Name:	wix -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say
Date:	8/29/2016 10:25:14 AM

Wonder which one is a DIMOKRAP.....

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say
Date:	8/29/2016 7:47:26 PM

I think his action is disgusting and he deserves the scorn of America.  But, if we reach the point that we as a nation force an American to salute the flag or stand for the anthem or demonstrate patriotism by laws or threats or punitive actions we will have become as disgusting and as un-American as he is!

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say
Date:	8/29/2016 8:03:00 PM

His peers, with one exception so far, are giving him he!! about it.  A lot of them have friends and relatives who fought in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, some coming back in a box or crippled for the rest of their lives.  They see his actions as an insult to those heroes.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say
Date:	8/29/2016 9:46:38 PM

They are correct, but as long as we believe in and honor the 1st amendment, as an American he has as much right to be a jerk as they have to call him a jerk.

Name:	wix -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/30/2016 9:47:07 PM

HE'S STILL A DIMOKRAP....Raised in "white privilege", $100 mil contract to sit on the bench, half white, half something else....BUT HE'S STILL A DIMOKRAP...

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 10:00:20 AM (updated 8/31/2016 10:01:26 AM)

I believe he is also a citizen of the United States of America with all the rights and privileges thereof, just the same as you...no more, no less.

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 12:27:37 PM

His act doesn't appear to be getting the attention to his cause that he wanted, but instead it seems all of the attention is on his act, and IMHO, very little of that attention has been positive.

Name:	Lifer -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 1:11:18 PM

His only "cause" is himself.  He was quickly becoming irrelevant so he pulled a stunt to get the presstitutes up in arms.

Name:	Lifer -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 1:11:19 PM

His only "cause" is himself.  He was quickly becoming irrelevant so he pulled a stunt to get the presstitutes up in arms.

Name:	Buteye -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 1:15:34 PM (updated 8/31/2016 1:17:08 PM)

I agree that he has all the rights and priveliges of every American, but if he is sincere in his beliefs(and not just trying to stir the pudding), he could have found a much stronger and positive way to present his case.

Name:	architect -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	8/31/2016 7:00:21 PM

I'm sure there probably are more effective means of protest, but I think his efforts towards basically the same ends were frankly more effective than BLM and their disruptive antics.  It is interesting that several veteran's groups have come to his support.

Name:	Buteye -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	9/2/2016 12:34:23 PM

I have been watching ESPN interviewing Kaepernick for an extended amount of time. Someone needs to tell ESPN that it is extremely confusing when the audience is unable to hear the questions being asked, you are only able to hear the responses and have to guess what the questions are. Also, I just saw where during practice Kaepernick wears cartoon design socks depicting "Pigs" wearing police hats. He better hope he doesn't have to call on the "Pigs" any time soon. He should be directing his "rants" to the thugs, the gangs, the drug dealers, and the black on black crime that is running rampant in our major Democratic controlled cities. Why not appeal to the governors, the mayors, and other civic leaders to clean up their "Hell Holes" and maybe the police could do their job without fearing for their own lives. These are the major locations where police get called in for help which many times lead to situations that result in police action that could have been prevented if people obeyed the law. If Kaepernick is really "serious" in his convictions, maybe he should trade in his football uniform for a police uniform and face the "real" enemy instead of playing in a game that is paying him millions of dollars.

Name:	Shortbus -	Reply
Subject:	not much to say, except...
Date:	9/2/2016 5:46:00 PM

An Open Letter to Colin Kaepernick,

Dear Colin guess you have been pretty busy these last few days. For the record I don’t think any more or less of you for not standing for the national anthem. Honestly, I never thought that much about you, or any professional athlete for that matter, to begin with. I’ve read your statement a few times and want you to know I am one of the reasons you are protesting. You see I am a retired police officer that had the misfortune of having to shoot and kill a 19-year-old African-American male. And just like you said, I was the recipient of about $3,000 a month while on leave, which was a good thing because I had to support a wife and three children under 7 years old for about 2 months with that money. Things were pretty tight because I couldn’t work part-time. Every police officer I’ve ever known has worked part-time to help make ends meet.

You know, Colin, the more I think about it, the more we seem to have in common. I really pushed myself in rehab to get back on the street, kind of like you do to get back on the field. You probably have had a broken bone or two and some muscle strains and deep bruising that needed a lot of work. I just had to bounce back from a gunshot wound to the chest and thigh. Good thing we both get paid when we are too banged up to “play,” huh? We both also know what it’s like to get blindsided. You by a 280-pound defensive end, ouch! Me, by a couple of rounds fired from a gun about 2 feet away into my chest and thigh. We also both make our living wearing uniforms, right? You have probably ruined a jersey or two on the field of play. I still have my blood-stained shirt that my partner and paramedics literally ripped off my back that cold night in January. Fortunately, like you I was given a new one. Speaking of paramedics aren’t you glad the second we get hurt trainers and doctors are standing by waiting to rush onto the field to scoop us up. I’m thankful they get to you in seconds. It only took them about 10 minutes to get to me. By the grace of God, the artery in my thigh didn’t rupture or else 10 minutes would have been about 9 minutes too late. We also have both experienced the hate and disgust others have just because of those uniforms we wear. I sure am glad for your sake that the folks who wear my uniform are on hand to escort you and those folks that wear your uniform into stadiums in places like Seattle!

I guess that’s where the similarities end, Colin. You entertain for a living, I and almost 800,000 others across this country serve and protect. Are there some bad apples within my profession? Absolutely, and they need to be identified and fired or arrested! But you know what, the vast majority do the right thing, the right way, for the right reason. Did I mention that seconds before I was shot, an elderly African-American gentleman walking down the sidewalk, turned to my partner and I as we rode past and said, “Get them.” Get who, you ask? The thugs terrorizing an otherwise good and decent neighborhood, home to dozens of good, decent African-American families trying to raise those families in communities not protected by gates and security guards. No these folks and families depend on America’s law enforcement officers.

Colin, I have buried 7 friends killed in the line of duty and three others who have committed suicide. I have attended more funerals than I care to remember of neighboring departments who have lost officers in the line of duty, during my career. Law enforcement oficers with different backgrounds, upbringings and experiences united by their willingness to answer the call to protect and serve their fellow citizens.

Colin, I am sorry for the endorsement deals you may lose and the dip in jersey sales, but please know you will NEVER lose what these men and women and their families have lost. And so whether you stand or sit during the national anthem means very little to me. As for me and the men and women on whose team I was privileged to serve, we will put on our ballistic vests, badge and gun, kiss our loved ones goodbye, for some tragically for the last time, and out into a shift of uncertainty we will go. We will continue to protect and continue to serve and we will be standing at attention, Colin, not just for the playing of our national anthem, but far more importantly for the playing of Taps.