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When President Donald Trump attended the NFL game between the Detroit Lions and the team formerly known as the Washington Redskins on Sunday at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., the establishment media, avid as ever to portray Orange Man Bad not only as the enemy of all that is good, but as the man whom everyone hates, reported that he was booed.
And he was, which is not surprising given that the crowd was likely made up of a large number of deep state apparatchiks, but even the far-left “fact-checker” Snopes had to admit that many also “clapped and cheered.” Some players joined in the enthusiasm, but the left still has hegemony over large segments of the culture, and so one of them has now duly apologized.
A Detroit Lions player with the memorable name Amon-Ra St. Brown was so excited that the president was at the game that when he scored a touchdown, he pointed to the box where Trump was watching the game and briefly broke out into the famous fist-pumping “Trump dance,” with several of his teammates joining in. A video feed showed this while running a caption identifying the player as “Amon-Ra St. Trump.”
That was all. It was a charming moment, and that was all it would have remained, except for the fact that Amon-Ra St. Brown had broken one of the cardinal rules of the left: never, ever act as if Trump were a normal human being, or that anything he does is not evil. And so Amon-Ra St. Brown had to be brought to heel.
The New York Post reported recently that St. Brown engaged in his Maoist self-incrimination session on the “St. Brown podcast,” which he hosts along with his brother, who, not to be outdone, is named Equanimeous St. Brown. On their Wednesday show, Amon-Ra St. Brown made it clear to the world that he wasn’t that most execrable of things, a Trump supporter, and issued an implicit plea not to be ostracized forever from the society of the good and righteous.
Adopting an appropriately contrite tone, St. Brown said: “First of all, if I offended anyone, I do apologize. I did not mean to offend anyone.” Of course. But clearly leftists have made known to him that he has done so, and despite the fact that Amon-Ra St. Brown is a two-time All-Pro, he clearly knows that offending the left can mean career ruin. He pleaded with the inquisitors to understand that he was just having a bit of something these humorless scolds know nothing about: fun. “It was just, we’re having fun,” he pleaded. “If any president was at that game and had a dance I would have done it. It had nothing to do with who the president was.”
Of course. Amon-Ra St. Brown would have done any president’s dance, don’t you see? If Old Joe Biden had been at the game, he would have imitated his foggy, dementia-inspired shuffle. If Barack Obama had been at the game, he could have gone into a pantomime of the socialist grifter’s throws-like-a-girl moment at a Chicago White Sox game. No idea what a Bill Clinton dance would have looked like, and it’s likely best not to speculate.
Clearly afraid of the leftist rage mob destroying his career, St. Brown reiterated his insistence that the whole thing was just a bit of innocent fun. “We were just having fun, doing the dance. Nothing more, nothing less.” Please, Commissar! Don’t send me to the gulag! I assure you that I am a loyal comrade!
St. Brown’s apology was like something out of the darkest days of the Biden regime. The left’s stranglehold on the popular culture has been weakening, but clearly it is strong enough to induce this celebrated athlete to engage in this ridiculous exercise in self-abnegation just to try to save his career. If the leftist hatemongers aren’t mollified and demand that the Detroit Lions release Amon-Ra St. Brown, will they comply? That seems unlikely, since St. Brown is a star, but the club would likely release some whimpering statement offering its own apology for his egregious act.
This is crazy. Is there one player in the NFL who has a spine?
That doesn’t surprise me about Michigan…
Having visited there last year… you could sense the evil in the air. Cannabis and gambling advertisements everywhere and Kamala Harris all over the TV during every commercial break…
I hated it…
With that said… Ban the NFL !!!
So now we know…..you hate Michigan gambling and pot. But now you want to ban the NFL too. You are definitely the no fun wannabe preacher from Hell. Always trying to control everyone’s life. Can’t you leave normal people alone? Here’s a suggestion just pour vous….don’t gamble, don’t smoke pot and definitely leave the TV off on sundays, mondays and thursdays.
Weed, Cannabis and the NFL are legal in all 50 states. Sucks to be you. Here’s what is not going to be banned….gambling and pot, and definitely the NFL.
Guess what Mr. Debby Downer. We are doing yet another rock song a week from this Sunday, this time from either Yes or Genesis. We are also thinking about the Springsteen version of Santa Clause is Coming to Town for the three Christmas eve services. Mainly for the parents who bring their kids.
“Oh you better watch out, ya better not cry, ya better be good I’m telling you why……….” I guess Perry Como is about your speed.
Hahaha… you are a joke…
Yes Intrepid… Ban the NFL.
Ever since they started the playing the ‘Black National Anthem’…
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You say… “Can’t you leave normal people alone?”
Wow! What a great idea Intrepid… YOU leaving people alone!
Instead of bogarting articles and threads with your constant harassment of people…
But we understand… you can’t resist… you are obsessed with getting attention because you’re a lonely loser… aye?
What is it with you and this “aye” thing? Did you get deported from Scotland? And this new habit of saying “we’ makes it seem that you want people to think you have gobs of followers. Yesterday you wrote “We” got it.” Today you write “But “we” understand” So who’s “we”. Your imaginary wife and a nonexistent friend? Pathetic.
As for me being a “lonely loser”….epic fail as usual. I am going up to the shooting range Thursday morning with a friend from church. And that evening friends from Colorado are meeting me and my wife at a steak house. And of course there all the people at church every weekend. You don’t have a church do you.
Yeah, I said why can’t you leave everybody alone. So what? You are always barking out orders that no one listens to. So why can’t you leave everybody alone. Are you that desperate for upvotes?
Oh yeah good luck with your “Ban the NFL” project. You would have had better luck during the “kneeling for the anthem'” mini scandal. That was when fans were not renewing their season ticket subscriptions. That would have been your big chance. Looks like you missed the boat, as usual assling.
Oh yeah, it’s not “bogarting articles” dumb ass…it’s called hijacking threads. Maybe an ESL course would make you look less ridiculous, childish and ignorant. A little less smug and more actual intelligence might help.
Right Intrepid…
Your constant “hijacking threads”… <<< You said it…
Just as you confess to being a liar.
That says it all…
For every comment I put up it would appear that one of mine is generally by one of yours. So who’s hijacking who’s thread?
I definitely live rent free in that sewer you call a brain.
Hey dipsh*t I’m working on a Christmas surprise for you You will love it.
Typo alert: one of mine is generally followed by one of yours.
Attacking other people’s opinion is shameful.
Are you ashamed yet?
How about now?
If I hold the mirror so you can see this side of you, how about now?
Springsteen? You mean that no talent off key bum? I thought there was one song of his I could tolerate but that got old as his anti-MAGA rants
Oh well, my train pulled up. Gotta run……
I’m not a Springsteen fan either. But we had to pick a fairly modern Christmas rendition that parents and kids would like.
Right. It’s always great to see overpaid athletes kneeling because they hate the country that has made them rich. No one will “ban” anything but if the NFL loses most of its audience most of us wouldn’t give a flying f%^&.
You’re asking the author “Can’t you leave normal people alone?” – which is ironic and hypocritical since this story is about the leftist mob not leaving a normal person alone (the football player who did the Trump dance).
It’s got to go both ways, buddy.
“Author” is a stretch.
It’s not about the Lions player. It’s about calling out the hypocritical fake wannabe John the Baptist troll who thinks this site is his personal church so he therefore has the right to attack anyone for being outside his version of the bible. Maybe you should call him out.
Intrepid…
The article IS ABOUT a NFL player getting raked over the coals by the leftist mob…
And NO WHERE did I bring up anything about church…
Unless you believe speaking against gambling and pot is only a church thing?
Now get this you idiot Drama Queen…
I don’t comment on every article… so you saying I’m using this “SITE” as my personal church”… is such a lie… it’s pitiful and shameful..
You’re failing miserably… and people are starting to take notice…
My advice… back off… liar…
Poor slumsy wumsy.
Of course you use this site as your personal church. You haven’t got a real church anywhere. You even had to explain how people like you are “called” to spread the gospel. Is this really your job? You do quote a fair amount of scripture.
No one cares if you speak out about gambling, pot or the NFL. I’m sure people can make up their own minds. They don’t need your overly self-righteous help. How’s that “Ban the NFL” project going anyway.
“Now get this you idiot Drama Queen.” Really? I’m so wounded. Barking orders again?
As for the couple of folks who give me the occasional down vote it bothers me not. You are the king of the downvotes.
So guess what. I’m not going to back off. Why? Because you are the site’s “low rent dipsy doodle St. John the B. troll in chief”. And I don’t take orders from faux religious trolls. It wouldn’t be a genuine Scumsrent comment if you didn’t call me ‘liar’ at least once. That is your stock in trade. Must really suck to be you having those limited mental capabilities.
Arf Arf….good doggy.
Yes Intrepid… ALL CHRISTIANS are called to spread the Gospel of Salvation…
Yes… those with a good heart… will make it their duty…
Also…
No one cares about gambling, pot or banning the NFL???
Those words sure do have you bent outta shape… <<< Hahaha
The fact stands… Intrepid…
YOU are a lying, mental case… and remember… I own you… I play you like a fiddle…
Your turn… make it count too…
My but we do think so highly of ourselves, don’t we. You have the blackest hearts I have ever seen in a so called christian
“No one cares about gambling, pot or banning the NFL???”
You brought it up first in your ‘I went to Michigan with my wife’ comment Or did you forget.
‘The fact stands… Intrepid…’
What fact? Are you a lawyer and psycho therapist now? Or just a psycho? You couldn’t find a fact with two hands and a flashlight
“YOU are a lying, mental case… and remember… I own you… I play you like a fiddle”
Ah yes more psychotic therapy from our resident psychotic therapist. You couldn’t own anything of value let alone a dog. You are an out of work fake unordained pastor. Maybe you got kicked out of divinity school. The only thing you play with is your….well, I’ll leave it at that.
Do they still make Cars in Michigan or has the Dem-O-Rats sold out to China again?
They do make a few trucks when they have finished fretting over the healthcare plans.
Disappointing but not surprising. Should have told them to stick it and to leave to him alone. He would have gotten more praise and that would have been the end of it. The left has no backbone to follow up on a rebuke. They just move on to the next target and hope they buckle.
Those dances are characteristic humor of black athletes..
Is that racist or complimentary? I don’t know to offer my thumbs up or down…so I will only comment.
Victory dancing is natural response. The game or battle goes on.
The African American rhythm, songs, dance is part of our American fabric. Maybe they taught white man players to dance and now it’s natural for all of us. Even President Trump dances. Those are victory dance and to lighten up the mood. And we love it if we are normal and balanced humans. President Trump dancing is enjoyed world over.
There was dancing in the streets in Palestine and Gaza on 10-7-2023. That’s horrid dancing!
What the hell am I rambling on about?
What am I doing here? Where is my wife? My RV? My boat?
The train is pulling into my stop…gotta shew….dancing off the train onto the platform….
Singing in the rain, a Yankee Doodle Dandy. I have a tap session with Mr. Bojangles!
I grew up with them, played on their teams, though they were much too good for me. That clip was just the boys having fun.
President Trump is a jock. He was captain of his baseball team in high school. He golfs with pros. He knows more stats that would make any arm chair quarterback dizzy.
Even a confused Maoist professional athlete is thrilled to see President Trump.
Irrational exuberance is great, normal and psychologically healthy.
Go on and get happy and chase those blues away.
When it came the mass murder the commies were far worst then the Nazis Mao was a bigger mass Murderer then Hitler
St. Brown should have never capitulated the justification of his touch down celebration, especially to classless unsportsmanlike anti-American Trump haters. Unfortunately, DC is chock full of these de facto socio-communist malcontents. When you capitulate to the enemy and allow them to intimidate and define the intent and justification of your actions, then you’ve already lost the battle.
When it comes to commies, I thought the rule was to ‘never apologise to them and never explain to them’. Just ignore them, which gets them really annoyed.