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Kaepernick Now Wearing Pro-Castro T-Shirts

[GP] San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says the United States could learn a thing or two about education from former Cuban President Fidel Castro.

Mr. Kaepernick, who has sought to draw attention to a litany of causes célèbres this football season by kneeling during the pre-game National Anthem, was grilled by Miami media ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins for his perceived support of the Communist dictator.

The embattled quarterback, who was spotted in a T-shirt depicting Mr. Castro earlier this year, initially demurred when asked about the shirt by a reporter from the Miami Herald who comes from a family of Cuban exiles. He pointed out that the shirt also pictured Malcolm X.

"I’m not talking about Fidel Castro and his oppression," Mr. Kaepernick said on Wednesday’s press call, the Palm Beach Post reported. "I’m talking about Malcolm X and what he’s done for people."

But when pressed on the point, he praised the Cuban autocrat’s comparative commitment to education and criminal justice reform.

"One thing that Fidel Castro did do is they have the highest literacy rate because they invest more in their education

Posted by Besoeker 2016-11-25 02:53|| || Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Who cares?

Posted by Tom 2016-11-25 08:16|| 2016-11-25 08:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Shark sighted, jumped same

Posted by Rex Mundi 2016-11-25 10:05|| 2016-11-25 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 If it weren't for the power of Communism-brand-aristocracy-branding, Worthless bourgeoisie thieves-by-ownership of property owning aristocrats like Castro and Kaepernick would be sentenced to be worked-to-death in the rice paddies for their sins against the Holy Proletariat.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-11-25 11:11|| 2016-11-25 11:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Upon rereading, I think I have a superfluous "owning" in there. Darn it.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2016-11-25 11:52|| 2016-11-25 11:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Doing everything he can to stay in the spotlight while his career keeps going down the toilet. He'll be out of the NFL soon enough.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-11-25 12:40|| 2016-11-25 12:40|| Front Page Top

#6 He's free to move to Cuba is he so desires.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-11-25 13:13|| 2016-11-25 13:13|| Front Page Top

#7 "I’m not talking about Fidel Castro and his oppression,"

Ain't that convenient?

Posted by Raj 2016-11-25 13:31|| 2016-11-25 13:31|| Front Page Top

#8 49ers' stadium was virtually empty during the second half of the Patriots game. The only sound was Brady chants. Time to relocate the team to Havana; augmented with burro races to keep the fanbase into it.

Posted by Regular joe 2016-11-25 16:49|| 2016-11-25 16:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Apparently he's ignorant about how blacks are treated in Cuba.

Posted by Pappy 2016-11-25 17:20|| 2016-11-25 17:20|| Front Page Top

#10 ...or Russia, or anywhere in Eastern Europe.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-11-25 17:57|| 2016-11-25 17:57|| Front Page Top

#11 "I’m not talking about Fidel Castro and his oppression,"

Guess what KaeperDick? They are part of the same communist collectivist package. You do not get one without the other.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2016-11-25 18:03|| 2016-11-25 18:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Just an attention 'ho heading for the drain. Good riddance.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-11-25 21:42|| 2016-11-25 21:42|| Front Page Top

#13 What, no Che. Che must be so out of it.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2016-11-25 22:28|| 2016-11-25 22:28|| Front Page Top

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