Jimmy Failla: 'Now the left thinks athletes shouldn't have an opinion'
Fox News Radio host Jimmy Failla on the recent backlash facing a few Tampa Bay Rays players for refusing to wear Pride jersey
"Fox Across America" host Jimmy Failla joined "The Faulkner Focus" to address the controversy of five Tampa Bay Rays players refusing to wear a gay pride-themed patch on their jerseys. Failla said the left wants athletes to speak their minds only on issues they agree with.
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JIMMY FAILLA: I do think this controversy is ridiculous because we just got through a pocket of years of us being told that if athletes have an opinion on the national anthem, we're supposed to just shut up and let them voice their opinion. But in this instance, they have an opinion on pushing a progressive Pride initiative. And now we're being told they shouldn't have an opinion. The Tampa Bay Rays play in the American League. Is there anything less American than taking away their freedom of expression or their choice not to express? It's kind of a non-issue because they're not saying, I hate these people. They're saying, I just don't push your agenda.
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