http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=71428
(Mods -please don't combine duplicate threads, I'm posting this in sports for a reason.)
I posted a thread about the presidential candidates and their sports involvement, assertions, and achievements on the politics board on the thread above. I know many of the people in here (and elswhere) stay away from the politics forums, but I'd hoped that some of the sports fans would comment on it too. Mainly because y'all offer a far different perspective from the somewhat jaded and occasionally caustic discussion that goes on there.
The gist of the topic starter was a question about whether sports matter in taking the measure of a man. There's a group trying to defeat Kerry because he's not good at sports, and has perhaps fudged the truth about whether he's run a marathon.
While I think it's silly to pick a candidate based on whether they throw like a girl or can catch or not, I've heard it said that, "Sports don't build character, they merely reveal it."
What do y'all think?