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Jack Del Rio … Shameful!

In order to be a good commander that individual must have the respect of the men under him. If he doesn’t have that respect then when push comes to shove, who knows what might happen. To me the same logic applies to the head coach of the NFL’s Washington Commanders. As some of you may recall the “Commanders” is the new woke name for the team that had been known as the Washington Redskins for about a gazillion years.

Recently the Defensive Coordinator of the Commanders, Jack Del Rio, made a major faux pas … he vocalized something that he felt! In other words he expressed his opinion. In years past this now audacious act was called “free speech.” The head coach of the Commanders, Ron Rivera, disagreed with what Del Rio said, and fined him … are you ready for this? … fined him $100,000! 

What sort of foolhardy thing did Del Rio say?  He called the January 6 riot a dust-up compared to the 2020 riots that burned down half the country. Wow! What an egregious thing to say! Didn’t Del Rio understand that these days it is very dangerous to express an opinion … especially an opinion that could possibly offend someone. These days various things are being countermanded because they have offended a single individual, and what Del Rio said must have offended at least two people. Shameful! 

Personally, I thought that this whole megillah was shameful … shameful that someone could be fined for expressing his opinion. Shameful that Ron Rivera and the team thought that it was necessary to poke their noses in where it didn’t belong. Since I was a kid, I always thought that free speech implied that any American could say what he/she believed, but that was before the woke commanders of the Commanders.

Interestingly Bill Maher agreed with me. (I used to always disagree with Bill Maher, but now occasionally he says something that makes sense.)

From Townhall:

“On Friday’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the host defended Washington Commanders (formerly the Washington Redskins) defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s right to his ‘s—ty take’ about the January 6 Capitol riot.

Maher started the topic, explaining what Del Rio said, and mentioned that although he doesn’t agree with it, ‘this is a very common view that he has.’

[…]

‘They fined him, the team fined him, $100,000 for this opinion. Fining people for an opinion. I am not down with that,’ Maher declared.

[…]

‘To have a s—ty take is not a crime.’”

Bravo Bill Maher. I usually disagree with him. However, he, like Jack Del Rio, does have a right to have some s—-ty opinions. All Americans should have the right to voice their own opinions.

Bravo Jack Del Rio for not being afraid to speak his mind.

Bravo free speech … hope you come back soon!

6/20/22

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