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I think for a lot of the players in the NFL political authority travels in a straight line from position coach, up to the coordinator, on to the head coach, then to commissioner Goodell, then from there straight to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. I’m pretty sure most of these guys think that’s why they go to the White House after they win the Super Bowl. I find that hilarious. I guess it’s twisted and wrong, but so is almost everything else about the NFL, which is why we like it, I think — you have to enjoy the game as a kind of fascist comedy, sort of like Starship Troopers.Mailbag: Outsourcing, Immigration and the NFL’s Love for the U.S.A. | Rolling Stone Politics | Taibblog | Matt Taibbi on Politics and the Economy
