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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
The Defense Department has paid National Football League teams $5.4 million over the past four years
The Defense Department has paid National Football League teams $5.4 million over the past four years for tributes to service members during games. WCVB in Boston reports, more than $1 million went to the Atlanta Falcons alone. The Baltimore Ravens received $884,000. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) called the payments federally-funded feel-good moments. The payments typically cover events such as those staged by the New York Jets. One or two soldiers are shown on the stadium big screen with their names announced, and the audience is asked to thank them. They and several friends receive premium seats to the game. National Journal first published the list of 14 teams receiving payments.
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I think thanking people for being part of the president's personal attack force and being pawns of an evil empire is a great way to waste borrowed money. Maybe the Defense Bureau should take that money and improve health care for those injured in carrying out their unjust, interventionist foreign policy.
Pathetic.
As much money as the NFL rakes in, all the grants and subsidies and tax deals these stadiums get, for them to charge that kind of money to put on a show of honor for a couple of exemplary soldiers who protect all of our freedoms...is outrageous.
They can waste camera time on 30 seconds of a furry prancing around the field, or players sitting on the sidelines doing nothing. It would be a small token to give back to the service members and veterans, to focus the camera on someone who actually makes a difference.
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