Mixing Sports And Politics
October 11, 2008
Sports and politics each have their own sections in newspapers and for the most part are completely segregated aspects of people's lives; so it is always interesting to see what happens when the two are mixed together.
Sarah Palin received the honor of participating in the ceremonial puck drop at tonight's Rangers/Flyers game. The response was probably not exactly what America's "hockey mom" was hoping for.
Frankly, I find the crowd's reaction very similar to the one Washington Nationals fans gave to George W. Bush when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the new Nationals Park last spring.
Whether professional sports teams want to invite controversial politicians to be part of sports ceremonies is up to the team and the owners. I really wonder if inviting someone who gets booed off the ice or the mound ends up doing more harm to the team than good?
Sarah Palin received the honor of participating in the ceremonial puck drop at tonight's Rangers/Flyers game. The response was probably not exactly what America's "hockey mom" was hoping for.
Frankly, I find the crowd's reaction very similar to the one Washington Nationals fans gave to George W. Bush when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the new Nationals Park last spring.
Whether professional sports teams want to invite controversial politicians to be part of sports ceremonies is up to the team and the owners. I really wonder if inviting someone who gets booed off the ice or the mound ends up doing more harm to the team than good?
