Jerry Jones: Stand for Anthem or sit for game

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knows his bottom line when he sees it--he is demanding his players show respect for the flag and our National Anthem by not taking a knee, or they will sit on the bench for the game.

Big deal--they're losing anyway.

However, to his credit, Jones' statement is the strongest thus far in the NFL controversy, at least from the side of the teams. A stronger statement has been made by the fans who refuse to tune in and watch these millionaire buttheads play a game.

If we continue to boycott these Kaepernickonian cretins, it will end, because the bottom line for the NFL is, well, the bottom line. They are now last in viewership with baseball, America's pastime, coming in first--the NFL owners have to be worried.

Jones' comments came after he was asked about Vice President Pence's leaving the Indianapolis game after some 'oppressed' millionaire San Francisco 49ers disrespected the flag and all it stands for by taking a knee.

I used to be a 49ers fan but not anymore--they're dead to me. 

The NFL's game operations manual has a policy for players to stand for the National Anthem,  but it isn't an actual rule, and the NFL says it will not punish players who disrespect the flag, our country and our military because, hey, they bring in the big bucks.

"I know this, we cannot . . . in the NFL, in any way give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag," Jones said after the Cowboys' loss to the Packers 35 to 31. "We know that there is a serious debate in this country about those issues, but there is no question in my mind that the National Football League and the Dallas Cowboys are going to stand up for the flag. So we're clear."

Would Jones have said those words if viewership increased or stayed the same? Remember, Jones and his entire team knelt arm-in-arm before the National Anthem before a game against the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago, just a few days after President Trump spoke out against the kneeling.

Jones claimed that showing respect for the flag [aka the United States of America, our veterans, and the military] is more important to him than any potential issue of team unity . . . except, perhaps than the bottom line.

"There is no room here if it comes between looking non-supportive of our players and of each other or creating the impression that you're disrespecting the flag, we will be non-supportive of each other. We will not disrespect the flag," Jones said.

Jones also said that he didn't see any of his players raise a fist at the end of the anthem before the Packers game. 

Maybe he should have looked.

"I don't know about that," he said. "But if there's anything that is disrespectful to the flag, then we will not play. Okay? Understand? If we are disrespecting the flag, then we won't play. Period."

I know another person who likes to say 'Period' when he really meant 'I'm only kidding.' He goes by the name Barack Hussein Obama.

Another owner singing the "Bottom Line Blues," Stephen Ross of the Miami Dolphins, said that since President Trump made standing for the National Anthem about "patriotism," he 'evolved' in the way he looks at kneeling disrespectfully during the anthem. 

Throws a duck while displaying his IQ

Yes, suddenly Ross has evolved. Now he wants all of his players to stand for the anthem, but three players--Kenny Stills, Julian Thomas and Michael Thomas (neither related to Danny Thomas) remained off to the sideline during the playing of the anthem Sunday.

Can someone please make a case for racial oppression in this country? I mean aside from being 'white-shamed.' 

Yes, racism will always exist, but 'old white men' haven't cornered the market on it. 

Black Lives Matter is no less racist than the KKK or the neo-nazis. And in spite of the fact that the latter two were holding meetings and were active during the Obama administration, we only heard about them publicly when Trump came into office.

Gee, I wonder why?

Please consider boycotting the NFL if you don't already. 


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