Emmitt Smith wonders why we expect so much from athletes like Cam Newton but not President Trump

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  1. Cigar

    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    In an interview with SI Now Live, Smith called the attacks “overkill” and believes that athletes are held to a higher standard than Pres. Donald Trump.

    It’s amazing we expect so much from our athletes but don’t expect the same from our president and chief,” Smith said. “These are mistakes, these are things that he may have thought was funny and someone took offense to it. Sensitivity levels are so high, for what reasons I don’t know.”

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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Dispondent Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Who? Some has-been opens his mouth and the left thinks its suddenly relevant? Slow news day, eh?
     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Who are you and what is your claim to anything relevant that can't be forgotten in a microsecond?
     
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    I think that mostly all Trump supporters would agree with these two points:

    We know Trump is... umm... not the smoothest operator. We honestly don't care about that, as long as he pursues the goals that we want to see achieved.

    We also know that most (all?) of the bad stuff said about him is either made up, or distorted, or overblown.
     
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    Hold athletes to higher standards, hardly. Most of us know that these athletes were pushed through high school and college...never got a real education, most of them can't put a coherent sentence together unless they are talking about football.

    They are good at playing the game otherwise most of them are dumb as a box of rocks.
     
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    Yeah expecting them to honor the flag and what it represents, while not attacking police who are not the problem, is SUCH a high standard.

    Learn to use your prefrontal cortex Cam.
     
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    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I tried to listen twice to Kaep explain his position. It wasn't pretty.
     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Oh look, another Black Man who won’t do what he’s told to do.

    This could be habit forming.
     
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    Lol, yeah it's like Trump trying to explain his tax plan.
     
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    President Trump is not an Athlete.
    Or a Mathlete either.
     

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