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Originally Posted by highthief
I understand what you are saying but disagree - sports, for the most part, is sports (yeah, when it comes to who gets Olympic contracts and whatnot there's a lot of politics involved), but for most part, when a Marion Jones gets busted, that's all it is: Another dumb, cheating, lying, multi-millionaire athlete who has screwed up.
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When it intersects the justice system, it becomes politics. When shades of class warfare tint the discussion it becomes politics.
Heck, the Sports aspect of this ended when they put out the torch, and she went from being an athlete to some lanky chick with more self confidence than sense.