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(08-21-2018, 03:31 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Even then, the clamor seemed to die down towards the end of the season until Trump decided to open his fat mouth and insert his opinion where it wasn't needed nor wanted.

It plays gangbusters with his base, doesn't it?  It's just sleazy marketing at it's finest.  Trump saying people shouldn't kneel for the flag is like the Iron Shiek grabbing the microphone before his match and saying "Don't you all chant USA, USA!"

I live in a pretty rural area and the number of white rednecks around here wearing shirts that say "I don't want to take a knee" or "If this flag offends you, I'll help you pack" is pretty amusing. The narrative that anyone who isn't a hardcore Trump lover is offended by the sight of the flag and recoils from its awesomeness like Count Dracula from cross is quite the amazing feat of long-term bs-politicking.

I almost want to run for office here and say "Here is one thing my opponent isn't going to want to hear, but I'm man enough to say it anways. God bless America and the flag and our troops. I'm not sorry if he's offended, because I know he is, because he hates those things. Vote for me and I won't make the flag and being proud of our troops illegal. Also, I hate Colin Kapernick more than he does."