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In 2017, even the Super Bowl is political
« on: February 06, 2017, 03:59:21 PM »
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/02/05/super-bowl-media-fail-god-election-night/

Evidently, some folks (mostly on the left) took note that Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are Trump supporters and were actively rooting against the Patriots for that reason:

https://twitter.com/Toure/status/828426832408092673

From the comments, it seems that they wanted some "revenge" for losing in November.  Unfortunately for them, it was not to be:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C39rTLyVMAAZLFs.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C39RmBrWMAQE2wM.jpg

Personally, I would prefer that sports be devoid of political subtext.  But it is amusing how the Trump-haters keep losing.

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Re: In 2017, even the Super Bowl is political
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2017, 04:47:09 PM »
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Super Bowl Media Fail: ‘My God. It’s Election Night All Over Again’

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