āI think itās important to recognize the contributions of literally thousands and thousands of African-Americans to our stateās history but also trying to find people who, again, bring us together, not look at people who draw some sort of vitriol from either side,ā Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
Also Robin Vos, āWhatās a griot?ā
The resolution initially said of Kaepernick: āMilwaukee native, political activist and NFL quarterback, who formerly played with the San Francisco 49ers, who has sought to raise attention to racial injustice and systemic oppression.ā
Yeah, raising attention to racial injustice and systemic oppression cannot be allowed if done by the oppressed class.
āI think itās important to recognize the contributions of literally thousands and thousands of African-Americans to our stateās history but also trying to find people who, again, bring us together, not look at people who draw some sort of vitriol from either side,ā Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said in justifying removing Kaepernickās name.
Vitriol seems to be coming from one side Robin.
Why stop at Kaepernick? Why not nix Martin King, Rosa Parks and the entire Civil Rights movement? They had the temerity to protest white supremacy in their dayā¦peacefully, just like Kaepernick. Or is that going Too Far?!!
Iām amazed that they kept the Oshkosh guys in that petition.
Well, theyāre useful symbols to laud while you systematically try to undo what they actually achieved. Thatās what ābringing us togetherā meansāthat youāre no longer a threat to the system of privileges.
Hoping Kaepernick becomes the spokesman for mobility scooters, laxatives, and male-enhancement products.
Just to see Trump supporters boycott themselves out of existence.
You know, if they thought they could get away with it, they would remove every trace of of MLK- erase him from history.
Always the Uniters, Never the Dividers
A Rethugliklan concerned about "[finding] people who, again, bring us together, not look at people who draw some sort of vitriol from either side.ā That may be the funniest thing Iāve read this week.
I wonder if next week Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will unveil plans for Joseph McCarthy Appreciation Day?
GOP: āWe have the power to make you do something.ā
That, to me, is the Republican turn-on.
That is why the minute Trump assumed the Presidency, he reeled off a series of signed orders.
Pretty sure MLK prompted a fair bit of vitriol in his day.
Good point. MLK and Rosa et al have been effectively sanitized so that they canāt disturb anyoneās conscienceā¦
Dead activists are so much easier to deal with.
He was a communist and a philanderer and uppity. Enough that some random guy got the idea to shoot him. (No one had coined the term āstochastic terorrismā back then.)
Isnāt stochastic terrorism redundant? When is terrorism not stochastic? Thatās part of the terror.
I still think there should be a fair compromise where everyone stands for the same, 90 second, instrumental anthem that the Olympics plays for American gold medalists.
In return, the sports leagues should shitcan the flyovers and schoolchildren waving 3000 square yard flags across the whole field, promptly to be dropped to the ground the moment patriotism theater is over. Shitcan the over emotive, Jimi Hendricks wannabes dragging the song out past 2 minutes. Shitcan America the Beautiful and God Bless America. Bring back Take Me out to the Ball Game.
By all means honor America, but discontinue the sports monopoly honoring itself.
Considering itās Wisconsin Iām surprised they havenāt added the buffoonish and corrupt sheriff David Clarke to the resolution.
What a bunch of petty a$$ whiny aholes. NEVER in my life have I seen such a collection of āadultā Republicans act like such middle schoolers as in WIā¦well maybe New Hampshire butā¦