Wayne Arnold

Hilary Swank holds a press conference to discuss her latest movie role in a coming-of-age story as a prepubescent boy struggling to find himself in the suburbs of Los Angeles, 1997.

A czar that can see the future.

lol this was a freak injury. Quarterbacks not named Romo these days rarely get injured and can play until they're 50. Starting QB's usually missed at least two or three games per season in the 90's. Now, it's rare for a QB to play less than 15 or 16 games.

Goodbye, Biermann's. We hardly knew ye.

Yeah Super Bowl for sure dude

You know you're dealing with an open-minded person who's all for open debate and embracing other ideas when he pulls the "brainwashed" card.

Smart move.

Um...how do you think those rights and freedoms came to be? "Freedom isn't free."

Super Bowl!

I didn't say it was offensive. I said it was disrespectful. I appreciate your not being offended but that's why we stand for the national anthem - to show respect for the concept of freedom and equality and honor those who fought and died for those things. Otherwise what are we doing?

No one is saying he shouldn't protest. People are saying he's wrong to protest the very thing that symbolizes freedom and equality. You're just as misguided as he is.

Why are you lumping all of those things together? Focus on the topic at hand. Protesting the national anthem is absolutely disrespectful not only of vets but of all American patriots (Tubman, MLK, Robinson, Ali, Parks, etc.) who have made sacrifices while striving toward equality.

He's not a dirtbag. He's misguided. And he shouldn't be vilified for being misguided.

You want to see more people protest a ceremony meant to honor those who have fought and died and made sacrifices for our freedom and endeavors toward equality? That's messed up.

Are those guys making a public demonstration and/or statement about their intentional protest?

By your logic, the anthem itself is a distraction from the game.

Not even close to being comparable, imo. Ali refused to join a war which we know now was a war we should have never been fighting in - and had intelligent, logical reasons for his refusal. Ali was able to vocalize his innovative ideas which generated discussion (ie heated debates) then and those ideas are still used today. While Ali was protesting a true national policy (a war), Kaep is protesting isolated incidents. Even if Kaep somehow starts a movement with this silly thing - what's going to change? How can one change natural occurrences within a society and actions from individuals by protesting a country's flag and anthem? Even if one thinks the flag symbolizes government polices - there's no U.S. policy that calls for the mistreatment of black people. Monumental differences between the two.

Ah, gotcha.

No, it's not. I couldn't disagree more with Kaepernick here but I'd honestly rather see a person do something like this if he truly feels strongly about an issue than do nothing. As dumb and disrespectful as I think a public figure intentionally sitting for the national anthem is - at least he's passionate enough about what he perceives to be an injustice to make a sacrifice for a cause. To me, that's much more admirable than those who agree with what he's doing, yet won't do the same - not because they respect all of the patriots who have defended our freedom and made sacrifices that has led us closer to equality (what the flag symbolizes) but because it would put a dent in their bank accounts.

Apathy is definitely the way to go. God bless the United States of Apathy.

But it was Rex's fault he was so bad with the Jets!

And this is where so many people think Kaepernick is...*ahem* misguided. The flag and anthem should symbolize everything good about the United States. The freedoms and equality so many patriots of all races have fought and died for over the last 250 years are honored during each anthem. Making a public spectacle as a public figure by intentionally sitting down for it is basically spitting in the face of each and every one of those who made such tremendous sacrifices. And for what? Because of isolated incidents due to systematic flaws within our police department and justice system? Does he honestly believe that the United States intentionally persecutes against any race? And that the flag symbolizes that continued persecution? If he believes that, then he's simply not bright. And if he realizes that systemic racism is a natural flaw within our society which has resulted in blacks and other minorities being mistreated since the colonies declared independence and we continue to make strides toward eliminating that flaw to allow for equality for all races - and he still sits down for the anthem, then he's simply an *expletive*. Two choices.

How was EJ a deer in the headlights? He performed very well on Friday and led the team to a come-from-behind win.

That's your opinion. According to Kaep, the flag is a symbol of racism. To me, the flag symbolizes brussel sprouts. And I hate brussel sprouts. Therefore, going forward I'm no longer going to salute the flag or stand in respect for the national anthem. Buncha brussel sprout lovers.