Word: support
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Jordan's choice for leader of the free world is Bill Bradley, himself another former basketball star. In desperate need of positive press after successive losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, Bradley's campaign unveiled a 30-second advertisement featuring Jordan explaining his support for Bradley. Jordan joins the pantheon of NBA stars who have endorsed their former colleague. In another spot, Bill Russell encouraged voters to support Bradley in the Iowa caucuses, the embodiment of the slogan "Another Celtic Fan for Bill Bradley...
...appears sports stars are more successful at convincing adolescents to buy snazzy sneakers than they are at persuading voters to support political candidates. People realize that while Shaq may dominate under the basket, he ought not to control the ballot...
Celebrity endorsements have long been a peculiar piece of the American political tradition. They have rarely had any measurable effect on the outcome of a race. Americans, fortunately, tend to evaluate political candidates based on message and ideology rather than celebrity support. The Presidency isn't like a high school election, where the kid on the baseball team with the most popular friends wins...
...startling, however, that sports figures and other celebrities can attempt to so blatantly transfer their popularity into political support, occasionally without even superficial justification. In his advertisement for Bradley, Bill Russell did not mention Bradley's support of initiatives in race relations. He didn't mention Bradley's plans to reduce handgun violence. The advertisement opened with "Bill Russell for Bill Bradley" on the screen. The rest of the spot was dedicated to Russell urging Iowan voters to participate in the caucus, with nary an explanation of Russell's support for Bradley. It came across as a basketball star endorsing...
...House masters are meant to guide Harvard's residential communities, then selection committees must consider whether the masters can address students' concerns and interests ranging from race relations to academic support. This can be accomplished in no better way than by listening to the students themselves. We not only support the AAC's letter to the administration, but we also hope that the House master selection committees make special efforts to take the students' concerns and issues into consideration...