Trump: NFL should fire players who kneel during anthem

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/09/23/trump_calls_on_nfl_owners_to_fire_players_who_kneel_during_anthem.html 

[quote]In one of his many asides, Trump harshly criticized the NFL and its owners for tolerating players who he said disrespect the United States by failing to stand up for the national anthem. “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he’s fired. He’s fired!’” Trump said. “You know, some owner is gonna do that. He’s gonna say, ‘That guy disrespects our flag, he’s fired.’ And that owner, they don’t know it. They don’t know it. They’re friends of mine, many of them. They don’t know it. They’ll be the most popular person, for a week. They’ll be the most popular person in this country.”

[publicunofficial]

lol Trump uses harsher language to condemn a peaceful black protester than he has for ISIS or Neo-Nazis.

Also my favorite conservatives are the people who say antifa is bad because it's violent but go into a feral rage when anyone doesn't stand for the anthem. None of them should die of heart disease, alone and unloved.

[7,052,770]

So normally it's not a "freedom of speech" issue when somebody says or does something and gets fired from their job for it, but .... couldn't Kaepernick or another kneeler at least raise the argument now that it is a freedom of speech issue since the President of the United States is publicly advocating their unemployment?

[fluffypanther19]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/politics/donald-trump-alabama-nfl/index.html.

Thoughts on the matter?

[The Arizonan]

Donald Trump is a fascist piece of s**t for saying that they should be fired. I suddenly have the urge to go burn the American flag.

[The Arizonan]

I wonder how Donald Trump would react if fans at the game kneeled during the national anthem.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Basically, the President is calling for a private employer to fire employees for political views that he doesn't like.

If any other President (R or D) had done this, what would the reaction have been?

[Santander]

Shut the whole thing down.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

I'm sure the NFL has been eagerly awaiting advice from the man who bankrupted the USFL.  

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Shut the whole thing down.

[publicunofficial]

https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/911625196100046849

[Rookie Yinzer]

Trump is literally everything the right falsely accused President Obama of being.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Trump is literally everything the right falsely accused President Obama of being.

Nah.  He's neither a Muslim nor born in Kenya.

[publicunofficial]

Trump is literally everything the right falsely accused President Obama of being.

Nah.  He's neither a Muslim nor born in Kenya.

Or gay. Or a socialist.

[HisGrace]

Trump is such a triggered snowflake

So normally it's not a "freedom of speech" issue when somebody says or does something and gets fired from their job for it, but .... couldn't Kaepernick or another kneeler at least raise the argument now that it is a freedom of speech issue since the President of the United States is publicly advocating their unemployment?

I also don't think it'a a free speech issue but it's woefully inappropriate for the president to try and use his informal influence to try and get private citizens fired for expressing political opinions he doesn't like. Let's imagine the reaction if Obama did this.

Also, let's remember all the hand-wringing about "free speech" that took place after swastika wearing C-Ville protesters who got their pictures in the news lost their jobs. Apparently only neo-nazis have the right to not lose their jobs due to their political positions, if it happens to anyone else we're all good. More evidence that the recent emphasis on "free speech" from the right is just an excuse to defend racism.

https://thenib.com/the-only-free-speech-the-alt-right-seems-to-care-about-is-nazi-memes

[Alabama_Indy10]

I wonder how Donald Trump would react if fans at the game kneeled during the national anthem.

Gonna be hard to kneel between bleacher seats.

[fhtagn]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

[Reaganfan]

Donald Trump is a fascist piece of s**t for saying that they should be fired. I suddenly have the urge to go burn the American flag.

They're all anti-American.

See...the reason I hate liberals is that the only thing they like about America is the right America gives them to say how much they don't like America.

[Alabama_Indy10]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

[Santander]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

Not really, no. Especially not at an entertainment event.

[publicunofficial]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

There is literally nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem, yes.

[Alabama_Indy10]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

Is there literally anything wrong with not signing a quarterback because he's not good enough?
There is literally nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem, yes.

[Yank2133]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

Is there literally anything wrong with not signing a quarterback because he's not good enough?
There is literally nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem, yes.

You see, I would agree you if Blake Bortles, Mike Glennon, and Brian Hoyer didn't have jobs.

[Alabama_Indy10]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

Is there literally anything wrong with not signing a quarterback because he's not good enough?
There is literally nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem, yes.

You see, I would agree you if Blake Bortles, Mike Glennon, and Brian Hoyer didn't have jobs.

What about the guy who lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert in 2015?

[publicunofficial]

The NFL has covered up for plenty of real criminals, who still get to keep their outrageous salaries and fame, and we don't see him talking about those folks.

But sure, let's talk about firing people who are actually doing nothing wrong.

There's nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem?

Is there literally anything wrong with not signing a quarterback because he's not good enough?
There is literally nothing wrong with not standing for the national anthem, yes.

You see, I would agree you if Blake Bortles, Mike Glennon, and Brian Hoyer didn't have jobs.

What about the guy who lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert in 2015?

On a team that was actively trying to tank and is run by a manchild who got all his money from his dad? (Where have I heard that before)