Tag: kneeling

Papa John’s owner blames sagging sales on NFL anthem protests and league leadership

The following article by Cindy Boren and Des Bieler was posted on the Washington Post website November 1, 2017:

If you ask the CEO of Papa John’s, there’s a straight line from his pizza company’s sagging third-quarter earnings through the NFL’s national anthem demonstrations to what he says is “poor leadership” at the top in the NFL.

“This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago,” John Schnatter said in prepared remarks (via Chris Otts of WDRB.com). “Like many sponsors, we are in contact with the NFL and once the issue is resolved between the players and the owners, we are optimistic that the NFL’s best years are ahead. But good or bad, leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership.” Continue reading “Papa John’s owner blames sagging sales on NFL anthem protests and league leadership”

Former CIA Director John Brennan Stands By Athletes Taking The Knee

The following article by Doha Madani was posted on the Huffington Post website October 2, 2017:

Former CIA Director John Brennan released a statement on Saturday through his former deputy chief of staff, Nick Shapiro, defending National Football League players who kneel during the national anthem.

Shapiro tweeted the statement from Brennan that addressed both anthem protests and President Donald Trump’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. The former director, who worked under the Obama administration, has been openly critical of Trump in the past. Continue reading “Former CIA Director John Brennan Stands By Athletes Taking The Knee”

This is what the flag stands for, Mr. President

The following commentary by the Editorial Board of the Washington Post was posted on their website September 24, 2017:

IN 1943, with the nation mobilized for war against fascism, schoolchildren in West Virginia were required each morning to salute the American flag. The purpose, seemingly unexceptionable — and in fact not objected to by many — was “teaching, fostering and perpetuating the ideals, principles and spirit of Americanism.”

However, to Jehovah’s Witnesses the flag was an “image,” which, under their religious beliefs, their children were forbidden to salute. Students refused to do so and were expelled from school; parents were prosecuted; eventually, the case reached the Supreme Court. Continue reading “This is what the flag stands for, Mr. President”