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Am I Joe Sixpack, a card-carrying member of the Elite… or something else

October 28, 2008

As the last few presidential elections have shown, Americans are easy to break down into groups. Especially at election time. From soccer moms in 2000 to NASCAR dads in 2004, we’re all just caricatures. This year, the gross oversimplifications are coming fast and furious. Joe Sixpack. Joe the Plumber. Pro-Americans. There are probably more… I just can’t keep track. (more…)

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The Martin-Walker duo on Raycom Sports – 2008 update

October 25, 2008

Last year, I wrote many missives about the quality (or lack thereof) of ACC regional TV coverage, brought to you by Raycom Sports. See here and here. The game of the week always features Steve Martin and
Doc Walker. Martin’s the bumbling play-by-play guy. Walker is the hyper color announcer.

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