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To: Bill who wrote (856195)	5/11/2015 9:40:00 PM
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The Kochs have created businesses employing 60,000 people and fund every decent program on PBS, and some that are liberal suck jobs too. Obonzo has created businesses employing zero people. Has probably COST the coal industry close to a million jobs when done. No comparison. Koch's are contributors to our great American dream and Obonzo is trying to destroy it.

To: Bill who wrote (856195)	5/11/2015 10:06:48 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 1578552

RPT: Military Paid NFL Teams $5.4M to Salute Troops share this email May 11, 2015 // 10:04am As seen on Fox and Friends by Fox News Insider Posted in: // NFL // National Guard // Patriotism The military reportedly paid 14 NFL teams to honor soldiers during football games. Teams were paid $5.4 million over three years to salute troops, with a majority of the money coming from the National Guard. The fourteen teams involved are: Atlanta Falcons - $1.05 million Baltimore Ravens - $884,500 Buffalo Bills - $679,000 Indianapolis Colts - $620,000 Minnesota Vikings - $605,000 Green Bay Packers - $600,000 New York Jets - $377,500 Kansas City Chiefs - $250,000 Cincinnati Bengals - $138,960 Dallas Cowboys - $62,500 St. Louis Rams - $60,000 Pittsburgh Steelers - $36,000 Cleveland Browns - $22,500 Miami Dolphins - $20,000 A NJ.com report focused on the Jets’ agreement with the Department of Defense and the New Jersey Guard. NJ.com reported: The agreement includes the Hometown Hero segment, in which the Jets feature a soldier or two on the big screen, announce their names and ask the crowd to thank them for their service. The soldiers and three friends also get seats in the Coaches Club for the game. […] Aside from the Hometown Heroes segment, the agreements also included advertising and marketing services, including a kickoff video message from the Guard, digital advertising on stadium screens, online advertising and meeting space for a meeting or events. Also, soldiers attended the annual kickoff lunch in New York City to meet and take pictures with the players for promotional use, and the Jets allowed soldiers to participate in a charity event in which coaches and players build or rebuild a playground or park. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) called this an egregious and unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. “They realize the public believes they’re doing it as a public service or a sense of patriotism,” he said. “It leaves a bad taste in your mouth.”