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2014-12-15 Home Front: Culture Wars

The Unexpected Threat to Super Bowl XLIX

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Posted by Slolutch Phaiting3678 2014-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 Who cares, I will be a watching the Professional Bowlers Tour and streaming the accordion channel which plays the music.

Posted by Shipman 2014-12-15 05:57|| 2014-12-15 05:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe I can get a gig recording some accordian music.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-12-15 07:51|| 2014-12-15 07:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody remind me to be concerned at the appropriate time.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-12-15 08:02|| 2014-12-15 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 There's also Tiddlywinks tournaments and Kazoo musical concerts (somewhere). However, there may be a "terrorist tax" on these also if on cable.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-12-15 08:07|| 2014-12-15 08:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Mulch-millionaires wanting the taxpayers to subsidize them. Who do they think they are, Wall Street?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-15 08:08|| 2014-12-15 08:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Next, there will be a "Hollywood Celeb Hacking Risk Insurance Act"--now there's a real snoozer.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-12-15 08:12|| 2014-12-15 08:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Who thinks that if they held the superbowl anyway, without the Gov't insurance "partnership", and something were to happen, that the Gov't wouldn't bail everyone out anyway. Seems moot.

Posted by JonC 2014-12-15 10:25|| 2014-12-15 10:25|| Front Page Top

#8 ~~panem et circensus~~EBT and superbowl

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-12-15 10:44|| 2014-12-15 10:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Those NFL owners also expect taxpayers in their cities to build new stadiums. It's a sweet deal if they can bamboozle the rubes into going for it. But, aside from bowling and tiddlywinks, what else is there to watch on TV?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-12-15 13:05|| 2014-12-15 13:05|| Front Page Top

#10 They can play the game without fans in the stands and still broadcast. Or they can pay for their own insurance for the events; after 13 years of non-major terrorist events and lots of premiums paid I would think rates have gotten reasonable.

Posted by Airandee 2014-12-15 14:21|| 2014-12-15 14:21|| Front Page Top

#11 "The Unexpected Threat to Super Bowl XLIX"

I thought having Katie Perry perform at half-time could be a bigger threat, but 'Oh Well'.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-12-15 16:08|| 2014-12-15 16:08|| Front Page Top

#12 Ok - so how many 'regular people' have tickets to the Super Bowl? Seriously. Aren't the tickets very expensive - that is if you can find any.

If they (the NFL and owners) can afford to pay players tens of millions to essentially provide entertainment. I think they can afford the insurance coverage and/or security.

At least if the Feds have to pay part of the insurance we should get a piece of the profit.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-12-15 16:54|| 2014-12-15 16:54|| Front Page Top

#13 It has become pro wrestling with nifty uniforms.

The commercials have become too campy.

On the other hand, Romo could take the Cowboys all the way only have to it cancelled, making it officially the worst year to be a Cowboys fan.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-12-15 18:07|| 2014-12-15 18:07|| Front Page Top

#14 I take back what I said earlier; we usually go out to eat while the Bowl is on. You can get a good table without waiting. Just stay away from places with TV's in them.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-12-15 18:34|| 2014-12-15 18:34|| Front Page Top

#15 @#14: Thanks Ed! Good tip.

Posted by Black Charlie Ulusotch7118 2014-12-15 19:25|| 2014-12-15 19:25|| Front Page Top

#16 3.5Milyuhn became 4.3Milyuhn became 5.3Milyuhn became 6.3Milyuhn illegal immigrants, now back down to a mere 5.0 Milyuhn.

OOOPPSSS, my bad, forgot it was 9.3Milyuhn for a few days.

But whose counting ...???

* FYI DRUDGEREPORT > [Examiner.com] [US] CENSUS: WHITES TO BECOME "MINORITY" IN 2044, HISPANIC POPULATION TWICE BLACKS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-12-15 22:02|| 2014-12-15 22:02|| Front Page Top

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