It's campaign season, and in all likelihood you have been treated to a barrage of ads championing one candidate over another.
"Politian X will clean up the corruption in Washington, put the government back on the side of the people and get the economy moving again. Meanwhile, his opponent, senator Y, will raise your taxes, kill you grandma, steal your dog and leave you without a means of supporting your family. So vote for X."
Generally, we turn to our 24-hour political news networks to filter the hyperbole from the factually substantial claims that politicians make about their opponents, but that is not always the case as the same politician that called his opponent "a terrorist's best friend" on the stump, somehow is thrown just softball questions when he sits on news shows whose hosts share his core beliefs.
I thought about this process as I watched the Miami Heat stumble into the regular season on Tuesday against the Celtics, knowing that some of those "sports analysts" that throw "softball questions" about the abilities of other teams will suddenly bring out the scrutiny when assessing the Heat.
"Does this game prove th ...
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Miami Heat: The NBA’s Version Of A Hated Political Incumbent.
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