Oh, excuse me -- I meant "real 'Christians'". None other than Jerry Falwell, Jr., and Liberty University, all in a snit because Nike, if only for PR reasons, is supporting Colin Kaepernick:
Of course he's repeating Trump's lies about Kaepernick's protest, because that's what he does. It's not like that BS about the troops and the flags hasn't been debunked so many times I've lost count -- it's part of his script, at this point, handed down by Glorious Leader. Also notice the shift away from race-based police brutality to "law enforcement" in general.
There's the give-away -- of course, Falwell understands if it's just a marketing ploy. He knows all about marketing.
Just to set the record straight, while I support Kaepernick and his protest against racist police actions, I'm not about to run out and buy anything Nike -- they're hardly saints in the human rights area.
But it's nice to see Falwell living down to expectations.
Update: O course, it's all Obama's fault. This is "Judge" Jeanine Pirro, through the looking glass:
"Justice for American citizens" -- unless they are not white.
"Taking care of veterans" -- that's just outright bullshit: Why are 40,000 of them living on the streets?
The rest is pure projection.
There's an excellent, full-throated response to Pirro by commenter lymis here.
“We’re exploring the situation,” Falwell said. “If Nike really does believe that law enforcement in this country is unfair and biased, I think we will look around. If we have a contract, we’ll honor it, but we strongly support law enforcement and strongly support our military and veterans who died to protect our freedoms and if the company really believes what Colin Kaepernick believes, it’s going to be hard for us to keep doing business with them.(Emphasis added by source.)
Of course he's repeating Trump's lies about Kaepernick's protest, because that's what he does. It's not like that BS about the troops and the flags hasn't been debunked so many times I've lost count -- it's part of his script, at this point, handed down by Glorious Leader. Also notice the shift away from race-based police brutality to "law enforcement" in general.
“But if it’s just a publicity stunt to bring attention to Nike or whatever, that’s different. We understand that. We understand how marketing works. But they’re going to have to convince us that they’re not proactively attacking law enforcement officers and our military. If that’s the reason behind using this ad, we’re going to have a hard time staying.”(Emphasis added by me.)
There's the give-away -- of course, Falwell understands if it's just a marketing ploy. He knows all about marketing.
Just to set the record straight, while I support Kaepernick and his protest against racist police actions, I'm not about to run out and buy anything Nike -- they're hardly saints in the human rights area.
But it's nice to see Falwell living down to expectations.
Update: O course, it's all Obama's fault. This is "Judge" Jeanine Pirro, through the looking glass:
Your version of America is not the America we want. To us, social justice is about justice for American citizens and not illegal criminals. To us social justice is about taking care of veterans who come back to our shores with fewer limbs than when they left. To us, social justice is not about burning our flag, it’s about raising it and lifting it.
“I am sorry to say this, but there is one thing your gonna have to live with, the only reason that we have an outsider businessman president is because of you, your lies, your policies, and your divisiveness.
“You, Barack, you elected Donald Trump. And there is nothing you can do about the fact that he’s sitting in the Oval Office now.
"Justice for American citizens" -- unless they are not white.
"Taking care of veterans" -- that's just outright bullshit: Why are 40,000 of them living on the streets?
The rest is pure projection.
There's an excellent, full-throated response to Pirro by commenter lymis here.
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