Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Steelers Shifting Take on Anthem Protests Illustrates Contradictions

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Owners, coaches, and players are now saying they are not skipping the National Anthem to trash the country, the flag, the military, or the police, but the comments coming from the Steelers illustrates the contradictions coming out of the NFL.



via Steve Byas at New American
 Steve Byas is a professor of History & Government at Randall University, in Norman, Oklahoma. For nearly four decades he has been a publishing partnet of the Oklahoma Constitution newspaper. His publication is highly regarded in political circles and among the conservative base. The publication's annual Conservative Index is a scoring of each of the 149 state legislators. It has become a standard for identifying the core principles (or lack thereof) of each elected official in the legislature.
  Professor Byas is also a respected adviser to several political leaders and a recent delegate to the Republican National Convention. His commitment to Liberty and Judao-Christian principles has been an influence upon Oklahoma's Conservative movement.