Thom Hartmann: Has corporate America ruined sports?

[thomhartmann]

Run time: 07:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DOENwPtPZM   Posted on YouTube: September 29, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheBigPictureRT Views on YouTube: 123   Posted on DU: September 29, 2011 By DU Member: thomhartmann Views on DU: 1499

 
Dave Zirin, Edge of Sports joins Thom Hartmann. Remember the old adage that "sports and politics don't mix?" Well - the ties go much further than most sports fans can imagine. Professional sports team owners are among the wealthiest people in the world -- and it turns out that much of the profit these owners make off us attending their games - is going toward promoting far right political agendas - and pushing this ideology onto unsuspecting fans. And they're doing it without any public scrutiny. So would sports fans be so willing to shell out hundreds of dollars to see their favorite teams on the field if they knew what political enterprises their money is really funding?

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[gtar100]

1. Yes.

[bulloney]

2. Former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell said NFL owners

are a bunch of card-carrying Republicans who practice socialism. I think he was referring to all of the government support they receive in building new stadiums and other benefits.

[glinda]

3. My 87 yr. old father says yes. He was a coach and an avid sports fan now doesn't care.

[pam4water]

4. Great info! Read so of that in New Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston. The interview updates and

expanded on what has been going on.

[swilton]

5. And college sports are going the way of pro sports -

not for the students any more!