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America's competitive spirit has been trampled by the star system in athletics which tells us there are the real athletes and the rest of us. The marathon surge points very positively to the idea that even the no-talents can run, race and finish. How is that a bad thing? It's not like they get in front and slow down the "real athletes." P.S. I'm 65 now and still run and I ran two marathons faster than you did, Edward, when I was in my early 40s.
Surely you were all sitting around saying, "No, we can't include him because he's a political candidate...it wouldn't be right..."
Because we all know the hottest guy around is Barack Obama!!!
That whole conceit was brilliant and very handy for journalists, but it helped make Americans feel divided. President Obama said we're not red states and blue states, but United States. So, give it a rest, please.
