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    ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< 2 Woke 2 TokeMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:13pm

    “My decision disallowing Nike from profiting from our taxpayers while they are using their powerful voice as a political tool is my message. This government will not let taxpayer dollars be used to promote a company’s or individual’s political position, platform or principle. That’s my position as a matter of fairness to all.”

    That swoosh when you miss your own point....

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      Javaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar Jr.╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< 2 Woke 2 Toke
      9/11/18 6:55pm

      Also, how can he quantify this as political? Is it not a social issue?

      Are civil, human rights only important to one of the two main parties?

      Did I just answer my own question?

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      Babylon SystemJavaris Jamar Javarison-Lamar Jr.
      9/11/18 10:57pm

      yep

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    Not Enough Day DrinkingMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:12pm

    Well that settles it. My planned vacation to Kenner, Louisiana...cancelled.

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      Don'tDoWhatDonnyDon't DoesNot Enough Day Drinking
      9/11/18 6:42pm

      what’s this about Kendall Jenner?

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      burner would've wonNot Enough Day Drinking
      9/11/18 7:35pm

      Well not so fast, do you really want to miss out on “not New Orleans, but the town where the New Orleans airport is”?

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    rusholmeruffianMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:13pm

    Given that SCOTUS ruled in Citizens United that political contributions are a form of political speech entitled to 1A protections, I hope Mayor Zahn wasn’t planning on the city buying anything from any company that’s ever donated to any elected official or PAC, anywhere.

    ...this guy seems not super-duper bright.

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      boredalwaysrusholmeruffian
      9/11/18 7:47pm

      You beat me to it.  Also of note, this idiot blatantly has tried sidestep 1A by only directing a rec center to follow his bullshit.  smh

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      thatsnotyankeestadiumrusholmeruffian
      9/11/18 8:34pm

      the bar to get elected to office in the NO suburbs is really, really low.

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    Done So DoneMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:59pm

    Receding hairline- check

    Expanding waistline- check

    But wait... no MAGA cap? Sunglasses not on the back of his neck?

    I’m going to need a ruling on this. I’m not sure he’s a True Patriot™ 

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      MissKeisha23Done So Done
      9/11/18 7:45pm

      LOL @ no sunglasses on the back of the neck.....

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      BosserdetDone So Done
      9/11/18 8:25pm

      The XXL MAGA hats were on backorder at taking of this photograph.

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    PaulMooneysTongueMonique Judge
    9/11/18 10:20pm

    The irony is the ad itself has no political tones, aside from the ones folks have been assigning to it.

    Talk about the power of projection. 

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      PaulMooneysTonguePaulMooneysTongue
      9/11/18 11:03pm

      Edit: The irony is the ad itself has no political tones message, aside from the ones folks have been assigning to it.

      Talk about the power of projection

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      Hello, America: Find Your SoulPaulMooneysTongue
      9/11/18 11:56pm

      Right? He hasn’t been kneeling during the anthem for a couple years now. So basically his only stance is “don’t murder people.” It’s the same thing when someone makes a grand statement about “integrity” and “honesty” and Trump supporters take it as a personal attack.

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    Vanessa FutrellMonique Judge
    9/12/18 12:07am

    I am so sick and tired of white folks and their dumb ass behavior. I wish that they would ALL go back to wherever the hell they came from for two weeks because I need a fucken vacation.

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      MssaywhatitisVanessa Futrell
      9/12/18 10:02am

      I put in a vote for forever!

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      Vanessa FutrellVanessa Futrell
      9/12/18 11:15am

      Hey Rev Crowley,

      Go any or all of the diplomatic offices of the countries that your ancestors came from and apply for asylum. I’m sure that Norway, Germany, Holland and/or the UK would jump at the chance to free you from the oppression that you suffer here in ‘Murica’.

      Don’t forget to send me a postcard!! 

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    Hello, America: Find Your SoulMonique Judge
    9/11/18 11:54pm

    The suburbs of New Orleans are having a week. I’m in a FB group full of liberals from Louisiana (mostly concentrated in the suburbs of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette). They are mostly white, mostly in their 40s or older, and frankly, mostly could use a great deal of education on the subject of race and privilege. However, these people who are in this group simply to have social interaction with people who aren’t Republicans are responsible for this issue hitting the media and organizing the subsequent protest (where they registered voters!). At the same time, they were basically ground zero for outing the teacher in Slidell who called black children animals on Facebook, raising hell with the school board, and again, getting the media involved.

    I don’t exactly know where I’m going with this, except that if these non-”woke,” fairly centrist gen-xers (and older) are taking this kind of action, I feel excited about what everyone else is doing. I think their is some degree of always just being anti-whatever-the-Republicans-want, which is not specifically productive, but hey.

    The New Orleans Mayor made...a statement...basically saying “Our airport is in Kenner but we don’t know her!” So...that’s...words. Good? Thank you, LaToya?

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      BadOmbreHello, America: Find Your Soul
      9/12/18 3:49am

      Organizing post 2016 has been super-easy from what I’m heard from liberal and Demcoratic groups. This is the first time ever, for instance, that I’ve regularly donated to political campaigns. But like random people - especially women of a certain age - are super plugged in since 2016.

      I really think the media is going to be - well they should be - embarrassed about this underlying story when elections results roll in in November.  All the while they are out in Trump country doing endless stories about “how his base still supports him!” Dems have been winning dozens and dozens of special elections in from city council seats up to Senate seats and organizing like no one’s business.  But short of a story that lasts a day, you never hear anything about it.

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      Hello, America: Find Your SoulBadOmbre
      9/12/18 1:17pm

      Yeah, for the fractions of seconds that I allow myself optimism, I hope that all this new activism and engagement that we are seeing is going to push our country in a political direction that people can’t even envision right now. I hope history looks at this moment as the era of a progressive push and not the “Trump Era.” He is a magnet for attention but I’ll be fucking damned if he is our legacy.

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    900turboMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:24pm

    I’m cancelling my reservations for lunch at Dot’s Diner. Also selling my Kenner, Louisiana stock tomorrow.

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      thatsnotyankeestadium900turbo
      9/11/18 8:37pm

      Dot’s is so goooooooood!

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      The Mechanics Of Road Beef900turbo
      9/11/18 9:28pm

      You should buy the dinner, then burn it on camera! That'll really show 'em (as they count the money you gave them)!

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    bassguitarheroMonique Judge
    9/11/18 6:55pm

    If corporations are people, wouldn’t it be a violation of Nike’s first amendment rights for a government entity to boycott or ban their products based on their speech?

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      BlaqueBloquebassguitarhero
      9/11/18 6:59pm

      That’s how hobby lobby gets away with limiting reproductive rights. Corporation is person, ergo it gets religious beliefs. 

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      crouching tigerBlaqueBloque
      9/11/18 8:25pm

      I've never seen a Hobby Lobby at church. Just saying.

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    RubycakesMonique Judge
    9/11/18 7:45pm

    I emailed this to the mayor a few minutes ago. I included the phrase, “Boycott support,” in the subject line because I figured I’d get a better response if he thinks it’s a positive message:

    Your decision to boycott Nike is foolish, petty, and, quite frankly, it’s a gross overstepping of what any government official should be doing.

    If you had any sense of integrity, you’d say something like this: “I disagree with Kapernick’s protest and I cannot support the Nike campaign. However, as an elected official, I support Kapernick’s right to express himself freely, and Nike has a similar right to create whatever ad campaign it so chooses.”

    Signed,

    Jon Lareau (A guy who thanks Almighty God that he doesn’t live in Kenner, Louisiana.)

    Apologies for not using the actual screenshot. New phone, old brain, learning curve and such.

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      The Mechanics Of Road BeefRubycakes
      9/11/18 9:29pm

      I love it. Gonna do the same tonight. 

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