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By Kevin Brett at 12:28PM

Superbowl Smackdown: Bernanke Edition

In light of the holiday, that is, Superbowl Sunday... one can't help but notice the cultural behemoth that has arisen in it's wake.

  • Indianapolis Colts.  New Orleans Saints.  The best teams in football, as evidenced by both regular season record and playoff performance.
  • New Orleans. A city that headlined one of the most traumatic disasters in recent memory surging forth to claim it's symbolic moral victory.  
  • Tim Tebow. A Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, on the verge of his NFL debut, stirring up a whirlpool of controversy as he premieres with his mother in a pro-life Superbowl ad

Great teams.  Great emotional subtext.  Great politically infused sideshow.

All the necessary conditions for an early February media blizzard in Miami.


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