That’s the question posed by The Daily Caller’s Matt K. Lewis
Are liberals taking over coverage, too? Increasingly, that’s the way it feels. And it’s not just because Keith Olbermann is back at ESPN.
In just the last year or so, sports has been dominated by stories about NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay, the Miami Dolphins “bullying†scandal, debates over whether or not “Redskins†is a racial slur (with some outlets refusing to even use the name), and worries over the NFL’s “concussion crisis.†(snip)
The increased politicization of sports was probably the first sign. More and more, it seems, the behind-the-scenes soap opera has overshadowed what’s happening between the lines. (snip)
And if conservatives are upset about this, it may be because this is all they have left. Progressives have long owned Hollywood, and (except maybe for Nashville) most of the popular music industry. Sports were perhaps the bastion for conservative entertainment — the final refuge for the patriotic, beer-guzzling, macho male who just wants to forget about his day job and watch a game — without hearing a lecture. Those days may be over.
It would certainly make sense. The problem for Conservatives is that Progressives have already taken over Hollywood, TV, the Lawyers guild, doctors guild, the education system, the unions, the news media, and government bureaucracies. Sure, not everyone in those industries are lefties, but certainly the leadership, which drives the sectors, are far left people. This was not something that just happened overnight, but a long, sustained campaign. Now they want sports coverage. Next, sports.
