Americans' views of the sports industry take a nosedive, according to Gallup

Just the News ^ | September 9, 2020 - 7:27pm | By Alex Nitzberg

[Hojczyk]

Democrats have ruined everything

[cmj328]

“It’s my money and I’ll do with it what I want!” — stupid team owners.

[Tell It Right]

Sports popularity has tanked as much as the political left “news” the sports leaders are imitating.

[SunkenCiv]

Because professional athletes have immunity when they murder their ex-wifes, knock out "their" women on camera on hotel elevators, and revert to gang-banging during their offseasons? And then complain about how their ushered path to success shows what racists everyone who used to enjoy their playing of kids' games are?

[calico_thompson]

Ill educated millionaire manboys who play with balls lecturing me about what a worthless POS I am.

[TnTnTn]

Blue voters, political correctness, and sjws destroy everything they touch...

[Buckeye McFrog]

My sports viewing as of late has consisted of Australian Rules Football and Japanese Baseball. Where I know nobody is going to kneel for the Star Spangled Banner.

I will occasionally check MLB box scores to see if my friend’s nephew got an at-bat. Won’t be paying any attention to the NFL this season as my relative who played there had to retire due to injury.

Never did watch the NBA. Ditching the NHL hurts though. Canadians delivering snotty political lectures to us is a particular pet-peeve of mine though.

[JustaCowgirl]

Let’s put it simply, they can all go get stuffed.

[jeffersondem]

Some people still don’t like billionaires even if they are thugs.

[polymuser]

Grown men (many now tattooed & pierced thugs), getting dirty rich for playing with a ball with other rich, grown men, and other men and women getting rich for talking about the rich, grown men that play with balls...that’s pro sports.

Precious few role models among them now.

And how many American men know more about pro sports than about their childrens’ schools or neighbors or county government?

And I pay more for beer and pizza because they pay a lot to advertise on pro sports shows.

[Sans-Culotte]

This morning the local Houston News talking heads (KPRC Channel 2) were gushing over the fact that Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who used to avoid talking about politics and religion is now going to be a vocal force for change. He could no longer keep silent after George Floyd. Tonight is their first game of the NFL season. I will not be glued to my set watching.

Well, I may be glued to my set, but I won't be watching football (ever again).

[albie]

Glad to hear it. It gives us all hope that maybe Americans are more patriotic and not as stupid as I thought.

[GOPJ]

White liberal 'elites' will get bored with the the 'WOKE' crap soon... they'll move on and ThugBall will never recover.

Talk about killing the goose that lays the gold eggs...

[csvset]

Old Yeller

[GOPJ]

White liberal 'elites' and their brats will get bored with 'WOKE' crap soon... they'll move on and ThugBall will never recover.

Talk about killing the goose that lays the gold eggs...

[PeterPrinciple]

Again, What will fill the void? I haven’t heard a good answer to that yet.

[GOPJ]

Because professional athletes have immunity when they murder their ex-wifes, knock out "their" women on camera on hotel elevators, and revert to gang-banging during their off-seasons? And then complain about how their ushered path to success shows what racists everyone who used to enjoy their playing of kids' games are?

Great comment Civ...

[tinyowl]

"Independents' views had a steep drop from +26 last year to -10 this year."

That's a pretty strong proxy for how they'll vote in November.