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January 12, 2007
Just to Be Clear
Some people are acting like David Beckham coming to America is some big boon for our country, but that is wrong and false. America has many great sports, particularly football (the real kind, not the metric kind) and is in no need of another. If Beckham does cause Americans to take interest in soccer, the sole benefit is for the rest of the world. Soccer has long been the most popular sport in the world... except for in America which has had no interest in it. And, since America has all the money, that actually makes soccer one of the least popular sports in the world. What use is it to be a soccer star if no one knows you in America (which, again, has all the money)? It's of no use at all, that's what. I bet the least well known American baseball player makes more the most well known soccer player (until today, that is). If Americans start paying attention to this third-world sport, then that suddenly gives legitimacy to the opinions of sucky countries. So, we would be doing a favor for the rest of the world... such a big one that I think we could cut back on foreign aid. 13 Responses To "Just to Be Clear"
Soccer...BAH! Communist Kickball, you mean! #1 - Posted by: BTret on January 12, 2007 09:10 AMIf soccer becomes popular in the US then the terrorist win. #2 - Posted by: loomdog on January 12, 2007 09:19 AMOK, OK, this is off-topic, but you might want to check out HotAir. The monkey menace is getting worse!! #3 - Posted by: BlueJeanPreachin on January 12, 2007 09:48 AMIf the MLS can afford to pay Beckham $250 million over 5 years (team payroll is currently $1.25 million) then they can afford to pay foreign aid to those soccer playing countries that obviously spend what wealth they have on soccer playing fags. Can Beckham destroy a country at will? No! Can Beckham control the seas? No! Get bent like Beckham! #4 - Posted by: captamerica on January 12, 2007 10:10 AMbut he has his own wikipedia entry Touch the monkey! TOUCH THE MONKEY! Also, soccer is a third world plot to redestribute American wealth by boring us all to sleep and snatching our wallets. #6 - Posted by: BrendaK on January 12, 2007 10:13 AMno to soccer. yes to hockey and football. no to soccer. except Pele was good. #7 - Posted by: bikermommy on January 12, 2007 10:18 AMi'd rather watch hillary clinton shower than watch 10 seconds of soccer... #8 - Posted by: soccer is dumb on January 12, 2007 11:05 AMOk…soccer sucks the big green weenie…but watching Hillary shower! Please watch the hyperbole! Now I have this image BURNED into my brain and I can’t get it out of there and it is not good and my day is young and I don’t know if I’m going to make it through the rest of ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….. #9 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter on January 12, 2007 11:32 AMDemocrats in charge of the congress. Soccer stars being paid gazillions of dollars. What’s next a fat lesbian for President…yea…I know! #10 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter on January 12, 2007 11:53 AMFrank - most Americans only knowlege of soccer is an image of Brandy Chastain (ph) ripping her shirt off after scoring a world cup winning goal. They are hoping that Posh Spice adopts this habit in liberal LA each time her hubby scores. #11 - Posted by: Moneyman on January 12, 2007 12:20 PMThe Spice Girls must have greeted the news about Beckham the same way The Monkees did when they heard Mike Nesmith won his suit against PBS for $80 million. And shame on you Moneyman for knowing the name of that carpenter's dream! #12 - Posted by: bunkerboy on January 12, 2007 02:22 PMSome Brit on the BBC boards put it best - "this is the end of football." He went on to say that the reason it is doomed is because this move by Beckham guarantees that American children will start taking soccer more seriously and before long the World Cup will be "just like the Olympics" (i.e., dominated by the USA.) Kind of a modern day echo of Yamamoto's "sleeping giant" quote. A very well reasoned argument. #13 - Posted by: Beo on January 12, 2007 09:07 PMPost a comment
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