AROUND THE WORLD.
MYSELF INCLUDED.
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.
MORE ON THIS NOW.
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD SOME
MEMBERS OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA
TEAR DOWN THE STORY?
MEDIA CRITICS SAY THREE CREATING
A DIVIDE.
>> 45% OF AMERICANS THINK THAT
TACKLE FOOTBALL IS APPROPRIATE.
HETEROSEXUAL MEN VOTED THE MOST
SUPPORT FOR KIDS DOING FOOTBALL.
AND CONSERVATIVES WERE MORE
LIKELY TO SUPPORT YOUTH TACKLE
FOOTBALL, JUST SAYING.
>> A TRAGIC REMINDER OF THE
INHERENT VIOLENCE OF THE SUPPORT
AND HUMANITY OF THE YOUNG MEN
WHO PUT HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE
LINE FOR THE NFL’S GLADIATOR
SPECTACLE.
>> Harris: CLAY TRAVIS, YOUR
REACTION TO THAT.
>> SADLY, IT IS VERY
PREDICTABLE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.
THIS IS WHAT WAS INEVITABLE,
RIGHT?
FOOTBALL IS HYPER MASCULINE, IT
IS VIOLENT, AND IT IS PLAYED
ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY MEN.
AND SO THE LEFT WING, OF COURSE,
IS GOING TO HATE IT.
THIS IS PART AND PARCEL OF THEIR
WAR.
I REALLY BELIEVE THIS, ON
MASCULINITY IN GENERAL.
JOY BEHAR IS AN IMBECILE AND I
DON’T KNOW WHAT POLL SHE IS
ATTRIBUTING THAT 45% TO.
NOT SURPRISING THAT THEY HAVE
THE DISCUSSION AND "WASHINGTON
POST" HAD AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT
FOOTBALL WAS TOO VIOLENT.
THIS IS CRAZY BUT IT IS WHAT
I’VE ALWAYS SAID, LOOK, THE LEFT
EMBRACED COLIN KAEPERNICK NOT
BECAUSE OF HIS STANCE, BUT
BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIKE
FOOTBALL.
THEY LIKED FOOTBALL BEING UNDER
SIEGE AND BEING ATTACKED.
COLIN KAEPERNICK SAID THE NFL
DRAFT DIRECTLY COMPARED IT TO A
SLAVE AUCTION BECAUSE THEY TAKE
YOUR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT AND
MEASURE YOUR TALENT.
THE DIFFERENCE, OF COURSE, IS
MANIFOLD BUT YOU CHOOSE TO PLAY
IN THE NFL.
NO ONE IS REQUIRED TO PUT THEIR
BODY AT RISK, JUST LIKE YOU
AREN’T REQUIRED TO BOX OR BE
INVOLVED IN A UFC FIGHT OR
COMPETE IN ANY PHYSICAL ENDEAVOR
THAT REQUIRES THE DANGER THAT
MIGHT ARISE WHEN BODIES COME
INTO COLLISION.
THESE GUYS ARE HIGHLY PAID.
THEY UNDERSTAND BETTER THAN
ANYONE WHAT THE RISKS THAT THEY
ARE ASSUMING AND THEY ARE DOING
IT VERY OFTEN FOR A CHANCE AT
GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND
CERTAINLY TO BE COMPENSATED IN
THEIR 20s AT A LEVEL THAT ALMOST
NO ONE IN THE WORLD HAS EVER
BEEN COMPENSATED FOR ANY LABOR
BEFORE IN THE PAST EVER.
AND SO I AM SADDENED BY THE
ATTACKS ON FOOTBALL BUT I
TOTALLY EXPECTED THIS IS WHERE
THIS STORY WOULD GO.
>> Harris: THERE IS ALWAYS TIME
AND PLACE THAT COMES INTO PLAY
HERE.
WHAT I SENSE FROM THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE JUST
SHOWED OUR AUDIENCE WITH THE
VIEW AND MSNBC AS WELL IS THAT
THEY DON’T KNOW THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE ROOM RIGHT NOW.
THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT IT
ACTUALLY IS BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL
WHEN A YOUNG MAN’S LIFE HAS
ELEVATED THE DISCOURSE TO PRAYER
IN PLACES WHERE EVEN DOCTORS SAY
MIRACLES ABOUND.
WE MIGHT NEED ONE HERE.
HE IS DOING BETTER.
WE COULD JUST STICK WITH THE
STORY.
I GUESS THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH
STORY DISCIPLINE TO COVER THE
NEWS.
BOB COSTAS PUT THIS SO WELL.
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO
MAKE CERTAIN THINGS HOCKEY, A
LOT OF SPORTS, SKIING,
DANGEROUS, INJURIES, THESE ARE
PEOPLE’S CHOICES TO MAKE THEIR
DREAMS COME TRUE AS YOU PUT IT.
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING YOU WANT
TO MAKE THOSE THINGS AS SAFE AS
THEY CAN BE BUT NEVER MAKE THEM
COMPLETELY SAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE
INHERENTLY WHAT THEY ARE.
>> WHEN MY SON PLAYED TACKLE
FOOTBALL THIS YEAR.
A LOT OF PARENTS MAKE THAT
CHOICE.
YOU HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH
YOUR KIDS.
YOU WEIGH EXACTLY HOW OLD THEY
ARE AND YOU BALANCE OUT THE
BENEFITS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO
GET FROM BEING A PART OF A TEAM
FROM DEVELOPING AND BUILDING
THEIR CHARACTER, FROM THE
CHALLENGES THAT SPORTS HELP TO
CREATE BETTER HUMANS.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT.
HARDLY ANY OF US ARE GOING PRO,
A TINY PERCENTAGE.
IT IS WHAT YOU LEARN FROM
SPORTS.
AS I TELL MY KIDS, USE THE BALL,
DON’T LET THE BALL USE YOU.
THAT’S WHY SPORTS CAN BE SO
POWERFUL FOR SO MANY.
>> Harris: THE VIRGINIA ATTORNEY
GENERAL HAS NOW LAUNCHED AN
INVESTIGATION INTO A PRESTIGIOUS
HIGH SCHOOL AFTER ACCUSATIONS IT
WITHHELD MERIT AWARDS FROM
STUDENTS IN THE NAME OF HE CANEQ
THEY WERE HELD UNTIL AFTER
DEADLINES FOR COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS.
THOSE HAD PASSED AND HIDDEN FROM
MOSTLY ASIAN STUDENTS.
THE STATE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL
ANNOUNCED THE INVESTIGATION AND
SAID NO STUDENT SHOULD BE
TREATED DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF
THEIR RACE.
THE GOVERNOR HERE.
>> WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO HAD
ACHIEVED A REAL ACCOLADE TO BE A
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR AND THEY
WEREN’T TOLD BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T
WANT TO MAKE THE OTHER STUDENTS
FEEL BAD.
WHEN YOU HAVE A SUPERINTENDENT
IN LOUDON COUNTY WHO EXPRESSES A
DESIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL
HAVE EQUAL OUTCOMES, NO
EXCEPTIONS, THIS IS THE KIND OF
JUST CRAZY BEHAVIOR THAT YOU GET
FROM PRINCIPALS AND
ADMINISTRATORS.
>> Harris: HOW CAN WE RISE IF
THEY DON’T LET OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
REACH?
>> AMEN.
IT IS CONNECTED TO THE STORY WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT AND WHY
FOOTBALL AND SPORTS IN GENERAL
ARE GENERALLY NOT EMBRACED BY
THE FAR LEFT WING OF THIS
COUNTRY.
IT IS BECAUSE SPORTS ARE ABOUT
THE BEST MAN OR WOMAN WINS, IT
DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOUR
BACKGROUND, IT IS WHAT YOU DO
WHEN YOU STEP ON THE FIELD.
SAME THING WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND
TAKE A TEST LIKE THIS AND
ACHIEVE OR DON’T ACHIEVE A
COMMENDATION.
IT’S THE REASON WHY WE GIVE
GRADES IN THE FIRST PLACE,
HARRIS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO
ENCOURAGE GREAT BEHAVIOR AND
GOOD WORK AND DISCOURAGE POOR
BEHAVIOR AND POOR WORK.
AND GIVE PEOPLE A MEASURE OF HOW
THEY ARE ACHIEVING.
THE IDEA THAT IF YOU DON’T TELL
PEOPLE HEY, YOU’VE DONE A GREAT
JOB THAT SOMEHOW YOU ARE LIFTING
UP PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T DONE AS