Posted on 09/29/2017 12:31:00 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Operators of two of the largest U.S. ticket marketplaces say they are seeing declines in orders for NFL games amid festering controversy over the national anthem.
NFL ticket sales at TickPick slumped 17.9 percent this week compared with the prior week, their steepest decline since 2014, while sales at TicketCity plunged 31 percent. For pro football games in September, ticket sales at TicketCity are down 16 percent from a year ago. TickPick's NFL sales rose this month, but by the smallest margin since 2015. The vendors' data reflect tickets sold in the secondary market, as opposed to direct sales from NFL teams.
The slump in ticket sales underscores the pressure facing the NFL over the anthem protests, which were started last year by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The league's television ratings also appear affected, with viewership down 11 percent so far this season and some fans are calling for a boycott of the NFL's corporate partners.
"There are people who are saying that this is my form of entertainment and I don't want politics in my entertainment," said TickPick co-CEO Brett Goldberg, emphasizing that he doesn't personally share that viewpoint, in an interview.
A new poll by CBS News found that Americans are unhappy with both the protests during the anthem and President Trump's comments on the issue.
Views hinge on partisanship, but also shift with how Americans view the intentions, not just the actions, of the players and president. Most Americans say that the players' intention is to try to call attention to racism. However, Republicans also feel the players are trying to disrespect the flag and the military, too – and strongly disapprove.
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Someone else felt that scene was noteworthy as well. They posted a short clip of it.
Thank you. I hadn’t thought about that movie in years, but with all this flag controversy it came to mind. Powerful.
All I can say is good. They deserve what they get. I’d love to seem them bankrupt and unable to pay these whiny children their millions of $$$! Grr!
“...Americans died in all those jungles....”
And the liberals/leftists in this country were happy about it.
The same F-tards we’re dealing with right now.
The same F-Tards that want our National Anthem, our Nationality, Our PEOPLE, erased.
Remember that when you see these NFL jerkoffs taking a knee. Remember who supports them, remember who put them up to this bullsh*t, and remember their faces.
And don’t give them a dime nor give them your time.
If these jerkoffs think they can break us, they seriously need to re-think it. Maybe they’ll do better in North Korea, Venezuela or ChiCom China.
F*’em. Now, always, and any way you can.
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