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Has anyone here ever met an African American Hockey Mom?
Anyone?
The National Hockey League has a grand total of 13 African American players among its 650+ players, according to a ESPN feature earlier this year on race and professional hockey.
Is it any coincidence that "Hockey Mom" is now part of the political vocabulary, and it was popularized by Republicans campaign handlers?
Remember the hand-painted "Hockey Moms For Palin" signs at the RNC that were created by RNC aides, not the Moms who waved them for the television cameras of the liberal media that then broadcast their images into 40 million homes?
Hockey Moms.
Zero political love -- or coined phrases -- for Basketball Moms. Or Football Moms. Heck, not even Baseball Moms, who support the sport as American as apple pie and Chevrolet.
Hockey Moms.
An demographic named for the sport most popular in Canada and other places such as Sweden, Denmark and Russia.
You can look it up.
Maybe next presidential election cycle.
Just wondering.
*BTW, I'm white and of European ancestry.
