Ick's Corner

There has been quite a stir around the blogosphere in the last couple of days about the Military Honor Guard at the Super Bowl NOT being allowed to stay to watch the game.

As posted on The Thunder Run:

The Color Guard are not hired help nor are they entertainers; they are honored guests presenting our nations colors, a symbol of the nation that they serve and sacrifice for on a daily basis. As I stated earlier, the wearing of our country’s uniform should and does not guarantee upon you special benefits, nor should it guarantee you admission to any special event, but these men and women are being invited to be there in the course of their duty. Yes seating for this game is not cheap, where tickets have a face value of between $800 and $1000 each, but with ad revenue streaming in at $3 million for a 30 second spot, $12,000 of lost ticket revenue, so the Color Guard can stand on the sidelines, is a drop in the bucket, especially when the NFL and NBC can agree to insert as many commercial breaks as they see fit.

Personal opinion:  IF, the perceived snub of our military is a fact, then I do believe the NFL has some serious issues to deal with here.  NBC?  Well, they are already in the tank with the anti-military crowd, so nothing they do surprises me anymore.