D-Wade wasn't the only one backing up LeBron. Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long responded by posting a bunch of screenshots of entertainers who had been brought on by Fox News to discuss politics with the Fox News anchors.
Long also posted, "The point is, what's the prerequisite for who can talk politics? So, Fox News folks who agree with Laura...you okay with these segments?
They use to try and hide it.. now the president has given everyone the courage to live their truths. https://t.co/OwLSMHIG0m— DWade (@DwyaneWade) February 16, 2018
Clearly, the Fox News folks will find their posts offensive and unacceptable, despite the fact that they actually speak truth to the matter. In terms of the LeBron side of things, all of this came into view because LeBron made an appearance on Uninterrupted and discussed a variety of topics, including Trump. He appeared in that video with Kevin Durant, the Warriors star.
LeBron said at the time about the times we live in, "The climate is hot...The No. 1 job in America, the appointed person is someone who doesn't understand the people. And really don't give a f--k about the people." He further went on to describe three jobs he looked up to. One of them was the President of the United States.
Ingraham further fueled this by saying that James (including Durant) should stick to sports, aka "stick to dribbling," which was why D-Wade and Chris Long took to Twitter to vent their grievances about Ingraham.
Let me say something about Laura Ingraham and I hope this gets under her skin: She doesn't know jack about anything on politics, nor does she know what free speech is and how it works. She's only on Fox News because they needed a new face on that program to further enflame their viewers to go after Democrats and people who tell the truth.
With that said, I'm glad D-Wade went after her and he is the bigger name in this story than Chris Long just because of the connection that both D-Wade and LeBron have. When LeBron says something important, it carries weight, more so than any other player in the NBA right now. When LeBron speaks, people listen and people understand, because LeBron has been through the tough times too as a child, growing up in Akron, Ohio. So yes, he understands the situation we live in today and what leaders need to do to be better people. Trump is not one of those, in my mind. Laura Ingraham can say whatever she wants to say, but it's the wrong thing to say, especially to a superstar of this magnitude. So yes, D-Wade took the right path and he understood that LeBron is an important person in today's world, not just the NBA itself.
The free speech is being victimized all the time by those, like the President and like Fox News, who feel that their way of thinking is a lot better than the Democratics' way and that's why they hate the free speech idea, especially the First Amendment, and Trump would like nothing more than to turn it into a dictatorship and get rid of it entirely and make everything about him. But LeBron speaks more than just Trump and is more important right now in these times than Trump is. I'm glad that D-Wade did what he did because Laura Ingraham just got absolutely crushed by his comments, and maybe next time she should think about what she says before she starts blurting them out. Her words do carry big consequences, and she just made enemies today of D-Wade and Chris Long.
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