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He seems if I may steal a phrase from Obama, a likable enough person. I just have no !@#$ing clue what he says.....

 

EVER!

 

Which is why every time he posts something, it's easier to see this:

 

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by ExiledInIllinois.

 

Short. To the point. Makes sense.

 

"I'll take Things You Never See In An Exiled Post for $200, Alex.

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Which is why every time he posts something, it's easier to see this:

 

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by ExiledInIllinois.

 

Short. To the point. Makes sense.

 

"I'll take Things You Never See In An Exiled Post for $200, Alex.

 

Now if it said "This post is hidden because ExiledinIllinois makes no sense," I'd put him on ignore in a heartbeat.

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Smallest market. Biggest fanbase. Sure they are popular and scattered all over the place. Does that mean they tune in?

 

I like the Pack... I am not watching on Sunday Night.

 

Pack has biggest fanbase in league, but smallest market. Somehow that doesn't equate to tuning in.

 

Got it - they have the most fans, but they just don't watch the games. Weird fans.......

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DISPATCHES FROM THE “IT’S DIFFERENT WHEN WE DO IT” PARTY:



Shot: Colin Kaepernick Had No Choice but to Kneel.”


Time magazine, which put Kaepernick on its cover this week after he refused to stand for the National Anthem



Chaser: “The Seattle Mariners suspended Steve Clevenger without pay for the remainder of the season, moving swiftly Friday to discipline their backup catcher after his set of tweets imploring that protestors in Charlotte should be ‘locked behind bars like animals.’”


USA Today, yesterday.






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Here is who they are. Colin's people. Is this what is was like during in Russia during their conversion to communism?

 

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I want Mr. Kaepernick and others who are on a knee to listen to the pain that that may cause somebody who, for example, had a spouse or a child who was killed in combat and why it hurts them to see somebody not standing, I also want people to think about the pain he may be expressing about somebody who's lost a loved one that they think was unfairly shot. One of thing I saw about American democracy is that it can be frustrating, but it’s the best system we’ve got.

 

 

 

Obama, yesterday.

 

That's...an awfully reasonable statement, actually.

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Scenes from the new Broadway hit!

 

"Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person!"

 

Act I: Police as Willy Loman

 

"I don't say he's a great man. Willie Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall in his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person.

 

Linda, regarding Willy Loman."

 

 

What? Police in LA want to be like Sally Field now. That's a shock. LMAO. Don't worry Act II is on its way.

 

Act II: The Police are loved

 

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This is a familiar pattern that goes all the way back to Obama’s second book, Audacity of Hope, which is almost entirely a string of sing-song setups on issues. Some people say red, but some people say yellow. I say … orange.


Obama long ago mastered the politician’s rhetorical trick to make people believe that he’s on their side, no matter which side they’re on.


As intended, this is an answer that will allow everyone to hear what they want to hear. (In this case, we don’t even get the orange.) Are you cheering Kaepernick’s protest? Then you’ll get the same message as in CNN’s headline on this tweet — Obama defends Kaepernick’s right to protest. Angry over the disrespect Kaepernick shows the flag and the anthem? Then you’ll gravitate toward The Hill’s headline, Obama: Kaepernick should think about pain he could cause with protest.


In this case, though, Obama’s right on both counts. Kaepernick has the right to protest in a disrespectful way, and it clearly disrespects a moment of unity that allows us to come together as Americans to enjoy the escape of sports from our increasingly over-politicized lives.


The rest of us have the right to express our disdain for his antics and stop watching his team on television. Besides, Kaepernick’s not the problem; the NFL is, which holds teams and players to ridiculous standards on speech on the field in everything but the national anthem. If the NFL really was committed to free speech and protest, they wouldn’t have threatened fines for those who wanted to wear shoes that commemorated 9/11 and vetoed a planned commemoration of five Dallas police officers who gave their lives to protect free speech.


It’s the hypocrisy that’s turning off football fans, and turning off TVs.



http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/29/obama-maybe-kaepernick-rethink-form-protest/


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Ref makes outrageous ‘shooting a bow and arrow’ call for Josh Norman’s penalty

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/10/josh-norman-ref-bow-and-arrow-penalty-jeff-triplette-redskins-browns

 

Josh Norman really got into the celebration following his first interception of the season, but referee Jeff Triplette’s call of the penalty was more memorable than the actual celebration.

Norman mimicked shooting off a bow and arrow, which drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty because the NFL hates celebrations.

 

When it came time to announce the penalty, Triplette called Norman out specifically for his “shooting a bow and arrow.”

That’s a first.

 

Norman was upset about the penalty on the sidelines, and he had good reason. The NFL rulebook bans a lot of celebrations, but surprisingly, “shooting a bow and arrow” isn’t listed.

 

 

 

Now, I dislike taunting and showboating as much as the next old fart. But Norman wasn’t taunting anyone. He made his gesture on or near the Redskins sideline. Yes, it was showy. But shouldn’t NFL players be allowed to have a little fun?

 

These guys play a tremendously difficult sport under a huge amount of pressure. Their mistakes (especially those of a cornerback like Norman) are there for all to see, dissect, and denounce.

 

But honestly, is death by bow and arrow a problem in America? I don’t think so.

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