{"id":1747688,"date":"2022-11-22T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1747688"},"modified":"2022-11-22T08:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T13:04:07","slug":"lazy-john-mellencamp-sits-and-eats-popcorn-during-national-anthem-at-colts-eagles-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lazy-john-mellencamp-sits-and-eats-popcorn-during-national-anthem-at-colts-eagles-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazy John Mellencamp Sits and Eats Popcorn During National Anthem at Colts-Eagles Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flazy-john-mellencamp-sits-and-eats-popcorn-during-national-anthem-at-colts-eagles-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1747688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp was pictured sitting out the national anthem while munching popcorn ahead of the Indianapolis Colts-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">The artist responsible for\u00a0\u201cAin\u2019t That America\u201d was perched high in the Lucas Oil Stadium when one NFL fan snapped a picture and sent it to OutKick 360\u2019s Dan Dakich.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The singer was seen sitting and eating popcorn while others around him had their hands over their hearts listening to \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d as they rose to the occasion of honoring the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"a8d-pre twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mellencamp is one of America\u2019s Greatest Frauds\u2026always has been <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bhjpfll97b\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bhjpfll97b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Dakich (@dandakich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dandakich\/status\/1594489180742115328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Political statements \u2013 real and perceived \u2013 are not to new to the singer who has added a \u201ctake a knee\u201d segment to his concerts to celebrate protests against the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The 1980s hitmaker\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/john-mellencamp-concert-includes-take-a-knee-moment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">featured<\/a>\u00a0the segment during his appearance in 2019 at New York City\u2019s Beacon Theater as he wrapped up his tune, \u201cEasy Target,\u201d as Breitbart News<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2019\/02\/27\/rocker-john-mellencamp-adds-take-a-knee-segment-to-his-concerts\/\"> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cJack and Diane\u201d singer also took a knee in 2018 during an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2018\/02\/03\/john-mellencamp-takes-knee-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appearance<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>, after which he claimed the act was spontaneous.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7026546\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2017\/07\/GettyImages-80827415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7026546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-80827415-1024x677-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"655\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>File\/Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois stands with musician John Mellencamp during a rally at the Roberts Stadium, April 22, 2008 in Evansville Indiana. (Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never planned anything in my life,\u201d Mellencamp\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/rock\/8459461\/john-mellencamp-songwriters-hall-of-fame-induction-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em> magazine. \u201cTaking a knee felt like nothing. At the time, it felt like part of the performance. After the fact, I hope it made some kind of difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Previously he castigated Donald Trump supporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2017\/07\/03\/john-mellencamp-calls-for-congressional-term-limits-i-dont-trust-the-government\/\">saying<\/a> they were just \u201cwrong\u201d in their political judgement.<\/p>\n<p>Mellencamp blamed then-President Trump and his administration for politicizing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decision to kneel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22650978\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/11\/john-mellencamp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22650978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/john-mellencamp-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"US musician John Mellencamp performs during the Farm Aid Music Festival at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park on September 24, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO \/ AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. musician John Mellencamp performs during the Farm Aid Music Festival at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park on September 24, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO \/ AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTaking the knee started purely and simply as a protest of racial and social injustice,\u201d Mellencamp told the Associated Press at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, it was politicized by the current administration. The song is simple and the protest is pure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp was pictured sitting out the national anthem while munching popcorn ahead of the Indianapolis Colts-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday. 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