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The Way Forward

Ferryboat

(1,166 posts)

3. Waste of time

Reply to Shrek (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 11:42 AM

Mar 2025

In my experience, those that obsessively follow sports seldom pay attention to much of anything of importance outside of that subject.

They could tell you anything about their teams, but couldn't tell you what the 3 branches of government are or how they work.

As always there will be exceptions.

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Ambitious Democrats Have a New Game Plan: Yak It Up About Sports [View all] Shrek Mar 2025 OP

Jesus Christ. *shakes head and wanders away* nt -misanthroptimist Mar 2025 #1

May I join you? rurallib Mar 2025 #2

Right there with you Bettie Mar 2025 #6

Waste of time Ferryboat Mar 2025 #3

Not true for my husband. He's a huge liberal Dem and also into sports big time. CTyankee Mar 2025 #10

Sounds like it came from the Nancy Pelosi playbook. Baitball Blogger Mar 2025 #4

Ambitious? quaint Mar 2025 #5

Lawd. Democrats did not vote. Court THEM! nt Blasphemer Mar 2025 #7

not really a game plan -- just common sense cadoman Mar 2025 #8

Might be worth it if we can connect Trump with Nico Harrison. LoveSucky Mar 2025 #9

This is the way backward. Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 #11

Umm.. plenty of Democrats love sports. Elessar Zappa Mar 2025 #12

Here's the problem: these voters are wannabes. The wannabe rich like Trump, so they vote for him. CTyankee Apr 4 #13

Waitwaitwait. We're trying to get the votes of people who voluntarily watch overpaid millionaires give each other Aristus Apr 7 #14