I can hear the great Ronald Reagan. I hear him. Can you hear him?
“Well…here we go again…”
Where are you now Ronald Reagan?
Our current president, you know the one, is at it again. But then, when hasn’t he been at it…dividing the country that is. Had the old boy spent time trying to pull folks together, you know, trying to galvanize some help for Puerto Rico, instead of calling out the NFL at one of his self-serving pep rallies, there would have never been so many NFL players hit their knees during the playing of the National Anthem this past weekend. We have the president to thank for this National Rhubarb of knees hitting the ground.
The National Anthem before the game is a time honored tradition. I always get peeved when folks are milling around, trying to get to their seats, or heading for the concession stand during the playing or singing of this song. I myself have sung this song before high school basketball games…once at the big arena in Indianapolis. Talk about honored. Remember too that my dear wife, Carrie, and I had a son hanging out the door of Blackhawk helicopter with a very large machine gun between his legs as he once flew over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan. I can’t overstate how much this song means to me.
Do I hate the fact that these NFL players are taking a knee while the National Anthem is being played? Yes I do. But guess what. I hate the fact that a guy that occupies the office of the presidency of this country is bringing this kind of disparagement of the flag to the field. Translation: If the president doesn’t open his careless mouth and allow stupidity and divisive rhetoric to pour out we don’t have such a problem.
Guess what. As of now it is still a free country. I hate it when someone is walking to their seat during the playing of the National Anthem. Just like I hate it when a country freely elects a president set on dividing the country even more than it already was.
Don’t let the fact that once upon a time the NFL owners kept Donald Trump the business man out of the league after he imploded the USFL as he was trying to get his foot inside the NFL door. It didn’t happen. They wouldn’t have him. This sour grapevine is still there for the old boy, I have no doubt.
I have said before and I will say it again, I miss the Republican Party I once depended on and related to. One day we will get her back. And when we do, we’ll talk about helping folks out and working on doing the right things. And the memory of this president will be a marker to steer clear of.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson