NFL and CBS Reject Patriotic Commercial - America Insider
By: David Rufful (America Insider)
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A 45-second commercial for the veteran-owned company Nine Line Apparel was rejected by CBS.
The pro-American flag ad is narrated by U.S. Marine Mark Geist, who survived the Benghazi attack, with the theme "just stand."
It's unclear why CBS rejected the ad. It's widely speculated that many major corporations have gone "woke" and won't support standing for the National Anthem. Fortunately, you can watch the ad below. (Poll: Should Athletes Kneel During National Anthem? VOTE)
Beginning in 2016, players like failed quarterback Colin Kaepernick began using the NFL as a backdrop to promote far-left social activism.
"Some people think you're crazy for being loyal, defending the Constitution, standing for the flag. Then I guess I'm crazy," Geist said in the ad.
"For those who kneel, they fail to understand that they can kneel, that they can protest, that they can despise what I stand for, even hate the truth that I speak, but they can only do that because I am crazy enough." (Poll: Who Should Win the Presidency In 2024? VOTE)
Nine Line Apparel CEO Tom Merritt was furious when CBS told him that they would not run the ad.
"CBS's purported reason for rejecting a Super Bowl commercial that extols patriotism is totally out of bounds," Merritt said.
"Let's call this what it is: a blatant attempt to censor a message that their politically correct executives find offensive. We urge Americans who believe it's important to show respect for our flag and national anthem to join us in calling out this offensive bias. It's time to give a penalty flag to CBS."
CBS is facing severe criticism over its decision.
It's mind-boggling that being patriotic and respecting the American flag has become too controversial.
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This says it all............
Afraid of Bud Light type feedback????? Pussies.
Yep.
I wanted to watch the video of the ad , but I didnt see it at the link, [deleted]
What does this have to do with an apparel commercial? When you make an ad for a product, and in that ad say that people who disagree with you politically "hate the truth", you have gone well beyond trying to sell a jacket or hoodie.
I want to see the video but it's not hard to see why network tv would reject this ad.
Here is the video in this link.............
Watched the ad. The last 20 seconds of it are extremely divisive , and I assume thats why it was rejected. Maybe if they rewrite it a little thy can get it on the air.
I already said. I'm not going to repeat myself ten times just because you want to troll.
That's just one person's opinion.
It goes against the narrative that they want to push on everybody. They actually want everybody to believe and think as they do. Kind of like we see coming out of shitholes like N. Korea.
Let's see, the NFL will service Xi like 2-dollar hookers but won't run a patriotic ad.
It actually doesn’t do that.
All you have to do is watch the ad to see the problem. It’s not an advertisement at all. It’s a political message in support -arguably - of extremism. There’s advocacy for being “crazy” in defending what you believe. And what they believe is not so much about defense of the country, but in what they perceive as defending their political beliefs.
This kind of dishonesty is a problem. There is no attempt to censor the message. CBS is just not helping to spread the message. They have taken no steps to block it anywhere else. Refusing to repeat your message is not censorship. It’s pathetic to see this trend of imagined victimhood.