DAVID SWANSON – The author of Brazil’s Dance With the Devil, Dave Zirin, must love sports, as I do, as billions of us do, or he wouldn’t keep writing about where sports have gone wrong. But, wow, have they gone wrong!
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Nine Nobel Peace Laureates Call on NBC to Cancel “Stars Earn Stripes”
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU – “Stars Earn Stripes†is not just another reality show. Hosted by retired four-star general Wesley Clark, the program pairs minor celebrities with US military personnel and puts them through simulated military training, including some live fire drills and helicopter drops. The official NBC website for the show touts “the fast-paced competition†as “pay[ing] homage to the men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and our first-responder services.â€