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Paid govt shills are everywhere. BTW - i'm sure the payout to the Ravens is more like 5 mill.
Super Bowl Champs Get $130,000 to Promote Obamacare | Judicial Watch
October 22, 2013 |
The professional football team that won this years Super Bowl is getting $130,000 from American taxpayers to promote Obamacare, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch this week.
The deal was secured on September 9 between the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) and Maryland health officials. The White House has tried recruiting professional sports leaguesespecially the NFL and the National Basketball Association (NBA)to help promote the presidents healthcare law but they have declined.
In fact, the NFL confirmed months ago that it would not participate in the Obamacare public relations campaign, offering the media this written statement: We have responded to the letters we received from members of Congress to inform them we currently have no plans to engage in this area and have had no substantive contact with the administration about [the health-care laws] implementation. Washington D.C.s mainstream newspaper called it a blow to the administration.
But Maryland officials evidently appealed directly to the home team, announcing in early September that the Ravens would help market the states Obamacare exchange known as Maryland Health Connection. Both parties refused to offer specifics when the deal was initiated and Judicial Watch filed a Maryland Public Information Act request for details.