Funny stuff. Very funny. But not funny as in "guffaw", but funny as in weird or odd.
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It's supposed to be satire, but Ms. Coulter is no good at it; it would seem that she is taking satire lessons from Andy Borowitz.Originally posted by pastorjoeboggs:
This is saying a lot, but that might be the single most ignorant piece of writing I've ever had the misfortune to read.
I happen to be an American whose Great-Grandfathers were all born in the United States, and I watch soccer.
Yes, but I think a lot of that is a direct result of people saying soccer is boring, for wimps, stupid, pointless, for kids who can't play football/basketball/baseball, etc.Originally posted by beardownboiler:
The only decent point she made was that soccer fans try to force it on everyone else. That is the most annoying thing about soccer. I don't mind the sport (I kind of like it, but that may just be World Cup fever), but I don't need someone telling me that I have to love it or I'm just a stupid American.
"Most Americans?" Really? I would love to see your statistical data to back up those two statements. You might find data to support the second statement...might.Originally posted by NYProf:
Ann Coulter is very smart and very funny.
Most Americans agree with her about soccer.
Most Americans think soccer is very boring.
This makes soccer fanatics very upset.
Her basic premise is correct? How? It's an opinion. You can say that you agree or that you think she's correct, but there is absolutely no way to objectively prove that soccer is "vapid, dull, and idiotic."Originally posted by LCBrasefield:
Ann Coulter is obnoxious and disgusting; her basic premise that soccer is vapid, dull, and idiotic is correct; her manner of expressing her disdain for soccer is weak.
Of course, I was giving my opinion on the issue. I'm not trying to be objective. However, I could counter your "statistical" argument by citing that so many of those soccer crazed countries are poverty stricken, whereby soccer's low cost equipment requirements of just a ball and an open field benefits its popularity.Originally posted by pastorjoeboggs:
Her basic premise is correct? How? It's an opinion. You can say that you agree or that you think she's correct, but there is absolutely no way to objectively prove that soccer is "vapid, dull, and idiotic."Originally posted by LCBrasefield:
Ann Coulter is obnoxious and disgusting; her basic premise that soccer is vapid, dull, and idiotic is correct; her manner of expressing her disdain for soccer is weak.
In fact, I could build a much stronger statistical case for the opposite, starting with the fact that so many other countries follow and cheer for soccer (unless you want to take American exceptionalism to its extreme and suggest that anyone outside of America does not really matter). I could also start with the fact that the TV ratings for the World Cup matches were routinely topping both the World Series and the NBA Finals.
Ultimately, though, I have to admit that my opinion is that soccer is a thinking man's game with much that makes it better than other sports (no timeouts, the card system, relegation and promotion) and some things that make it worse (diving).