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To: Biggirl

If there is one thing Limbaugh knows, it is the importance of sports to the American psyche, and he is absolutely correct on this. Americans do not watch sports for political messages, they watch sports to get away from them.

Anyone who tries to use sports as a political platform is going to get a backlash. Retires sports stars can run for office; that’s OK, because they have separated from the game. But if they are still playing, politicizing breaks the rule.


5 posted on 08/30/2016 11:19:42 AM PDT by henkster
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To: henkster

Well said.


16 posted on 08/30/2016 11:25:07 AM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: henkster
"If there is one thing Limbaugh knows, it is the importance of sports to the American psyche, and he is absolutely correct on this. Americans do not watch sports for political messages, they watch sports to get away from them."

Jeff Kuhner who is in the same time slot as Rush noted today in Communist Societies everything is viewed via the lens of politicization.....

We are all Comrades now Henkster, Maybe El-Rushbo should be pointing that out.

Maybe you and I will go Galt on the NFL and metaphorically tell them to blank off as we resist their Sovietization as we stop watching as our form of saying Neyt.

51 posted on 08/30/2016 12:40:00 PM PDT by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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To: henkster

I imagine the sponsors of that flag football team have been notified of how their products will not be purchased due to connection to their football politicians.


65 posted on 09/02/2016 9:00:01 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: henkster
Anyone who tries to use sports as a political platform is going to get a backlash.

Which is why I no longer watch ESPN .....

68 posted on 09/02/2016 9:06:42 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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