When they aren't kneeling --- they are defrauding us. Why do we put up with criminal behavior from these athletes? To the Jets credit... they did cut him. NFL player charged with fraud in coronavirus relief scheme https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/joshua-bellamy-nfl-coronavirus-fraud/index.html NFL wide receiver Joshua Bellamy is facing a slate of fraud charges for allegedly participating in a scheme to use coronavirus relief funds for personal use, the Justice Department said Thursday. Bellamy -- who was cut by the New York Jets earlier this week -- was charged in the Southern District of Florida with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. He allegedly obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan of $1,246,565 for his company, Drip Entertainment LLC, and used more than $104,000 of the funds on luxury goods, including purchases at Dior, Gucci and various jewelers, the department alleges. The Justice Department said in a news release that the scheme started when Bellamy's associate had obtained a fraudulent PPP loan for his talent management company using falsified documents. "After submitting that application, (the associate) then began to work with other co-conspirators, including Bellamy, on a scheme to submit numerous fraudulent PPP loan applications for confederate loan applicants, in order to receive kickbacks for obtaining the forgivable loans for them," the release stated. When reached by CNN, the Jets said, "Josh is no longer with us." In an email, Bellamy's attorney's -- Jeff and Diego Weiner -- said the case is in an early phase. "Josh Bellamy is a good and decent man, who is presumed innocent by our laws," the attorneys said. "We hope that the public will give him the benefit of the doubt at this time. All too often, professional athletes are taken advantage of by people who are purportedly acting on their behalf as agents or advisors. We will all know more as the case progresses." Prosecutors alleged that Bellamy also spent approximately $62,774 in PPP loan proceeds at a Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, and withdrew more than $302,000. He also allegedly sought PPP loans on behalf of his family members and close associates. Congress and the White House had approved a record-breaking $2 trillion stimulus package in March to cushion the economic blow from the pandemic. The federal relief package included forgivable loans in the PPP program designed to keep afloat small businesses hurt by the health crisis. In recent months, however, federal authorities have unsealed charges against individuals who allegedly abused PPP loans. The Justice Department's Criminal Division announced earlier Thursday that they had charged more than 50 people for fraudulently applying for PPP loans in order to line their pockets and purchase luxury items. "Unfortunately, the rapid injection of trillions of dollars in PPP loans into the economy has created a very high risk for fraud at a time when many organizations and their employees are already operating under the kind of intense financial pressure that often leads to fraud and embezzlement," John Warren, general counsel for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, previously told CNN. Seventy-six perfect of certified fraud examiners expect a rise in loan fraud over the next year, according to an ACFE survey.
the point of protesting is to be heard. Kneeling silently was effective at being heard. That’s what’s got conservatives upset. If it was violent, they can call them animals. If it was ineffective (random marches in NYC which almost cancelled my friend’s wedding in 2014) it can be ignored. but because it was effective, the whites lean on “the flag.” it is about racism and not about patriotism or the troops. If it was about the troops The same people who denounced Kapernick would denounce trump 10x more vocally for his comments about dead soldiers. what’s less patriotic? Kneeling in protest (kneeling because a veteran who didn’t agree with Kapernick’s issue But suggested that kneeling acknowledged the sacrifices of solders) or avoiding a military draft and then calling those who answered the call of duty and died “suckers” and “losers.”
Granted I don't follow this kind of stuff as much as many here, but I think the verdict is still out on that one. As Captain Obvious stated, these quote unquote unknown sources need to come forward without fear of retribution by Trump. And as he also stated... a lot of us who are indeed grounded in reality will be nauseated by those comments. There's a lot of misleading narrative permeating the airways today. "Anonymous sources", where the rubber meets the road, are not worth a carafe of piss and a block of dick-cheese imo.
It’s been corroborated by EVERY mainstream press outfit, even FoxNews. the argument that anonymous sources need to reveal themselves is a bully tactic. The Republican Party has stated that their platform is whatever trump says. So anyone who has knowledge of anything will end their career over any statement that crosses trump, true or not. No wonder no one will step up and reveal themselves. It’s not about truth and lies. Truth has been silenced. That’s why there are so many leaks. It didn’t happen under Bush or Clinton or Obama. It’s not a deep state issue. It’s a Trump one. here’s another spit in the face of the troops that conservatives are silent on: immigrants can gain citizenship if they serve for several years. The Trump administration discharged hundreds of them just before their required time was over just to deny them citizenship. That’s not an anonymous source. It’s been reported everywhere. Read this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...n-kaepernick-kneeling-history/?outputType=amp Kapernick kneels in order to support the troops. Trump avoids going to a cemetery honoring dead soldiers except to conduct a foxnews interview. No outrage there either.
Who’s spreading lies? https://www.vox.com/2018/7/9/17540114/immigrants-discharged-kicked-military-daca
Even with the so called die hard NFL fans who showed up for the game, booed the NFL players staying in the locker rooms to hide like the cowards they are. If they believed in their BS, they should all kneel in public where the fans can see their asses. There will continue to be a boycott and huge backlash. Most fans still will not tolerate disrespect of the US flag and anthem. https://www.yahoo.com/?err=404&err_...out-anthems-and-yes-there-were-boos-005208155.
I'm watching MLB regularly. The White Sox have a good team this year, finally. MLB players are by in large focused on the game rather than political narratives, with a few exceptions of course. The political pandering in the NFL is truly pathetic and too many players have lost focus of why anyone gives a damn who they are. Can't say I won't watch any games, but my interest in the game continues to decline. Haven't watched NBA in decades. Their political agenda is laughable, but that's not the reason I quit watching many moons ago. The game has not adapted to the physical level players now have. The rim needs to go up a foot, maybe 18 inches, the court needs to be lengthened, timeouts need to be cut in half. None of these leagues will go broke and the games will continue. It'll just be filled with political nonsense which will have us hating each other even more. Politics and government, once again ruining everything it touches.
MLB has gone with this BLM kneeling when playing the national anthem with team managers kneeling. Just turned the channel. I do not miss these sports. Can watch horseracing instead. Lots of older, good movies too. Most of the movies these days are politically correct garbage. You watch TV to be entertained and to relax, not be indoctrinated by extreme liberal socialist or communist propaganda.
It is far easier for extreme liberal media to throw lies and innuendo without proving it later on. They have done the damage just because they manage to spread lies? That is why nobody trusts extreme liberal media anymore.
If everyone reports it as true via multiple sources then you kind of have to lift the head out of the sand... A single source report on one channel ok... but every major news outlet including FOX is reporting this from multple sources.... People cannot demand Americans stop claiming everything Trump does is wrong when GOP never stops claiming everything he does is right..... that is the pussification of politics on both sides. People need to have some balls and call out their leader rather than sucking the balls of their leader.