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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) criticized Super Bowl fans who refused to stand during the playing of the “Negro National Anthem,” noting that it didn't look very good.
He then outrageously claimed that America had experienced slavery for “246 years.”
The play of absurdity took place on the social media platform
Cohen directed his arrows at the attendees, whom he considered disrespectful to the fake national anthem.
“Very few people stood at the Super Bowl for…the Negro National Anthem,” he wrote. “Not a pretty picture for the Super Bowl crowd.”
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Cohen scolds Super Bowl fans
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was named the “Negro National Anthem” by the NAACP in 1919. But even with that context, can you imagine if a Republican came out and Criticize The song and even belief About the use of the word “nigger?”
However, Cohen reiterated his point and said he supports a true national anthem.
In response to a user who criticized his message: “I respect and respect our national anthem as it represents our country and our pride in it.” “But if you look at the history and some of the speech, it’s about slavery and not in an interrogative way.”
That's when the Tennessee Democrat revealed his true ignorance in an exchange with an upset follower.
One follower replied: “We've been in slavery for less than 100 years, which is probably the shortest lifespan of any country on Earth since our time.” “We are not perfect, and no country is perfect, but we are better than everyone else, and we should be treated as such.”
“246 years of slavery,” Cohen corrected.
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Better than some of his previous NFL analysis
Now, for most of us who live in reality, we are well aware that the United States was born on July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
This means that by Cohen's calculations, slavery appears to end in 2022.
But what Rep. Cohen is referring to here is 246 years before the end of the Civil War, which takes us back to 1619.
The 1619 Project is a fact-challenging effort by far-leftists to rewrite America's history starting with the year African slaves arrived in Virginia.
By the way, this is the real national anthem that Reba McEntire performs at Super Bowl LVIII.
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Cohen's Black Super Bowl/National Anthem analysis is a bit better than some of his previous comments regarding the NFL.
In 2014, Cohen discussed sexual assault allegations against a Tennessee Titans player, but said he didn't really know the details of the case with that somewhat bizarre explanation.
“I don't follow football, except college football, except Eli Manning or Peyton Manning,” he said. “Eli and Peyton do not engage in sexual assault against people other than their wives.”
We wish we could make that happen.
Cohen's office was forced to issue a statement explaining that he “abhors sexual violence of any kind” and that he “admires the Manning Brothers.”
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