United States can be victors if we lose the World Cup (Sportswriter Roots for America to Lose)

Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | June 15, 2010 | Norman Chad

[Zakeet]

I love the World Cup. And I love America — it’s my hometown! But I would not love to see America win the World Cup.

Frankly, we don’t need another feather in our already overstuffed cap. And considering soccer is the world’s game — and most of the world is at odds with America at any given moment — I think it might be a nice idea for Uncle Sam, in an effort to promote world harmony, to lie down in South Africa.

Now, in all likelihood, the U.S. is not going to be in a position to win the World Cup. But on the off-chance that Landon Donovan and friends have thoughts of reprising that Miracle-on-Ice thing — actually, “Miracle-on-the-Pitch” doesn’t have the same ring to it — I must implore my fellow Americans to tank.

Seriously.

The smart play, diplomatically, would be to lose with grace.

Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot when, in truth, we’re the ones who provoke an intense dislike. Most of the world does not threaten us; rather, most of the world is terrified by us. We’re a little too big, a little too rich and a little too powerful and, every once in a while, we muscle up and flex our military might in foreign lands.

There is much fear and loathing of America elsewhere. We seldom imagine what it would be like if the Army boot were on the other foot.

[cartan]

Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot […].

If this liberal thinks Americans are as, or even more xenophobic than others, he obviously hasn’t been around much.

[ClearCase_guy]

I’m thinking of a hanging Chad.

[Russ]

Just another self-hating liberal giving a face to the fact that liberalism is a mental disorder.

[a fool in paradise]

I think it might be a nice idea for Uncle Sam, in an effort to promote world harmony, to lie down in South Africa.

South Africa. Now there's a nation to look up to.

(castro)

(gaddafi)

Pro-dictatorship hell hole.

[MediaMole]

Last week this idiot was calling for the end of NASCAR. Maybe he should get together with Princeton prof. Peter Singer who is calling for Americans to sterilize themselves to extinction.

[albie]

Pussy pants lib has been a loser all his life. POS! Don’t keep score at all.~sarc That way we’re all winners!~sarc All the players get some exercise and afterwards they can discuss world peace over a Starbucks latte. ~SARC

[bcsco]

Well, Norman, I’m amazed that you got your job writing for a newspaper. After all, there were likely others who applied for the same position.

Out of fairness, I would think you’d have automatically removed yourself from contention and let someone else have the position. After all, they’d be miffed at you for being selected, wouldn’t they? I think you should resign post haste. There. That’s the ticket...

[a fool in paradise]

We’re a little too big, a little too rich and a little too powerful and, every once in a while, we muscle up and flex our military might in foreign lands.

Was this something he quoted from an Obama speech in Germany or the Muddled East?

[freedumb2003]

you reduce yourself to a poor, impoverished, sniveling, dismal, weak shadow of your former self ... but it makes people like you

Libtards want to be liked. Real Men and Women want to be respected.

[Nepeta]

I did not know the Plain Dealer was still publishing papers. With pieces like this, why do they bother?

[Apparatchik]

"Hey, and while we're at it, let's throw in the towel in Iraq and Afghanistan, too. That would show the world that we can be humble!"

This ponce has a place waiting for him in Obama's State Department.

[texas_mrs]

YES! We could WIN the COURAGEOUS RESTRAINT MEDAL!



Medal for 'courageous restraint' plan get mixed review from troops:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/Medal-for-_courageous-restraint_-plan-get-mixed-review-from-troops-93007014.html#ixzz0qwMumQzk http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/Medal-for-_courageous-restraint_-plan-get-mixed-review-from-troops-93007014.html

[EyeGuy]

“Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot....”

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Except for me, and my progressive, enlightened friends....

[Old Student]

You know, I really don't like football, or baseball, or basketball, either, but that doesn't mean I think we should play to lose. That writer is not a libtard, I'm afraid. He's not even as smart as the kids I worked with who had severe mental retardation. He's just plain stupid! Willfully, blindly, INTENTIONALLY STUPID!

OK, I'll stop shouting now. Preaching to the choir, aren't I?

[RJL]

Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot when, in truth, we’re the ones who provoke an intense dislike. Most of the world does not threaten us; rather, most of the world is terrified by us. We’re a little too big, a little too rich and a little too powerful and, every once in a while, we muscle up and flex our military might in foreign lands.

There is much fear and loathing of America elsewhere. We seldom imagine what it would be like if the Army boot were on the other foot

Norman Chad projecting his anti-American feelings onto the rest of the world.

[Non-Sequitur]

The U.S. doesn't need to lie down. The U.S. doesn't need to roll over. We're playing in a tournament where the majority of the other countries in the world are already better at the sport than we are. Ergo, we can go out there and play our best game, win some of them but lose other ones, and we will not get near to winning the World Cup.

What a moron.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Imagine if, say, Sweden decided to invade North Dakota. Might you not think, “Whoa, what is their problem?” With tanks rolling into Bismarck, wouldn’t you — at a minimum — boycott Swedish meatballs and Swedish massage?

Speaking as a North Dakotan, we still have enough warheads to turn Sweden into nuclear ash that smells like fish.

As to his self-loathing, I recommend he hang himself.

[expatpat]

By the same token, the Dems have the House, the Senate, and the WH. Therefore, the Dems should allow Republicans in many bluish/red districts/states to run unopposed.

[a fool in paradise]

There was more honesty in Soviet Pravda than in today’s American Pravda Media.

Same #@$%, different day.

[albie]

“...going to see what the comments look like at the site”.

...I just checked. They look like these comments. Few agree with this clown.