The Falcon Jedi Knight Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Falcons will no longer accept military fundsThe Falcons no longer will accept payment from military branches for advertising or any other deals, team owner Arthur Blank said.Blank is taking that position after his team and many pro sports franchises drew sharp criticism from Congress and others last year for their marketing contracts with the military, some of which included paid tributes to troops at games.The crackdowns don’t ban advertising, such as on video boards and in game programs, or other marketing activation at stadiums for recruitment purposes. But Blank said the Falcons will steer clear of compensation for even permitted deals in the future.“We don’t even want to be in that discussion,” Blank said. “We don’t want any confusion about it. … We’re not going to accept any more monies under any contracts.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnst Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I'll bet the tributes happen anyway even without getting paid. It's almost expected now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Falcon Jedi Knight Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 i like the brunette in the middle at the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Falcon Jedi Knight Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Blank's only doing this because his team got caught. The Falcons werent the only ones though, several other teams got caught accepting military money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnst Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 They didn't "get caught" at anything as that implies wrong doing. It just looks bad but it's not wrong. I'm with you on the brunette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobeit Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It was nothing but Pavlovian Conditioning any way, so yes it will continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1969 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 So the largest spending budget in the freaking world decided to give some NFL teams money for advertisement. Who cares.....Is there anything people won't get butt hurt over these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Door Gunner Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Glad to hear it. It all seemed so disingenuous after the news about getting payed to care. It's still going to take some time before I believe the the NFL gives a flyin **** about Vets.Now it's like. Ya Ya the check is in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep2Julio Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Grew sharp criticism from congress? Really? Does nobody in bookkeeping take note of where this government money is going? That's the real conversation here, not that money was spent for advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andras Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) So the largest spending budget in the freaking world decided to give some NFL teams money for advertisement. Who cares.....Is there anything people won't get butt hurt over these days?You seem to have trouble grasping much of everything.Let's see.A publicly funded military acts like a private organization with those dollars and gives it over to NFL teams for "recruitment" in a political climate where everyone is screaming about overspending on one side and income inequality on the other. All while the primary legislative focus is how we need to buckle down and cut spending that goes to our own communities.Not that ******* hard to understand the criticism. Edited January 23, 2016 by Andras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 i like the brunette in the middle at the bottom They are all >9, except for three of the blondes. And, after midnight, they all get a bonus point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidecar Falcon Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 So the largest spending budget in the freaking world decided to give some NFL teams money for advertisement. Who cares.....Is there anything people won't get butt hurt over these days?^ This... People will find a reason to bi*ch about anything these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1969 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You seem to have trouble grasping much of everything.Let's see.A publicly funded military acts like a private organization with those dollars and gives it over to NFL teams for "recruitment" in a political climate where everyone is screaming about overspending on one side and income inequality on the other. All while the primary legislative focus is how we need to buckle down and cut spending that goes to our own communities.Not that ******* hard to understand the criticism.Sounds like your problem is with the military, not the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidecar Falcon Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You seem to have trouble grasping much of everything.Let's see.A publicly funded military acts like a private organization with those dollars and gives it over to NFL teams for "recruitment" in a political climate where everyone is screaming about overspending on one side and income inequality on the other. All while the primary legislative focus is how we need to buckle down and cut spending that goes to our own communities.Not that ******* hard to understand the criticism.Sounds to me like you have an issue with the US Military and not the NFL. Wouldn't it be a better use of your time to actually do something about this , rather than spout off your opinion to random, faceless TAFT posters? I mean, you seem pretty adamant about it. So adamant that you felt the need to be a jerk. Word of advice, if you want someone to take you seriously, and respect your viewpoint, you don't attempt to be a pretentious jackass when conveying your viewpoint. That's why no one takes this seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidAndroid Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Lol. Anyone getting butthurt about the NFL receiving this chump change needs to research how DoD dollars are actually spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnst Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 You seem to have trouble grasping much of everything.Let's see.A publicly funded military acts like a private organization with those dollars and gives it over to NFL teams for "recruitment" in a political climate where everyone is screaming about overspending on one side and income inequality on the other. All while the primary legislative focus is how we need to buckle down and cut spending that goes to our own communities.Not that ******* hard to understand the criticism.I think an "s" dropped off your handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 congress are the last ones that should be criticizing anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigSmackDaddy Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 So the largest spending budget in the freaking world decided to give some NFL teams money for advertisement. Who cares.....Is there anything people won't get butt hurt over these days?Amen. Never saw the big deal about this story when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quotemokc Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It is no different to them giving money to TV stations for commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Lo_Touchdowns Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Guess we wont be honoring any more troops or giving them money at halftime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 So the largest spending budget in the freaking world decided to give some NFL teams money for advertisement. Who cares.....Is there anything people won't get butt hurt over these days?Yeah, and how about people who get butt hurt about people who criticize an NFL team for taking government money! People are so sensitive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Talk Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 i like the brunette in the middle at the bottomYou have to have a strong defense up the middle, her and the two behind her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidecar Falcon Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Yeah, and how about people who get butt hurt about people who criticize an NFL team for taking government money! People are so sensitive!Or how about the people who get butt hurt about people criticizing the people who criticize an NFL for taking government money! People are so sensitive! Edited January 23, 2016 by Sidecar Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Or how about the people who get butt hurt about people criticizing the people who criticize an NFL for taking government money! People are so sensitive!Yeah, and what about...well you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidecar Falcon Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah, and what about...well you know.In the end it doesn't matter. The NFL and the Military are both businesses. They had a business relationship and it's over, period. People get up in arms about absolutely nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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