Former NFL player Ben Watson tells ‘Fox & Friends’ we can’t fight for justice and forget about the most vulnerable among us which is the pre-born.
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Brian former NFL player Ben
Brian former NFL player Ben
Watson, going against Raphael
Warnock for his right to fight
for reproductive
justice is equitable
distribution of punishment and
protection. Justice is dignity
endowed by their creator. One
cannot quite for justice, while
simultaneously denying it
Ben Watson wrote that brand new
podcast Ben. Why did you feel
compelled you knew when you
wrote that as a high profile now
former player, it was going to
get some juice? Why was it
important for you to say that
Ben? Well, I respect so much of
what Reverend Warnock has done
in the community.
I applaud many of his efforts.
Ive been to his church and done
different things with him, but
when it comes to idea of justice,
this is prevailing idea that
justice is only for a group of
people.
When we talk about justice
theres a continuum there,
we cannot simultaneous. I will
say we are fighting for racial
justice, social justice, all the
social things and forget about
the most vulnerable people among
us, which are the preborn
question. Do both
what im saying for those that
think that justice is simply one
sided. Justice has a wide net
has wide net and the challenge
there is not specifically for
Reverend Warnock hes, the one
that said it. The challenge is
anybody that wants to get
involved with this justice
movement.
Everyone needs protection, the
mother, the child, the family,
the Father.
We can do more than one thing at
one time:
Brian planned parenthood,
doesnt agree with you.
They endorse Warnock,
called for greater access for
birth control safely and legal
abortion and will fight abortion,
bans and restrictions in the
U Dot S Senate.
I imagine you have a problem
with that too
Brian. Well, thats rather
ironic, with planned parenthood,
condemning the racist of founder
and for them to come out and
support. They are in a
conflicted position.
They are in a position saying
yes, we admit that there are
racist tendency. We admit that the outcomes of abortions are
they have a a lot of explaining.
They have a a lot of explaining
do theres a lot missing there,
and I challenge planned
parenthood to take the next
step,
if youre going to say that
theres racism involved in
abortion, if youre going to say
all those things lets see you
act out and protect the most
vulnerable and protect black
communities where they are the
most at risk.
Brian, no wonder you make so
much sense and make sense that
your podcast is doing so well,
you have a brand new podcast,
basically the watsons. Why or
why not with the Watsons, you
and your wife have produced this
now.
What is the focus of parents of
seven kids after great NFL career
and trying to make that and turn
the page
Ben imparting knowledge that we
learned in four five different moves
across NFL career and seven
children?
The podcast is about marriage
ups, an downs of marriage, ups
and downs of parenting, and how
do we engage with current events
like race? How do we engage with
the election cycle that we just
had? How do we talk to our
children but talk to each other
about these things? And why or
why not? With the Watsons first
season its available in all
platforms,
we are having fun with it and
getting great feedback from
people of all ages. People who
are single as well as those who
have children, maybe not seven like
us, but those who are parents
Brian. Does it help or hurt the
relationship to go on public
broadcast your feelings, the
pluses and minuses, the
parenting and getting this all
out there
Ben im going to be honest,
Brian. There have been times
where we did a podcast, where we
were in an argument and those
ended up being best podcasts,
because we were truthful about
our feelings,
theres, a mission there that
theres still love, even if we
dont necessarily like each
other at the time
thats what parents go through
and marriages go through.
There is hope why, or why not,
im the? Why and shes the? Why
not, and you have to listen to
figure out why we call it that
Brian all the bruises gone. No
one has tackled you in a while
Ben your body keeps playing
football.
I was told that your body keeps
playing
all the surgeries injuries. I
still have to maintain still
have to take care of my body
its funny. I wake up and say I
havent got hit or hit anybody
in a while, but I still feel like
im playing
football is a tough one.
Brian. You look like you still
could dont pick up the phone,
because Belichick will call you
Ben. We will have a podcast
about that, and Kristin wont be
happy.
Dont worry about it.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-19.