Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
No Eagles, Patriots players kneel during national anthem at Super Bowl LII
President Trump released a pre-Super Bowl message Sunday thanking the Armed Forces "for our freedom as we proudly stand for the National Anthem," and he wasn't wrong. Published February 4, 2018
Colin Kaepernick raises $20,000 for Assata’s Daughters
Colin Kaepernick said Friday he has raised $20,000 for Assata's Daughters, named after convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur, through matching donations from his celebrity friends as part of his Million Dollar Pledge. Published February 4, 2018
Poll shows 16% of NFL fans say they won’t watch Super Bowl
The Super Bowl has long been viewed as must-see TV, but a newly released poll shows that a growing number of NFL fans are losing interest. Published February 2, 2018
Super Bowl ratings jeopardized by anthem protests, fan outrage
Whether the Philadelphia Eagles can beat the New England Patriots is only one of the questions surrounding Super Bowl LII as the NFL struggles with declining ratings, player protests and fan outrage. Published February 1, 2018
Georgia Senate OKs resolution slamming NFL for rejecting veterans’ ad
The Georgia state Senate passed unanimously a resolution Thursday condemning the NFL for rejecting a Super Bowl ad from American Veterans while allowing players to kneel during the national anthem. Published February 1, 2018
Stand-up team: No Philadelphia Eagles players knelt for national anthem in 2017
If you're planning to watch the Super Bowl but you can't stand the NFL take-a-knee protests, you may want to root for the Philadelphia Eagles. Published February 1, 2018
Ad blitz urges NFL before Super Bowl to ‘choose veterans over politics’
Just in time for the Super Bowl, a conservative watchdog group launched Thursday a social-media ad campaign blasting the NFL over the players' take-a-knee protests and left-wing activism. Published February 1, 2018
NFL refuses American Veterans’ #PleaseStand ad in public relations fumble
By rejecting the #PleaseStand ad, the NFL inadvertently handed American Veterans the kind of publicity that money can't buy. Published January 31, 2018
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Todd Rokita, Indiana Republican, asks Colts owner to advocate for #PleaseStand Super Bowl ad
An Indiana congressman has asked Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay to weigh in on behalf of a proposed Super Bowl ad from American Veterans with the message #PleaseStand, which was rejected by the NFL for being too political. Published January 31, 2018
Antifa blamed for violence at 2017 Trump speech in Phoenix report
A band of bottle-throwing Antifa radicals instigated the melee outside President Trump's speech last year in Phoenix, prompting police to deploy smoke grenades and tear gas, according to a newly released report. Published January 30, 2018
Labor union pooh-poohs Disney’s $175M package of tax-cut bonuses, benefits
Most people would be happy to pocket an extra $1,000, but labor officials were downright grumpy after the Walt Disney Co. announced it would hand out cash bonuses in response to the Trump corporate tax cut. Published January 25, 2018
Women’s March crowds drop by half as left-wing group struggles with political divisions
The 2018 Women's March wasn't exactly a bust, but the one-year anniversary event also fell well short of its historic predecessor in terms of crowd size as divisions surfaced within the left-wing movement's ranks. Published January 24, 2018
Trump’s grande tax cuts good news for Starbucks employees; company boosts wages
Starbucks will top off the paychecks of its baristas as part of a $250 million wages-and-benefits package stemming from the Trump tax cuts, the company announced Wednesday. Published January 24, 2018
NFL denies #PleaseStand ad for Super Bowl
For a moment there, it looked as if the National Football League would make it through the Super Bowl without another take-a-knee uproar, and then NFL officials rejected an ad from a leading veterans group with the phrase #PleaseStand. Published January 23, 2018
Al Gore snubbed by Hollywood as ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ misses out on Oscar nod
Former Vice President Al Gore may need some ice for that burn after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday snubbed his climate-change documentary "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Published January 23, 2018
Ryan Zinke signs agreement to allow lifesaving road between Alaska tribal village, airport
Alaskan tribal members have fought for decades to win approval for a 12-mile road between their remote Aleutian fishing village and a critical all-weather airport, and the federal government's shutdown wasn't going to get in their way. Published January 22, 2018
Colin Kaepernick donates $10K to leading Soros-backed resistance group
Colin Kaepernick entered the home stretch of his Million Dollar Pledge last week with a donation to one of Democratic moneyman George Soros's favorite left-wing resistance groups. Published January 21, 2018
Mick Mulvaney, budget director: Trump wanted to avoid shutdown while Obama wanted to ‘weaponize it’
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday the difference between the 2013 and 2018 federal shutdowns is that President Barack Obama wanted it and President Trump didn't. Published January 21, 2018
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois representative, willing to fund ‘idiotic’ border wall in exchange for DACA
Rep. Luis Gutierrez said he's willing to pay for a border wall in exchange for protections for illegal immigrants known as "Dreamers." Published January 21, 2018
Trump ad says Democratic foes will be ‘complicit’ in murders by illegal immigrants
The Trump campaign released a tough ad saying that Democrats will be "complicit for every murder committed by illegal immigrants." Published January 21, 2018
