{"id":2906,"date":"2016-09-14T06:57:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/staceydash\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2016-09-14T06:57:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:57:51","slug":"rob-lowe-nails-why-911-isnt-the-day-to-protest-and-offers-solution-for-anthem-hating-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/staceydash\/2016\/09\/rob-lowe-nails-why-911-isnt-the-day-to-protest-and-offers-solution-for-anthem-hating-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Lowe nails why 9\/11 isn\u2019t the day to protest and offers solution for anthem-hating players"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/597612596\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 68.350168% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/597612596?et=-FmOfMPiRgZlF7eilkOw-A&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=xJ43r-WSaVs2Q2Fc09_0n91iwNk5SGOYQZxz95NLTj0=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"406\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rob Lowe made the best suggestion yet regarding how the NFL should handle players who wish to protest during the national anthem: don\u2019t do it on 9\/11.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The actor posted the sensible message on Twitter the day before the 15th anniversary of the Islamic terror attack. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NFL<\/a> Any player wants to boycott the anthem on 9\/11 should be asked to remain in the locker room until kick off. It\u2019s not their moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobLowe\/status\/774794641489223680\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lowe was quickly chastised by other Twitter users who chimed in to defend Colin Kaepernick\u2019s constitutional right to protest under freedom of speech. One veteran said, \u201cI fought for the right to dissent. Without it, freedom is a fallacy &amp; justice is forfeit.\u201d Another user wrote, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to like it but it\u2019s a basic constitutional right, my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lowe responded in agreement but clarified he didn\u2019t mean every game, just 9\/11:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nTOTALLY agree with you. But there is a time and place. It\u2019s 9\/11. Give it a rest for a day and respect the fallen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sl8qHY3GPQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/sl8qHY3GPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobLowe\/status\/774796232850014208\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Absolutely! There\u2019s plenty of other days during the season you can have your crybaby fit, Kap. 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