condemn the nfl, especially with you this colin kaepernick that depicted cops as pigs. amp the president s comments became about the president and they took him on, i think they didn t expect the reaction a lot of these nfl athletes don t know the politics of things. and they overplayed their hand a little bit. but, i think he is right to a certain extent. richard, what about you? one, i think rush is wrong and two to think that the left is not patriotic and don t have rugged individualism is ridiculous. i m very patriotic and i find myself to be a rugged individual. but, beyond that here s the thing. i think what you see from these players as they did yesterday last weekend, rather, was brave. they said listen, not only does this have nothing to do with donald trump it has nothing to do with the anthem or veterans. it has everything for standing up for racial injustice for this country. why didn t they kneel before that, richard? three players kneeling. recent poll from cnn
including members of ms-13 and one of their leaders. the gang has become a top priority for the trump administration. todd, down to you. todd: pete, thanks. radio talk show host rush limbaugh sounding off against the left and growing influence in the nfl. i do believe that the left wants to cause great damage to the nfl. they don t like displays of prism, strength, rugged individualism. that s why the players are being used. i don t want the nfl to get smaller. i don t want them to become i object significant. i don t want it to be taken over by a bunch of wusses. i don t want it to be taken over by left wing social justice causes. todd: is he right? is the left damaging professional football? here to discuss fox news contributor richard fowler and host for the blaze lawrence jones. gentlemen, great to see you here on a saturday morning. lawrence, i will kick it off with you. is rush right? he is trite a certain extent. i have think the original protest, a lot of the people
country. they don t like displays of patriotism, strength, rugged individualism. and that s why the players are being used here. i don t want the nfl to get smaller. i don t want it to become insignificant. i don t want it to be taken over by a bunch of wusses. i don t want it to be taken over by left wing social justice causes. use something besides the nfl sideline. use something besides the flag. use something besides something that people use to escape everything left. steve: there have you rush limbaugh talking to sean hannity down at palm beach yesterday where he said the left is using the players. rush also said what does the nfl stand for these days? he gave a definition on social media a lot of people are putting out the people nfl now stands for no fans left if this continues. abby: there was a really powerful moment yesterday. we were all on this couch by the way when steve schees was shot. only two and a half months ago. steve: right. abby: two and a half months later what
you ve got the flag, anthem, uniformed military personnel. all the things that the left wants to erase from this country. they don t like displays of patriotism, strength, rugged individualism. and that s why the players are being used here. they think it s about police brutality, righting social wrongs. this is an attack on the nfl as an institution for shaking it down and lowering its profile and impact on american culture. we re in the midst of a culture war. everybody knows it. the left does everything it can. so when i see the owners, they ve got to be scared to dea death. on the one hand, if they side with their players, that s just
it s patriotic. you ve got the flag, anthem, uniformed military personnel. all the things that the left wants to erase from this country. they don t like displays of patriotism, strength, rugged individualism. and that s why the players are being used here. they think it s about police brutality, righting social wrongs. this is an attack on the nfl as an institution for shaking it down and lowering its profile and impact on american culture. we re in the midst of a culture war. everybody knows it. the left does everything it can. so when i see the owners, they ve got to be scared to dea death. on the one hand, if they side with their players, that s just