Twitchy regular Charlie Daniels took to Twitter on Wednesday night to express his displeasure at NFL athletes and their #TakeAKnee protests, saying he “would ordinarily be watching Thursday Night Football, but for some reason I’m not”:
I would ordinarily be watching Thursday Night Football, but for some reason I’m not
— Charlie Daniels (@CharlieDaniels) September 28, 2017
Oof. The blue-check brigade quickly dragged the legendary country star over having his dates mixed up:
It's Wednesday, Goober. https://t.co/JH4bNeje8w
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 28, 2017
It's Wednesday. https://t.co/ywa7huNlY8
— Mike Madden (@MikeMadden) September 28, 2017
Pssst … it was Wednesday. https://t.co/st70chAacw
— Creg Stephenson (@CregStephenson) September 28, 2017
To be fair, none of us are watching Thursday night football- because it's fucking WEDNESDAY https://t.co/xs4ezUo85h
— Sarah Colonna (@sarahcolonna) September 28, 2017
Because it's like a whole different night of the week? Just spitballing here, Chuck. https://t.co/h1XMEESzXO
— Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) September 28, 2017
A new hashtag has been created just for @CharlieDaniels: #NoThursdayNightFootballOnWednesday https://t.co/UcD4TV183r
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) September 28, 2017
I'd normally be doing Taco Tuesday, but for some reason I'm not https://t.co/16ExbymxXb
— Jason Collette (@jasoncollette) September 28, 2017
Charlie seems to be taking his goof in stride. He tweeted this about two hours later:
Guess I’ll hang it up for tonight
Goodnight planet earth-God bless— Charlie Daniels (@CharlieDaniels) September 28, 2017
The blue-check mockery also ignores the bigger picture that the NFL protests are alienating fans. Charlie may have been a day early, but his boycott should be a concern for the owners.
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