I think that this quote from President Obama's State of the Union Address yesterday evening is right on the mark:
"We need to teach our kids that it’s not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but the winner of the science fair. (Applause.)"
Washington Wire, 2011. Text of Obama's state of the union address. The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 25.
I sometimes do not agree with the policies of our President. However, he is correct in talking about the over hype of sports that is currently common place in the US. It is clearly to the detriment of other important national economic and social priorities.
I like sports very much. To me it is occasional entertainment, not a pervasive thing to think about at all hours of the day.
For example, the ongoing dialogue of sports talk radio such as 98.5 The Sports Hub (Boston) adds little to the enjoyment of games or the journalism needed to chronicle opinion.
I have written several times in the past about this topic:
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