{"597229":{"#nid":"597229","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Vince Lombardi Would Be Proud","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJohnny Smith, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Institute of Technology, wrote the \u003Cem\u003ESlate \u003C\/em\u003ESeptember 30 article \u0026ldquo;Vince Lombardi Would Be Proud.\u0026rdquo; The School of Public Policy\u0026nbsp;is a unit of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the days leading up to the Green Bay Packers\u0026rsquo; Thursday night victory over the Chicago Bears, the team asked its fans to join the players in a demonstration of unity\u0026mdash;locking arms\u0026mdash;during the national anthem. The Packers\u0026rsquo; call for solidarity came after President Donald Trump urged NFL owners to fire any player who kneeled during the national anthem. In response to the team\u0026rsquo;s request, one made in part by its star quarterback Aaron Rodgers,\u0026nbsp;many fans expressed anger\u0026nbsp;over what they perceived as the Packers\u0026rsquo; disrespect for the flag, the anthem, and the military\u0026mdash;even though black players, taking a cue from\u0026nbsp;Colin Kaepernick, have made clear that they are kneeling in protest against police brutality and racism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the full article, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/sports\/sports_nut\/2017\/09\/vince_lombardi_hated_protests_but_he_fought_for_racial_justice.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESlate\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34554","created_gmt":"2017-10-11 17:23:48","changed_gmt":"2017-10-12 20:52:38","author":"ralu3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"research collaboration","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/sports\/sports_nut\/2017\/09\/vince_lombardi_hated_protests_but_he_fought_for_racial_justice.html","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416751":{"id":"416751","type":"image","title":"Johnny Smith","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895155","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:35","alt":"Johnny Smith","file":{"fid":"202560","name":"johnsmithweb_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/johnsmithweb_1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/johnsmithweb_1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6610,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/johnsmithweb_1_0.jpg?itok=WbsAs1xI"}}},"media_ids":["416751"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}