Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’

[guno]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















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[Conservative65]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

 

[Godboy]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

 

[guno]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

He broke the race barrier in baseball, I was fortunate to have seen him play in the early 50's in brooklyn

 

[Howey]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

And, like Colin Kaepernick, he's exactly right.

 

[WillowTree]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

And, like Colin Kaepernick, he's exactly right.

Colin Kaepernick thinks Hillary is a criminal and should be in jail, that she disparaged blacks as super predators and is part of the reason he chooses to sit! Yep! He be right about that!

 

[Yarddog]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

If Kaepernick wants to sit it out thats his right, but people have the right to criticize him.

 

[Howey]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’


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h

And, like Colin Kaepernick, he's exactly right.

Colin Kaepernick thinks Hillary is a criminal and should be in jail, that she disparaged blacks as super predators and is part of the reason he chooses to sit! Yep! He be right about that!

 

[Conservative65]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

Just like many thing being black or having a vagina makes one qualified to be President.

 

[Conservative65]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

He broke the race barrier in baseball, I was fortunate to have seen him play in the early 50's in brooklyn

That doesn't automatically make him a great American?

 

[Pop23]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

1972???????????????????

Desperate?

 

[Conservative65]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

1972???????????????????

Desperate?

He'd been out of baseball 16 years by then and died later that year.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I second this.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Conservative65]

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I second this.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

My post, asked as a question, meant that being able to play a sport didn't make someone a great American. Is that what you agree with?

I apply the same concept to people that were sports stars running for office. It doesn't make one qualified only recognized and many people vote solely on name recognition or because the person played/coached a team they liked.

There was a movie with Eddie Murphy that came out 20 years ago where his character, as part of trying to run a scam in order to get rich in office, ran and won. He won because of name recognition. It was called The Distinguished Gentleman.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

^^^ I would have asked the same question that you asked. What difference does it really make at the end of the day if a person is good in sports or not?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[williepete]

 

[hjmick]

I'm not bothered by his not standing, it's not the first time in my lifetime that an athlete has done this. This is America, it's his right.



I do, however, take exception to John Legend describing it as a "weak" song. IT'S NOT A SONG! It's a poem some jack-hole put to music... It was never meant to be sung.

 

[Moonglow]

I'm not bothered by his not standing, it's not the first time in my lifetime that an athlete has done this. This is America, it's his right.



I do, however, take exception to John Legend describing it as a "weak" song. IT'S NOT A SONG! It's a poem some jack-hole put to music... It was never meant to be sung.

Sung to the tune of an old English pub song......

 

[jknowgood]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

He broke the race barrier in baseball, I was fortunate to have seen him play in the early 50's in brooklyn

In the 50's? Good that means one of your racist kind will be gone soon.

 

[Conservative65]

He was a great American

Jackie Robinson in 1972: ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem; I Cannot Salute the Flag’



















h

Being able to play a sport makes someone a great American?

I think it's because hes black and he was discriminated against. Yes, people think that qualifies him for the "great american" title. I've got nothing against the guy, but calling him a great American is a stretch.

He broke the race barrier in baseball, I was fortunate to have seen him play in the early 50's in brooklyn

In the 50's? Good that means one of your racist kind will be gone soon.

If you do the math, that's at least 65 years old plus whatever number of years he was at the time in order to be able to remember something like that.