Shot…
Colin Kaepernick responded to the bogus CBS Sports story that he will no longer kneel during the national anthem if another team picks him up with this Winston Churchill quote:
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
Winston S. Churchill
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) October 8, 2017
Chaser…
Churchill never said it:
Ironic: This is not an authentic Churchill quote. https://t.co/ljBRnSTJzF
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) October 8, 2017
The best part is that this is a fake quote. https://t.co/X5216bJV4C https://t.co/u5WJzgXbfC
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 8, 2017
Churchill never said this https://t.co/jVu0tbYEpa
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 8, 2017
Kaepernick *should* have taken this advice from his buddy, Fidel:
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/917113638615478297
But some Kaepernick supporters missed his error. Like ESPN’s Jemele Hill:
FYI … https://t.co/Aj6Zv3lcuL
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 8, 2017
And Tracy Sandler, founder of the Fangirl’s Sports Network:
Tweet of the Day https://t.co/wAZgVSuSpy
— Tracy Sandler (@49ersfangirl) October 8, 2017
And ABC’s Matt Gutman:
Good answer https://t.co/PktIqAJXhA
— Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) October 8, 2017
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Related:
'Delete your account': CBS reporter BLASTED for his 'clarification' changing the Kaepernick story https://t.co/zY6QnwX5GL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 8, 2017
Update: The CBS reporter now says they didn't even DISCUSS the anthem https://t.co/3a1u3vSs2y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 8, 2017
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