Lowest Point in your Packer Fandom?
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That's a good article CD and it puts the situation in perspective. I agree with you. Its not so much on the Packers as it it the Guard and how they spend taxpayers money. Packers partnership is no different than any other of their partnerships.
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1. Super Bowl loss to Denver
2. 4th and 26
3. NFC Championship loss to Giants
4. Wild Card loss to San Fran
5. NFC Championship loss to Seattle
6. Wild Card loss to Arizona
7. Playoff loss to Atlanta
19,999. Accepting money from the U.S. military
2. 4th and 26
3. NFC Championship loss to Giants
4. Wild Card loss to San Fran
5. NFC Championship loss to Seattle
6. Wild Card loss to Arizona
7. Playoff loss to Atlanta
19,999. Accepting money from the U.S. military
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Only lived in WI for 12 years (originally from NJ)...
1) NFC Championship loss to Seattle
2) NFC Championship loss to Giants
3) divisional playoff loss against the Eagles (4th and 26)
4) Favre's exit
1) NFC Championship loss to Seattle
2) NFC Championship loss to Giants
3) divisional playoff loss against the Eagles (4th and 26)
4) Favre's exit
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There is a wide gulf between knowing something is an advertisement and thinking something was done out of the goodness of your heart to honor someone. The Earnhardt example isn't germane to this discussion because it was known what it was. Nobody here knew the displays at Lambeau were paid infomercials. That changes things a great deal for me.
Our org allowed people to think they were thoughtful and caring when all they were was doing business. How can that difference be missed and called the same thing as something it isn't?
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No business is going to give free advertising. If you see the Packers puting up signs or running ads on scoreboard during game or putting them up on their website they are paying for that.
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I think it's a very good use of "taxpayer money" to get people interested in the Guard and active duty military. I'd much rather have it spent this way then on some of the "other" things that the government wastes money on. Remember, these guys are protecting you, the other guys, not so much.
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First of all those amounts paid to GB per year are chump change into context with other sponsorships I can comfortably say that from experience. In in many ways I would not even consider this a sponsorship. More of an event fee. it's not even close to the nascar level.
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Yes, I know...that is the point. It shouldn't have been advertising. That is something you thought, I thought, we all thought, was something done to "honor America" when in reality it was nothing but a business transaction. That is disgraceful to present something in a manner that purports to be something from the heart with honor, when it's just like a commercial for Cialis. Disgusting.
The fact the Packers were involved in this and taking in the good will that this was done from the heart is shameful.