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kevinemmer -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 8:25:58 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: joejitsu quote: ORIGINAL: jbusse I found this update via a social media post, dated 4 days ago: "Bruce is on the ventilator at 50% and he's on the antiviral drug Remdesivir. His temperature fluctuates. They're giving him Tylenol for his fever and I'm sure something else to make him comfortable. Rhoda and family skyped him and he waved! He's been sick for a month now." Bethesda Hospital. Good news considering the circumstances. That's great news! I hope he gets up and around soon. Very good news! Bruce, hang in there buddy!

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 10:33:02 AM)
“My heart breaks for our city, but especially for my African American brothers and sisters, who I know feel this on a level I can’t possibly understand,” Cousins said on social media. “Please know I am with you. WE must do better. WE must be better. May God pour out His mercy and grace such that we are better.” Sorry Kirk, you are far isolated from what your brothers and sisters deal with. The world is changing before our eyes, and reality may soon set in, even a distraction of mega paid men playing a game in a stadium will seem insignificant if we stay on the path we are now on.

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 11:01:49 AM)
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Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 11:12:45 AM)
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Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 11:21:07 AM)
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Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 11:34:00 AM)
As Minneapolis and all the area around US Bank stadium burns, looks like a war zone amid protests... YET no statements on official Vikings website? NOTHING? Where are your heros when you need them? How many will renew the taking of a knee IF the NFL season even comes to fruition this Fall?

Tom Sykes -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 12:46:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök “My heart breaks for our city, but especially for my African American brothers and sisters, who I know feel this on a level I can’t possibly understand,” Cousins said on social media. “Please know I am with you. WE must do better. WE must be better. May God pour out His mercy and grace such that we are better.” Sorry Kirk, you are far isolated from what your brothers and sisters deal with. The world is changing before our eyes, and reality may soon set in, even a distraction of mega paid men playing a game in a stadium will seem insignificant if we stay on the path we are now on. Congratulations. Using this crisis situation as an excuse to bad-mouth Cousins and defecate on the Vikings is a new low. It makes your trolling look even more non-relevant and pathetic.

Tom Sykes -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 12:48:38 PM)
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Tom Sykes -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 12:54:42 PM)
If you had just posted the photos and let them speak for themselves you would have contributed something worthwhile. Why use them as a backdrop for your own personal bias?

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 1:00:17 PM)
Yes the photos do speak for themselves... I am me, well my voice may be taken with a grain of salt or offend some here, I do not condone or even find any common ground with what has eminated from Minneapolis and spreading across the Nation. Our Nations youth, our children and grandchildren are making themselves heard. They do have some very valid points and though myself, disagree with their way of delivering this message, Its tough not to notice this generation and remember the original cries of my generation so long ago.

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 1:35:46 PM)
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be All right, all right, all right You say you got a real solution Well, you know We'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well, you know We're doing what we can But if you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell is brother you have to wait Don't you know it's gonna be All right, all right, all right You say you'll change the constitution Well, you know We all want to change your head You tell me it's the institution Well, you know You better free you mind instead But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow Don't you know it's gonna be All right, all right, all right All right, all right, all right All right, all right, all right All right, all right

unome -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 4:55:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök As Minneapolis and all the area around US Bank stadium burns, looks like a war zone amid protests... YET no statements on official Vikings website? NOTHING? Where are your heros when you need them? How many will renew the taking of a knee IF the NFL season even comes to fruition this Fall? You never seem to struggle to find a new low. Football players are not heroes, they are just athletes. But you mocked Cousins when he did say something so you cannot talk smack about football players when they do say something and then some how turn around and bash them for not saying something. Well, you can, but you just look like a man grasping at straws. As usual. There is no IF when it comes to a football season. It will happen for certain and I do not know why you would speculate otherwise.

unome -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 4:57:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök You say you want a revolution You know we have a Politics section where you can take your revolution and talk about it for days.

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 5:35:45 PM)
If you are worried about where I post about what is going on in the world and speculating on there WILL be football you are not in touch with what is happening in this world at the moment... If things continue in Minneapolis the US Bank will be destroyed in next night or two...

unome -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 5:50:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök If you are worried about where I post about what is going on in the world and speculating on there WILL be football you are not in touch with what is happening in this world at the moment... If things continue in Minneapolis the US Bank will be destroyed in next night or two... We have politics threads for a reason. Feel free to insult me there. And the stadium will not be "destroyed". It could be damaged, but destroyed? No.

Guest -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 6:28:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök If you are worried about where I post about what is going on in the world and speculating on there WILL be football you are not in touch with what is happening in this world at the moment... If things continue in Minneapolis the US Bank will be destroyed in next night or two... Seriously, I believe the cop should be fried as much as anybody, but FF sake where are the MODS on here when someone is talking about burning down US Bank on the General Vikes thread? Using a post about Kirk Cousins showing empathy for the African American community to insert ones political opinion in the General Vikings thread is exactly the reason We have threads like the “Political thread”.

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 7:20:46 PM)
FFS I was not condoning the burning down of the Vikings Stadium... Was strictly noting the volitile nature of the RIOTS hapeneing in that exact area of Minneapolis and the total disregaurd for personal property shown to this point in burning of CITY BLOCKS puts the Bank Stadium at risk... Sorry I will not praise Kirks shallow canned quote injecting somehow god will help in all this... And at this point this is not a racial issue, the f u c ks causing much of the problems in Minneapolis and St Paul are disinfranchised and bored people of all color... Noted I will further refrain from anything considered "political" here for future correctness... Carry on with your lives please...

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/30/2020 7:51:20 PM)
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/05/30/former-nfl-spokesman-joe-lockhart-vikings-should-sign-colin-kaepernick/ Seriously? Where do NFL people come up with this crap? Just yesterday Colin made news by offering that his organization would fund help for those conviced for protesting in Minneapolis... Colin Kaepernick will pay legal fees for Minnesota protesters The Know Your Rights Campaign announced Friday that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped establish a legal defense initiative for the Minneapolis area protestors seeking justice for George Floyd's death. The fund has "identified and teamed up with top defense lawyers in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area to provide legal resources for those in need," according to its website. "When there is an injustice within our community, it is our legal right to address it, by any means necessary." On Friday, protesters marched onto Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. They kneeled down outside of U.S. Bank Stadium and held a moment of silence for Floyd, according to CBS Minnesota. Kaepernick famously made a similar gesture throughout the 2016 NFL season, when he repeatedly knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. No thanks on Kaep and what he brings...

ratoppenheimer -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 5:51:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/05/30/former-nfl-spokesman-joe-lockhart-vikings-should-sign-colin-kaepernick/ Seriously? Where do NFL people come up with this crap? Just yesterday Colin made news by offering that his organization would fund help for those convicted for protesting in Minneapolis... Colin Kaepernick will pay legal fees for Minnesota protesters The Know Your Rights Campaign announced Friday that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped establish a legal defense initiative for the Minneapolis area protestors seeking justice for George Floyd's death. The fund has "identified and teamed up with top defense lawyers in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area to provide legal resources for those in need," according to its website. "When there is an injustice within our community, it is our legal right to address it, by any means necessary." On Friday, protesters marched onto Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis. They kneeled down outside of U.S. Bank Stadium and held a moment of silence for Floyd, according to CBS Minnesota. Kaepernick famously made a similar gesture throughout the 2016 NFL season, when he repeatedly knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality in the U.S. No thanks on Kaep and what he brings... yes, but what about the rioters?...nbc sent out a memo that all of their reporters should not use the words 'riot' or 'rioters' - instead only to use the word 'protest' and 'protesters'.... sorry, all...no more politics from me....rat .

Guest -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 9:45:07 AM)
I can only hope all of our fellow Talk Vikes posters are ok after the recent developments in the twin cities, and around the country.

Richard Neussendorfer -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 11:15:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kurt bilben I can only hope all of our fellow Talk Vikes posters are ok after the recent developments in the twin cities, and around the country. I agree Kurt! Please stay safe out there everyone!

Ragnarök -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 2:14:34 PM)
The Vikings have great men of the past that would be good to hear from in these moments for sure! Though I remember Carl Eller not having such great rapport with the Minneapolis Police https://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/01/05/former-viking-carl-eller-sues-minneapolis-police (AP) - Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller sued the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday, alleging officers violated his civil rights, used excessive force and concealed videotape evidence when they subdued him during an arrest last April. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Minneapolis, alleges that officers used excessive force when they struck Eller on the head three times with a large flashlight, used a choke hold on Eller and shocked him multiple times with two Taser stun guns, even after he had lost consciousness. Alan Page would also be a great man and past Viking to hear from in these troubing times! Unfortunately from what I see online Mr Page has not spoken out since this... https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/01/31/page-take-a-knee/ [image]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EA7T8_XiA_sg3A-WwFcWzd26u-s=/0x0:4285x4300/920x613/filters:focal(2565x1888:3249x2572):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66875178/136516199.jpg.0.jpg[/image]

jbusse -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 3:31:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Ragnarök The Vikings have great men of the past that would be good to hear from in these moments for sure! Though I remember Carl Eller not having such great rapport with the Minneapolis Police https://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/01/05/former-viking-carl-eller-sues-minneapolis-police (AP) - Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller sued the Minneapolis Police Department on Monday, alleging officers violated his civil rights, used excessive force and concealed videotape evidence when they subdued him during an arrest last April. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Minneapolis, alleges that officers used excessive force when they struck Eller on the head three times with a large flashlight, used a choke hold on Eller and shocked him multiple times with two Taser stun guns, even after he had lost consciousness. Alan Page would also be a great man and past Viking to hear from in these troubing times! Unfortunately from what I see online Mr Page has not spoken out since this... https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/01/31/page-take-a-knee/ [image]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EA7T8_XiA_sg3A-WwFcWzd26u-s=/0x0:4285x4300/920x613/filters:focal(2565x1888:3249x2572):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66875178/136516199.jpg.0.jpg[/image] It seems as though whatever position they were to take, it will anger around half the population.

bohumm -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 4:58:13 PM)
My heart is breaking for my hometown and my country. I join Kurt in hoping all is well with our posters from the Twin Cities and elsewhere. I'll start a check-in for those who want to let us know they're OK and, if so, one good thing. If you're not OK, let us know if we can help. My family and I are OK. One good thing: We found a route for our nightly walk that brings us into Angeles National Forest. We live in a funky urban/suburban/rural area, but I've never felt "in the mountains" like I do on this walk. Who else is OK? Who's not OK?

unome -> RE: General Vikes Talk (5/31/2020 5:53:10 PM)
It all depends where you live in the TC. Most places are normal, except it is weird that the Targets are closed. Wal-Mart was packed. It was ominous yesterday morning that we could actually smell smoke from the fires when we opened the windows. And there were helicopters flying around early this morning up and down the Interstate area. I think they actually closed part of the Interstate last night after "curfew". Crazy. I am sure the last few days were way different on Lake Street, the Midway or by Cup Foods, but life is strangely normal in much of the Twin Cities. Lots of people out today as it is a beautiful day. There is never a good time for something like this to happen, but if it had to happen, it would have been much better if it had happened in January. As Minneapolis legend Prince once said about MN: "the cold weather keeps the bad people out". EDIT: I consider the looters and arsonists bad people, not the protesters.

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