Originally Posted by
fitump56
Originally Posted by fitump56
Why is it that umpires must make political statements by wearing the flag of any country?
Pride can be displayed without wearing a flag; this came into popularity after 9/11 where our patriotic tendencies got so many of us duped by El Busho and the slaughter of American kids in Iraq.
The question is where does non uniform badges, ribbons and paraphenelia end? I say it stops with zero, then there are no arguments.
Do you support AIDS prevention, do you wear a ribbon demonstrating so? Are you for gay rights, got a pinkie for that one? Breast cancer, people with dual citizenships, how about a Iranian flag for Shamir? He's proud of his country.
We have many ways to express our interests.....off the ballfield, thank you.
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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
First, pink is for breast cancer awareness, and I proudly display a pink "support the cure" magnet on the back of my car.
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Excellent. Proper place for it. Off the ballfield.
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Second, I for one American did not all of a sudden become patriotic after 9/11. I proudly served in my country's military, back when it was far more unpopular to do so. I have been waving that Grand Old Flag all my life, and I'm damn proud to be an American where I have the right to do it! There are a whole lot of places where you can't freely express yourself.
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We agree, and you do so off the ballfield.
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Third, what makes you think it's any of your damn business what anyone wears, especially when it comes to supporting our national patriotism? Or breast cancer research? Or Father's Day? The pros wear the pink and blue ribbons when these days roll around. What's wrong with that.
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Asked and answered.
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Fourth, who is Shamir, and why is he umpiring baseball in Iran?
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I have no idea, perhaps you missed the point that Shamir in my post was not a real individual
and as to why not in Iran, why not? Is Iran off limits to baseball?
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If you are talking about Shmuelg, he lives in Israel, where they actually play baseball, and you are very insulting.
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I insulted no one matter of fact, if you had read my posts rather than going off on some tangent, you would have seen I fully supported Shmuelg use of the Israeli flag under the so-called patriotic right to support your home country.