Border Patrol Bad?

[Norse_soul]

NFL Refuses to Run Ad to Recruit Border Agents
February 13, 2007 4:06 PM

Justin Rood Reports:

The National Football League refused to include a print ad recruiting U.S. Border Patrol agents in its 2007 official Super Bowl program because they were uncomfortable with "the sensitive political nature" of the spot, according to a league spokesman.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Border Patrol, had offered to pay for the advertisment, which was part of a campaign to boost the number of agents by 18,000. But money wasn't the issue, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told ABC News.

The ad "was specific to border patrol and mentioned terro rists," he said. "The game was in Miami, where [immigration] is a sensitive political issue...[it] made us a little bit uncomfortable."

Aiello said the league's discomfort stemmed from the ad's mention of terrorism in a program for the high-profile event as well as how it intertwined terrorism and immigration.

The league told DHS it would be willing to run a more generic recruiting ad but never received a response to the offer. "We take recruiting ads from the military that are generic," said Aiello. "We were willing to take one from DHS."

The issue came to the attention of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who raised it before Congress last week. "We tried to put an ad in the...Super Bowl program this year, and it was rejected, much to my chagrin," he told a panel of lawmakers.

DHS spokesman Mike Friel said he could not confirm the NFL had offered to take a "more generic" ad. He said that other organizations had accepted the same ad the NFL rejected, including the NBA, which ran the advertisement in its official program for its annual All-Star Game, the NCAA, which will publish it in programs for its Final Four championship tournament and "Pro BullRider" magazine.

[Mr. P]

Big fuckin deal! The NFL is composed of 'private' business interests.

You wanna bitch about the border? Talk with W and the congress.

[Pale Rider]

OH NO, for God sake don't mention anything during the super bowl that might have substance or national interest involvement. We're MUCH better off watching janet jackson's titt pop out, or prince's silhouette that looks like he has a huge curved penis. That's SOOO much more IMPORTANT.

[Mr. P]

OH NO, for God sake don't mention anything during the super bowl that might have substance or national interest involvement. We're MUCH better off watching janet jackson's titt pop out, or prince's silhouette that looks like he has a huge curved penis. That's SOOO much more IMPORTANT.

Come on, Pale.

The National Football League refused to include a print ad recruiting U.S. Border Patrol agents in its 2007 official Super Bowl program

How many would see a print add in a program anyway?
What huge curved penis?

[Gunny]

NFL Refuses to Run Ad to Recruit Border Agents
February 13, 2007 4:06 PM

Justin Rood Reports:

The National Football League refused to include a print ad recruiting U.S. Border Patrol agents in its 2007 official Super Bowl program because they were uncomfortable with "the sensitive political nature" of the spot, according to a league spokesman.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Border Patrol, had offered to pay for the advertisment, which was part of a campaign to boost the number of agents by 18,000. But money wasn't the issue, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told ABC News.

The ad "was specific to border patrol and mentioned terro rists," he said. "The game was in Miami, where [immigration] is a sensitive political issue...[it] made us a little bit uncomfortable."

Aiello said the league's discomfort stemmed from the ad's mention of terrorism in a program for the high-profile event as well as how it intertwined terrorism and immigration.

The league told DHS it would be willing to run a more generic recruiting ad but never received a response to the offer. "We take recruiting ads from the military that are generic," said Aiello. "We were willing to take one from DHS."

The issue came to the attention of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who raised it before Congress last week. "We tried to put an ad in the...Super Bowl program this year, and it was rejected, much to my chagrin," he told a panel of lawmakers.

DHS spokesman Mike Friel said he could not confirm the NFL had offered to take a "more generic" ad. He said that other organizations had accepted the same ad the NFL rejected, including the NBA, which ran the advertisement in its official program for its annual All-Star Game, the NCAA, which will publish it in programs for its Final Four championship tournament and "Pro BullRider" magazine.

I can honestly see why the NFL wouldn't want to take the add. It IS a sensitive political issue.

I'd much rather see the add in the NYT's, LA Times, and Washington Post, and run during the news on ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN.

[Pale Rider]

Come on, Pale.
How many would see a print add in a program anyway?

Obviously quite a few, or there wouldn't have been such an uproar about it. It just amazes me that PC can trump national security.

What huge curved penis?

That little idgit Prince performed at half time, and they pulled this huge curtain up and shined a light on him that silhouetted him holding his quitar, which had an appendix on it that resembled a cock, which in turn made his silhouette look like it was on him. You didn't see it?

They just can't help themselves at these half time shows. They're going to cram some filth in it come hell or high water.

>Little Johnny: "Gee paw, that looks like his....."
>Little Johnny's Dad: "JOHNNY! Watch what you're saying".
>Little Johnny? "But paw.... "

It's too bad young, impressionable kids have to be subjected to that just because they want to watch a football game.

I thought the Stones last year were mild. How refreshing.

[Norse_soul]

Not like we were paying much attention to the comercials or ads or anything really...with girls rubbing their tits in our crotch. It just pisses me off that the national media is trying to downplay the crisis our country is in, and when some angency tries to do something that will help. "NOPE, SORRY, MIGHT PISS OFF TOO MANY ILLEGALS" Hell...One just killed what, EIGHT people? And the FUCKING MEDIA referred to him as an immigrant? What HORSE SHIT.

[Pale Rider]

Not like we were paying much attention to the comercials or ads or anything really...with girls rubbing their tits in our crotch. It just pisses me off that the national media is trying to downplay the crisis our country is in, and when some angency tries to do something that will help. "NOPE, SORRY, MIGHT PISS OFF TOO MANY ILLEGALS" Hell...One just killed what, EIGHT people? And the FUCKING MEDIA referred to him as an immigrant? What HORSE SHIT.

That's the "LIBERAL" media.