The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

World Cup: ¡Va La Argentina!

Argentina got second-half goals from Martin Demichelis and Martin Palermo to defeat Greece 2-0, advancing to a round-of-16 match against Mexico. Your average Argentine soccer fan hates Mexico in a way that would horrify Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Argentina totally dominated Group B — scoring 7 goals to their opponents’ one — and against Greece, controlled the ball by a 2-to-1 […]

If McChrystal Is McArthur . . .

. . . in this analogy, then I guess Barack Obama is trying to be Harry Truman: The top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has been summoned to the White House to explain biting and unflattering remarks he made to a freelance writer about President Barack Obama and others in the Obama administration. The […]

The Goal That Wasn’t

Am I turning into an un-American soccer-loving faggot? What’s wrong with me? Why do I keep blogging about this controversy? But that ripped-off goal still rankles: IRENE, South Africa — FIFA will not address the performance of referee Koman Coulibaly, the embattled official from the Americans’ 2-2 draw with Slovenia, before Monday, a spokesman has […]

VIDEO: Dancing Brazilian Baby

Just in case you haven’t seen this yet: Not to be judgmental, but by the time your kid learns to do the samba, don’t you think he’s probably ready for potty-training?

U.S. Robbed of Winning Goal in World Cup Soccer Game vs. Slovenia

Everybody knows soccer is for fags. Still, this doesn’t give anti-American referees the right to screw us over: The United States staged the greatest rally in its World Cup history Thursday, overcoming a two-goal halftime deficit to record a 2-2 draw with Slovenia at Ellis Park. Michael Bradley’s goal in the 82nd minute tied the […]

Obama to Europe: ‘Double-Dip,’ Anyone?

The headline is “Obama Urges Europe Not to Drop Stimulus Measures Yet,” but to understand what the president is actually trying to say, you have to read this New York Times story very carefully: President Obama signaled on Friday that countries in Europe should not withdraw their extraordinary spending programs too quickly. In a public […]

Soccer May Be Gay, But
At Least It’s Not Canadian

I don’t think Allahpundit is Canadian, but he does have a suspiciously extensive knowledge of Broadway show tunes hockey. IYKWIMAITYD. The other day, I put up a mocking headline: World Cup Overkill: Associated Press Writes 1,068 Words About 1-1 Tie And proceeded to mock soccer, generally, which prompted commenter “gg” (whose IP address is in […]

World Cup Overkill: Associated Press Writes 1,068 Words About 1-1 Tie

There ought to be some kind of special Pulitzer for this: Clint Dempsey became only the second American to score in two World Cups, getting the tying goal in the 40th minute on a blunder by goalkeeper Robert Green. Howard made six saves, withstanding a second-half barrage by Wayne Rooney and his celebrated teammates. . . […]

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