anymore, he threw in the jersey and said i quit. i can t take it what is going on in america right now? look, about 12% of the nfl players took a knee and protested the other day. that means 88% did not. many americans support the president s position on this because the president is supporting the flag. and everything that it stands for. the men and women who have sacrificed on behalf of our freedoms so that you and i could have this conversation this morning and some gave the ultimate sacrifice. this is about the president standing for the national anthem and the flag. more importantly showing unity across the country for many people who agree with that i also read a story late last night that shows somebody who sings the national anthem for nfl teams has also quit, doesn t want to sing the national anthem anymore just because he doesn t want to be part of this controversy. steve: for the ravens. that s right. but i think there is an important lesson here as a mother of young chi
and, you know, i see pictures of friends of mine that have prosthetic arms still out there rendering a hand salute every single opportunity they get. this is very serious to us. they wear that flag on their soldier. a lot of people think it s facing backward. it s not. it s facing the correct direction it shows us charging forward in battle with that flag on our 140ur8d. that s what it means to us. something very deep and meaningful to anybody who served this country. steve: before did you go real quickly congressman mast, what do you say to people who have the counter point of view and they admire the players for standing and taking a stand not standing i mean. these players, they are not going to be thrown into a gulag. they are not going to be jaltd. they are not going to be arrested or put in handcuffs. that s the kind of great, amazing nation that we re. they are not going to suffer anything like that. but just as it s their right to go out there and protest, even if i conside
after the anthem ended, i took off my buffalo bills hat. threw it on the ground. took off my security shirt and walked out of the tunnel. i went and quit my job. steve: why did this protest affect you so deeply? because it was during the national anthem and that s something i hold dear to my heart. a lot of people have fought and died for this country. the song and the flag signify that to me. and i have a lot of friends that are veterans. i have family members that are disabled veterans. and my father was a career war vet or is a career war vet. and it just the national anthem and the flag mean a lot to me. so, in my heart, i had to take my stand. it was a personal stand. and i had to quit. steve: you just mentioned your father. after you took the stand and you quit because you were so infewer @red by this nfl
it s kind of the same argument. leave the politics, the personal feelings off the field or off the playing field or what have you. what do you make of that argument? well, it s a situation that s been going on for a long time. there are those that believe you have a good job, keep your mouth shut, make your money and kiss your kids. but i think the responsibility of those who are in these positions have to step out. and sacrifice is something people are afraid of, but it s necessary for a country to grow. now, dissell nating the american flag is not hate. the implication no matter how great one is or one s country is, there s always room for advancement, the room to continue to look for that perfection avenue to move forward. and those who talk against being on the platform for change but might not be liked because of the way they bring it about, i think those are people that
brian: the american flag. yeah. brian: if you are in the dug out and some of your teammates say i m not standing for the national anthem. if you are a good teammate you won t stand either. what would curt shilling have said? no. that wouldn t have happened. plus, it was even though it was only a few years ago it was a different generation. the lack of respect for our flag, for our patriots, for our country is mind-boggling to me. you look at this liberal education system and narrative it s pushing and you understand why. steve: curt shilling thank you for getting up early on this thursday morning trying to help those folks go to friends@foxnews.com we will link to your facebook page on operation bullpen. thank you, sir. ainsley: thank you, curt. brian: chicago hitting a grim milestone, more than 500 homicides in that city this year. so why is mayor rahm emanuel focused on fighting president trump on climate change? ainsley: plus louisiana senator bill cassidy, former