Bowling for Pennsylvania
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Sarah Palin’s Extreme Sports
Published 10/8/2008 by davezirin at The Starting Five
... presidential politics has exploited professional sports. It’s a foolproof way for politicians to show voters they enjoy competition, fair play and are salt-of-the-turf Americans.
Sports signifies different things to different voters. Football (JFK) and baseball (George H.W. Bush) are good. Windsurfing (John Kerry) and hunting “varmints” (Mitt Romney)–not always so good. And no candidate should ever bowl in a necktie, unless he can seriously roll.
Barack Obama’s game is ...
Sarah Palin
Published 10/10/2008 at Edge of Sports Recent Columns
... the New York Mutuals to the White House in 1867, presidential politics has exploited professional sports. It's a foolproof way for politicians to show voters they enjoy competition, fair play and are salt-of-the-turf Americans. Sports signifies different things to different voters. Football ( JFK ) and baseball ( George H.W. Bush ) are good. Windsurfing ( John Kerry ) and hunting "varmints" ( Mitt Romney )--not always so good. And no candidate should ever bowl in a necktie, unless he can seriously roll. Barack Obama's game is basketball . He ...
