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"Imagine how you would feel if somebody from France came over and won the NASCAR championship."
...or the Boston Marathon. As I remember, the last Americans to have won was Frank Shorter (?) and Joan Benoit, a pretty close comparison in terms of "seen better days".
I'm pretty sure spectators in Boston and NY are quite respectful of the Kenyons who kick ass every year. They deserve it.
Come to think of it, maybe a closer comparison would be if a European football team (pigskin type) came over and won the Super Bowl. How would US fans react? I would guess that in some parts of our country, some fans would act as poorly as some German fans evidently did on the tour.
Sherwood
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