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Danyahel Norris

Selected Works

2010

Law and Society

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Obama Vs. Bush On Steroids: Two Different Approaches To A Pseudo-Controversy—Or Is Major League Baseball Steroid Use Really Worthy Of Note In A State Of The Union Address?, Danyahel Norris Feb 2010

Obama Vs. Bush On Steroids: Two Different Approaches To A Pseudo-Controversy—Or Is Major League Baseball Steroid Use Really Worthy Of Note In A State Of The Union Address?, Danyahel Norris

Danyahel Norris

Since Sports has such a unique impact on American life, it is appropriate to use sports as a gauge to ascertain the effectiveness of each presidential administration...The Bush administration used sports as a means to punish “offenders,” while at the same time, using the specter of steroid abuse as a means to de-emphasize the real turmoil in Iraq. The Obama administration, on the other hand, has used sports as a metaphor to educate and, also as a bully-pulpit to reinforce “good” values.