Wear a Poppy, says Don Cherry
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Might be your 'humble opinion', but it's also ignorant.
You're right, he can say whatever he wants... on his own time.
He was NOT on his own time.
He was in a specific time slot allotted to him to talk hockey.
He didn't talk Hockey.
And as he talked, he took a stance that his employer cannot side with him on.
Thus his Free Speech was given it's Free Consequences.
You support Don? Support him having done what he said OFF Coach's Corner.
I will always support vets, in and out of service. Having a poppy on for one day out of the year does not negate that support.
This year I placed a poppy at my grandfather's grave. The years I attended Remembrance Day Services as an Air Cadet and after as a civilian, I ALWAYS thought of my Grandfather, Great Uncle and others before and after. I took pride at being the honor guard one year, and wreath bearer another.
If anyone thinks otherwise, kindly fuk off.
I think Sportsnet is addled. Cherry obviously has strong opinions but he is a pretty cool dude. And there's the free speech thing, too. He advocates for animals, kids, women's hockey, etc. I like him even if I don't always agree with him. =)
Poppies are just a symbol. I once forgot mine when we went to the A-Day/R-Day service. One pompous, old bag commented on it and I pointed at my dad and replied, "my Dad was a Ranger, I don't need the poppy to remember, and if I had forgotten them what would I be doing at the Day's celebration of them?"
Migawd, people can be stupid.
Poppies are just a symbol. I once forgot mine when we went to the A-Day/R-Day service. One pompous, old bag commented on it and I pointed at my dad and replied, "my Dad was a Ranger, I don't need the poppy to remember, and if I had forgotten them what would I be doing at the Day's celebration of them?"
Migawd, people can be stupid.
Funny how Trudopians supported Krapnick's right to "speak" his mind but lost their shit when Don did.
I'm all for Don speaking his mind.
In his own place, on his own time.
But apparently the company he was working for did not appreciate the association he might have given them.
Nor did they appreciate his ignorance.
He opened his mouth and there's consequences for that.
Kapernick didn't say anything, only knelt out of respect for the flag but also the racism going on around him.
Those people out there not wearing poppies is disgraceful .
What a completely racist improper comment to make prior to Nov. 11 .
BTW prior to the game that evening the Toronto Maple Leafs trotted out some old WW2 vets in their legion attire and all stood for a moment of silence to honour our veterans and CTV broadcast it and commented very favourably about their sacrifice .
And then there's people like me that feel, Sportsnet, the NFL and the 9ers should decide what is and isn't acceptable on the company dime. Of course, I'm not a hypocritical wingnut
So in an interview on CityTV he said he shouldn't have said "You People" but instead "Everybody".
And admitted he was wrong.
Least he admitted it; a little late, but admitted it.
And admitted he was wrong.
Least he admitted it; a little late, but admitted it.