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mnhtnbb

(32,868 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:24 PM 5 hrs ago

TV ads recruiting ICE on college football games

I was clicking through college football games just now, looking for an interesting game. Landed on NC State (14) v Virginia Tech(13). I'm not a fan of either school, but it's a good game.

Commercial break comes on and I was flabbergasted to see it was a recruiting ad for ICE, offering $50, 000. signing bonuses.
WTF? I don't watch much commercial TV, and so far this season I haven't seen any of these ads for ICE aired during other college or pro football games.

Have any of you seen them? College? Pro? What part of the country?

The game is being aired on CW.

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TV ads recruiting ICE on college football games (Original Post) mnhtnbb 5 hrs ago OP

I've seen at least 7-8 of those ads in the past oasis 5 hrs ago #1

Damned if that isn't the right question to be asking: "a year from now... what are the goons gonna do for work?" 0rganism 5 hrs ago #5

put people in the box cars nt msongs 4 hrs ago #10

Many many on the NASCAR and ARCA races yesterday and today. Srkdqltr 5 hrs ago #2

They run those ads on Colbert lame54 5 hrs ago #3

CIA underpants 5 hrs ago #6

How much is this costing the country? Cadfael 5 hrs ago #4

BBB gave ICE more money than the FBI DEA & ATF ....combined underpants 4 hrs ago #7

I've gotten pop up ads for ICE Danmel 4 hrs ago #8

The ads I saw tonight Cadfael 4 hrs ago #9

I've seen those ads during NFL games. Jim__ 4 hrs ago #11

Your tax dollars hard at work. Ferrets are Cool 3 hrs ago #12

To young "disaffected" men, like most shooters, $50K plus a job with authority and guns probably sounds good. Silent Type 2 hrs ago #13

oasis

(52,946 posts)

1. I've seen at least 7-8 of those ads in the past

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:34 PM

5 hrs ago

3 weeks. $50,000 signing bonus. Yeah right, a year from now when all the undocumented folks are gone, what are the goons gonna do for work?

0rganism

(25,336 posts)

5. Damned if that isn't the right question to be asking: "a year from now... what are the goons gonna do for work?"

Reply to oasis (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:55 PM

5 hrs ago

What indeed?
One thing is certain: they will have work.

msongs

(72,514 posts)

10. put people in the box cars nt

Reply to oasis (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:44 PM

4 hrs ago

Srkdqltr

(8,928 posts)

2. Many many on the NASCAR and ARCA races yesterday and today.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:41 PM

5 hrs ago

lame54

(38,463 posts)

3. They run those ads on Colbert

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:41 PM

5 hrs ago

underpants

(193,215 posts)

6. CIA

Reply to lame54 (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:56 PM

5 hrs ago

The CIA was almost exclusively Ivy League from the OSS to its transformation to the CIA (Poppa Bush)

ICE needs “officer types”. Colbert’s crowd isn’t just Ivy League of course but they (we) are way more likely to have a college degree. Oh, don’t forget the white part. Ivy League