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douglas9

(4,474 posts) Mon Nov 9, 2015, 08:02 AM Nov 2015

Chickenhawk Nation

In the context of this past week’s “Paid Patriotism” report by Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, about the way the Pentagon has been paying pro sports teams for patriotic on-field displays, a reader sends a screenshot from one of today’s games:

http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/all/2015/11/chickenhawk-nation/414537/#note-414822

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Chickenhawk Nation (Original Post) douglas9 Nov 2015 OP

Yes, pretty sick! Downright fascist, though they don't see it! mymomwasright Nov 2015 #1

"I can think of no demographic group in the United States... Nitram Nov 2015 #2

mymomwasright

(362 posts)

1. Yes, pretty sick! Downright fascist, though they don't see it!

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 08:19 AM

Nov 2015

I still doubt they've changed flag etiquette! Always putting a huge flag horizontal before a game in the name of patriotism! Rules say straight up not flat! Change the flag code of you want to do that!

Nitram

(24,524 posts)

2. "I can think of no demographic group in the United States...

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 10:31 AM

Nov 2015

...that has a lower rate of service in the US military than the players, owners, and coaches of the National Football League. For members of the NFL, it is virtually always “my career over my country.”

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