VERY SAD, VERY SAD – AT 1:42 P.M. ET:    The knee movement was begun by star football player Colin Kaepernick.  You'd think a man in his position would be careful to show respect for the cause he claims to represent.  Well, as they say, mistakes are made.  From the Washington Times:

Colin Kaepernick started out taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality, but his activism has since expanded to encompass a wide range of leftist causes, including a group named after a convicted cop-killer.

The Colin Kaepernick Foundation donated in April $25,000 to Assata’s Daughters, a Chicago “direct action” resistance organization honoring Assata Shakur, who escaped prison and fled to Cuba after being found guilty in the 1973 murder of Officer Werner Foerster.

The grant includes $2,500 for CopWatch, a program that trains volunteers to follow and video police, and $15,000 for teen training, part of the group’s commitment to “develop and train young people, ages 4-19, in the Black queer feminist tradition and in the spirit of Assata.”

Apparently Mr. Kaepernick is also a fan: He retweeted a July 16 message wishing Shakur a happy birthday.

The contribution came as part of Mr. Kaepernick’s pledge last year to donate $1 million over 10 months to “organizations working in oppressed communities.”

COMMENT:  Mr. Kaepernick has not yet commented on this matter, to the best of our knowledge.  Don't look for too much concern at MSNBC or CNN.

September 29, 2017