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    Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 12 May 2015

    The NFL charged the Pentagon millions of dollars to do "salute the troops" segments at games http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/05/nfl-military-troops-salute-payout-flake …pic.twitter.com/7OAC5kvDuM

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      2. Tracey Olson‏ @TraceyO16 12 May 2015
        Replying to @MotherJones

        @MotherJones This makes me sick. Physically sick. The NFL is so greedy. They cannot even honor our heroes without making money? Pitiful.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Pickles Mom‏ @jenk264 12 May 2015
        Replying to @TraceyO16

        @TraceyO16 @MotherJones NO! UR missing pt. The military wants it so they can use it as a recruiting tool for all the young people watching.

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      4. Stop Recruiting Kids‏ @SRKcampaign 12 May 2015
        Replying to @jenk264

        @jenk264 @TraceyO16 @MotherJones Collegiate sports are used in this manner as well.

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      1. ohiomail‏ @ohiomail 12 May 2015
        Replying to @9kittens

        @9kittens @MotherJones Sure Is

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      2. A‏ @dickdiversdiary 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones goebbels couldn't have executed it better...

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      1. Vive la résistance‏ @feistybunnygirl 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones @KevinGFox Kind of disillusioning to find out that the NFL's "salutes to the troops" are actually just paid advertising.

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      1. #VeteransResistSquadron Amphitrite Plays‏ @Pamela_O_Plays 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones $42mil/yr for @nflcommish Roger Goodell <-> #NeverServed $30k/yr for @Dakota_Meyer <-> #HonorablyServed http://amvets.blogspot.com/2015/02/it-takes-courage-to-serve-in-americas.html …

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      1. Shala Paloozzi‏ @Shalahaus 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones that's ridiculous all the way around!

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      1. A. J. Jones‏ @BishopJones51 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones @nfl that's some low crap!

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      1. Eduardo‏ @edjames01 14 May 2015
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        @MotherJones Military recruiting commercials on TV aren't free either.

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      1. Senator_Corleone‏ @JimmyA_Shook1s 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones but Tom Brady had a somewhat deflated ball!

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      1. K Kelly‏ @GrainOfSands 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones @Dudette9t9 Yet more tax dollars first given to DoD, then passed onto the NFL. That's 'Murikan Freedom!

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      1. somhrd50‏ @somhrd50 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones I guess profits always trump patriotism

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      1. bst‏ @BTavolacci 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones that's supporting the troops....NOT.

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      1. LightSnowOvernight‏ @LtSnowOvernight 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones the militarization of sports in America at every level

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      1. crimsonboudoir‏ @crimsonboudoir 12 May 2015
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        @MotherJones wtf?

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