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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust peeped over to Twitter. The MAGATS are trying to get Michael Strahan fired
I have a group there, led by Harold Perrineau (star of the hit series "From" ). I just love that show.
Anyway, I'm trying to get the group to migrate to Blue Sky.
In the meantime, I ran across the Michael Strahan info.
Didn't want to post from Twitter, so I googled the "controversy":
Michael Strahan anthem controversy shouldnt make you mad, unless youre looking to be mad
And here I thought the biggest takeaway from the most recent edition of Fox NFL Sunday was former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski jumping out of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
Wrong! Turns out its Michael Strahan whos topping the newsmaker charts, this after the former New York Giants defensive end was caught, if thats the right word for it, failing to hold his right hand over his heart during the playing of the national anthem. To fill out the picture here, the Fox NFL Sunday show was done live from Naval Base San Diego on Sunday as part of a Veterans Day salute, and during the anthem, all of the panelists, except Strahan, are shown with their right hand across the heart. Strahan has his arms in a resting position in front of his body, right hand over left.
According to the U.S. Flag Code, civilians
should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Its the should part of this that would seemingly give Strahan an avenue for a pass, but thats playing word gymnastics, dont you think? This isnt a legal case, because Strahan didnt do anything illegal. Whats more, he looked quite dignified and focused during the anthem, as though in church.
What, then, did Strahan do wrong? He apparently was not acting in strict adherence to the U.S. Flag Code, but in every other respect, Strahan presented himself as a respectful, loyal American citizen.
https://archive.ph/3dVd4#selection-793.0-809.200
Skittles
(159,240 posts)they're upset about a hand gesture
Skittles
(159,240 posts)THEY WORSHIP CADET BONESPURS BUT JUDGE PATRIOTISM OF OTHERS
The Wizard
(12,863 posts)spewing chicken shit.
Initech
(101,900 posts)Stalker-ish even. No wonder Fuckface worships fictionalized serial killers so much.
LoisB
(8,639 posts)Tribetime
(6,360 posts)President and A.G.....makes perfect sense where the outrage should be ....FUCK THEM
flvegan
(64,592 posts)CatWoman
(79,660 posts)Redleg
(6,133 posts)I kid. They will actually probably want to adopt that as the new US flag and change the motto "In God we Trust" to "In Trump we Trust."
Jacson6
(721 posts)Just ignore the lunatic fringe. They worship Alex Jones for god's sake. IMHO.
CatWoman
(79,660 posts)America Refuses to Forgive Michael Strahan as Call Mounts for $65M Fox Broadcaster to Be Fired After National Anthem Outrage
https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-legends-news-america-refuses-to-forgive-michael-strahan-as-call-mounts-for-sixty-five-million-fox-broadcaster-to-be-fired-after-national-anthem-outrage/
Silent Type
(6,652 posts)mountain grammy
(27,271 posts)usonian
(13,772 posts)On You Tube. Not linking.
ecstatic
(34,367 posts)CatWoman
(79,660 posts)usonian
(13,772 posts)F-ing hypocrisy.