Posted on 05/12/2015 6:47:23 PM PDT by Libloather
Sen. Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) is questioning why taxpayers had to subsidize NFL events honoring America’s troops.
The Pentagon gave the NFL, which has revenues of nearly $10 billion, $5.4 million between 2011 and 2014 for pregame and halftime events that appeared to be put on by the football teams themselves.
The Hill reports:
“It is troubling to learn that taxpayer funds are being used to compensate these teams for honoring and recognizing U.S. military service members,” Flake said Monday to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank Grass.
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Because the NFL “supports the troops.”
/s
NFL = greedy
DOD = stupid
The teams that do this for money should acknowledge their profit motive rather than their patriotism which seems bogus.
Wow... I would have though the money went the OTHER way... should have known.
Take a close gander at NASCAR sometime...its even worse.
This was clearly a deception meant to burnish the image of the NFL. Those greedy old multi-millionaire owners aren’t patriotic. They love money more than their country.
I stopped following the MFL after the story book year of Da Bears
Wow! 1963?
Because the NFL does not support the troops unless they can make a profit from it.
No 85 86
The NFL launders the money and sends it back to the DNC or one of its subordinate organs.
Early 80s for me. Goes for sports in general.
Kind of disgusting, huh.
Just more money spent on useless programs for Government, printed by the Federal Reserve
Somebody got some ‘splainin’ to do..
...As I was saying about the NFL....
That’s not “honor”. That’s prostitution!
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