[1rudeboy]

Catherine Thompson sniped in Talking Points Memo: "It's worth noting that aside from the Olympics, the World Cup is really the only occasion when an American audience gets a chance to cheer on a national -- rather than a regional -- sports team. But apparently that doesn't jibe with Coulter's vision of patriotism."

Aside from the Olympics? Yes, and aside from ABBA, Fiendens musik is the biggest Swedish rock band. Aside from that gigantic "aside from," it's still not true. Has Thompson ever heard of the Ryder Cup, the Davis Cup or the America's Cup? Apparently, those competitions don't jibe with Thompson's vision of patriotism.

Uh, Ann? Those three sports are "boring," too. You have a fine head on your shoulders, but you didn't use it here.

[gusty]

It looks like some of the mean streets of Greenwich, CT. shows through from Ann's argument here. A little bit of the Ole John “Thurston Howell” Kerry syndrome here. I mean , tennis, golf, and yacht racing are not at the tip of the tongue to the average sports fan.