Republicans buy sneakers too
Subtitle: how the left is ruining sports with politics
By: Clay Travis
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780062878533
Subjects: Sports journalism; Right and left (Political science); Sports
Description: "Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground. Have you ever tuned into your favorite sports highlights show, only to find the talking heads yammering about the newest Trump tweets or what an athlete thinks about the second amendment? The way Clay Travis sees it, sports are barely about sports anymore. Whether it's in the stadium or the studio, the conversation isn't about who's talented and who stinks. It's about who said the right or wrong thing from the sidelines or on social media. And we know which side is playing referee in that game. Having ruined journalism and Hollywood, far left-wing activists have now turned to sports. Travis argues it's time for right-thinking fans everywhere to put down their beers and reclaim their teams and their traditions. In Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too he replays the arguments he's won and lays out all the battles ahead. His goal is simple: to make sports great again. Travis wants sports to remain the great equalizer and ultimate meritocracy--a passion that unites Americans of all races, genders, and creeds, providing an opportunity to find common ground and an escape from polarizing commentary. He takes readers through the recent politicization of sports, controversy by controversy and untalented-but-celebrated hero by hero, and skewers outlets like ESPN which spend more time mimicking MSNBC than covering sports. Travis hopes that if we can stop sports from being just another political battlefield, and return it to our common ground, we can come together as a country again."--Publisher's description.
Table of contents: title: Stick to sports (or at least leave out one-sided politics); title: ESPN and Mike Conley; title: Dragging the sports media left; title: The social media trap; title: Curt Schilling vs. Jemele Hill; title: Colin Kaepernick's protest made no sense; title: The NFL's bungled response to Kaepernick; title: The left-wing sports media desperately wants America to be an awful place; title: America needs to be more like sports; title: Michael Jordan vs. Lebron James; title: How to make sports great again.