11-05-2020, 08:05 PM
from the Houston (Texas) Chronicle:
Chron.com / Houston Chronicle
Nov. 3, 2020
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 2:55 p.m.
A banner flying over Philadelphia on Election Day reads "Donald Trump <3s Jerry Jones & the Cowboys."
A group called Rural America 2020 got creative while spreading its message on Election Day.
Rural America 2020, which “advocates for policies that benefit agriculture and rural America”, has been paying for billboards and ad space around the country in an effort to help elect Joe Biden for president.
With Pennsylvania being a key swing state in the Electoral College race between Biden and Donald Trump, Rural America spoke directly to the hearts of both Philadelphia Eagles fans and Cowboys haters in the state.
The group paid for a plane to fly a banner over Philadelphia that reads “Trump <3s Jerry Jones & the Cowboys.”
Ok this just won #ElectionDay for me. The plane is flying around #Philly with a banner that says “Trump ❤️’s Jerry Jones and the @dallascowboys.” ??? #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/cQXghjprBE
— Marion Leary MSN MPH RN (she/her) (@marionleary) November 3, 2020
We have two aerial banners flying over #Philadelphia today.
One is dead serious:
"VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT"
We had fun with the other one:
"DONALD TRUMP ♥️s JERRY JONES AND THE COWBOYS"#PhillyVotes
Track: https://t.co/h3JezfjiZWhttps://t.co/5na63qYugZ pic.twitter.com/9WhXHkTfl6
— Rural America 2020 (@RuralUSA2020) November 3, 2020
In October, the Cowboys owner expressed support for Trump when the president was diagnosed with COVID-19.
“No one in the world has the ability to handle this COVID any better than the office of the President of the United States," Jones said on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. "I’m very confident he’ll be able to continue governing. Really, really I’m sure he’s anticipated this, knowing him. He’s the hardest worker you’ve ever seen. Knowing him, he’ll be able to go on right on through this and hopefully not miss a beat."
Glenstone LP, a firm linked to Jones and registered at the same address as the Dallas Cowboys, donated more than $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee, according to date from the Federal Election Commission.
By contrast, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was critical of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, although he stopped short of calling out Trump by name.
“We have to own the questions of leadership and the questions about policies,” Lurie said in August. “There is a lot to be discussed here on that and in the future. It is heartbreaking. These are needless deaths. We should be similar to most countries on this planet, and yet, we are an embarrassment, a tragic embarrassment. That is where we stand.”
In 2018, the New York Times reported that Lurie slammed Trump in a meeting between NFL players, owners and other personnel, calling Trump's presidency "disastrous" and saying "many of us have no interest in supporting President Trump."
The Cowboys and Eagles are longtime NFC East rivals with Philadelphia beating Dallas 23-9 in a putrid Sunday Night Football game this week.
Rural America 2020 also paid for a more straight-forward banner that simply says, “Vote like your life depends on it.”
You can track the flight that is circling Philadelphia here.
Matt Young has been a sports web editor/writer at Chron since 2015. He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles. Reach him at matt.young@chron.com.
https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/arti...697552.php
Chron.com / Houston Chronicle
Nov. 3, 2020
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 2:55 p.m.
A banner flying over Philadelphia on Election Day reads "Donald Trump <3s Jerry Jones & the Cowboys."
A group called Rural America 2020 got creative while spreading its message on Election Day.
Rural America 2020, which “advocates for policies that benefit agriculture and rural America”, has been paying for billboards and ad space around the country in an effort to help elect Joe Biden for president.
With Pennsylvania being a key swing state in the Electoral College race between Biden and Donald Trump, Rural America spoke directly to the hearts of both Philadelphia Eagles fans and Cowboys haters in the state.
The group paid for a plane to fly a banner over Philadelphia that reads “Trump <3s Jerry Jones & the Cowboys.”
Ok this just won #ElectionDay for me. The plane is flying around #Philly with a banner that says “Trump ❤️’s Jerry Jones and the @dallascowboys.” ??? #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/cQXghjprBE
— Marion Leary MSN MPH RN (she/her) (@marionleary) November 3, 2020
We have two aerial banners flying over #Philadelphia today.
One is dead serious:
"VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT"
We had fun with the other one:
"DONALD TRUMP ♥️s JERRY JONES AND THE COWBOYS"#PhillyVotes
Track: https://t.co/h3JezfjiZWhttps://t.co/5na63qYugZ pic.twitter.com/9WhXHkTfl6
— Rural America 2020 (@RuralUSA2020) November 3, 2020
In October, the Cowboys owner expressed support for Trump when the president was diagnosed with COVID-19.
“No one in the world has the ability to handle this COVID any better than the office of the President of the United States," Jones said on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. "I’m very confident he’ll be able to continue governing. Really, really I’m sure he’s anticipated this, knowing him. He’s the hardest worker you’ve ever seen. Knowing him, he’ll be able to go on right on through this and hopefully not miss a beat."
Glenstone LP, a firm linked to Jones and registered at the same address as the Dallas Cowboys, donated more than $1 million to Trump's inaugural committee, according to date from the Federal Election Commission.
By contrast, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was critical of the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, although he stopped short of calling out Trump by name.
“We have to own the questions of leadership and the questions about policies,” Lurie said in August. “There is a lot to be discussed here on that and in the future. It is heartbreaking. These are needless deaths. We should be similar to most countries on this planet, and yet, we are an embarrassment, a tragic embarrassment. That is where we stand.”
In 2018, the New York Times reported that Lurie slammed Trump in a meeting between NFL players, owners and other personnel, calling Trump's presidency "disastrous" and saying "many of us have no interest in supporting President Trump."
The Cowboys and Eagles are longtime NFC East rivals with Philadelphia beating Dallas 23-9 in a putrid Sunday Night Football game this week.
Rural America 2020 also paid for a more straight-forward banner that simply says, “Vote like your life depends on it.”
You can track the flight that is circling Philadelphia here.
Matt Young has been a sports web editor/writer at Chron since 2015. He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles. Reach him at matt.young@chron.com.
https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/arti...697552.php
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