WWII vet takes a knee, slams Trump and becomes an instant internet sensation

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WWII vet takes a knee, slams Trump and becomes an instant internet sensation





Published: Sept 24, 2017 10:48 p.m. ET









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97-year-old kneels in solidarity with NFL protests, calls Trump ‘garbage-mouthed’



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SHAWNLANGLOIS

SOCIAL-MEDIA EDITOR


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‘Those kids have every right to protest.’
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That’s what John Middlemas, a 97-year-old World War II vet and Missouri farmer, had to say about the commotion spreading across the gridiron on Sunday.
Read: Player protests sweep NFL.
Middlemas was one of many supporters showing solidarity with the players who opted to take a knee during the national anthem, a move President Donald Trump said on Friday is grounds for dismissal.

His grandson, Brennan Gilmore, captured Middlemas’s gesture and posted it on Twitter. From there, the internet took over and made it a viral phenomenon, with an incredible 255,000+ people “liking” it.


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Brennan Gilmore @brennanmgilmore

My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who #TakeaKnee: "those kids have every right to protest."
https://twitter.com/x/status/911960316220764160
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Gilmore, in another tweet, said Middlemas has long been an ally to the civil rights movement: “He’s an amazing man always on the side of justice.”

Ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who still doesn’t have a job in the NFL, started the kneeling tradition back in 2016 to protest police violence against African Americans. In the face of strong rebukes from Trump, more and more players — and owners — have joined in the demonstrations.
As for Middlemas, he told the Springfield News-Leader he just wanted to tell his family and “the whole world” that “you have to love everybody.”
And his thoughts on Trump? Well, he’s “garbage-mouthed.”
So maybe not everybody.


 
Bill said:
WWII vet takes a knee, slams Trump and becomes an instant internet sensation





Published: Sept 24, 2017 10:48 p.m. ET









12




97-year-old kneels in solidarity with NFL protests, calls Trump ‘garbage-mouthed’



MW-FU934_vet_20170924220954_ZH.jpg
Twitter
By
SHAWNLANGLOIS

SOCIAL-MEDIA EDITOR


​
‘Those kids have every right to protest.’
​
That’s what John Middlemas, a 97-year-old World War II vet and Missouri farmer, had to say about the commotion spreading across the gridiron on Sunday.
Read: Player protests sweep NFL.
Middlemas was one of many supporters showing solidarity with the players who opted to take a knee during the national anthem, a move President Donald Trump said on Friday is grounds for dismissal.

His grandson, Brennan Gilmore, captured Middlemas’s gesture and posted it on Twitter. From there, the internet took over and made it a viral phenomenon, with an incredible 255,000+ people “liking” it.


Follow
Brennan Gilmore @brennanmgilmore

My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who #TakeaKnee: "those kids have every right to protest."
https://twitter.com/x/status/911960316220764160
​








Gilmore, in another tweet, said Middlemas has long been an ally to the civil rights movement: “He’s an amazing man always on the side of justice.”

Ex-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who still doesn’t have a job in the NFL, started the kneeling tradition back in 2016 to protest police violence against African Americans. In the face of strong rebukes from Trump, more and more players — and owners — have joined in the demonstrations.
As for Middlemas, he told the Springfield News-Leader he just wanted to tell his family and “the whole world” that “you have to love everybody.”
And his thoughts on Trump? Well, he’s “garbage-mouthed.”
So maybe not everybody.
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That guy is 100 percent senile. I could change his opinion with this one photo

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While reasons for fighting can be very personal, I like to think that many soldiers feel that this is what they were fighting for.

Though they may vehemently disagree w/ some of the opinions being expressed and the forms of expression, it's the RIGHT to do so that matters. It's what makes us so different from so many oppressive regimes throughout history.

We're not afraid of opinions.
 
Well the ruler does not agree & wants those players fired..........

NOTE: HE NEVER ASKED FOR THE FUCKIN KKK & NAZI'S TO BE FIRED THOUGH.....:palm:​
 
he just wanted to tell his family and “the whole world” that “you have to love everybody.”
And his thoughts on Trump? Well, he’s “garbage-mouthed.”

And, this guy is senile. LOL Talking out of both sides of his mouth.
 
Bill said:
Well the ruler does not agree & wants those players fired..........

NOTE: HE NEVER ASKED FOR THE FUCKIN KKK & NAZI'S TO BE FIRED THOUGH.....:palm:​
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Still at it, eh? A lot of us want those guys fired. Get over it. It's called "opinion".
 
Thing1 said:
While reasons for fighting can be very personal, I like to think that many soldiers feel that this is what they were fighting for.

Though they may vehemently disagree w/ some of the opinions being expressed and the forms of expression, it's the RIGHT to do so that matters. It's what makes us so different from so many oppressive regimes throughout history.

We're not afraid of opinions.
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I wish that was more true then it appears-there are concerted movements on the right and left wanting to shutdown political speech
 
Stretch said:
he just wanted to tell his family and “the whole world” that “you have to love everybody.”
And his thoughts on Trump? Well, he’s “garbage-mouthed.”

And, this guy is senile. LOL Talking out of both sides of his mouth.
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Looks like the vet is just weeding his yard and probably didn't even realize that a member of his family was using his picture, to promote the idea that he agreed with the NFL idiots.
 
USFREEDOM911 said:
Looks like the vet is just weeding his yard and probably didn't even realize that a member of his family was using his picture, to promote the idea that he agreed with the NFL idiots.
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I know, right? Looks like he's by a Christmas tree there on the ground.
 
Stretch said:
he just wanted to tell his family and “the whole world” that “you have to love everybody.”
And his thoughts on Trump? Well, he’s “garbage-mouthed.”

And, this guy is senile. LOL Talking out of both sides of his mouth.
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Yet he is more aware of the natural rights of men than you are.
 
noise said:
I wish that was more true then it appears-there are concerted movements on the right and left wanting to shutdown political speech
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Nope.
The Donald has been unprecedented in his abuse of a free and open press.

STOP FUCKING LYING
 
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