Too late to get some crisis actors in?
by digby
The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t want to go to the White House because they can’t stand the president in dozens of different ways, not just because of the take a knee movement. One player told Jake Tapper that they didn’t even discuss that.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders said today that they were just trying to embarrass the president. Apparently, she is unaware that he embarrasses himself and the United States every minute of every day.
Here’s the big celebration of Trump’s Eagle fans:
Do all Eagles fans wear business suits? pic.twitter.com/3si36WMOpf— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) June 5, 2018
Pretty sure RNC staff and the new White House interns got told to pack the lawn. https://t.co/ojHmo0UsLQ— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) June 5, 2018
Yeah. You’ll recall that Trump hired actors for his presidential campaign announcement.
Fox News tweeted a video of Eagles players kneeling. But it was fake news:
As you can see, there are a number of still shots of Eagles players (and former Eagles players — a 2016 picture of Jordan Matthews is included for some reason) kneeling in this video. Clearly, the Eagles are being incredibly disrespectful to America!
Except they’re not. They’re not even kneeling during the National Anthem. Those photos are pictures of players praying in pregame warmups. I know this because I was at the games. Players from both teams stand on the sideline facing the flag during warmups. No one is kneeling in the end zone.
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, who caught the game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl LII, reacted to the images of him being used in this clip.
This can’t be serious…. Praying before games with my teammates, well before the anthem, is being used for your propaganda?! Just sad, I feel like you guys should have to be better than this… https://t.co/kYeyH2zXdK— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) June 5, 2018
And then there’s this, from our alleged uber-patriot:
Imagine wanting to please the boss so very badly that you run stills of guys knelt down PRAYING during pregame. Not one Eagles player knelt for the anthem this yr. Keep carrying his water to sow division while misrepresenting Christian men. Aren’t many of your viewers.. nevermind https://t.co/QdlOvL0btq— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) June 5, 2018
The president who has made respect for patriot songs a core plank in his administration doesn't know the words to patriot songs pic.twitter.com/YPBiBDzqAT— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 5, 2018
He sings “stand beside me” instead of “stand beside her”
He doesn’t know the words to the national anthem either:
Did I mention that he is an embarrassment every minute of every day?
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