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Republicans Buy Sneakers Too: How the Left Is Ruining Sports with Politics – A National Bestseller for Conservatives on Reclaiming Meritocracy and Common Ground
National Bestseller!
Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground.
Have you ever tuned into your favorite sports highlights show, only to find the talking heads yammering about the newest Trump tweets or what an athlete thinks about the second amendment? The way Clay Travis sees it, sports are barely about sports anymore. Whether it’s in the stadium or the studio, the conversation isn’t about who’s talented and who stinks. It’s about who said the right or wrong thing from the sidelines or on social media. And we know which side is playing referee in that game.
Having ruined journalism and Hollywood, far left-wing activists have now turned to sports. Travis argues it’s time for right-thinking fans everywhere to put down their beers and reclaim their teams and their traditions. In Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too he replays the arguments he’s won and lays out all the battles ahead. His goal is to make sports great again.
Travis wants sports to remain the great equalizer and ultimate meritocracy—a passion that unites Americans of all races, genders, and creeds, providing an opportunity to find common ground and an escape from polarizing commentary. He takes readers through the recent politicization of sports, controversy by controversy and untalented-but-celebrated hero by hero, and skewers outlets like ESPN which spend more time mimicking MSNBC than covering sports.
Travis hopes that if we can stop sports from being just another political battlefield, and return it to our common ground, we can come together as a country again.
Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground.
Have you ever tuned into your favorite sports highlights show, only to find the talking heads yammering about the newest Trump tweets or what an athlete thinks about the second amendment? The way Clay Travis sees it, sports are barely about sports anymore. Whether it’s in the stadium or the studio, the conversation isn’t about who’s talented and who stinks. It’s about who said the right or wrong thing from the sidelines or on social media. And we know which side is playing referee in that game.
Having ruined journalism and Hollywood, far left-wing activists have now turned to sports. Travis argues it’s time for right-thinking fans everywhere to put down their beers and reclaim their teams and their traditions. In Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too he replays the arguments he’s won and lays out all the battles ahead. His goal is to make sports great again.
Travis wants sports to remain the great equalizer and ultimate meritocracy—a passion that unites Americans of all races, genders, and creeds, providing an opportunity to find common ground and an escape from polarizing commentary. He takes readers through the recent politicization of sports, controversy by controversy and untalented-but-celebrated hero by hero, and skewers outlets like ESPN which spend more time mimicking MSNBC than covering sports.
Travis hopes that if we can stop sports from being just another political battlefield, and return it to our common ground, we can come together as a country again.
- GenresSports
272 pages, Hardcover
Published September 25, 2018
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May 8, 2019
If you don't believe that the Left-wing agenda has infected the sports world, just read Clay Travis' "Republicans Buy Sneakers Too" (or as Goodreads, for some reason calls it "Give Me My Damn Sports Back") It's a sad world where someone (Clay Travis) pointing out common sense is seen as controversial. 2019='1984'
July 6, 2021
I started out loving the first couple of chapters but got a bit tired of constantly repeating the same thought using different words. There was a constant reference to “far-left media” which meaning did not become clear until long into the book.
I consider myself an ex-sports fan. I am very put off and disgusted by the political crap the goes on in sports. The mess over the MLB All Star Game in Atlanta for 2021 pushed me the edge, finally. I was not aware of this book until after that episode.
It’s too bad that sports has to echo the political crap in everyday society but sports is entertainment, not athleticism; has not been for a long time.
I consider myself an ex-sports fan. I am very put off and disgusted by the political crap the goes on in sports. The mess over the MLB All Star Game in Atlanta for 2021 pushed me the edge, finally. I was not aware of this book until after that episode.
It’s too bad that sports has to echo the political crap in everyday society but sports is entertainment, not athleticism; has not been for a long time.
April 30, 2024
Clay Travis made a lot of valid points about the intersection of sports and politics. He gives solid case studies to prove his points. He has a lot of good content which makes this a worthy read.
However, the writing is pretty simple and straightforward (it is not a complex book), and he gets redundant in the last 50 pages like he's finished with his points but wants to make a long rambling conclusion in order to fill the space.
Four star review because the topic and substance is good but better editing could have trimmed the last 50 pages and spared us all.
However, the writing is pretty simple and straightforward (it is not a complex book), and he gets redundant in the last 50 pages like he's finished with his points but wants to make a long rambling conclusion in order to fill the space.
Four star review because the topic and substance is good but better editing could have trimmed the last 50 pages and spared us all.
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