Tweets, NFL, White House, & Other Nonsense
September 26, 2017 08:57 Rants & Rulings | Book signings
Let's Spend More Time Really Making a Difference and Less Time Calling People SOBs
The big news was the NFL players and fans responding to Donald Trump’s tweets on kneeling, when the Pledge and Star Spangled Banner is done at football games.
The kneeling started last year and now has become a big thing including concerts. I have no problem if someone wants to kneel, bow, sit, or some other SILENT activity. It is their right of freedom of speech and no one, not even the President, can take that away. Though he thinks he can. You have to remember, the players aren’t protesting the flag, the anthem, the pledge, our country, the military, but an attitude and they have a point.
By the Donald’s tweets calling names he has escalated the problem that probably would have eventually gone away. Now the players, coaches, owners and fans are saying silently, don’t call names and don’t tweet about individuals not respecting the country and flag. If they didn’t care they wouldn’t kneel.
The Donald also said a basketball team can’t come to the White House now. The Donald has called out Stephan Curry. The team said we stand behind Stephan and the Donald is out of line. The quick Washington DC Mayor said we want you instead, even if the Donald doesn’t. So, the Donald has angered two major sports. Maybe the Donald needs to go to an NFL game?
You have to consider this; the President of the United States is taking time to call players in two sports names and not running the country. He is not seeing hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, not dealing with the economy, not dealing with tax problems, not dealing with health care except to call names. In fact, he doesn’t do much of anything except tweet and call names and that is the problem. But he does have time to do re-election rallies – really? Things have not changed since January. As the Donald says, SAD!
Barbe Awalt
Nov 12: 4th Annual Albuquerque Balloon Museum Arts & Crafts Fair, 9am to 5pm
HENRIETTA CHRISTMAS & PAUL RHETTS ("The Basic Genealogy Checklist")
Dec 9: Los Lunas Public Library, 10am
January 6: Hispanic Genealogy Research Center at National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, 10am
January 9: El Castillo Living Center, Santa Fe, NM, 7pm
RILEY MITCHELL ("The Essential Paranormal Bucket List")
Oct 21: Santa Fe Public Library, 2pm
Oct 30: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
SLIM RANDLES ("The Fly Fisherman's Bucket List")
Nov 9: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
JOSEPH SANCHEZ ("Historic Route 66")
Oct 7: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 4: Hispanic Genealogy Research Center at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 10am
Nov 18: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 3pm
JOHN TAYLOR & RICHARD MELZER ("Tragic Trails & Enchanted Journeys" & "Captain Maximiliano Luna")
Nov 11: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 16: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
ROBERT TORREZ ("Voices from the Past")
Nov 4: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 30: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
ROSS VAN DUSEN ("What Makes the Lightning?", "How the Crocka Dog Came to Be"; and "Lyle Got Stuck in a Tree")
Oct 28: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Dec 1: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 6pm
The kneeling started last year and now has become a big thing including concerts. I have no problem if someone wants to kneel, bow, sit, or some other SILENT activity. It is their right of freedom of speech and no one, not even the President, can take that away. Though he thinks he can. You have to remember, the players aren’t protesting the flag, the anthem, the pledge, our country, the military, but an attitude and they have a point.
By the Donald’s tweets calling names he has escalated the problem that probably would have eventually gone away. Now the players, coaches, owners and fans are saying silently, don’t call names and don’t tweet about individuals not respecting the country and flag. If they didn’t care they wouldn’t kneel.
The Donald also said a basketball team can’t come to the White House now. The Donald has called out Stephan Curry. The team said we stand behind Stephan and the Donald is out of line. The quick Washington DC Mayor said we want you instead, even if the Donald doesn’t. So, the Donald has angered two major sports. Maybe the Donald needs to go to an NFL game?
You have to consider this; the President of the United States is taking time to call players in two sports names and not running the country. He is not seeing hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, not dealing with the economy, not dealing with tax problems, not dealing with health care except to call names. In fact, he doesn’t do much of anything except tweet and call names and that is the problem. But he does have time to do re-election rallies – really? Things have not changed since January. As the Donald says, SAD!
Barbe Awalt
UPCOMING CALENDAR:
RIO GRANDE BOOKSNov 12: 4th Annual Albuquerque Balloon Museum Arts & Crafts Fair, 9am to 5pm
HENRIETTA CHRISTMAS & PAUL RHETTS ("The Basic Genealogy Checklist")
Dec 9: Los Lunas Public Library, 10am
January 6: Hispanic Genealogy Research Center at National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, 10am
January 9: El Castillo Living Center, Santa Fe, NM, 7pm
RILEY MITCHELL ("The Essential Paranormal Bucket List")
Oct 21: Santa Fe Public Library, 2pm
Oct 30: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
SLIM RANDLES ("The Fly Fisherman's Bucket List")
Nov 9: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
JOSEPH SANCHEZ ("Historic Route 66")
Oct 7: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 4: Hispanic Genealogy Research Center at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 10am
Nov 18: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 3pm
JOHN TAYLOR & RICHARD MELZER ("Tragic Trails & Enchanted Journeys" & "Captain Maximiliano Luna")
Nov 11: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 16: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
ROBERT TORREZ ("Voices from the Past")
Nov 4: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Nov 30: Bookworks, Rio Grande Blvd, 6pm
ROSS VAN DUSEN ("What Makes the Lightning?", "How the Crocka Dog Came to Be"; and "Lyle Got Stuck in a Tree")
Oct 28: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 1pm
Dec 1: Treasure House Books, Old Town Plaza, 6pm