I can imagine a scenario where Adidas are exclusive sponsors of the TV coverage and Nike the sponsors of the team.
All the athletes' logos would have to be pixelated and maybe their entire uniforms, headgear and shoes.
Still, it would be better than NBC's coverage.
[quote]ray wrote:
But it is against flag etiquette to use it in the manner USATF has been using it and it really pisses a lot of old timers and vets to see this happen. Learn a little something about your flag before you guys open your mouths.
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I have a pair of those flag shorts. I think the 17th star is the one that wipes my a55 with every stride I take.
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cracked pepper wrote:
big f'ing deal. Nike pays to be the team sponsor. Athletes should wear the team gear other than shoes.
I don't wear nike shoes, but still want to point out that you people who are anti-nike running are a bunch of idiots. Nike has done more for running in the U.S. than any other company.
I agree. Without Nike, I bet our sport is nowhere near where it is today.
i posted my name and email address. you chose to post anon, providing no ability to interact directly. my speech is my speech. your criticism is vaginal discharge.you've proven my point. "sir".i did not defend the flag, nor what the flag represents. i defended all those who live under the flag and what they choose, hope, and do represent with their day to day lives. if you can't understand the difference, then take it up with me, not as an anon. post your name.the way it was awarded is not the same now is as it was then. i actually had to hold a gun against prospective threats prior to knowledge of a blanket campaign. just because DOD decided time.date stamps mattered didn't make a difference of whether or not i was earning my bar without prior notice. your statement is akin to suggesting a MOH recipient met eligibility requirements.and, i know plenty of Naval AV8R's; which explains a lot of your thinking.
Naval AV8R wrote:
[quote]erik bush wrote:
i earned my national defense medal (before the current practice of awarding in boot camp). put seven years in. i have no issues with how the flag is used or if people wear hats during a song.
in my humble veteran's opinion, the right defended was speech, not idolatry.
Being awarded a National Defense Medal is done so in the same way now as it was during your seven year stint in the military. The criteria for this "blanket campaign" medal is to serve honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared. Unlike when you enlisted (during a time of peace), we are currently involved in multiple conflicts, and therefore the medal is awarded during boot camp. Oh, and I do mind when individuals wear a hat during the National anthem, indoors, or don't say sir or ma'am to their elders for that matter. These are all displays of respect not idolatry.
