Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Forget Politics and Race, Just Enjoy the Football

The Super Bowl is about football, not race or politics.

January 31, 2014 at 2:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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In the Super Bowl, I am cheering for both Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and Seattle Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman. Both are spectacular players, and this game is about football, not race or politics.

Bloggers, and even some politicians, have tried to paint the contest -- a showdown between a great veteran quarterback and a brash young defender -- with racial (white versus black) or political (red state versus blue state) overtones.