Comrades, a dissident member of the National Football League named Jack Del Rio has been caught publicly expressing wrong thoughts.
The NFL Ministry of Social Justice and NFL Homeland Tolerance and Social Cohesion Agency launched an investigation and assigned a social demerit punishment equal to $100,000 that will be removed from his financial accounts as a warning to others.
(Reuters) – The Washington Commanders said on Friday they fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 after he minimized last year’s assault on the U.S. Capitol a “dust-up” compared to the 2020 racial justice protests that followed George Floyd’s death. (link)
Comrade Del Rio was made to apologize for his non-compliant thinking and brazen display of verbal violence toward society. His reeducation began almost immediately.
Washington head coach Ron Rivera said in a statement that he met Del Rio earlier on Friday, “words have consequences and his words hurt a lot of people in our community,” Mr Rivera reiterated.
Good citizens are reminded to keep a lookout for subversive or rebellious activities that could harm the sensibilities of correct thinking citizens.
If you spot any suspicious whispering or unauthorized smiling that might indicate the presence of conversation against the interests of our new society, you are reminded to contact regional FBI authorities immediately. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for enhanced social credit deposits in your gasoline equity account.
” The next thing you know , they’ll take my thoughts away ” – Dave Mustain , MegaDeth
Holy Wars , Punishment Due
And the lack of mercy killings
Mercy killings
Mercy killings
Killings, killings, killings, killings
Megadeth way ahead of their time geopolitically speaking. one of my all time faves😃😃🇺🇸
1st Amendment. He needs his lawyer to tell the NFL to stuff it and sue, using the Johnny Depp defense. The coach’s earning potential has been damaged maliciously.
I do not know about the “Johnny Depp Defense nor telling the NFL to stuff it” but I do agree that if he believes in what he said, then he has an obligation to himself, those like me that agree with him and the very principal of Constitutionally protected free speech to take this to the court room and have the issue heard and decided in accordance with the Rule of Law. To do any thing else is an admission of all talk. no action, and cowardice. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY I PRAY HE USES IT WISELY AND IS REWARDED MANY FOLD.
The 1st Amendment prohibits the US .gov from shutting you up. A private employer (or your mom, or Craigslist, or a US state, if we were actually observing CONstitutional states’ rights) is a dictator on private property who may issue a Terms of Use and prohibit anything at all, except one’s right to leave. The NFL is a private enterprise – private property – and may tell this good and honest man that he may comply or leave. What we, the people may do is tell the NFL to take a long hike hike hike of a short pier. Vote with your dollars. They hate us anyway, those spoiled kneeling oppressed Negroes. Bring all of these idjits into line: say goodbye. You’re fat as heck, America, anyway: get together and PLAY ball, not watch.
Who even watches the natl felon league since they became woke?? No one I know supports these idiots anymore. Leave it to the left to ruin a fun sport
It was a fun sport and it gave people /strangers something to chat about, bond over, commiserate over. It was a means of fellowship-that is why it had to be destroyed
It is also a sport wherein there are clear winners and losers. Winning usually results from merit – having superior tactical skills and athletic abilities.
Can’t have that… eventually everyone will get a participation trophy.
Far too many MAGA people still watch and attend pro and college sports
Far too many MAGA people believe in .gov, as long as the right guy is “in charge” of it – as if.
The government is not the country:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/1970/01/murray-n-rothbard/our-greatest-earthly-enemy/
https://www.lewrockwell.com/1970/01/murray-n-rothbard/overthrowing-the-state/
What’s with the runner on second in extra innings? They have ruined professional sports. And the women commentators are just horrible-it’s like going to a barber shop and finding out it’s actually a hair salon.
The 1st Amendment, all of the Bill of Rights, are a limit on governmental action. We have no 1st amendment protections in the civil marketplace. Often times it is pandered about, but he would have no standing to bring a 1st amendment action against his employer outside of some contractual provision…
But my employer can’t just levy a fine on me for making a statement they disagree with?
Only if that is a clause in your employment contract. They may dismiss you at any time, as you may leave at your pleasure. You have no rights at work: your employer pays you for services rendered toward the business.
The Washington Redskins have given me plenty of reasons to stop being a fan based on sucking on the field, a retard owner, and bowing to the woke mob to change their name. This crap puts it over the top for me. Del Rio never should of apologized and Ron Rivera is a POS that isn’t even a good coach. He is far removed from the toughness from when he played for the Bears. For the first time I will be rooting against my favorite team so he gets fired.
The Red Skins can change their name to The Commanders or whatever else they want, but they’ll still be the Foreskins to me.
Spoken like a true Cowboys fan.
Del Rio was raised in the SF Bay Area and went to USC. Marinated in the Woke Culture if you will.
“He does have the right to voice his opinion as a citizen of the United States and it most certainly is his constitutional right to do so,” said Rivera. “However, words have consequences …”
Yeah, 100k consequences.
As a long time Bears fan, I used to respect Ron Rivera. Not so much anymore.
Consequences? So does imposing an unjustified $100K penalty – I know which side I am on.
So, Rivera magnanimously admits to a constitutional right to voice his opinion, but also there’s a right to punish him for exercising that right. In other words, he has the right to receive punishment for his speech, and a duty to remain silent because words have consequences.
If that’s the way he thinks of 1A, I’d hate to hear his thoughts on 2A.
I guess Ron Riveria doesn’t believe in FREE SPEECH.
Seven figure salaries will trump principle all day long, seven days a week, and twice on Sunday.
He’s a UC Berkeley grad. Oh, the irony.
The NFL has Hard Left management just like the NBA and MLB.
Anything said against that ideology will be punished
Del Rio shoud sue the team in Court but too bad the court is likely to be in Washington DC.
This is the answer. I was listening to a montage of the Leftist propagandists on The View, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN et al today and it occured to me that with all the money the RNC has, it would be put to better use SUING the people who call Republican politicians Racists, Nazis and White Supremacists. As soon as those words hit the air, a “prove it” lawsuit ought to be inching out of the printer. PROVE IT, anuses! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
“Show me the man”…
Lavrentiya Beria Rivera…on steroids
Turns out “1984” was an Instruction manual after all.
Now they give instruction via – ” The Economist ” and ” Foreign Affairs ”
Messaging is clear in cover artwork , if nothing else.
it will FOREVER remain a cautionary tale of moral hazzads…
the “masses” have never be a force of reckoning…for worse of better (children, seniors, those we need to take care of ).
this battle involves the 20 percent and the 20 percent.
the “lower” scofflaw tyrrants and the upper righteous warriors
the latter of which, have a plan for AMERICA that looks strangely like far fewer unlected embeciles and a whole lot more like americans on mainstreet demonstrating power….and with the purse.
tale note> during a recession, EVERYONE TAKES A BEATING….Make sure you are spending your hard earned and hard to secure monies on purchases that have america first.
STARVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS DOWN TO PRE-2000 years.
STARVE THE BIG BOX STORES DOWN TO PRE-2000 years.
IF you DO NOT DO THIS. YOU ARE ADDING TO THE PROBLEM>
USE YOUR MONEY> INVEST IN WHAT MATTERLS.
UNDERSTAND AND TAKE ACTION TOWARD GLOBALISM. TAKE THEIR POWER AWAY FROM THEM>
Do this now, and do this again for 20 more years…and then completely divest yourself of any central government,
DO YOU WANT IT?
that’s really what it boils down to.
How bad do you WANT security?
Every generation.. Every single one.
They did what they could.
What will YOU DO>?
what will YOUR LEGACY mean?
god bless america
As usual, a great post. I’m so glad I began commenting, if for no other reason to lift the spirit of others here.
And I’m delighted you joined us on the commenting branches of the Tree House!
Jack has been around a long time. He should tell them to put the ball where the sun doesn’t shine and get on with his life with his principles in tact. The NFL beyond woke.
Makes you wonder why he spoke out in the first place if he wasn’t ready to stand by what he said…
That he didn’t say a lot … about him. At this moment we need people who refuse to be pushed around, not people who cave. Hmmm … maybe he’s got a career in GOP politics.
What a punk. This country’s biggest problem is the lack of courage. We’re not even talking about facing down gunfire or rockets type bravery but simply saying something and standing by it. Good lord.
You’d think an ex linebacker would have more balls than this.
Another Reason to turn off the tube and go outside on a Sunday Afternoon.
Of course, we hope you spent the morning cooped up indoors, at Church!
Uhhhhh…. He’s right!
The proper response should have been to tell the NFL to F==k Off.
Me and my wallet stopped paying any attention to sportsball a long time ago.
The Washington Commanders. Jeebus, give me a break already. This is what our elites have decided, after literally years of threatening a name change? Seems a bit presumptuous. Del Rio is a former Viking, a team I am now hesitant to admit I supported back in the good old days of thinking pro sports was immune to politics. I follow no sports teams now, I don’t know if that makes me a better person or not. I have found other things to occupy my idle thoughts. Anyways, some part of my skeptic inner man wants to call BS on this fine. Did they agree to this amount and allow him to keep on coaching? I feel that either it’s a false flag type fine or he’s getting fired for real. I mean, how can they not fire him for this egregious offense of speaking the truth?
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These idiots misspelled their name:
This team and its management are the ‘Commandeers’ . . .
LOL. My husband ,who was an avid football fan, now only watches college, didnt’even know Washington the Team changed to Commanders. He thought it was the USFL.
😂
Ya know, I really really don’t GAF about the NFL or any other entity that gets “woke”! Didn’t a former Redskin coach say something about NFL stood for Not For Long?
At this point, of you still support professional sports or Hollywood, you really are part of the problem.
Exactly. Too many Americans are in love with their empty diversions. It reminds me of the spectators in the movie Hunger Games. I found them the most repulsive part of that movie with the uncomfortable feeling that I could see it happening today in America.
I could just stay home and weed my garden but that wouldn’t be entertaining
enough for me. I have a lengthy list of “don’t buy from this company because
they are woke, communist, or fascist”.
There is no way I am giving up a life long love of football just because the
asshats are acting up (again).
the local sports radio take here was (at least what I heard ) he should be able to state his opinion but not in this case because of how it might affect his players …and of course election fraud is a lie…
So in other words, no free speech.
Exactly
Utterly pathetic.
Free Speech 😂😂
That has ceased to exist in Canada and the U.S.
Interesting that the majority of owners of these teams and media outlets are “cut from the same cloth”
He really needs to file a lawsuit. Nothing he said was derogatory. It was a description of an event and he was right. The dustup at the capital was nothing compared to the summer of riots.
Even if he was wrong, it reveals that an individual is no longer allowed to speak disapproved opinions…..
It is not for anyone else to say “he is wrong” unless actual facts prove otherwise
Sheesh. I know that. The comment I was replying to was maintaining that he “was right” – as though that was justification for saying what he did.
I was pointing out that he has the right to say whatever he wants even if it is wrong.
You know – the thing – free speech???
Even though I’ve enjoyed the useful application of the English language for 75 years or so, sometimes I think that I’m supposed to find a place here on the Treehouse to press 1 for English.
Press “2” for over the top nonsense
This raises the question, “what will it take for us to tune out the NFL completely?” They get away with this fascism because they meet no resistance, a resistance which should be easy to mount. Just Don’t watch! Better yet communicate to them that you are not watching and why.
You are assuming that “we” (your reference to “us”) have not already tuned them out. NFL and NASCAR are on the same dump heap as the medical establishment. NFL was ALWAYS on in my/our home for decades. Haven’t seen a game for at least two years.
Sharon: Of course I don’t know what you or anyone else reading the comments on this site have done or are doing. I do know that tens of millions of people still watch.
Maybe Tranny cheerleaders will do the trick?
Miniskirts? and beards? Na, I’m good! (I don’t watch any pro sports anymore).
Big Brother is alive and it’s not nice. First Amendment ? !
Proud to be a Trojan. That said I am completely done with the NFL – NBA has been dead to me for a long time and Baseball lost me after the All-Star debacle last year. My golf index has been coming way down.
Ron Rivera has always been a socialist puppet.
Steroids have taken Rivera’s brain away.
Some people read the news.
some people inspect the news
some people analyze the news
some people critique and investigate THE NEWS
some people publish FINDINGS.
understand who YOU ARE DEALING with
Conservative Treehouse
Sundance
faithfull associates
followers
first timer’ers
old guard
inbetween
what gives?
what really gives?
the wonders of free speech on display
never apologize…never break stride.
there are mountains to move.
eat right
feed your head
God Bless America
1945: America helped defeat fascism.
2022: America is fascism.
The Washington Commanders shall hereafter be dubbed The DC Commies. The Skins was a more appropriate name for the club.
I always wished they would rename the team the Washington Parasites, in honor of the current residents.
I thought everything Jack said was right and above board. The Obozo thought police are at it again!
I stopped watching the NFL when Kaepernek and company started their communist kneeling for the national anthem. When the mouth breathers and useful idiots in other pro sports joined in I turned them off, too. Haven’t missed them and I won’t be a party to supporting them. Except for the Master’s Golf Tournament I don’t watch pro sports and if golf gets too far out of line it will be bye-bye for pro golf.
BLM … Bolshevik Lives Matter — NOT
There … now I too am guilty of bad thought … all those Communist fronts are just fronts for hate and envy.
Just do what our Dear Leader does — stop thinking! Your thoughts can hurt other people who have allergies to thoughts and some airborne words. Thinking is overrated anyway.
If you still watch football or pay for bundled cable, you contribute to this.
As long as we continue to comply, apologize, pay these fines, etc., these people will get away with it. If the NFL didn’t like my opinions or thoughts, I’d tell them to go f*ck themselves.
All about being black
I must admit I watched a bit of nfl last year
Never again
And they still don’t.
If he stands up to it, fights it somehow he could help others in the NFL. Sticking together.
Too bad Jack.
You’re gonna get chapped lips from all that ass kissing you’re gonna have to do now.
Who is Ron Rivera and what are the Washington Commanders? Is there still an NFL? I quit watching 3 years ago. Thank goodness there is the UFL now.
I think he is a male stripper at a DC night club. Better check with Lyndsay G.
FNFL
Head coach Ron Rivera after making the obligatory disclaimer that Jack has a right to speak whatever he wishes, states the team cannot tolerate any comparison between Jan 6 and the Floyd riots. The former is the most despicable assault on our democracy ever and the latter were mostly peaceful and involved protests against racism which everyone knows is systemic and requires daily self-flagellation by every white male. There will be zero tolerance for anyone minimizing or otherwise disparaging the narrative established by the state. And people used to wonder how freedom could die so easily. Many foretold it would not happen by violent subjugation but, by popular demand.
MTG interviews journalist who was present and even walked down the hall with Ashli Babbit on J6.
Strangely (sarc) the J6 commission has not accepted his multiple offers to testify and share his videos.
https://www.revolver.news/2022/06/mtg-marjorie-taylor-greene-tayler-hansen-january-6-us-capitol-committee-hearings/
I haven’t watched the NFL in many years.
Really haven’t missed it.
Somebody let me know when Jerry Jones assumes room temperature.
Saw he was on the Drew Brees apology circuit after his statement.
..nfl?
What is the name for the conservative replacement for “gofundme”?
I would donate. Let’s give the man five times the fine.
He should not have apologized.
And in doing so, he went from hero to zero.
I guess his apology didn’t matter. Rule#1 NEVER APOLOGIZE,EVER.
“Words have consequences and his words hurt a lot of people in our community,” Mr Rivera reiterated.”
😆 My God what a bunch of pansy-a$$ Mother Fr’s!
Hurt feelings! Leftists’ are the softest, weakest bunch of navel gazing people in the world.
they are those that scream for “tolerance” and yet are the most intolerant group around for anything not in their lexicon