FIFA President Celebrates Reelection to the Amazement of Wolf Blitzer

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | May 29, 2015 | Rush Limbaugh

[Kaslin]

RUSH: Hey, Cookie, Cookie, Cookie, you gotta get me something. The FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, was just reelected as the president of FIFA, and give me like the last couple of minutes of his acceptance, maybe three where he's (imitating Blatter), "You can thank God or maybe if you like Allah, you can thank Allah, whatever your God, I promise you, we will have a FIFA that when my next term is completed, it will be in a strong position."

Anyway, it was hilarious. And when it was over, Wolf Blitzer goes to the reporter, said (paraphrasing), "Does this guy not get it? Does this guy not know the organization he runs is under indictment?" The guy that doesn't get it is Blitzer. These guys don't have any idea what's really gone on. Since the Obama Justice Department has proclaimed these FIFA guys to be bad guys, then that's all Wolf needs to know, they're all bad guys. And Wolf expects them all to come out and commit suicide in public to make amends. And this guy came out and didn't commit suicide, didn't admit guilt, didn't say anything except, we're kicking butt here at FIFA, and we're gonna keep kicking butt at FIFA, and screw any of you who don't think it or like it.

And Wolf can't believe the guy didn't turn himself in and ask to be killed. (laughing) It just struck me as funny. So we'll get it because I'm sure we were rolling on it, we'll have it for you in a moment.

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RUSH: Were we go. Live on CNN this afternoon, the international soccer president reelected for a fifth term, Sepp Blatter. We have a portion of his acceptance speech. This was in Zurich.

BLATTER: I take the responsibility to bring back FIFA. We do it, we do it. And I'm convinced we can do it. But I was thinking, it was in meditation. I'm a faithful man and I said, "Now God, Allah or whoever is this extraordinary -- whatever it is -- spirit in the world that we believe, we believe.

They can help us to bring back this FIFA where we shall be. And I tell you and I promise you, in the end of my term I will give this FIFA to my successor in a very, very strong, strong position. A robust FIFA and a good FIFA. We have to work together. We will ask me what age? It's not an age. The age is no problem, always told you. You'll have people there are 50 that look old.

(applause)

Sorry, sorry, sorry, I didn't know that we have so many 50 years old people here.

(laughter)

Definitely not. But, ladies and gentlemen, you know, I told you at the beginning or when we started for this election, I like you. I like my job. And I like to be with you. I'm not perfect. Nobody's perfect. But we will do a good job together, I'm sure. So I thank you so much. I thank you for the trust and confidence, trust and confidence, together we go! Let's go FIFA! Let's go, FIFA! Thank you! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.

(applause).

RUSH: There you have it. His name again is Sepp Blatter. And Wolf Blitzer could not believe what he had just seen.

BLITZER: What a piece of work that guy is! I guess that's typical of his behavior, does he not realize what's going on right now with all these charges of accusation among so many of his top leaders right below him at FIFA?

RUSH: What do you expect him to do, Wolf? He's not mentioned in the indictments. What's he supposed to, quit? Commit suicide? What's he supposed to do, go up and praise Obama, beg for forgiveness? What's he supposed to do? He's untainted by it. And it's clear that he's acting that way. I just think the whole thing is hilarious.

And then there's this guy, the soccer dad who broad down FIFA, Chuck Blazer. Get this. "He went from suburban New York kid soccer coach to flying on private jets." Listen to this. "One apartment in Trump Tower for himself, a second next door for his cats. More luxury apartments in Florida and the Bahamas. Credit card charges totaling $26 million. Another $20 million in his pocket.... A private meeting with Vladimir Putin. Nights at one of the best tables in the fabled Manhattan night spot Elaine's, feasts at such fine restaurant as Campagnola and Dutch. Chuck Blazer billed all of it to FIFA." And he gained 400 pounds in the process. He got to 450 pounds. He got caught. He's the informant. How do you rack up $26 million in credit card charges? Well, it's just beyond most people's comprehension. What color is that card? Platinum, black? What color is that card -- 26 million! I know it was over years.

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RUSH: Has Wolf Blitzer ever called Hillary Clinton a piece of work? "Man, what you know what a piece of work she is! What a piece of work old Bill Clinton is, like he called the FIFA guy.

[JoeProBono]

[ozzymandus]

Wolf can’t believe the corrupt soccer chieftans don’t give a sh*t about the US Dept. of “Justice”. Hard to believe how naïve the leftist media is.

[gusty]

After all the hoopla of the last couple of days, the supporters of Blatter, after talking to their lawyers, now know that they will never see one second in a US courtroom. The only ones vulnerable were those from the Caribbean, due to its unique position with US banks. The African and Asian delegates are not going to give up the gravy train just because of this episode. These guys are powerful individuals within their countries, and know were the bodies are buried. Do you really believe that countries like Angola, South Africa, etc are going to give up their guys to us, so the FBI can question them about other things beyond soccer, never going to happen. Plus the DOJ is notorious for running dog and pony shows. We have all seen in NYC the periodic sweep of organized crime figures from time to time. We see all the wiseguys being led into court for arraignment. What the public never sees is when they walk free a couple of months later when the charges are dropped.

The only hope for FIFA on the horizon is for UEFA, minus Putin's stooges, goes ahead and leaves FIFA as they are threatening to do. Europe with the US, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, and Brazil having their own competition would kill FIFA. Nobody is going to miss Ghana and Iran not being there.

[pepsionice]

The chief supporters of FIFA to stay in the bribe-mess....are Latin America as a whole, Russia, the Qatar folks, and Africa.

Presently, the Qatar episode revolving around 2022 is what really gets Europeans frustrated and angry. They look at the deaths of construction workers in Qatar and just shake their heads. Then they look back at the promise of FIFA...the 2022 games would be on a summer schedule (as all World Cup games have been). Well....that’s now been tossed and it’ll be played from the middle of November to the 3rd week of December. None of the European clubs have been happy over that and they wanted FIFA to cough up pay-back money to each club for screwing up the schedule.

If you ask me...Blatter won’t be around in six months, and FIFA might not exist within year. The odds of the Russia games in 2018 happening? I’d put at 50-50 at best now.

[Eric Blair 2084]

Problem is the system itself. 206 countries and they all have an equal vote. That means that Antigua and Guam and Angola have the same votes as Germany Italy and Brazil.

That’s a “democracy”. A democracy is 4 lions and a zebra arguing about what’s for dinner.

If I were a politician in Zimbabwe I would gladly take the 12 million that FIFA gave me and vote for whoever you told me to.

[Eric Blair 2084]

https://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/05/28/is-it-time-for-uefa-to-take-the-nuclear-option-and-split-from-fifa-by-simon-evans/

This is an atlas shrugged scenario in real life. :-)

[pepsionice]

The downfall of FIFA has been going on for several decades. All the fake enthusiasm for fair play and bogus selection of World Cup sites....led to this point. I think a guy could write a 1,000 page book on how FIFA fell apart. The corruption side of capitalism just sat there in full view of the public, and no one wanted to admit the failures.

If UEFA leaves FIFA....the World Cup contract that Russia and Qatar holds are worthless, and FIFA will be sued by both....with FIFA suing UEFA to force them to participate.

Qater is spending several billion on their infrastructure....so it’s money all flushed down the drain.

[Impy]

FIFA might be the most corrupt organization in the world.