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Eric Reid calls out VP Pence (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Oct 2017 OP
He gave such a careful, thoughtful answer janterry Oct 2017 #1
This jaysunb Oct 2017 #2
 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
1. He gave such a careful, thoughtful answer
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:56 PM
Oct 2017

and then said, quote:
This is what systemic oppression looks like: A man with power comes to the game, tweets a couple things out and leaves the game with an attempt to thwart our efforts.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
2. This
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 09:15 PM
Oct 2017

Speaking on MSNBC, Alexander explained why many people were dubious about Pence’s departure from the game, beginning with the fact that Trump admitted that it was his idea in a tweet praising Pence.

“The vice president was just in Las Vegas speaking about the desire for unity in this country,” Alexander noted. “Then he flew last night in Indianapolis with the sole purpose of going to this football game… where his team would be playing the San Francisco 49ers, the team where Colin Kaepernick obviously began this entire situation by taking a knee last season during the national anthem.”

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