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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jul 8, 2020, 10:17:50 PM7/8/20
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So Drew Brees defended the American flag and all it stands for, said he
didn’t agree with kneeling for the national anthem and correctly described
this gesture of open disrespect as disrespect. “Is everything right with
our country right now?” said the Saints’ future Hall of Famer. “No, it is
not. We still have a long way to go. But I think what you do by standing
there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart, is
it shows unity.”
So much anger followed that Brees felt forced to give groveling apology
after groveling apology. One of his own teammates, Emmanuel Sanders,
called him “ignorant.” LeBron James criticized Brees also.
Philadelphia Eagles star DeSean Jackson posted a (fake, but in-character)
Adolf Hitler quotation that was nakedly anti-Semitic (white Jews will
“will extort America, but their plan for world domination won’t work if
the Negroes know who they were.”) together with praise for the most
notorious of American anti-Semites, Louis Farrakhan.
His apology amounted to, “Oops.” Jackson said in an Instagram video, “I
post things on my story all the time, and I just probably should’ve never
posted anything that Hitler did because Hitler was a bad person, and I
know that. I was just trying to uplift African-Americans and slavery and
just enlighten my people.” Oh. He also said, “My post was definitely not
intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the
Jewish community.’’ The Philadelphia Eagles’ owner, Jeff Lurie, is Jewish.
Jackson later issued a second apology in which he still claimed “My
intention was to uplift, unite and encourage our culture with positivity
and light” but allowed, “Unfortunately, that did not happen. I
unintentionally hurt the Jewish community in the process and for that I am
sorry.”
Contrast Jackson’s tone with what Drew Brees said: “It breaks my heart to
know the pain I have caused,” Brees wrote in an Instagram post (this was
his first apology). “In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and
solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I
made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the
issues we are facing right now as a country.” He said he had exhibited a
lack of “awareness and any type of compassion or empathy,” adding that he
was “sick about the way” his comments “were perceived.”
In his second apology, Brees said, “I know there’s not much I can say that
would make things better right now, but I just want you to see in my eyes
how sorry I am for the comments I made yesterday. I am sorry, and I will
do better, and I will be part of the solution, and I am your ally.”
Brees’s wife, Brittany, also felt moved to apologize. “WE ARE THE
PROBLEM,” she said on Instagram. “I write this with tears in my eyes and I
hope you all hear our hearts.”
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Geoff Schwartz, a Jewish former NFL lineman, told the New York Post he
hadn’t seen any NFL players react to Jackson’s hideous remarks. “There was
more outrage, people were more upset with Drew Brees than they were with
DeSean Jackson . . . that’s just — I didn’t expect much, I really didn’t.
I haven’t seen one NFL player talk about it.’’
Anybody else feeling a loss of interest in the NFL as an institution? I
know I am.
KYLE SMITH is National Review’s critic-at-large. @rkylesmith
You rock, Kyle.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration,
appointed dozens of judges and created jobs.
Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February
5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."
So Drew Brees defended the American flag and all it stands for, said he
didn’t agree with kneeling for the national anthem and correctly described
this gesture of open disrespect as disrespect. “Is everything right with
our country right now?” said the Saints’ future Hall of Famer. “No, it is
not. We still have a long way to go. But I think what you do by standing
there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart, is
it shows unity.”
So much anger followed that Brees felt forced to give groveling apology
after groveling apology. One of his own teammates, Emmanuel Sanders,
called him “ignorant.” LeBron James criticized Brees also.
Philadelphia Eagles star DeSean Jackson posted a (fake, but in-character)
Adolf Hitler quotation that was nakedly anti-Semitic (white Jews will
“will extort America, but their plan for world domination won’t work if
the Negroes know who they were.”) together with praise for the most
notorious of American anti-Semites, Louis Farrakhan.
His apology amounted to, “Oops.” Jackson said in an Instagram video, “I
post things on my story all the time, and I just probably should’ve never
posted anything that Hitler did because Hitler was a bad person, and I
know that. I was just trying to uplift African-Americans and slavery and
just enlighten my people.” Oh. He also said, “My post was definitely not
intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the
Jewish community.’’ The Philadelphia Eagles’ owner, Jeff Lurie, is Jewish.
Jackson later issued a second apology in which he still claimed “My
intention was to uplift, unite and encourage our culture with positivity
and light” but allowed, “Unfortunately, that did not happen. I
unintentionally hurt the Jewish community in the process and for that I am
sorry.”
Contrast Jackson’s tone with what Drew Brees said: “It breaks my heart to
know the pain I have caused,” Brees wrote in an Instagram post (this was
his first apology). “In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and
solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I
made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the
issues we are facing right now as a country.” He said he had exhibited a
lack of “awareness and any type of compassion or empathy,” adding that he
was “sick about the way” his comments “were perceived.”
In his second apology, Brees said, “I know there’s not much I can say that
would make things better right now, but I just want you to see in my eyes
how sorry I am for the comments I made yesterday. I am sorry, and I will
do better, and I will be part of the solution, and I am your ally.”
Brees’s wife, Brittany, also felt moved to apologize. “WE ARE THE
PROBLEM,” she said on Instagram. “I write this with tears in my eyes and I
hope you all hear our hearts.”
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Geoff Schwartz, a Jewish former NFL lineman, told the New York Post he
hadn’t seen any NFL players react to Jackson’s hideous remarks. “There was
more outrage, people were more upset with Drew Brees than they were with
DeSean Jackson . . . that’s just — I didn’t expect much, I really didn’t.
I haven’t seen one NFL player talk about it.’’
Anybody else feeling a loss of interest in the NFL as an institution? I
know I am.
KYLE SMITH is National Review’s critic-at-large. @rkylesmith
You rock, Kyle.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump has boosted the economy, reduced illegal immigration,
appointed dozens of judges and created jobs.
Senile loser and NAMBLA supporter Nancy Pelosi got "Trumped" on February
5, 2020. "President Trump, Not Guilty."
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