Washington Post: "Political Football"
Today, The Washington Post published Sen. Franken's Op-Ed about being a fan of the Minnesota Vikings, who are playing the Washington Redskins on Sunday.
I am not a fair weather fan and will be at FedEx Field on Sunday cheering on the Vikes. For Adrian Peterson, who is so beautiful to watch. For underrated linebacker Chad Greenway, who I love to watch even after he told me when I visited training camp that he's a Republican. For Jim Kleinsasser, the fullback and tight end from the University of North Dakota who's been with the team for 12 years and is my favorite. Except maybe for Percy Harvin.
I often wonder if caring so much about sports franchises is just plain stupid. I like sports, but I don't wax philosophic about the power and grace of athleticism or find any real deep meaning in football or baseball. I just root like crazy for the Vikings and the Twins.
The full article can be found here.
