Regardless of what happens in the Georgia runoff on December 6, the fact that Herschel Walker has made it this far should frighten us all. Who needs movies about vampires and werewolves (which Walker "reviewed" for us). Much more scary than all those movie villains combined is the idea of someone seeing and hearing Walker speak, and then vote for him. All the Republican … [Read more...] about Herschel Walker Winning a Senate Seat Should Frighten Us All
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John Oliver Exposed Paid-for-Patriotism in Sports
Today is Veteran's Day, and with it a culmination of the week that sees the world of sports ramp up the military-industrial complex marketing machine. What at first seemed like a noble way to honor America's heroes, and in some ways, sometimes still actually is, degenerated into jingoistic, formulaic corporate promotion. It's an armed race all right, between sports television … [Read more...] about John Oliver Exposed Paid-for-Patriotism in Sports
Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Continues Uttering Nonsensical Gibberish on Campaign Trail
If you thought Herschel Walker on how to reform big tech was a bad take, well, you need to hear Herschel Walker on climate change. The two time Pro Bowler and NFL veteran of 12 years is running against incumbent Rev. Raphael Warnock for US Senate in Georgia, on the Republican ticket, and it is honestly scary that he's made it this far. As we've pointed out before, Walker has … [Read more...] about Ex-NFL Star Herschel Walker Continues Uttering Nonsensical Gibberish on Campaign Trail
Herschel Walker Needs Professional Medical Help, Not Public Office
It's legitimately frightening that a man with blatantly obvious and extremely severe brain damage might get elected to hold national office in this country. Herschel Walker is now known for something much more important, these days, than being the focal point in one of the worst NFL trades of all-time. Walker, alarmingly, has already won the Republican primary for U.S. … [Read more...] about Herschel Walker Needs Professional Medical Help, Not Public Office
Exploitative, Nefarious History in the Phrase “Student-Athletes”
Editor's Note: the original publication where this article was posted has since been eradicated, so we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it got deleted. It originally ran in August 2013. I can’t remember the last time I used the phrase student-athletes in my writing. I never consciously used it; and if it was said in a press conference, I simply used a … [Read more...] about Exploitative, Nefarious History in the Phrase “Student-Athletes”
