and sports editor for the nation, dave xyron. dave, let me get a sense from you of the importance of this game and the degree to which politics has been involved in championships like this before. no, absolutely. i mean, this is alabama versus georgia. they re both teams from the southeastern conference where college football is at its most rabid, and they would take that, certainly, as a compliment. and so, while the eyes of the nation is going to be on this game, the southeast of the united states, more particularly, is going to be looking at this game. and of course, we ve seen sports and politics intersect when it comes to presidents for as long as there have been sports. the first president to ever do an event with athletes was president johnson, not lyndon johnson, andrew johnson. that s how far it goes back. so trump is part of that continuum. the difference is that we ve never had a president this polarizing go into a city, atlanta, where he s about as popular as the new orle
yourself to dave and he ll carry the emotional burden for you. you do it well and with great entertainment. we appreciate it. dave xyron. talk to you next time. coming up here first a fair well to our fan. i m going to keep him. don t ask me why, and ask you two to leave and enjoys your anyway, we take a break, ladies and gentlemen. hardball is coming up moments from now as chris looks at minnesota s government shutdown. and chris asked how it is. if we could all just get along. first, something to look forward to as we enjoy the fourth of july. our friends, our neighbor, toure, on what these duelling lockouts mean for the men of america. s ]s s s [ cat meows ]