Why are OUR tax dollars being used to sponsor NBA games?

[Horse with no Name]

Let's get real here...the US MARINES are a sponsor of the NBA games.:wtf:
I have a hard time seeing how THIS is an appropriate use of OUR tax money, especially when Public Service Announcements are given to the military for free AND especially when this "commander in chief" says that UNLESS Congress passes what HE wants, our soldiers FIGHTING in Iraq will do without, yet the stateside military is sponsoring EXPENSIVE NBA games.
This is simply beyond the pale.:mad:

[Deja Q]

1. Because God got too bored from making bets on individual teams and wanted to be more benevolent?

:shrug:

[CoffeeCat]

2. All I know is that I asked...

George Tenent to explain why this is happening, and he
said, "It's a slam dunk honey" and then he began polishing
his Medal of Honor with a fine shammy.

[wndycty]

3. Well if you know anything about advertising. . .

. . .the NBA reaches the demographic that the Marines are trying to reach. If I were the Marines media buyer I would buy the NBA, NFL, BET, MTV, Maxim, etc. But of course I would never consider being the Marines media buyer.

[dogishboy]

4. Correct

In this case, "sponsorship" means "advertising"

[msongs]

5. do they also advertise in prisons? lots of men there with little to do :-) nt

[Horse with no Name]

7. I know quite a bit about advertising, thank you

Which is WHY this is flagrant abuse of our tax dollars.
The Military gets FREE time in the form of public service announcements and I cannot justify our marines in battle going without body armor in order for them to recruit another kid to fill his spot when he is killed because there "wasn't any money" to protect the one we already had.
Being a sponsor and buying advertising are quite different...if YOU knew anything about advertising.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Military spending is completely out of control. They write blank checks

to those bastards, yet when 9/11 happened & when Bin Laden got away nobody is held accountable. Protecting the country my ass, they are wasting the money on shit like those commercials & sponsorships that pay inflated NBA salaries.

[fenriswolf]

8. because now that our government is a corporation

they need to advertise like other corporations.

[Fed_Up_Grammy]

9. Is it The Marine Corps or The Marine Corps League?

Not the same thing. The League is a non-profit.

I don't watch the NBA so I have no clue about the advertising.

[Horse with no Name]

10. US Marine Corps. n/t

[tuckessee]

11. The NHTSA is sponsoring radio broadcasts of NCAA fb bowl games.

Not just advertising during them but the announcers actually say "sponsored by the NHTSA....."

[unhappycamper]

12. Don't forget the Army dragster.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1782040#1782244

[Thothmes]

13. Believe the Army has spent money sponsoring a NASCAR entry.