{"id":314417,"date":"2019-07-02T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?p=314417"},"modified":"2019-07-03T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T19:51:06","slug":"arizona-governor-ducey-stands-up-to-nike-and-kaepernick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2019\/07\/02\/arizona-governor-ducey-stands-up-to-nike-and-kaepernick\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Governor Ducey Stands Up to Nike and Kaepernick"},"content":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Doug Ducey, the governor of Arizona. And this is about Kaepernick. And, folks, remember now, Kaepernick said that he was protesting and kneeling because of cops shooting minorities. And we all said, (impression) \u201cNo, he\u2019s not, this is not about the cops. He\u2019s kneeling because he doesn\u2019t like the anthem, he\u2019s kneeling because he didn\u2019t like the flag.\u201d So now Nike comes out with a new shoe honoring Betsy Ross, the designer of the first flag<\/a>. He says, (impression) “Screw this. I\u2019m not wearing that shoe. I don\u2019t get anybody…” Nike canceled the shoe, after having a whole bunch of them made and in inventory. So here\u2019s Colin Kaepernick, well-known leftist, trashing and tarnishing one of the early famous women in American history, Betsy Ross, and Nike going along with it.<\/p>\n

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So Doug Ducey, Republican governor, Arizona, tweeted, (paraphrasing) “Today was supposed to be a good day in Arizona with the announcement of a major Nike investment in Goodyear, Arizona. And then this news broke yesterday afternoon. Words cannot express my disappointment of this terrible decision. I am embarrassed for Nike,” said Governor Ducey. “Nike is an iconic American brand and American company. This country, our system of government, and free enterprise has allowed them to prosper and flourish. And so has cheap minority slave labor in Asia. Instead of celebrating American history this week of our nation\u2019s independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism from a failed NFL quarterback.\u201d I added those words, not Governor Ducey.<\/p>\n

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(paraphrasing) “It is a shameful retreat for Nike. American businesses should be proud of our country\u2019s history, not abandoning it. Nike\u2019s made its decision. Now we\u2019re making ours. I have ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the state was providing for Nike to locate here. Arizona\u2019s economy is doing just fine without Nike. We don\u2019t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation\u2019s history.\u201d Congratulations, Governor Ducey. Bravo. You\u2019ve been wondering where the Republicans are the past two weeks. Trump\u2019s out there on his own fighting this battle all by himself. Turtle has not even been out. I don\u2019t know where anybody is. There nobody to be found. There aren\u2019t any joint press conferences supporting and backing up the president. Governor Ducey piped up. He said finally (paraphrasing) \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t take a controversy over our shoes for our kids to know who Betsy Ross is, a founding mother. Her story should be taught in all American schools. In the meantime, it\u2019s worth Googling her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or check out Rush Revere any time<\/a>. My friends, Doug Ducey has guts here. And he is withdrawing Arizona incentives, tax incentives given to Nike in order to get them to locate to Arizona. This is just another lesson in why state tax incentives may be bad policy. Arizona picks Nike, Nike makes Betsy Ross flag shoes, Colin Kaepernick, a failed NFL quarterback, opposes the shoe. One guy who Nike made a lot of money with some stupid advertising campaign. So Nike pulls the Betsy Ross flag shoes. Arizona governor then pulls back on the incentives. But what this really is, is a Republican governor actually standing up to this. He\u2019s one of few who do. So if you\u2019re gonna Google search “Republicans who stand up,” you\u2019ll find at least one name, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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