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October 15, 2016

Clueless or Cowardly WAPO Scribbler Misses the Point. Two Words: Colin Kaepernick.

Who says there's no good news? NFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV - The Washington PostTop Comment at Present:
"There are many comments here already and I've read none of them but I suspect many have already identified the problem: Colin Kaepernick. The NFL was once wholesome and all-American. Now it's inhabited by disgusting degenerates like Kaepernick that turn fans away in droves. He has a right to make his point and I, likewise, have a right to make mine. I will boycott him and the entire NFL organization that tolerates him. I haven't watched a single game this season and will not be tuning in again until the NFL gets a clue and cleans up its act."

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 15, 2016 7:00 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Just imagine millions upon millions of Americans turning off their fucking TV sets.

Forever.

Posted by: Rob De Witt at October 15, 2016 7:18 PM

Or throwing something through them. Our only show is what's on Netflix. That's it. No news, no tripe. Maybe I might stay up and watch Perry Mason, but I don't feel stupid for having watched it. Dames were classy and so were the men, even the guilty bastards.

Posted by: Jewel at October 15, 2016 8:32 PM

The people that watch that stuff will continue to do so. Intellectually, they have no choice, and the NFL knows it, as well as all the advertisers.

So quit fucking lying.

Posted by: ghostsniper at October 15, 2016 8:36 PM

We have actually cancelled our cable because of bad news and the NFL. We don't seem to miss it a bit.

Posted by: tonynoboloney at October 15, 2016 10:51 PM

American football serves the same purpose as the Romans bread and circuses

Posted by: bgarrett at October 16, 2016 7:54 AM

I keep my cable for Smithsonian (surprisingly non-political so far), baseball (non-political so far), non-political nature and science on PBS and NGC (when it gets political I douse it), occasional Cops re-runs on Spike, a lot of TCM and Retro TV, and an occasional pre-'50s movie or pre-70s sitcom on one of the local TV auxiliary channels. Probably not worth the money, but it's convenient. During cable dry spells I switch to my Intel NUC screwed to the VESA mount on the TV and watch a movie on Amazon Prime, or some howto stuff on Youtube. While away a lot of evenings this way. At 85 I don't have, need or want a social life. I got socialized out years ago.

Posted by: BillH at October 16, 2016 7:56 AM

Get rid of any TV you have. You will not believe how much more time you will have available for LIFE. TV is the worst trash on the planet.

Threw ours away in 1995 and never missed it.

Posted by: Terry at October 16, 2016 8:36 AM

Makes no difference if you watch or not as long as you patronize the sponsors.

Posted by: Anon at October 16, 2016 8:57 AM

NFL Has 32 League-Wide Partners This Season, Including New Auto, Yogurt Brands

Published September 23, 2015

The NFL this season has 32 league-wide category sponsors, including new brands in the auto and yogurt categories. Hyundai this season begins a four-year deal with the league. The automaker replaces GM, which had been the NFL’s official auto brand since ’01. Dannon, which began running Super Bowl spots in ’12, begins the first year of its league-wide deal after signing on in July '14. NFL corporate partnership benefits vary from deal to deal, but they typically include category exclusivity, use of league marks for advertising and promotional purposes, event signage, media exposure through radio, print and TV ads, as well as various hospitality benefits. The group below does not include media or apparel partners, or any pending renewals that expired at the end of the '14 season (THE DAILY).

SPONSOR CATEGORY
SINCE
Gatorade (PepsiCo) Isotonic beverage
'83
Visa Payment systems services
'95
Campbell’s Soup Soup
'98
FedEx Worldwide package delivery service
'00
Frito-Lay (PepsiCo) Salted snack/popcorn/peanuts/dips
'00
Mars Snackfood Chocolate/non-chocolate confectionery
'02
Pepsi (PepsiCo) Soft drinks
'02
Dairy Management Inc. Dairy/milk/yogurt/cheese
'03
Bridgestone Tire
'07
Gillette/Head & Shoulders/
Vicks/Old Spice (Procter & Gamble) Health/beauty/household products brands
'09
Verizon Wireless telecommunication service
'10
Barclays Affinity card/rewards program (NFL Extra Points)
'10
Papa John’s Pizza
'10
Castrol Motor oil
'10
Anheuser-Busch Beer
'11
USAA Insurance/military appreciation
'11
Bose Home theater system
'11
Courtyard by Marriot Hotel
'11
Xbox (Microsoft) Video game console/interactive video entertainment console
'11
Quaker Oats (PepsiCo) Hot cereal
'12
Tide/Duracell (Procter & Gamble) Household cleaning/battery power
'12
Lenovo Computers (desktop, laptop and computer workstations)
'12
McDonald's Restaurant
'12
SAP Cloud software solutions/business & business analytics software
'12
Surface/Windows (Microsoft) Sideline technology/tablet/PC operating system
'13
CoverGirl (Procter & Gamble) Beauty
'13
Zebra Technologies Player-tracking technology
'14
TD Ameritrade Personal investing/online brokerage/wealth management
'14
Extreme Networks WiFi analytics provider
'14
Nationwide Insurance Insurance
'14
Hyundai Auto
'15
Dannon Yogurt
'15

Posted by: Again at October 16, 2016 9:01 AM

I havent watched TV much at all, in years, and find almost nothing worth watching in occassional travels, browsing channels while staying in hotels.

Cant imagine wasting a weekend day watching overpaid spoiled brats.

Posted by: Foodog at October 16, 2016 12:59 PM

Hmmm...gonna be tuff giving up me Old Spice.

Correct Foodog, that stuff is mostly very low quality entertainment, all of it.

Posted by: ghostsniper at October 16, 2016 1:20 PM

Suppose we ask those we know or contact via social media are asked whether they will boycott the sponsors noted above?
Will they, will we?
Where there's a will there's a way to sway the money-hungry.
Do it or rue not trying it.
If Black lives and Blue lives and White lives and ALL lives matter, what's the matter with us?
That's us, as in slUggardS.

Posted by: Howard Nelson at October 18, 2016 7:43 PM

Suppose we ask those we know or contact via social media are asked whether they will boycott the sponsors noted above?
Will they, will we?
Where there's a will there's a way to sway the money-hungry.
Do it or rue it for not trying it.
If Black lives and Blue lives and White lives and ALL lives matter, what's the matter with us?
That's us, as in slUggardS.

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