Have Politics In The U.S. Gotten Out Of Hand?
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Have Politics In The U.S. Gotten Out Of Hand?

There was a time when politics just had one section in the newspaper.

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Have Politics In The U.S. Gotten Out Of Hand?
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Donald Trump is president. You're exercising your right to protest and create petitions to "IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP" even though any efforts are pretty futile. Cool. I don't have a problem with that. What I do have a problem with is when politics spread past its allotted 5 pages.

When I turn on late night TV, I am hard pressed to find one comedian who doesn't make a Trump joke. While Alec Baldwin can pretend he's a Trump hater, he has to admit--Donald Trump resurrected his career. His "signature Trump impersonation" (which is quite frankly not that good) lifted himself off his living room couch and into a book deal. Baldwin isn't the only one. If you remember, Amy Schumer did this back in October. It's one thing to have strong political beliefs. It's another to impose your beliefs on others. People paid money for laughs, not a political rant.

Even sports has its fair share of politics. Even taking Kaepernick out of the equation, ESPN has shown to be a liberal and politically correct entity. The pulling of Robert Lee from a football game is one example. Jemele Hill and Curt Schilling's political comments and consequential discipline are another. Can I please have the right to watch an hour of sports highlights without being told "the Browns as a team kneeled again" or "Kaepernick is still unemployed" time and time again?

There's a fine line between freedom of speech and doing your job. If you have a burning political passion, why don't you become a politician or sign up to be interviewed by "Meet the Press" or "Face the Nation"? Keep your politics out of my Sunday tailgate.

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