The Shame of "Armistice Day" as I grew up knowing Veterans Day. My Grandfather was an Army Doctor in "The Great War." m/r
"The report cited a contract for 2013 in which the California Army National Guard paid the Chargers $353,500 for a large American flag presentation at five home games and up to 150 tickets for “flag presentation participants,” as well as a national anthem color guard presentation."Veterans Day: Paid Patriotism Is Unpatriotic | The American Spectator
Something to remember today.
... I was absolutely stunned to learn that, in the past few years, the Pentagon spent $6.8 million to pay for patriotic displays during the games of professional sports teams. What a disgrace!
According to a joint Congressional oversight report recently released by Arizona Republican Senators Jeff Flake and John McCain, since 2012, the Pentagon has signed 72 contracts with teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer that amounted to “paid patriotism.”
For example, taxpayers paid $49,000 to the Milwaukee Brewers to allow the Wisconsin Army National Guard to sponsor the Sunday singing of “God Bless America.” In another contract, the New York Jets were paid $20,000 to “recognize one to two New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers as hometown heroes.”
What a disgustingly deceptive scheme has been foisted on the American public. Shame on the Defense Department for paying for these patriotic displays. But, equal or more shame on professional sports for accepting federal payola, while feigning that the pre-game performances are generous showings of honest respect for our service men and women. Is that something you should expect to be paid for? Of course not!
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