Politics and the Patriots
About 113 million people turned on their televisions Sunday night to watch the Atlanta Falcons take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51. Most people had in mind who they were rooting for well in advance. For some, it was their home team. For others, it was whichever team they disliked least. But this year, some people decided which team to root for based on politics. How does politics fit into the most watched sporting event in the country? The answer to that is simple: liberal intolerance. Many of those on the left rooted for the Falcons simply because Patriots owner Robert...
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