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Colin Kaepernick sits for national anthem at 49ers game | The MMQB with Peter King

Another story on Colin Kaeperneck.

Quarterbacks just don’t speak out on social issues. Like Whitley said, they’re the CEOs, and CEOs in NFL locker rooms aren’t meant to be black or white; their job is to bring in the green. In comments to NFL.com’s Steve Wyche explaining his actions, Kaepernick acknowledged he’d put his professional future at risk in deciding to protest the anthem.
“This is not something that I am going to run by anybody,” he told Wyche. “I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.”
In the end, for the kid from Turlock, the words and guidance from his parents who so prepared him for life in the spotlight as a black athlete, compelled him to risk his livelihood for what he believed was the truth—that a country which calls itself free has a great deal of unimpeded racial inequality.

Kaeperneck's actions look like they are in the best tradition of others who have stood up against wrongs starting with our Founding Fathers.

I am proud of my fellow University of Nevada, Reno Graduate. Colin Kaepernick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He graduated in December 2010. I did in December 1980 and May 1981.

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I tried to ignore this post. Exercising one rights under the First Amendment is guarantee to offend someone. However, as much as I disdain the hypocrisy of Kaepernick's position I would defend his right. However bear in mind that I also believe that a baker also has a right to refuse to bake a cake for a homosexual couple based on his/her religious convictions.

As to major sports. I gave them up long ago because of stunts like this and because all a fan is doing is rooting for empty suits. the days when a player was proud to wear the pinstrips of his team are long gone

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Originally Posted by rubicon

I tried to ignore this post. Exercising one rights under the First Amendment is guarantee to offend someone. However, as much as I disdain the hypocrisy of Kaepernick's position I would defend his right. However bear in mind that I also believe that a baker also has a right to refuse to bake a cake for a homosexual couple based on his/her religious convictions.

As to major sports. I gave them up long ago because of stunts like this and because all a fan is doing is rooting for empty suits. the days when a player was proud to wear the pinstrips of his team are long gone

I agree that a baker should be able to refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple unless the cake would also work for a straight couple.

If it has "Gay Pride" on it for instance the baker should not be forced to put this on it.