Stephen A. Rips Pro Athletes for Taking Supplements But Refusing Vaccines: ‘Biggest Damn Lie Imaginable’

SMITH Let me say ░░░░░░░░ because Marcus I want ░░░░░░░░ say this in front ░░░░░░░░ you because it might ░░░░░░░░ offensive I don t ░░░░░░░░ it towards you but ░░░░░░░░ don t give a ░░░░░░░░ how anybody feels about ░░░░░░░░ position I m about ░░░░░░░░ take on national television ░░░░░░░░ lucky I ain t ░░░░░░░░ the NFL Best Interest ░░░░░░░░ the League Clause You ░░░░░░░░ t play If it ░░░░░░░░ me I d try ░░░░░░░░ talk to the players ░░░░░░░░ We couldn t come ░░░░░░░░ an agreement Coaches staff ░░░░░░░░ folks employed by the ░░░░░░░░ have to be vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ only people that it ░░░░░░░░ not mandated for are ░░░░░░░░ players because they have ░░░░░░░░ union a players association ░░░░░░░░ s protecting them from ░░░░░░░░ Because I got news ░░░░░░░░ you you ain t ░░░░░░░░ them and you ain ░░░░░░░░ protecting us The reality ░░░░░░░░ that if you end ░░░░░░░░ testing positive you can ░░░░░░░░ an effect on somebody ░░░░░░░░ okay We all understand ░░░░░░░░ you re vaccinated you ░░░░░░░░ still catch Covid but ░░░░░░░░ forget the crisis about ░░░░░░░░ 19 believe it or ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just being ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just a ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just that ░░░░░░░░ people were dying The ░░░░░░░░ was you didn t ░░░░░░░░ medical facilities available and ░░░░░░░░ didn t have personal ░░░░░░░░ equipment You didn t ░░░░░░░░ all of those things ░░░░░░░░ was a shortage There ░░░░░░░░ a shortage of hospital ░░░░░░░░ there s a shortage ░░░░░░░░ beds there s a ░░░░░░░░ of doctors That s ░░░░░░░░ this was so pivotal ░░░░░░░░ you didn t have ░░░░░░░░ people to treat you ░░░░░░░░ That s what made ░░░░░░░░ so catastrophic as well ░░░░░░░░ if you get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ are you don t ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ you could go home ░░░░░░░░ re going to feel ░░░░░░░░ but you could recover ░░░░░░░░ you already have the ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ Delta variant that s ░░░░░░░░ out there oh by ░░░░░░░░ way when we re ░░░░░░░░ my time comes in ░░░░░░░░ the second time to ░░░░░░░░ the booster shot I ░░░░░░░░ getting the booster shot ░░░░░░░░ Because I work with ░░░░░░░░ all And I work ░░░░░░░░ this building and I ░░░░░░░░ to work around other ░░░░░░░░ and I have children ░░░░░░░░ I have a family ░░░░░░░░ I have to take ░░░░░░░░ into consideration And this ░░░░░░░░ a thing that drives ░░░░░░░░ nuts and that s ░░░░░░░░ I say I m ░░░░░░░░ done with people I ░░░░░░░░ talking about the athletes ░░░░░░░░ the NFL the NBA ░░░░░░░░ s a private industry ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ you re not entitled ░░░░░░░░ play I think it ░░░░░░░░ shameful when athletes talk ░░░░░░░░ oh it s a ░░░░░░░░ matter It is not ░░░░░░░░ private matter Because it ░░░░░░░░ anybody that s standing ░░░░░░░░ next to you You ░░░░░░░░ not living a private ░░░░░░░░ That s ridiculous But ░░░░░░░░ is the thing that ░░░░░░░░ me crazy and I ░░░░░░░░ to say this you ░░░░░░░░ going to laugh when ░░░░░░░░ say this Marcus because ░░░░░░░░ know I m on ░░░░░░░░ with this If I ░░░░░░░░ one more person Molly ░░░░░░░░ I hear one more ░░░░░░░░ Marcus talk to me ░░░░░░░░ what s in the ░░░░░░░░ I might slap em ░░░░░░░░ my phone I can ░░░░░░░░ take it And here ░░░░░░░░ the reason why Here ░░░░░░░░ the reason why guys ░░░░░░░░ the flu shot chicken ░░░░░░░░ all these shots you ░░░░░░░░ been taking all these ░░░░░░░░ Excuse me Molly people ░░░░░░░░ supplements and vitamins So ░░░░░░░░ what we re trying ░░░░░░░░ say oh what we ░░░░░░░░ is we look at ░░░░░░░░ bottle and we dissect ░░░░░░░░ ingredient in the supplement ░░░░░░░░ the vitamin and then ░░░░░░░░ google it and we ░░░░░░░░ it up You re ░░░░░░░░ damn liar These people ░░░░░░░░ go to the doctor ░░░░░░░░ feeling sick the doctor ░░░░░░░░ the medicine we go ░░░░░░░░ the CVS Rite Aid ░░░░░░░░ something we pick it ░░░░░░░░ and we take the ░░░░░░░░ Why all of a ░░░░░░░░ are we acting like ░░░░░░░░ re dissecting and picking ░░░░░░░░ one ingredient after another ░░░░░░░░ s the biggest damn ░░░░░░░░ imaginable And they re ░░░░░░░░ of it I ll ░░░░░░░░ you right now the ░░░░░░░░ I m glad that ░░░░░░░░ has made it inconvenient ░░░░░░░░ unvaccinated people I m ░░░░░░░░ the NFL and the ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry has ░░░░░░░░ it up If it ░░░░░░░░ me they wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be allowed to play ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be allowed ░░░░░░░░ play at all QERIM ░░░░░░░░ A last season there ░░░░░░░░ 541 instances of players ░░░░░░░░ put on the Covid ░░░░░░░░ list So to your ░░░░░░░░ that clause they could ░░░░░░░░ And let s also ░░░░░░░░ sure we re highlighting ░░░░░░░░ You ve got to ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated you re rolling ░░░░░░░░ in Disney Walmart I ░░░░░░░░ a whole bunch of ░░░░░░░░ out there you got ░░░░░░░░ be vaccinated.”