Will we see players kneel?

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(09-28-2017, 04:49 PM)PhilHos Wrote: A couple of those ARE true, though.

Trump: ratings are down

SBNation: WRONG! They' ARE down, but not for the reasons Trump suggested.
Me: if that's the case, then the claim you should be fact checking is the WHY ratings are down, not the broad statement of ratings down.

The pink socks one is also true. Yes, they can wear pink during October, but if a player were to try another time outside October, they'd face discipline from the league.

Not that Trump haters care if he's right or honest, but just in case ...

I feel that response is a bit disingenuous.

The reasons are given and explained that they are down from last year when they went up:

Quote:Claim: Ratings are way down

Ratings are down, but there are many factors, and the latest fan experience survey from J.D. Power suggests that it’s not because of protests. And nearly 203 million fans tuned in for at least part of one NFL game last season, which was a 5 percent increase over 2015, according to Kevin Draper of The New York Times.

While ratings are down overall, other factors — news coverage of the election cycle last year and of hurricane devastation early this season, viewers cutting the cord, and excessive commercials and game delays — are also key reasons for the decline.

The POTUS wasn't simply speaking of the ratings of the NFL in a bubble.  He was saying it because he was angry they didn't do his bidding and stand for the anthem.  Ignoring all other factors is asinine...but feeds his need to be right and he base's need to hear they are right for agreeing with him.

Secondly:

Quote:Claim: Players can’t wear pink socks “relative to breast cancer”

The league’s rules governing uniforms are strict, and if a player wants to wear pink socks, they’ll be fined unless it’s October. That’s breast cancer awareness month, since broadened for overall cancer awareness, and the NFL goes pink pretty much from head to toe.

Saying "you can do it...but you'll be fined" isn't saying "you can't do it at all".  That makes Trump's statement not true.  False.  Wrong. 

Subtle difference.  Perhaps too nuanced for the POTUS in 140 characters.  That's what happens when someone lives in a world of absolutes like Trump does when he is getting pissy with someone who dared disagree with him.