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NFL Media Cans SJW Who Embarrassed Commissioner Goodell
Culture
March 29th, 2023 1:04 PM
Nobody to root for in this match-up.
NFL Season to Feature 'Black National Anthem,' Other Virtue Signaling
Culture
July 16th, 2021 9:26 AM
The NFL is bringing back a whole lot of the anti-racism virtue signaling that made pro-football unwatchable last season.
‘Hero:’ Media Hype ‘Big LGBTQ Win’ as 1st Active NFL Player Comes Out
Culture
June 22nd, 2021 5:00 PM
Get ready for the NFL and woke sports media to become even more unbearable. If you thought they were bad before, just wait until you see how they’re reacting to the first active NFL player in history to come out as gay.
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NFL Commish: Sorry, Kaep, Hope Americans Accept Protests This Season
Culture
August 24th, 2020 4:28 PM
Earlier this year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized on behalf of his league for not listening to players protesting since 2016. With the season opener just 18 days away, Goodell on Sunday doubled down on his support for social justice activism in his league, praised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and said he hopes Americans are ready to accept a new season of heightened…
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Kathy Bates Laughs About Smoking Pot at Reagan's Funeral in Comedy
Culture
January 15th, 2018 11:40 AM
Season Two of Netflix’s Kathy Bates comedy Disjointed was released on January 12 with 10 half-hour episodes. The series is clearly liberal in its writing and dialogue but most episodes are done in a light-hearted way. Except for an obligatory swipe at the California left’s favorite villains, the Reagans.
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Excessive Celebration: ABC Falsely Claims NFL Not Making Players Stand
October 17th, 2017 9:40 PM
Tuesday’s edition of ABC’s World News Tonight was a prime example of how sensationalism in journalism damages credibility. Instead of leading the show by reporting on something important like CBS did with the opioid epidemic, or political conflict like NBC, ABC chose to celebrate the NFL seemingly not requiring players to stand during the National Anthem at a meeting earlier in the day. But the…
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Nets Downplay NFL Commissioner Caving to Trump in Kneeling Saga
October 10th, 2017 9:22 PM
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell handed President Trump a victory on Tuesday after he sent a memo to all 32 teams directing them to have their players stand during the playing of the National Anthem. When players across the league took a knee during the National Anthem to protest the President, the liberal media went absolutely gaga. The networks dedicated 92 minutes of coverage over two days to…
NYT's Juliet Macur, Latest Journo Bothered by Flags, Patriotism in NFL
September 9th, 2016 8:59 PM
In Thursday’s New York Times, sports columnist Juliet Macur followed in the dubious cleats of ESPN’s Howard Bryant in being highly disturbed by displays of patriotism in professional sports -- a subject that’s gotten new life in the wake of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s petulant flag protest: “Protest Leaves N.F.L. Necessarily Uneasy.” The text box portrayed patriotism as…
Post Sportswriter: Redskins Defenders on ‘Wrong Side of History
November 5th, 2013 8:50 AM
Oh look, Mike Wise is making more pronouncements about history. History, as in sports history: records, achievements, seasons, etc.? He’s a Washington Post sportswriter, after all.
No silly. The Most Important Sports Columnist in the World, Ever, is again passing judgment on anyone lagging behind history’s inexorable march into the glorious progressive future. In other words, his knickers are…
Chris Christie: NFL Commissioner 'Didn't Seem To Care One Bit' When Li
February 5th, 2013 8:54 AM
According to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell "didn't seem to care one bit" when the lights went out at the Superdome in the middle of Sunday's Super Bowl.
Christie, who was sitting in Goodell's box for the game, told CBS Late Show host David Letterman Monday of the Commissioner's reaction to the blackout, "He was eating some popcorn, checking his…
Rep. King Talks to NewsBusters About Rush Limbaugh and NFL
November 5th, 2009 6:59 PM
Last week Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) made quite a splash when he raked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell over the coals for the decision to stop Rush Limbaugh from becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams.On Wednesday I spoke to King about this episode as well as it's bigger meaning as it pertains to what's happening in America today.King described what he sees as "victimology and…
Rush 'Divisive', Snoop Dogg OK for ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown
October 30th, 2009 12:18 AM
While NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was calling conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh too "divisive" to own a professional football team, rapper Snoop Dogg was appearing in television ads for ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown."I guess Goodell and other higher-ups within the league weren't concerned with having a man possessing multiple felony charges against him including murder do commercials…
Kudos to Rep. Steve King for Exposing NFL Hypocrisy Against Rush Limba
October 29th, 2009 10:22 AM
Congressman King's insistence for an apology yesterday is exactly what we have been calling on the media to do since they first misrepresented the fictitious, racist quotes attributed to Rush Limbaugh. Rep. King set the record straight, exposing the outright fabrications and distortions attributed to Limbaugh. [see our "Tell the Truth" Web page detailing the media's smears of Limbaugh] He…
Limbaugh Gives NB His Opinion About NFL Commish's Testimony
October 28th, 2009 9:58 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa grilled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wednesday about conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh being denied ownership in the St. Louis Rams despite pop artists Fergie and Jennifer Lopez having minority interests in the Miami Dolphins. In King's view, Fergie and J-Lo's offensive behavior in the past don't fit Goodell'…
