I don't know how much TV made last night, or the ad agencies that produced and sold the ads, but as I stated in a prior blog, it is a testament to their ability to produce something from nothing. TV is a living, breathing, 3D printer, they can produce SOMETHING from NOTHING.
Manziel made the appropriate gesture after his name was finally drawn, going to a team he had to be disappointed about, he rubbed his hands in a gesture of MONEY. And, that was what the night was all about. MILLIONAIRE CREATION.
Draft Day used to be done in closed smoke filled rooms, and then they would announce their results. Now, thanks to TV, it is a TV Spectacular. How they attract all those people to New York is amazing. I have heard rumors that some are "hired," given appropriate shirts and memorabilia to stand in line, It is odd they are standing in "team" groups.
When asked about his pick, and going to Cleveland, the outspoken, who felt he was a number one pick, Manziel stated, "Where is Cleveland?" Apparently, his sports prowess has been put ahead of his education. He was seen leaving the microphone, jumping up and down, clapping his hands, saying, "How much, how much, how much ........ where is it again?"
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson
"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd
"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein
Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....
When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............