Dave Zirin - On Bonds, Tillman and the Poltics of Sports

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Author and commentator Dave Zirin gives his thoughts on sports talk radio, and examines the frequently rocky relationship between sports and politics.

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Dave Zirin discusses "Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports."

Dave Zirin is at the crossroads of a sports culture that celebrates bling and the multi-million-dollar endorsements, and a political culture loathe to recognize, let alone help, the millions of Americans battling poverty and oppression.

This eagerly anticipated follow-up to Zirin's "What's My Name Fool?" grapples with this cultural contradiction. - Cody's Books

Dave Zirin is the author of "What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States." He is a sports commentator for Air America and XM Radio's 'On the Real' with Chuck D and Gia'na Garel.

Zirin's writing has appeared in THE SOURCE, Common Dreams, The College Sporting News, basketball.com, alternet, The Black Sports Network, Counterpunch, Dodgers Dugout, sports-central.org, The San Fransisco Bay View, Z-Net, The International Socialist Review, War-Times, Z-Magazine and The Afro-American.

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[Lov2WatchSweetVidz]

ahhh zirin the megafucker idiot fag. faglord, numbnuts boylover wobblycarpals. butt dude. peen guy. dude whose career conspicuously has nothing to do with where he likes to put his bits, total moron shitbird. Pooft....ee.....r Fa.................ii....r....­......... eeee . . ..... .. . . .. ... .. .

[bapyou]

@mrjiveyjr What about him stinks?

[mrjiveyjr]

This guy stinks, he is a commie.

[argesight]

this guy is a douche bag. . small minded when it comes to politics

[whereismybailouttv]

Does it bother anyone that in a country of 300 million, there's only 1 progressive sportwriter? Everybody wants to have a niche. But only 1?

[lmacorp]

yep, Zirin, hes the gay guy

[neoelitist]

BRAVO!

[care2discuss]

Pat Tillman at 3:12. May you rest in peace.