Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) I am flabbergasted by the fact that the NFL will play, and apparently broadcast, the *same* Lift Every Voice narrative/performance video before EACH GAME, ALL SEASON. Can you imagine how stale and meaningless this is going to be after 5, 10, 15, 20 weeks? This is truly unbelievable. And the players are going to be videoed each week as they feel the pressure to watch and react to the video as it's played in stadium. It's going to become a joke, especially as it is followed by a new, original national anthem rendition every single time. They couldn't do an original Lift Every Voice every week also because why? This is to say nothing about the fact that it is performed by the incomparably annoying Alicia Keys, but that's a conversation for another day and has nothing to do with it. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9448159/roc-nation-nfl-partnership-interview "The 'Lift Every Voice' video with Keys and Mackie will be played before every NFL game this season..." Edited September 18, 2020 by Giuseppe Tognarelli
Doc Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 I liked the players standing and locking arms at midfield during the playing of the National Anthem. 1
WEATHER DOT COM Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 Agreed - it's an empty gesture. Are we sure this Bloomberg piece is correct? Everything else I've read and seen on this says it was for week 1 only. 33 minutes ago, Foxx said: i just want to watch football. Save the anthems for the Super Bowl. 2
SoCal Deek Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said: Agreed - it's an empty gesture. Good Morning Wacky! We’ve actually found something we agree on. Organizations need to really plan ahead before making statements and gestures that last any predetermined length of time. Circumstances change fast and you can find yourself wondering ‘is this still a thing?’. 1
4merper4mer Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 28 minutes ago, Tiberius said: Is this oppression? Not sure but anything with Alicia Keys has got to at least be torture. 1
WEATHER DOT COM Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 Just now, 4merper4mer said: Not sure but anything with Alicia Keys has got to at least be torture. She's a hell of a singer and a current performer.
4merper4mer Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said: She's a hell of a singer and a current performer. Like many others, although talented she is over the top with every performance. 1
SoCal Deek Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 I have to admit, I’ve actually never heard the song. Is this even a thing? Was there a vote?
Alaska Darin Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 Ignore it, just like you do the National Anthem. 1
SectionC3 Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 50 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: Ignore it, just like you do the National Anthem. Speaking of ignoring things, I noticed that you still haven’t provided any evidence to support your wild accusations of a critical mass of in-person voter fraud that were levied a few days ago. Just a reminder that, in the absence of such evidence, I’ll have no choice but to consider your voter fraud claims a hoax. 1
Alaska Darin Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, SectionC3 said: Speaking of ignoring things, I noticed that you still haven’t provided any evidence to support your wild accusations of a critical mass of in-person voter fraud that were levied a few days ago. Just a reminder that, in the absence of such evidence, I’ll have no choice but to consider your voter fraud claims a hoax. There isn't a word invented that accurately conveys how little I care about your opinion on that. You can chose to pretend that it doesn't happen based on the government's reticence to admit it publically or the media's reasons for not seriously investigating it if you so desire. There's absolutely zero reason not to require a photo identification, other than it's easier to commit fraud. The rest of it is the typical "soft poverty of low expectation" that is standard liberal bigotry. 2 2 2 5
SectionC3 Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 Just now, Alaska Darin said: There isn't a word invented that accurately conveys how little I care about your opinion on that. You can chose to pretend that it doesn't happen based on the government's reticence to admit it publically or the media's reasons for not seriously investigating it if you so desire. There's absolutely zero reason not to require a photo identification, other than it's easier to commit fraud. The rest of it is the typical "soft poverty of low expectation" that is standard liberal bigotry. The only thing of lesser quantity than your care for my opinion is the evidence you have to support your contention with respect to a critical mass of in-person voter fraud. Have a nice day sniping at yourself, hoaxer.
Tiberius Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Alaska Darin said: There isn't a word invented that accurately conveys how little I care about your opinion on that. You can chose to pretend that it doesn't happen based on the government's reticence to admit it publically or the media's reasons for not seriously investigating it if you so desire. There's absolutely zero reason not to require a photo identification, other than it's easier to commit fraud. The rest of it is the typical "soft poverty of low expectation" that is standard liberal bigotry. So no evidence. Just made up 1
SectionC3 Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 Just now, Tiberius said: So no evidence. Just made up Another Trump hoax debunked, and it’s not even 10:00 a.m. yet. 1
Alaska Darin Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/political-insider-explains-voter-fraud-with-mail-in-ballots/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/pacei-voterfraudcases.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/new-york-election-failure-mail-in-voting/614446/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/pendleton-county-mail-carrier-charged-attempted-election-fraud https://www.inquirer.com/news/voter-fraud-philadelphia-ward-leader-judge-of-elections-domenick-demuro-guilty-plea-20200521.html https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/09/08/georgia-voter-fraud-n2575805 .0001 second of internet search time. 2 1 1
Tiberius Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said: https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/political-insider-explains-voter-fraud-with-mail-in-ballots/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/pacei-voterfraudcases.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/new-york-election-failure-mail-in-voting/614446/ .0001 second of internet search time. One thousand votes says the WH, over a period of how many years where hundreds of millions of votes were cast? Lame The NYPost story is of someone who claims they did something on a grand scale of fraud, if that's true there should be evidence. The task of counting ballots is a different issue, but serious
BuffaloHokie13 Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, wAcKy ZeBrA said: Are we sure this Bloomberg piece is correct? Everything else I've read and seen on this says it was for week 1 only. Week 1 was my understanding as well. Did they play it last night?
thenorthremembers Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 They played it last night as well. For what its worth, its a really beautiful rendition.
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