for a free speech rally. and these two demonstrations or rallies are to meet. e they may not be in close proximity to one another but one organized a free speech rally for some time and hundreds more have turned out in what they re calling a counterprotest, all just one week from what happened in charlottesville, virginia. there was a show of unity at last night s seahawks game as one nfl player supports his teammate in a protest during the national anthem. andy shols has more on all of this. michael bennett will sit for the national anthem this spire season to protest social injustice. he said earlier this week that for real change to happen some white players would also need to join in on this protest. that s exactly what happened last night before the seahawks preseason game. bennett sat on the bench during the star-spangled banner and this time center justin britt
affect different groups of people. he described that an as ov overarching concern, and senator rand paul has made this something he s focused on as well. he focused on the disparities and problems with the criminal justice system. president obama also big sports fan, not a secret. he enjoys watching football. he also addressed the concussion issue in football as well. what did he have to say about that the. the author of the piece described sitting on air force one and watching a football game with president obama, andoma says, quote, i would not let my son play pro football, but these guys, they know what they re doing. they know what they re buying into. and the president was watching the dolphins game with the author of the piece on air force one. i can t help but wonder if his response had been stronger if he had been watching last night s seahawks game. he didn t get that much further ahead of where, say, brett favre