{"id":21019,"date":"2022-07-21T07:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaughs-anti-abortion-stance-hell-keep-being-jim-harbaugh\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T07:20:56","slug":"be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaughs-anti-abortion-stance-hell-keep-being-jim-harbaugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaughs-anti-abortion-stance-hell-keep-being-jim-harbaugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Be outraged or be happy about Jim Harbaugh&#8217;s anti-abortion stance, he&#8217;ll keep being Jim Harbaugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Back in April, Jim Harbaugh invited Colin Kaepernick to serve as an \u201chonorary captain\u201d for the University of Michigan spring football game.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick addressed the Wolverines team, flipped the pregame coin and then at halftime, right in the middle of Michigan Stadium, conducted a rare public passing workout in an effort to catch the eye of NFL team scouts.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh&#8217;s action were well-received by a certain segment of the public and not well-received by a different segment of the public.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh didn&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Jim Harbaugh spoke at an anti-abortion fundraiser in Plymouth, Michigan, called &#8220;Plymouth Right to Life&#8221; ahead of what is likely to be a heated state ballot campaign concerning the issue this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh&#8217;s action was well-received by a certain segment of the public and not well-received by a different segment of the public.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh didn&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh doesn&#8217;t care about much, of course.  This is a multi-millionaire former NFL star who proudly as a coach wore nothing but Walmart khakis for years, even after it became a running insult and his wife tried to throw out his collection.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s complicated.  He&#8217;s contradictory.  He&#8217;s a work in progress.  He believes passionately about things and then sometimes changes his tone, if not his mind.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"Michigan Football head Jim Harbaugh has never been afraid to speak out about his beliefs, no matter how controversial.  His presence at an anti-abortion event this week is just another example of this.  (Photo by Jaime Crawford\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZgZua2fVrTYrA5EgRun9Qw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/ac05f940-0872-11ed-beb6-b37f5e23d57e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has never been afraid to speak out about his beliefs, no matter how controversial.  His presence at an anti-abortion event this week is another example of this.  (Photo by Jaime Crawford\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He is, most likely, a lot more representative of most Americans than whatever part of the political spectrum is shouting for him to just shut up and coach on any given day.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, Harbaugh deserves almost any response he gets for wading into various issues.  He is free to express his opinion and in turn everyone is free to react to that opinion.  Sometimes it can win you new supporters.  Sometimes you lose them.  That&#8217;s the deal.  For every action there is a reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Credit Harbaugh for this, however.  He chooses to stand up and speak up on what he finds important.  He isn&#8217;t scared.  He isn&#8217;t quiet.  And he isn&#8217;t part of any set political team.  He will not walk in lockstep with anyone.  He doesn&#8217;t mind angering those who previously praised him or pleasing those who previously attacked him.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of person are you if you don&#8217;t fight tooth and nail for what you stand for?\u201d  Harbaugh said this week.  \u201cYou get to change hearts by fighting for what you stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh is all over the map.  Consider his relationship with Kaepernick, who he coached to a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh was coaching Michigan in 2016, when Kaepernick began sitting and then taking a knee during the pregame national anthem to protest inequality.  Harbaugh initially said he \u201cdidn&#8217;t respect\u201d the protest and noted \u201chis method of action [is what] I take exception to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his vocal opposition to the kneeling, he continued to privately and publicly support his old player and through the years openly pushed for NFL teams to sign him.  He even reportedly wanted to one day hire Kaepernick as a quarterbacks coach.  And Kaepernick apparently holds no ill feelings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhenomenal person,\u201d Kaepernick told Detroit&#8217;s WXYZ during the spring game.  \u201cPhenomenal man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Kaepernick understood the significance of spring game opportunity, not to mention his old coach&#8217;s willingness to endure criticism for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shows who Coach Harbaugh is,\u201d Kaepernick said.  \u201cHe does this for me.  He&#8217;s someone that is gonna fight for you.  His relationship with you goes beyond just football.  He loves you as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div style=\"\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader noheight\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"While he was coaching the San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh (right) coached Colin Kaepernick to a Super Bowl.  The two have maintained a strong relationship since then.  (JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO\/MediaNews Group\/Bay Area News via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zm1l9KoK9yhJbuVnxKXgLg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/953bd120-0873-11ed-bbf9-1b80c663dcba\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"While he was coaching the San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh (right) coached Colin Kaepernick to a Super Bowl.  The two have maintained a strong relationship since then.  (JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO\/MediaNews Group\/Bay Area News via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zm1l9KoK9yhJbuVnxKXgLg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/953bd120-0873-11ed-bbf9-1b80c663dcba\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">While he was coaching the San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh (right) coached Colin Kaepernick to a Super Bowl.  The two have maintained a strong relationship since then.  (JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO\/MediaNews Group\/Bay Area News via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The nuanced Kaepernick support is just part of it.<\/p>\n<p>He has praised Donald Trump \u2014 \u201cthe thing I like about Donald Trump is he&#8217;s not afraid to fight the establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has ripped Donald Trump \u2014 for everything from calling on Kaepernick to be fired after kneeling (\u201cridiculous \u2026 he should check the Constitution\u201d) to a possible defunding of a federal legal aid program that helps poor defendants.<\/p>\n<p>He attended a Hillary Clinton rally in Ann Arbor during the 2016 campaign.  He was a guest of President Obama for a State of the Union address.  He once worked with Michelle Obama on an education initiative.<\/p>\n<p>As a coach for the 49ers he enthusiastically said gay players were welcome on the team, which was somewhat controversial at the time.  Before that, at Stanford, he said he aspired to set up a safe culture for gay athletes to come out and thrive.<\/p>\n<p>He took his Wolverine team to the Vatican, enjoyed an audience with the Pope and has publicly participated in a non-denominational \u201cPray it Forward\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2020, he marched in a protest following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.  He walked alongside many of his players and coaches, some of whom carried \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d signs.<\/p>\n<p>Was this courageous or controversial?  Maybe it should n&#8217;t be, but Harbaugh&#8217;s presence \u2014 as a high-profile, white college football coach \u2014 was significant enough that no less than Barack Obama publicly praised him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s not something that was happening five to six years ago,\u201d Obama said at the time.  \u201cAlthough, I know [Jim].  And he&#8217;s been on the right side of this issue for quite some time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of the above were very popular with some people and very unpopular with others.<\/p>\n<p>And then vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>This is Harbaugh and this is also a huge swath of America.  Polling consistently shows there are abortion-rights Republicans and anti-abortion Democrats, no matter what cable news, social media or profiting political hacks want you to believe.<\/p>\n<p>There is a segment of Americans who like this, but not that, who support this, but not that, who, more than anything, reject the concept they are allowed to think only one way on every single issue or be condemned.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Harbaugh was ripped by some on social media for congratulating Michigan donor and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for winning a football honor.  The problem?  Ross had just held a fundraiser for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZealots,\u201d Harbaugh said.  \u201cWe&#8217;ve got zealots on all sides of the aisle these days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can agree with Harbaugh on everything, nothing or some of the things, but you have to acknowledge he&#8217;s willing to take heat from everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Today, he&#8217;s getting praised and bashed.  Tomorrow he&#8217;ll be getting bashed and praised.<\/p>\n<p>The fans and critics will switch sides.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh will be Harbaugh;  unabashed as ever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in April, Jim Harbaugh invited Colin Kaepernick to serve as an \u201chonorary captain\u201d for the University of Michigan spring football game. Kaepernick addressed the Wolverines team, flipped the pregame coin and then at halftime, right in the middle of Michigan Stadium, conducted a rare public passing workout in an effort to catch the eye &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/be-outraged-or-be-happy-about-jim-harbaughs-anti-abortion-stance-hell-keep-being-jim-harbaugh\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Be outraged or be happy about Jim Harbaugh&#8217;s anti-abortion stance, he&#8217;ll keep being Jim Harbaugh<\/span> Read More 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