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Republican Hatred for Obamacare Undermined by Republican Hatred for Soccer
New York Magazine ^ | Jonathan Chait

Posted on 09/12/2013 12:07:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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It’s a terribly boring sport to watch but I don’t think it has anything to do with R vs D (I even have a couple Republican friends who watch it, for reasons unknown to me). As much as the media wants to push soccer on Americans, most of us just don’t like it and so nobody probably even thought to ask MLS teams not to market Obamacare.


61 posted on 09/12/2013 3:54:22 PM PDT by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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Not enough commercial breaks for you?

Not enough driving on the goal. Men's soccer seems to be about wearing out your opponent and picking up a goal if you're lucky. The women seemed to think the object of the game was to score goals.

Also the only time the women were on the ground was when they were knocked down. I didn't see any flopping like I see in men's soccer.

As for the breaks, I watch most sports on the DVR so I can skip the commercials, time outs and committee meetings.

62 posted on 09/12/2013 3:56:33 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Why is our military going to be used as Al Qaeda's air force in Syria?)
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Not enough driving on the goal. Men's soccer seems to be about wearing out your opponent and picking up a goal if you're lucky.

It's not easy to score. That's why soccer fans like it . . . there isn't any throwing the ball into the endzone and drawing an interference call.

63 posted on 09/12/2013 6:33:30 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Third world kickball


64 posted on 09/12/2013 7:19:31 PM PDT by Sybeck1
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