Veteran news anchor Dan Rather tweeted his displeasure Sunday regarding advertisements that ran during the Super Bowl showing people not wearing masks.
Rather was forced to resign from CBS after falsely reporting about George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard.
“Is it responsible for having commercials showing people gathering in large groups without masks?” Rather tweeted. Minutes later, he added, “Am I the only one watching the halftime show and thinking “contact tracing?”
The outlash drew several comments including one person who said,”No, [it’s not responsible],” answered one commenter. “The whole game, production, & commercials were in an alternate universe. Very unsettling & hard for my teen to watch when her social life has been restricted for almost a year now.”
Rather received some pushback as well from one person who said,”They are commercials. If anybody watches these and thinks it’s ok to go out without a mask may God help them.”
More than 20,000 fans were allowed into Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to watch Super Bowl 55. The NFL also placed more than 30,000 cardboard cutouts around the stadium.
Many people indicated that they were disgusted with Rather for insinuating that people were not smart enough to wear masks in public.
