So Donald Trump went to a college football game in Atlanta last night. Didn't go well.

They locked down @MBStadium for @realDonaldTrump an hour ago and myself and a thousand fans have been waiting in the rain to get in. Let’s just say there were plenty of boos when Trump arrived pic.twitter.com/6XIr8YO5gO

— Andy Scholes (@AndyScholesCNN) January 8, 2018

And that was just the football fans.

At least one of the players shared a similar sentiment.

Alabama RB Bo Scarbrough yells “F— Trump” before tonight’s title game. pic.twitter.com/RhuhRyNFHh

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 9, 2018

So finally Trump was safely inside the stadium, and all eyes were on him while he honored our country by singing along to the National Anthem.

Pres. Trump takes the field for the National Anthem ahead of tonight's college football championship game. https://t.co/c8WxE0BwjS pic.twitter.com/CO54GTQK63

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 9, 2018

So is it possible that the man who has been vilifying black football players for taking a knee during the National Anthem, does not even know the damn words?

Such a stable genius.

To be fair Sarah Palin was impressed with Trump's performance.

Standing proudly, belting the lyrics, holding his hand over his heart, the President reminded the nation how a... https://t.co/COELfnPEiG

— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) January 9, 2018

Booed by football fans, cursed by players, and mocked for forgetting the words to the National Anthem, yeah this president thing is going just great.

The CEO and founder of Papa John's Pizza has been fired months after publicly criticizing NFL players for kneeling during national anthem.

Courtesy of WDRB: 

Papa John's says its founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by football players. 

The company said Thursday that Schnatter remains chairman but will be replaced as chief executive by Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie on Jan. 1. 

Schnatter had blamed slowing sales growth on the outcry surrounding NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. Papa John's International Inc. is an NFL sponsor and advertiser. Schnatter also said at the time that customers had a negative view of the chain's association with the NFL. 

The comments drew praise from white supremacists and the company apologized two weeks later.

So I guess we can assume that Papa John's was not terribly pleased with their new designation as the white supremacist's pizza of choice? 

Gee, what a shame.

I have to say that I NEVER liked this Schnatter dude, even before he let his racist flag fly.

I'm also going to say that I am never eating that shitty pizza.

Even if they aren't racist POS, they still make crappy pizza.

Donald Trump mouthing the words to the National Anthem right before Memorial Day speech.

Oh.....my......God!

The man does not have a respectful bone in his body.

He acts like he is standing on the sidelines at a school dance, rather than attending a solemn occasion to memorialize the soldiers who died defending his country.

Every day we see more of this kind of shit, and every day I have to ask out loud "How much longer can this go on?"

That moment when the immigrant has to remind the POTUS to put his hand over his heart during the national anthem.

Melania appears to subtly nudge Trump during national anthem, reminding him to lift his hand https://t.co/NZoaj1H2zN https://t.co/BJN3bdGh1W

— CNN (@CNN) April 17, 2017

(Is that Sean Spicer up there with him?)

As you might imagine Twitter had a field day with this.

Why did Trump forget to put his hand over his heart when the National Anthem started and throw a hat into crowd he signed for a child.

— A Once Great Nation (@USARedOrchestra) April 17, 2017

Trump doesn't go to church, doesn't hand-over-heart during the national anthem & wastes taxpayer money every single weekend.

*GOP crickets*

— Jack Miller (@politicalmiller) April 17, 2017

If Obama had forgotten to put his hand on his heart for the National Anthem he'd have been slated by Fox for days.. #EasterEggRoll

— George Reeves (@GeorgeReeves94) April 17, 2017

Is anyone surprised?
Trump disappoints kids, screws up the national anthem at his first Easter egg roll https://t.co/VJaDz4aqW1

— The Blackest Heart (@TheReddestRose) April 17, 2017

MT @paul_lander Melania nudges Donald Trump to raise his hand for the National Anthem. In fairness, it wasn't the Russian National Anthem.

— RonSupportsYou (@RonSupportsYou) April 18, 2017

Every single day there are more and more reasons to feel shame for what is happening in our country right now.

Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest trickles down to Seattle high school.

Courtesy of Q13 Fox: 

The entire Garfield High School football team, including the coaches, took a knee during the national anthem Friday night before their game against West Seattle High on Friday night to protest “social injustices.”

After the game, which Garfield won, Garfield High School head football coach Joey Thomas said that "the players decided to do this" to bring attention to "social injustices," emphasizing that it was "a player-driven" move and that his players plan to continue the practice during the anthem before every game "until they tell us to stop."

Well if they are waiting for the school board to tell them to stop it does not appear that will happen anytime soon.

Seattle Public Schools issued the following statement:

“Students kneeling during the national anthem are expressing their rights protected by the First Amendment. Seattle Public Schools supports all students' right to free speech.”

Now THAT my friends is what freedom is all about.

And good on these high school athletes for participating in our democracy. As well as the Seattle Public Schools for supporting their right to do so.

The Liberal Redneck weighs in on the Colin Kaepernick controversy, and yes you should watch it.

Courtesy of Raw Story:

New York Daily News video commentator and “Liberal Redneck” Trae Crowder was aghast that the people seemingly complaining about the state of the country every day are suddenly up in arms over Colin Kaepernick’s protests against police brutality. 

“That is a hell of a thing for y’all to say to him,” Crowder said in his latest release. “I cannot think of a more openly disrespectful group of motherf*ckers in this country than y’all. Here’s a list of things that you routinely and emphatically refuse to respect: the rights and safety of people of other races; the feelings of gay or transgendered children; the belief in any ‘sky man’ other than your own; any culture that cannot be adequately summarized by a beer commercial; the appetites of your fellow diners at the Shoney’s breakfast buffet; the office of the f*cking presidency. I’m not trying to hear anybody who’s ever called Barack Obama the ‘N-word’ talk about respect.”

Once again, nailed it!

Much to the frustration of the Right Wing, members of the military and vets come out in support of Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand for the national anthem.

I am sure that most of you remember that Sarah Palin damn near pulled a brain hamstring in anger over the fact that the 49ers quarter back did not stand up during the national anthem.

In her barely coherent words:

America - let's sack this ungrateful punk. Kaepernick - yeah, you're really "down with the oppressed" in this nation. Enjoying your $114 million contract, your previous adoring fans, sucking up a life of luxury... GOD AND COUNTRY GAVE YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY. You can't acknowledge that? Then on behalf of every Vet I'm privileged to know: GET THE HELL OUT. 

Well as it turns out, despite what she might tell her supporters, Palin does not speak for entire country nor for ALL members of the military.

My father, a Marine, served his country in Vietnam. He says "we're far from justice for all" #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/8jXspHSOE6

— Blake J. Stanfill (@ShimmiHendrix) August 31, 2016

I serve for his right to protest.. I don't serve for Police Brutality.. #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/Q6GUNTwHDO

— Airbnb Papi (@JoeOnDemand) August 31, 2016

#VeteransForKaepernick because I didn't volunteer to defend a country where police brutality is swept under the rug. pic.twitter.com/LtBkTvHHAn

— Baltic Avenue (@Baltic_Avenue) August 31, 2016

Free speech is free speech, all the time #VeteransForKaepernick pic.twitter.com/tOGOmYe0bC

— Coleman Chase (@colemanachase) August 31, 2016

There are many more which you can find here.

I find it interesting that Dakota's response was much closer to the way these other military members saw the issue:

That flag stands for freedom and has nothing to do with the issue he is trying to portray. But, if he feels this is something he has to do, he should rock on. Because that’s what freedom is all about.

Perhaps she should take her cues from him before she goes off half cocked in the future. 

Sarah Palin wants to throw 49ers quarterback out of the country for refusing to stand during national anthem. You know, because FREEDOM!

For those who have not been following this closely: 

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States. 

His latest refusal to stand for the anthem -- he has done this in at least one other preseason game -- came before the 49ers' preseason loss to Green Bay at Levi's Stadium on Friday night. 

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

That of course caused all kinds of folks to freak out, especially those on the Right Wing, when it first happened several days ago.

However Sarah Palin, who as we know has recently been taking blows to the head, was a little late to jump on the ole bandwagon.

But here she comes to pile on as well: 

America - let's sack this ungrateful punk. Kaepernick - yeah, you're really "down with the oppressed" in this nation. Enjoying your $114 million contract, your previous adoring fans, sucking up a life of luxury... GOD AND COUNTRY GAVE YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY. You can't acknowledge that? Then on behalf of every Vet I'm privileged to know: GET THE HELL OUT. 

- Sarah Palin

Gee what a nice measured response, if you were SATAN!

It's almost as if Palin thinks that freedom only pertains to gun ownership and not freedom of expression.

Interestingly enough her new son-in-law provided a far more reasonable response: 

If that’s what he feels he wants to do with his fame and his platform, that’s his choice. 

But Colin Kaepernick needs to remember that a lot of men and women bled for that flag he refuses to stand for. 

A lot of those men and women were African-Americans who fought, bled, and died on behalf of that flag and those freedoms. 

That flag stands for freedom and has nothing to do with the issue he is trying to portray. But, if he feels this is something he has to do, he should rock on. Because that’s what freedom is all about.

Okay well Dakota got his little conservative dig in there about blood spilled for our freedoms, but in the end he still recognized Kapernick's right to exercise his first amendment protected free speech in that manner. 

And compared to Palin's rabid screed it sounds almost Gandhi-like.

I am actually beginning to wonder if she is not on the verge of yet another psychotic break.