Country Legend's Anti-NFL Rant Had One Awkward Flaw

Ed Mazza
Updated

Country music legend Charlie Daniels certainly knows how to play a fiddle, but when it comes to the days of the week, he might need a refresher.

The “Devil Went Down To Georgia” singer and star of the right-wing media circuit has been complaining about NFL players protesting during the national anthem. At one point, he tweeted:

The reason he wasn’t watching Thursday Night Football was quickly pointed out to him:

Earlier this week, Daniels published an essay on his website to complain about football becoming politicized:

“Can we not even watch a sports event, which used to be sacrosanct territory where we could escape the ever-present political blabber and enjoy a couple of hours of excitement and entertainment?”

If Daniels was trying to escape the “ever-present political blabber,” he had a unique way of going about it. In the past week, his Twitter feed has been filled with various right-wing talking points; he complained about Hillary Clinton, said “Benghazi ain’t going away” and listed “victims of political correctness.”

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 A man holds up a sign during a protest against racism gathered in front of the White House, on August 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.
 A man holds up a sign during a protest against racism gathered in front of the White House, on August 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower.
Hundreds of protesters gather outside of Trump Tower.
Hundreds of protesters gather outside of Trump Tower.
A woman raises her fist at the front of a march down Washington Avenue to protest racism and the violence over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.
A woman raises her fist at the front of a march down Washington Avenue to protest racism and the violence over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival, August 14, 2017 in New York City. 
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival, August 14, 2017 in New York City. 
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Supporters of anti-Trump protestors hold up signs inside Trump Tower ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival, August 14, 2017 in New York City. 
Pedestrians walk past a 15-foot tall inflatable rat in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street up the road from Trump Tower, August 14, 2017 in New York City. 
Pedestrians walk past a 15-foot tall inflatable rat in the likeness of U.S. President Donald Trump at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street up the road from Trump Tower, August 14, 2017 in New York City. 
A President Donald Trump supporter (left) argues with anti-Trump protesters as they gather outside of Trump Tower.
A President Donald Trump supporter (left) argues with anti-Trump protesters as they gather outside of Trump Tower.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower.
Hundreds of protesters gather outside of Trump Tower.
Hundreds of protesters gather outside of Trump Tower.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue.
Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue.
 A man holds up a sign during a protest against racism in front of the White House. 
 A man holds up a sign during a protest against racism in front of the White House. 

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