[Oe List ...] You a sports fan? More to Lee's reflections

[Doris Hahn via OE]

I don't know whose idea this was, but it has shut down the Russia
conversation for a few hours.
Doris

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 10:54 AM, James Wiegel via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> MORE ON TAKING A KNEE: "Borrowed from Gail Larsen:
>
> Our country is injured - take a knee!!
>
> Sam, age 15 "Mom, I don't understand the outrage over people taking a
> knee. It's actually the most patriotic thing one can do when our anthem
> plays right now."
>
> I asked him to explain his train of thought.
>
> "My coach taught me you take a knee when a player is down from any team.
> You do it as a sign of respect and send energy to that player that he can
> not only get up, but not have an injury that he can't overcome. You're
> thanking him for a game hard played and hope he can join it soon. Both
> teams want the game to begin again, knowing their players are going to be
> ok and united in a show of comaraderie.
>
> Anyone with half a brain knows our country is injured, we have people
> down. It's time for all sides to take a knee and focus their energy on
> helping the injured so the game can go on. Our team, the U.S., is actually
> disrespectful if we stand and cheer while we have players down. I love my
> team, I care for its players. When the anthem plays I will take a knee and
> send energy to healing so that the team can play on."
>
> Jim Wiegel
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> We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
> Ernest Hemingway
>
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 05:06, Lee Early via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> I thought I could cut and paste this paper but, I’ll just attach it.  Hope
> you can un-attach it and read it.
>
> <Glad you asked.docx>
>
>
> Have at it.
>
> Lee
>
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