Echo In Light
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Thu May-06-10 05:48 PM
Response to Reply #29 |
| 31. Every time I read the name, Immigrant Song kicks into gear in my head |
| -do you think there is a right wing element with sports? |
RobertPlant |
May-06-10 04:44 PM |
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I think it is due to head injuries by proxy |
mitchum |
May-06-10 04:46 PM |
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Yes and no. |
Jamastiene |
May-06-10 04:46 PM |
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Lordy, yes. |
foxfeet |
May-06-10 04:47 PM |
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Hmm... let's see ... |
Ron Green |
May-06-10 04:47 PM |
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here's a good chart on sports fans and political leanings |
noamnety |
May-06-10 04:48 PM |
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Not the NFL players.that's for sure......just the armchair fatass fans. |
RagAss |
May-06-10 04:53 PM |
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WWE |
MkapX |
May-06-10 04:58 PM |
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You should check out Jim Cornette's rant about Republicans. nt |
OnyxCollie |
May-06-10 05:13 PM |
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Vince McMahon is definitely a Republican |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
May-06-10 05:19 PM |
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His wife is trying to buy a senate seat too. |
PM Martin |
May-06-10 09:28 PM |
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WWE wrestling! LOL. The thing is, I DID watch it for years. Us crazy liberals. |
Jennicut |
May-06-10 05:04 PM |
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I had the same WWE-WTF reaction |
noamnety |
May-06-10 05:21 PM |
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monster trucks! |
branders seine |
May-06-10 05:42 PM |
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Monster trucks skew Democrat? |
jxnmsdemguy65 |
May-06-10 06:24 PM |
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Sports are like the art of competition--but also cooperation. Here, the competitive thing is |
rudy23 |
May-06-10 04:49 PM |
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i don't know. neither hubby or i |
DesertFlower |
May-06-10 04:52 PM |
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Pete Carroll |
oh08dem |
May-06-10 04:53 PM |
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I think it's a mixed bag. |
LisaM |
May-06-10 04:55 PM |
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No there isn't |
Uzybone |
May-06-10 04:56 PM |
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I think so, sort of like NASCAR |
Whisp |
May-06-10 04:58 PM |
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Even Phil Donahue was riled up over Chomsky's instance that, yes, sports do serve hierarchical ends |
Echo In Light |
May-06-10 04:59 PM |
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No. Read "Welcome to the Terrordome" and "Fool, What's My Name?" by Dave Zirin |
readmoreoften |
May-06-10 05:01 PM |
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. |
Blue-Jay |
May-06-10 05:21 PM |
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Not this crap again |
customerserviceguy |
May-06-10 05:23 PM |
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bread and circuses. nt |
Whisp |
May-06-10 05:46 PM |
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Yes, some of us want both |
customerserviceguy |
May-06-10 05:53 PM |
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sure. that's why things are the way they are, basically. |
Whisp |
May-06-10 05:55 PM |
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So I assume you don't watch movies, listen to music, watch TV.... |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
May-06-10 06:15 PM |
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not much, no. |
Whisp |
May-06-10 06:53 PM |
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You're in "revolutionary" mode 24/7? N/T |
DrCory |
May-07-10 11:45 AM |
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If you feel that way, why do you have a enthusiastic basketball fan as your avatar? |
Telly Savalas |
May-06-10 10:52 PM |
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lol |
Whisp |
May-07-10 12:02 AM |
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That's all you will say |
Seneca |
May-07-10 12:34 AM |
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disingenuous sanctimony? |
Whisp |
May-07-10 11:05 AM |
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Obama is a big sports fan |
Seneca |
May-07-10 12:32 AM |
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see my post 55 |
Whisp |
May-07-10 11:09 AM |
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The NFL is based on a rather left-wing financial structure |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
May-06-10 05:24 PM |
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low IQs, increased incidence of brain injury, |
branders seine |
May-06-10 05:26 PM |
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Yeah. Especially that figure skating stuff. |
Blue-Jay |
May-06-10 05:27 PM |
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that's dancing |
branders seine |
May-06-10 05:31 PM |
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Oh. I see. |
Blue-Jay |
May-06-10 05:38 PM |
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I'm unsure 'hate' enters into it. I suspect he's making an observation on sports & social attitudes |
Echo In Light |
May-06-10 05:40 PM |
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A poor observation. |
Blue-Jay |
May-06-10 05:43 PM |
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Every time I read the name, Immigrant Song kicks into gear in my head |
Echo In Light |
May-06-10 05:48 PM |
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That is an ignorant comment. |
branders seine |
May-06-10 05:58 PM |
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i would agree that it is difficult to generalize all sports fan |
RobertPlant |
May-06-10 05:49 PM |
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It would be nice if people realized sports brings many of us together |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
May-06-10 06:19 PM |
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It brings us peons together |
howaboutme |
May-06-10 06:36 PM |
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all those damn RW Europeans, Asians, Africans and South Americans |
Uzybone |
May-06-10 06:24 PM |
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There is an elitist element that benefits from both |
howaboutme |
May-06-10 06:34 PM |
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Welcome back to DU, ****4!! Shouldn't this thread be in the Sports Forum?? |
madinmaryland |
May-06-10 06:37 PM |
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And the "Sports are evil" idiots are out. |
Odin2005 |
May-06-10 07:52 PM |
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It is the thing that annoys me most about DU. |
CBR |
May-06-10 08:18 PM |
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“Onward Christian Athletes” by Tom Krattenmaker… |
Shallah Kali |
May-06-10 08:12 PM |
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All of us raging lefties |
Codeine |
May-06-10 08:26 PM |
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No |
SoxFan |
May-06-10 08:51 PM |
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I can think of two |
Bert |
May-06-10 11:19 PM |
#51 |
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