
Originally Posted by
Quester
I'm a professional pocket pool (pull) player, if a hundred thousand people honored me by standing for the national anthem before one of my games, You can damn sure count on me to stand at attention! But seriously, as a former Marine, I wish they had a better way of drawing attention to an issue that I believe in as well, unequalfreedoms in the country for which I would still give my life. Perhaps that's the rub? It isn't much of a sacrifice on their part to fail to show respect for others who made the ultimate sacrifice on their behalf? But again, what other avenue does a rich man (NFL player) have to try to support others whom he knows (as I know) deserve the freedom for which some of us have volunteered to sacrifice everything?