Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Obama to accept at Invesco

I can't put into words how much it's going to bother me when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for president this year at Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos.

Do what you want to the military, the tax code, and the health care system, Mr. Obama, but leave the Broncos out of it.

I am a lifelong Republican, but I love the Broncos much more than I do any political party. And this isn't just about Obama being a Democrat. Sports are supposed to bring us together, while political parties—notwithstanding the Downy-soft coverage of Obama—often do little but tear us apart. I wouldn't be happy about John McCain doing this, either. The only candidate I could support in such a move is John Elway, if he ever makes the long-rumored move into politics, since he built the house anyway.

Realistically I know the presidential race is more important than football, that the studium is publicly funded, and that there's no other venue in Denver that can match the new Mile High, home to just one of the Broncos' playoff victories. (I'm so relieved that this can't take place at the real Mile High Stadium.) And of course Obama was going to give his speech in the Pepsi Center to start with, which is the home of both the Nuggets and the Avalanche, and that wouldn't have been much better. But I hate to see such an honorable building reduced to this. I'm not saying it's rational, just that it really pisses me off.

9 comments:

David said...

this is not something to be mad about mike.

pretending that global warming is a farce is something to be mad about.

Mike said...

Good one. I feel better already.

John said...

I couldn't agree more strongly - only the Duke deserves the privilege of using that hallowed ground for political ends.

David said...

oh brothers gore... there are things to get riled up about, but this just isn't one of them. surely you can see this.

John said...

I ALWAYS get riled up by the desecration of the Temple of the Tangerine . . . we should even force the Raiders to dress off-site so as to preserve our sacrosanct locker rooms.

David said...

ahh... now you are talking. we should just make them fly in dressed up in their uniforms... then they can go straight from their drubbing to the plane...

John said...

Exactly. But there is no need to limit it to the Raiders - why not the Chiefs as well?

Joe said...

You are a republican? Maybe it will rain.

Mike said...

I really hope it rains, especially since Obama's campaign, which is surely led by meteorologists, is so sure it won't.

And I almost always vote straight elephant, which means if you ever see me defending a Democrat, you know how awful the other guy...well, I'm sure you can see what I'm getting at.