Tuesday, June 5, 2018

№ 349.2: EXTRA! Fumble In The End Zone

USA Today: Man takes knee during national anthem at Donald Trump's White House ceremony

WASHINGTON -- Instead of welcoming the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump held an event to celebrate America and play the national anthem.

And, according to video and a photo posted to social media, at least one of the attendees at that celebration decided to take a knee.


Ah yes, I remember it well
how Donald destroyed the USFL*.
Now that little pig from that little league
wants to take down the whole NFL.
Though NFL owners aid and abet him,
with billions at stake I doubt that they'll let him.
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*In 1985, the USFL voted to move from a spring to a fall schedule in 1986 to compete directly with the NFL. This was done at the urging of New Jersey Generals majority owner Donald Trump and a handful of other owners as a way to force a merger between the leagues. As part of this strategy, the USFL filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the National Football League in 1986, and a jury ruled that the NFL had violated anti-monopoly laws. However, in a victory in name only, the USFL was awarded a judgment of just $1, which under anti-trust laws, was tripled to $3. This court decision effectively ended the USFL's existence. The league never played the 1986 season, and by the time it folded, it had lost over US$163 million. — Wikipedia