BREAKING: New York Giants owner Steve Tisch RIPS Trump

[kpete]

BREAKING: New York Giants owner Steve Tisch RIPS Trump says NY Giants players will not be punished for national anthem kneeling,

“We support our players. They are not going to be punished. There is not going to be any punitive action taking place against them.”

Link to tweet

[DrDan]

1. bravo - hopefully more will follow

[AllTooEasy]

45. THEN SIGN KAPERNICK!!! He's full of shit.

It’s not like the Giants don’t need a QB!

Words are easy to say. Sign Kapernick to a multi million dollar contract, and then I’ll respect and trust him.

[sellitman]

50. Manning is our QB

He will be for at least the next couple of years. We drafted Kyle Lauletta as his heir apparent.

Their choice was performance related, not political IMHO.

[exboyfil]

51. Houston should have signed him last year

when Watson went down. Similar skill set and QB approach. Also losing didn't really help them in the draft since they did not have 1st or 2nd round picks.

[Tipperary]

54. Kaepernick is done. Yesterday's news.

Get over it.

[Brother Buzz]

56. With his skill set and rocket arm Kaepernick should do a Tim Tebow and pursue baseball

In the 2009, Kaepernick was drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a pitcher.

Hell, in street clothes he threw an 87 mph first pitch at a Giants Game

As a QB, Kaepernick was a one trick pony and his opponents learned exactly how to exploit his weaknesses. Factoid: the 49ers and Kaepernick were in the process of divorcing long before he ever 'took a knee'.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Popcorn time.

Mmmmm - dee-lish!

[malaise]

4. Butter please

This will be fun

[busterbrown]

35. huge decision.. Certainly takes some guts...

Only from a Corporate point of view.. Most NFL Fans, I might be generalizing, are very supportive of Trump.. Tide might be turning in this particular situation ..

but i'm a huge Jint fan...since 1963...

[Cha]

37. You're right!

[dalton99a]

3. They should tell Trump to get off his knees and stop servicing Putin

[tavernier]

12. That's exactly what he should've added.

[RandomAccess]

16. ICYMI

You'll like this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210905642

[dalton99a]

17. +1. Great retort!

[Beartracks]

44. Rather have players kneel for freedom than the president kneel for Russia. n/t

[TeamPooka]

5. Go Giants!

my team

[AZ8theist]

11. MINE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a transplant from New Jersey. Grew up in a GMEN household....

Way to GO TISH!!

[IMG][/IMG]

[sellitman]

15. +1 N/T

[AllTooEasy]

46. Tisch is a coward. He didn't have the balls to sign Kapernick

Consider that no NFL team needs a QB more than the Giants...except Cleveland.

Words are easy to say. He should put his money where his mouth is.

[AZ8theist]

58. THE MOST idiotic comment ever posted on DU

Oh look, an Eli Manning hater.....

2 time Super Bowl MVP. 1st ballot HOF. Whats your team got?? Yeah, right, NOTHING.

And besides, genius, the Co-owner doesn't "sign" players in the NFL. The General Manager does. You would have known that if you knew what you were talking about. Troll.

[leftynyc]

48. Me too

Our team is making me proud.

[Chickensoup]

6. Let's hope other will follow

As to the traitor stop being a Putin puppet
first.

[juxtaposed]

7. about time

[peggysue2]

8. Nice to see that . . .

at least one of the owners has stones.

[rurallib]

14. one of 32! not a trend yet, though

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R

[Sneederbunk]

10. Please take punitive action against . . . . Trump.

[FarPoint]

13. I sure hope this spinal strength is contagious...

I want to see more support by owners, sponsors players and definitely FANs!

[skylucy]

18. All the owners need to do this! I don't even like football and I don't

live in New York...but today I am a New York Giants fan!! The entire NFL needs to tell tRump to go **** himself.

[aeromanKC]

19. What a concept!!

Supporting your employees and upholding their rights!!

[Cha]

38. Yeah, the ones who are making you

Money, too! Mind boggling.

[duforsure]

20. Good for Them

More should stand up against tyranny too.

[spanone]

21. Great News....

[Recursion]

22. Meanwhile, the Jets owner is an ambassador

That team is run... differently.

[rpannier]

32. His brother runs the Jets

and already said Jets players will not be punished

https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/national-anthem-christopher-johnson-fines-1.18700702

From May
ATLANTA — Despite the NFL’s approval of a revised policy that requires players on the field to stand during the national anthem, Jets chairman Christopher Johnson told Newsday on Wednesday that his players are free to take a knee or perform some other protest without fear of repercussion from the team.

League owners unanimously adopted a policy that allows players who don’t want to participate in the anthem to remain in the locker room. Players who do appear on the field for the anthem must stand; if they don’t, their respective club faces a league-issued fine and teams can levy additional fines.

“I do not like imposing any club-specific rules,” Johnson said. “If somebody [on the Jets] takes a knee, that fine will be borne by the organization, by me, not the players. I never want to put restrictions on the speech of our players. Do I prefer that they stand? Of course. But I understand if they felt the need to protest. There are some big, complicated issues that we’re all struggling with, and our players are on the front lines. I don’t want to come down on them like a ton of bricks, and I won’t. There will be no club fines or suspensions or any sort of repercussions. If the team gets fined, that’s just something I’ll have to bear.”

[Blue_true]

40. Yeah, he came out and forcefully said that just after the anthem policy was announced.

He even said the Jets would simply pay any fines and not dock players.

[Jersey Devil]

23. Bravo from a 40+ year Giants season ticket holder

I'm in North Carolina now, but they will always be my team.

[roamer65]

24. Dump's treason with Putin gives the owners cover.

Dump opens his mouth too much now and he will get whacked as a traitor.

Dump now has a correct label.

[thbobby]

25. Dallas Cowboy Fan here

Fuck Jerry Jones. I should have said ex-Fan. Jones will never stand behind Dallas Players about this - or much of anything else. BTW IMO Fuck Football too.

[Paladin]

29. I became an ex-Cowboy fan, on account of Jerry Jones.

He's taken what was once a first-rate franchise and put it into the toilet. And he'll never be as gutsy as the Giants guy in standing up to trump's authoritarian bullshit.

[thbobby]

30. Agreed

Jimmy Johnson's success in the early 90's made him believe he knew football. Since then, the Cowboys have lost, lost, lost. The Cowboys have been Jerry Jones's Tinkertoy since he fired Johnson.

[nolabear]

26. I can't imagine Seahawks supporting that stupid crap.

[hibbing]

27. Question- Is the anthem even televised during regular season games?

I don't watch the pro game much at all.

Peace

[JonLP24]

49. It was a lot more last couple seasons

Usually on opening week but they seemed to more to see who was kneeling. I always change the channel during the anthem.

[Different Drummer]

28. Bravo for Steve Tisch!

I'm in the Atlanta metro area but right now, I'm a fan of the G Men!

[Marie Marie]

31. New Yorkers know Trump and most of them do not like him.

Good for him!

[calimary]

33. Not a football fan. But I AM a fan of moves like this!

Good on them! I hope the rest of the NFL follows suit.

[babylonsister]

34. As a NYG fan, recommend!! nt

[displacedtexan]

36. Pissing off Treasonous J. Trump is millions cheaper than law suit damages and legal fees.

This decision is the only possible conclusion to be drawn when players' first amendment rights abuses end up in court. In fact, players should include Trump in their future suits against team owners for using his office to inimidate owners into violating their rights.

[Ferrets are Cool]

39. This is fantastic. The wall begins to crumble. nt

[hay rick]

41. That's my team!

I almost switched to the arch-rival Eagles after they skipped the White House visit. Now all we need is a mobile quarterback, a couple offensive linemen, a pass rush, some healthy receivers, and a franchise running back.

[PCIntern]

42. Lifelong Eagles fan here and we have

A terrific owner politically(and as of last year athletically-speaking).

[DesertRat]

43. k&r

[Awsi Dooger]

47. My dad would love this

He died a few years ago. In his later years he and my mom would visit Saratoga often during summer and attend Giants training camp in Albany. The Giants were so thoughtful to them, especially once my mom started having difficulty moving around. The Giants would summon a golf cart and place her front and center at practice.

What a contrast between the Dolphins and Giants. They were my dad's two favorite teams. I imagine the order would be reversed right now, based on how each franchise has handled this decision.

[Pink Hat]

52. Is this good business?

How does angering a core group of fans help the NFL? After all it is a business not a social platform. I watch football to get away from politics, if I angered customers at my job, I would be fired.

[DesertRat]

53. He's supporting his players,

not a small group of racist Trump apologists. The NFL will be fine. Welcome to DU!

[SMC22307]

55. Yes, "Pink Hat."

LOL

[marble falls]

59. Because the owners bank book supercedes my Bill of Rights?

[fleabiscuit]

60. It is good business because there are a lot more fans that aren't racist assholes than are. nt

[Gothmog]

57. K&R