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    Take a Knee!

    Take a knee...
    I don't think I've ever read anything more powerful than this piece
    It was written by Ted Nugent
    Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. Hold a musket ball in your
    fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two.
    There won't be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so
    just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get a real
    experience.
    Then, take a knee on the beach in Normandy where man after American man
    stormed the beach, even as the one in front of him was shot to pieces, the
    very sea stained with American blood. The only blockers most had were the
    dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire.
    Take a knee in the sweat soaked jungles of Vietnam. From Khe Sanh to
    Saigon, anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles. There was no
    playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they
    represented. When they came home, they were protested as well, and spit on
    for reasons only cowards know.
    Take another knee in the blood drenched sands of Fallujah in 110 degree
    heat. Wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress. Your number won't be
    printed on it unless your number is up! You'll need to stay hydrated but
    there won't be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You're on your
    own.
    There are a lot of places to take a knee where Americans have given their
    lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought
    as a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who
    bled for the very freedoms you have. That's what the red stripes mean. It
    represents the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your
    liberty.
    While you're on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a
    manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of
    ground taken, but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering
    forests and bitter cold mountains, every inch marked by an American life
    lost serving that flag you protest.
    No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans, just American men and
    women, delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us,
    blazing a path so you would have the right to "take a knee." You haven't
    any inkling of what it took to get you where you are, but your "protest" is
    duly noted. Not only is it disgraceful to a nation of real heroes, it
    serves the purpose of pointing to your ingratitude for those who chose to
    defend you under that banner that will still wave long after your jersey is
    retired.
    If you really feel the need to take a knee, come with me to church on
    Sunday and we'll both kneel before Almighty God. We'll thank Him for
    preserving this country for as long as He has. We'll beg forgiveness for our
    ingratitude for all He has provided us. We'll appeal to Him for
    understanding and wisdom. We'll pray for liberty and justice for all,
    because He is the one who provides those things. But there will be no
    protest. There will only be gratitude for His provision and a plea for His
    continued grace and mercy on the land of the free and the home of the
    brave. It goes like this, GOD BLESS AMERICA

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    That man has a way with making words hit hard! He isn't crazy like many think, he actually sees things more clearly than most.

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    I like it

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    Very good!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NiteBite6855 View Post
    That man has a way with making words hit hard! He isn't crazy like many think, he actually sees things more clearly than most.

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    Now go turn on your tv to watch these jerk off take a knee. I have not nor will I support the NFL are any sport that allows such !!!!







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    Very well written. Unfortunately it's all about the cash for the owners and everyone else involved with these events. If one of my employees would have acted like that they would have been dismissed or discharged. I don't watch the game until Super Bowl so we will see this year. I would think the owners and others would get together and modify their internal policies to cover this type of disrespect.

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    What I don't understand is how they (NFL player and other that follow the practice) refuse to see that they are following a disgruntled employee. First he sat on the bench during the national Anthem. For three games no less. Probably because SF would not put him in the game. At the third game a report saw him sitting and asked him why. He then came up with this idea that it was in protest. Then at the 4th game he started taking a knee.

    Definitely not a roll model and I think he got what he deserved. No job, no future. As for those misguided that follow, they are just ignorant about what the true story is. All he can do now is try to sue the NFL to make money.

    The only game I watched was the Super Bowl and that was for the commercials, which were nowhere near as good as past years.

    Coo-dos to Ted Nugent for expressing his thoughts.
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    If nug ever ran for president he would have my vote!

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    What a touching read! Thanks for sharing, Gary!

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    I met him a couple of years ago out duck hunting on lake Okeechobee, it was a small ramp with 2 airboats. He is just like you see him straight up no bs, talked to me like childhood friends! oh yeah my dog and I got great pics!

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    that's great!

    boycott all the pro sports where these jerks have no respect for our country, veterans or regular citizens, yet they play their unimportant games and accept millions for child's play. I blame all the people who support the sponsors making them able to pay so much money for such an insignificant "job". and I hate the fact that most of us work very hard yet will not earn as much for a lifetime of hard work, as they do for 1 season!