Unpublished Paper
Obama vs. Bush on Steroids: Two Different Approaches to a Pseudo-Controversy—Or is Major League Baseball Steroid Use Really Worthy of Note in a State of the Union Address?
ExpressO
(2010)
Abstract
Since Sports has such a unique impact on American life, it is appropriate to use sports as a gauge to ascertain the effectiveness of each presidential administration...The Bush administration used sports as a means to punish “offenders,” while at the same time, using the specter of steroid abuse as a means to de-emphasize the real turmoil in Iraq. The Obama administration, on the other hand, has used sports as a metaphor to educate and, also as a bully-pulpit to reinforce “good” values.
Keywords
- steroids,
- politics,
- red herring,
- weapons of mass destruction,
- athletes
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 20, 2010
Citation Information
Danyahel Norris. "Obama vs. Bush on Steroids: Two Different Approaches to a Pseudo-Controversy—Or is Major League Baseball Steroid Use Really Worthy of Note in a State of the Union Address?" ExpressO (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/danyahel_norris/3/