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10-24-2013, 03:44 PM #37
Re: Ravens Make Costly Blunder?
I normally don't visit the politics thread because I come here for football talk, not politics. But after reading Tony's article I'm going to go ahead and put in my two cents' worth. An excerpt from the article reads:
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"Fans are not responding well. They look to the Ravens and the NFL as an escape from the daily pressures of life – one of which happens to be a very controversial program, Obamacare. Now for $130,000 the Ravens are waving what is for many an unpleasant reminder of an unpopular program that many believe is being jammed down their throats.
For $130,000 the Ravens may have jeopardized the loyalty of the fans. They’ve also made it more challenging to expand their reach beyond the boundaries that loosely bind them.
Here are a couple of posts from our Facebook page after a post that had NOTHING to do with the topic, yet fans felt compelled to vent their frustrations.
■After Ravens agreed to take taxpayer money from Obama to promote his train wreck insurance- I am now a woman without a team. How sad. And how despicable for my sports outlet to get political. Shameful! ~ Daniella Ceccarelli Toomey
■No likes from me..not after they are getting paid with our tax dollars to support Obamacare…I may have to start watching the Steelers. ~ Sandy Rutkowski Comegys
(Unfortunately for Sandy, the Steelers have come forward to support Obamacare in their own way, hosting a workshop at Heinz Field for folks to sign up.) There will undoubtedly be more backlash from what the Ravens hope will ultimately be the vocal minority. Winning may also help to mask this temporary lapse of reasoning.
But if they continue with their losing ways this season and if the citizens grow more disenchanted with Obamacare, this might prove to be one of the worst ad campaigns the Ravens have ever accepted."
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I'm not saying this isn't a worthy topic to write and/or comment upon, but apart from two quoted Facebook posts (a miniscule sample size), I'm not seeing where Tony draws his conclusions that "Fans are not responding well", or that "For $130,000 the Ravens may have jeopardized the loyalty of the fans", or that the Ravens "made it more challenging to expand their reach beyond the boundaries that loosely bind them", or his implication that this move in conjunction with a losing season might turn a great number of fans off from the team. This all seems conjecture to me, at best.
Look, I appreciate this is Tony's site and he can write what he chooses. Personally, however, I'd prefer the political axes to be ground elsewhere. My own view of the article is that there seems to be some (perhaps wishful) jumping to conclusions.Last edited by trailhiker85; 10-24-2013 at 03:54 PM.
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10-24-2013, 03:46 PM #38
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10-24-2013, 03:49 PM #39
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10-24-2013, 03:54 PM #40
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10-24-2013, 04:08 PM #42
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Re: Ravens Make Costly Blunder?
They lost seats in a very gerrymandered House and lost seats in the Senate and lost the Presidential election. The 2012 election was not solely about the ACA of course. But to say that it was a minor issue in that election is false. The Republicans just shut down the government and threatened a default on US debt over their wish to defund Obamacare.
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10-24-2013, 04:11 PM #43
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Whether some fans approve or some fans do not, the Ravens made a business decision. If some folks feel the Ravens are grinding a political axe in addition to the business aspect, then those fans should by all means write to the team and voice their opinion. My opinion deals with the article itself, not the Ravens' decision which prompted it.
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10-24-2013, 04:12 PM #44
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Then why did Tony interject his political views? Sure, "some people" object to the Ravens helping to raise awareness about a law that has been passed, but many others will not object at all, and many people may be helped by the Ravens involvement. Why should the Ravens cow-tow to a vocal minority that can't get over the fact that they lost this fight?
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10-24-2013, 04:22 PM #47
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