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THE BACK AND FORTH: POLITICS OR SPORTS?

By Luke Cyphers and Charles Pierce

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Tonight, Redskins vs. Giants kicks off at 7pm. It was actually an adjusted kickoff because of the final night of the GOP Convention, and it should get finished before McCain reaches the podium. Still, it raises an interesting query: what's grander theater, sports or politics? Do you opt for 'Bama-Clemson or a searing political debate? A rousing stump speech or Jon Gruden mic'ed up by NFL Films? To get both sides, we recruited two experts: senior ESPN The Magazine writer Luke Cyphers—who ...

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