# Were you surprised by the backlash from Kaepernick, other athletes kneeling vs. the public **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146 "2019-10-22T17:20:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 82
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146/82 "2019-10-23T18:29:11Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Seriously, man? > [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Tom Coughlin, a nonsense white executive, > [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > It’s facts. > [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Privately, probably some was fuming. > > I know if they were still coaching, Mike Ditka won’t put up for it. > [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](#): > > Tortorella is one of the most bombastic head coaches in American sports. He is not someone to mess with. > [@What If: Republicans win fourth term in 1992](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-republicans-win-fourth-term-in-1992/842024/5): > > Would the party of Jesse Helms in a sense in the eyes of a lot of people who observe the GOP > [@Why are Skip Bayless, etc. not liked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-skip-bayless-etc-not-liked/842019/1): > > Why are Skip Bayless, etc. not liked? But my favourite still remains: > [@Any Independent Presidential candidates campaigning yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-independent-presidential-candidates-campaigning-yet/841438/2): > > I am a Independent voter who is disillusioned with both political parties. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-surprised-by-the-backlash-from-kaepernick-other-athletes-kneeling-vs-the-public/842146)._