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[destabee]

There is an interesting, perhaps even profound, post that could be made comparing and contrasting the play of the Orange Bowl and the commentary that goes along with it and the Iowa Caucuses and the associated commentary taking place on CNN. I am flipping back and forth between the two channels haven't had enough sleep to write said post. Hopefully someone will.

A few of the similairities:
They both have scores and a plethora of statistics to be spouted by talking heads and even some attempts at fancy graphics.

They both include signs, banners, and statements of allegiance made by buttons, hats, and t-shirts (though I haven't yet seen a caucus participant with a painted face or without a shirt).

Both are the subject of speculation and prognostication. Both have video features to give us backstories and create human interest. In both cases none of the talking or history matters when the final numbers are posted.

The sociologist in me wants to start crunching numbers and making sociodemographic comparisons.

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[sacredchao.livejournal.com]

or without a shirt

Iowa in January--it's too cold! ;-)

[dr--beat.livejournal.com]

What she said. I can testify to this.