(10-02-2013 07:29 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 06:45 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  I think it would look rather bad to have an exception to the shutdown rules for a football game, while not making exceptions elsewhere. It sucks, but there are 80,000 civilian DOD employees counting on a paycheck that isn't coming and the military is spending money on flying a football team around? The optics are awful.

By the way, I'm a fan of a team that has Navy on its schedule and would really enjoy that game being played.

In previous govt shutdowns, the academies games were not cancelled. This is a political ploy, nothing more.

The difference was back in 1995 when the gvmt was shut down- all 3 academies played at home. That's the big difference. This time, Air Force and Army are scheduled to play away.

(10-02-2013 07:29 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 06:45 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  I think it would look rather bad to have an exception to the shutdown rules for a football game, while not making exceptions elsewhere. It sucks, but there are 80,000 civilian DOD employees counting on a paycheck that isn't coming and the military is spending money on flying a football team around? The optics are awful.

By the way, I'm a fan of a team that has Navy on its schedule and would really enjoy that game being played.

In previous govt shutdowns, the academies games were not cancelled. This is a political ploy, nothing more.

Except in previous shutdowns, the shutdown party wasn't trying to send up piecemeal resolutions to fund everything except the program in contention.

Sounds like the game is back on..


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(10-02-2013 12:55 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Sounds like the game is back on..


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Should have never been question, because the military was funded and not part of the 'slimdown'.

IMO the government was afraid the WWII vets would raise hell, like they did on the Mall...

(10-02-2013 08:14 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 07:29 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(10-02-2013 06:45 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  I think it would look rather bad to have an exception to the shutdown rules for a football game, while not making exceptions elsewhere. It sucks, but there are 80,000 civilian DOD employees counting on a paycheck that isn't coming and the military is spending money on flying a football team around? The optics are awful.

By the way, I'm a fan of a team that has Navy on its schedule and would really enjoy that game being played.

In previous govt shutdowns, the academies games were not cancelled. This is a political ploy, nothing more.

The difference was back in 1995 when the gvmt was shut down- all 3 academies played at home. That's the big difference. This time, Air Force and Army are scheduled to play away.

There was a govt shutdown from 11/13 to 11/19 of 1995. On 11/14, during the shutdown, AFA played at Navy. AFA probably had already traveled when the shutdown came about so perhaps not relevant. But there was another govt shutdown from 12/5/95 to 1/6/96. AFA traveled to the Copper Bowl in Arizona which was played on 12/27/95.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthe...e/2910451/


United says they'll fly Air Force to the game for free.

(10-02-2013 08:30 PM)bullet Wrote:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthe...e/2910451/


United says they'll fly Air Force to the game for free.

Just don't let them ship your guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo