re: Eric Reid takes a knee....on Veterans Day weekend

Can we just whack this thread already?

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thinks it's disrespectful to our troops that serve. I lost a family member in Iraq... so frick Eric Reed, if that makes me pathetic then so be it

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I don't see what this has to do with the troops.

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ou don’t see what Veterans Day weekend has to do with the troops?

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Some people don't understand how the national anthem became synonymous with the troops. Arguing it's disrespectful to the country is one thing, but the troops is quite another.

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I don't see what this has to do with the troops.

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You don't see what the National Anthem has to do with the troops?

Who pays the NFL to play the National Anthem at every game?

Who typically presents the colors?

Who performs the fly overs?

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I don't see what this has to do with the troops.

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Then you must be completely dense.

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Who pays the NFL to play the National Anthem at every game?

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Nobody. The other ones you have a point- this one you’re full of shite.

Google says you are full of shite.

The links are too numerous to provide.

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It turns out that from 2011-2014, the Department of Defense spent $5.4 million in contracts with 14 NFL teams for flag ceremonies. The National Guard got in on the action too, and gave $6.7 million to the NFL for the same kind of thing from 2013 to 2015.

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I don’t see anything about the NFL being paid to play the National Anthem. Because they don’t.
Like I said, the other things you were correct, the Anthem you’re full of shite. Tell that to your “Booyah” blow buddy, too.

i'm correct about all 3 points.

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According to numerous sources, and verified by IR.net, the US Government actually paid the NFL in order for them to bring players onto the field and stand for the national anthem during special ceremonies. Up until 2009, NFL players sometimes remained in their respective locker rooms, especially during prime time games, while the national anthem was played on the field. Then starting in 2010 this all changed, as players were required to come onto the field prior to the playing of the anthem, during every game, while the live television audience was able to see the players’ patriotism on display.

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But if you are willing to concede that the troops most often presents the colors and the troops provide flyovers, isn't that enough to connect the National Anthem to the US Military troops?

I was responding to Powermans, (a man who has admitted to drinking his own sperm) comment that he doesn't understand how the National Anthem is connected to the troops.

So stand by your cum guzzling friend. Birds of a feather...................