far more [snowflake alert!] threatening to America than taking a knee during the National Anthem.”
Really, professor? A Google search of “Tom Brady and Trump” turns up a mere 13.4 million hits! Professor Dennis, what’s your definition of “ignored”? Brady is also confronting mega-media glare over his relationship with Trump in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. And on Friday’s Dan Patrick radio show, with its huge national audience, the host asked ESPN’s Michael Smith about the Brady/Trump friendship and got this answer:
And Brady is almost being defensive and saying … I don’t understand why this is a big deal and wants to avoid it. Wait a minute, man, we’re all judged by the company we keep. … Donald Trump has said some things and perhaps done some things that people find morally questionable. So if that’s your guy and you have a hat in your locker room that says “Make America Great Again,” you’re hanging out with him, he’s shouting you out and you all are writing letters to him and that sort of thing, people want to say “that’s your boy?” You’re judged by the company you keep. So are you likeminded with him in some ways? Are you agreeing with some of these polarizing things that he’s putting forth and some of the things he’s said? Is that how you think?
So much for ignoring Brady. The media is pinning him up against the wall. But Dennis’s indictment of both Brady and Trump is essentially fact-free. He screeches that Kaepernick wearing a shirt depicting a ruthless dictator pales in comparison to Trump wanting “to deprive millions of healthcare, open a Muslim registry, suppress voting and deport millions of citizens. And as we speak, he is violating the (C)onstitution by maintaining business ties to foreign countries while holding office. It doesn’t get more un-American than violating the Constitution.”
Additionally, Dennis writes that Brady is getting preferential treatment to Kaepernick and that the Pats’ QB should be held accountable. Of course, racism is at the root of this.
If the outrage about Kaepernick is really about respecting the troops, then Brady should be held to the same fire for supporting a man with such disregard for the men and women who fight for this country. If it’s about the amorphous idea of respecting the flag, then we have to hold Brady accountable for backing someone with so little respect for the laws of the country. The obvious answer, which is also the answer that got us in this mess to begin with, is simple: for far too long America has been too uncomfortable with a Black man standing for his beliefs and far too accepting of a white man expressing his, no matter whom his beliefs end up harming in the process.
Recent U.S. history records that a Black man served eight years in the nation’s highest office. And that man was a binge-spending socialist who “got us into this mess” – resulting in the election of Trump. Set aside the stubborn little facts.
A Professoer posed this question - Newsbusters
Breitbart version
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Before Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee before NFL games to protest American-perpetrated injustices against subjugated people. Before Kaepernick decided to donate a million dollars to charities across the country. Before Kaepernick donned a Fidel Castro shirt. Before Kaepernick was accused of disrespecting America’s troops. There was Tom Brady and his hat.
In September of 2015, Tom Brady took his customary questions from reporters in front of his Patriots locker, but this time he’d had a new ornament: a “Make America Great Again” hat. A symbol of Donald Trump’s then-improbable hopes of becoming President. The hat placement drew attention from the media who saw it as an endorsement of the candidate who had already falsely and famously connected Mexican immigration to crime. Brady, for his part, dismissed most questions about the hat, simply remarking that he and Trump had been friends for a long time.
Since Brady put Trump’s hat on his locker, Donald Trump, of course, has become President of The United States. Trump has also claimed to have grabbed women by their pussies whenever he felt like it. He’s insulted Muslims, Mexicans, African-Americans, LGBTQ people and pretty much everyone who doesn’t look like a Third Reich recruit. Through it all, Trump has espoused his friendship with Brady (and Patriots owner Robert Kraft) and even said the Patriot QB called him to congratulate him on his political success.
HuffPo Version
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:52 am to FrenchToast
The trump hat is gonna replace the turban for "scariest headwear to see on your flight"
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:53 am to FrenchToast
No matter how anyone feels about Tom we all need to support him now least the dumbass Falcons win a Super Bowl.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:54 am to FrenchToast
Well I was wondering who I wanted to pull for this Sunday..... Go pats!
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:57 am to FrenchToast
Q: Whats the difference in Tom Brady and Chuck Schumer?
A: Tom Brady is a winner and a Patriot.
A: Tom Brady is a winner and a Patriot.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:00 am to FrenchToast
And now ESPN has Mike Smith and Jemele Hill hosting their biggest show.
Yep, no bias lol
Yep, no bias lol
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:01 am to FrenchToast
Libs are exactly like the rulers in North Korean.
If they could murder their political opponents and get away with it they would without blinking.
If they could murder their political opponents and get away with it they would without blinking.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:02 am to Seldom Seen
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No matter how anyone feels about Tom we all need to support him now least the dumbass Falcons win a Super Bowl.
Agreed, I hate SJW's more than anything.
ETA: seriously though it has been annoying that protesters have inadvertently been using the #riseup tag.
This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 7:09 am
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:28 am to Wild Thang
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Jemele Hill
The absolute worst television personality/host.
I don't think she's ever opened her mouth while on camera without playing the race card in some form or fashion.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:38 am to FrenchToast
There are a lot of leftists who do not like kaepernick's actions/words. I personally stand by his right to kneel during the anthem, but fidel castro? Seriously??
What makes kaepernick a complete fraud is that he didn't vote. He is a POS
And most liberals I know do not care that brady supports trump. Anyone who has a problem with brady's support of trump is nitpicking and being a bit**. Also, their relationship clearly dates back to before trump was even considering running for office. Brady is just supporting a friend like 100% of americans would do.
What makes kaepernick a complete fraud is that he didn't vote. He is a POS
And most liberals I know do not care that brady supports trump. Anyone who has a problem with brady's support of trump is nitpicking and being a bit**. Also, their relationship clearly dates back to before trump was even considering running for office. Brady is just supporting a friend like 100% of americans would do.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 7:44 am to FrenchToast
Clearly the academic swamp needs draining as well.
Posted on 2/1/17 at 8:05 am to FrenchToast
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He’s insulted Muslims, Mexicans, African-Americans, LGBTQ people and pretty much everyone who doesn’t look like a Third Reich recruit.
Well while were making stuff up, I'm better looking than Tom Brady.
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