"I agree that America is not perfect, I agree there are lot of issues with minorities in this country, I agree we should do something about it," Villanueva told Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "But I don't know if the most effective way is to sit down when the national anthem of the country that is providing you freedom and providing you $60 million a year is the best way to do it when there are black minorities that are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan and protecting our freedom for less than $20,000 a year."
