In yet another slap to the face of military veterans by owners, players and it’s clown commissioner, the NFL has rejected a proposed Super Bowl ad (which I wouldn’t be watching anyway) by military veterans titled ‘Please Stand.’ You know, it doesn’t exactly fit with the NFL’s motto of screw you America and screw you veterans.
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The military group American Veterans (AMVETS) says the NFL has rejected its full-page Super Bowl program ad that contained the hashtag “#PleaseStand.” The ad, with the picture a color guard holding the American flag, also included a call to donate $20 to AMVETS.
The ad jumps right into the controversy surrounding NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem, originally stoked by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick prior to last season and recharged after inflammatory comments by President Donald Trump last September.
In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, AMVETS National Commander Marion Polk wrote that “freedom of speech works both ways.” Polk goes on to say, “We respect the rights of those who choose to protest,” but “imposing corporate censorship to deny those same rights to those veterans who have secured it for all is reprehensible.”
The only way to make the NFL pay is to boycott anyone and everyone who sponsors them. They wouldn’t allow an AMVETS ad to run yet they will allow all the other crap? BOYCOTT THE NFL’S SPONSORS! Cut off the damn purse strings already!