NFL Ravens Getting $130,000 to Promote Obamacare

The NFL as a corporate entity has said it won't work to promote Obamacare with the masses, but individual teams are free to do so.

From the Washington Examiner:

In a "Sponsorship Agreement" between the Maryland Health Connection and the Ravens, the state will pay the Super Bowl champs $130,000 to push Obamacare on television, radio, the team's official website, its newsletter and in social media. This includes the Ravens Report Show on cable TV and a number of pre and post-game radio segments as well as Facebook and Twitter plugs.

More here.

That sum of money—more than 87 percent of U.S. households make in a year—is chump change to an NFL player or franchise. Which makes you wonder exactly why the team is extracting it from taxpayers. If the Ravens organization believes in the great good cause of an unworkable and fouled-up health care plan, why not plug it for free, especially since it's taxpayer dollars at work here?  And if they are simply mercenary, you'd think the paltry sum would make such a gig beneath last year's Super Bowl champeens.

Comments

[Biden's Scroteplugs]

Ray Lewis telling me I need Obamacare might make me rethink my opposition.

[Auric Demonocles]

His speeches were so nonsensical, I am forced to assume you would be rethinking because you want to avoid getting stabbed and have the evidence disappear.

[Killazontherun]

this^ God, his last lap retirement tour got old fast.

[Certified Public Asskicker]

Nooooooooooooooo!

[Death Rock and Skull]

Professional and college football extract everything they can from taxpayers, no matter how small.

True sportsmen aren’t on teams.

[SweatingGin]

Can I be a champeen?

[Tim]

They’ve turned Obamacare into a political football…

[Mike M.]

That sum of money – more than 87 percent of U.S. households make in a year – is chump change to an NFL player

A ridiculously overpaid player like Joe Flacco maybe, but not to a fringe player making the league minimum.

And why wouldn’t Bisciotti just steal the money from all the liberal idiots in Montgomery County and Baltimore if they’ll let him get away with it? He can add a new wing onto his house with that kind of cash.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Goddammit how much are we going to spend on advertising for this terrible product we’re all forced to purchase?

[Rich]

THIS!

If you don’t know about Democratcare at this point, your custodian does.

[Dweebston]

Right? For whom is this designed to appeal? NFL fans run a huge gamut, so they can’t claim this targets any group specifically. Instead they’re combating widespread apathy with diverse pockets of hostility using a facially cynical bread-and-circuses approach.

[Loki]

facially cynical bread-and-circuses approach.

That’s pretty much right in Obama’s wheelhouse then.

[Dweebston]

I sometimes get my hopes up that people outside the libertarian milieu will recognize how creepily paternalistic this sort of thing is, much like the abundant commercials the navy and marines run. Then I recall that rather than laughing this administration out of office after the Fluke fracas we reelected it, and I pour myself another drink.

[prolefeed]

Which makes you wonder exactly why the team is extracting it from taxpayers. If the Ravens organization believes in the great good cause of an unworkable and fouled-up health care plan, why not plug it for free, especially since it’s taxpayer dollars at work here? And if they are simply mercenary, you’d think the paltry sum would make such a gig beneath last year’s Super Bowl champeens.

Because $130,000 $0. Duh.

And the team owner is prolly a Democrat.

[prolefeed]

That should have read “Because $130,000 is greater than $0”, but the server squirrels deleted the math symbol for the inequality.

[Dweebston]

The squirrels are diehard progressives and won’t tolerate systemic inequalities.

[pan fried wylie]

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no spaces. symbols are not rocket science.

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[Calidissident]

Since when are (most) Republicans against big business getting money from the government?

[Palin's Buttplug]

I’m still laughing about the NFL rejecting the application for Fat Rush’s part ownership of the St Louis Rams then accepting Fergie for the Dolphins at the same time.

[Loki]

Which is totally relevant to the topic at hand.

[Mike M.]

Surprisingly, Bisciotti is a republican. Apparently he can be bought off pretty cheap.

[Loki]

It would be hilarious if he ends up donating $130,000 to a conservative PAC. The lulz would almost make up for this shit.

[prolefeed]

Think of it this way, Nick — would YOU turn down essentially a free $130,000 that required you to do almost nothing?

[DesigNate]

You know, except sell your soul to Obama the Devil.

[mr lizard]

But how much were the Browns paid to let us down?

[Biden's Scroteplugs]

The Ravens are the Browns, so $130,000, one last time.

[waffles]

As if I needed another reason to hate the Ravens.

[Biden's Scroteplugs]

old penaltax: $95
new penaltax: being double murdered

[Palin's Buttplug]

not bad.

[Sevo]

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[Rich]

“There’s no sugarcoating it: Obamacare is a sweet deal!”

[Warty]

I didn’t think I could loathe the Baltimore Modells any more, but there you go. How about that. FUCK ART MODELL

[Brett L]

Did you hear? Bud Adams died. I shouldn’t be this happy about the death of a non-politician. But I am.

[Brett L]

Also, Fuck Bud Adams!

[JW]

I wonder what color they’ll force all the players, coaches and officials to wear, so they can signal their support of Ass-ripping Care Act?

Brown? Black and blue streaked with blood red?

[JW]

The OCare web site will be using a Ray Lewis dancing gif, instead of the usual error messages, when you try and sign up for it.

[Warty]

All the text on the site will be replaced with transcripts of his nonsensical pregame speeches.

[kevrob]

What’s the slogan?

GOTTA GO TO HMO’S?

Kevin R

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