Following up on Ann Coulter’s trolling of soccer fans, WorldNetDaily columnist and radio talk show host Carl Jackson writes today that the World Cup is part of a left-wing plot to “bring America down to size.”
Jackson writes that while he watches the Olympics to get a “sense of nationalism and pride” when American athletes “prove that we’re home to the best athletes in the world,” he refuses to watch the World Cup because Team USA is treated as “just another nation.”
According to Jackson, President Obama and the media are promoting the World Cup to make the U.S. seem like it is not “an exceptional nation” and push “the globalization of America.”
Since he is such a great fan of America, Jackson says he only watches competitions where Team USA is likely to win. And if it were to lose, then Jackson wouldn’t watch!
The Olympics has a special place in my heart as well. I get a thrill rooting for USA teams and individual athletes kick butt over their foreign competitors. The sense of nationalism and pride that comes over me as I watch the events unfold and the medal ceremonies is often indescribable. There’s something comforting about knowing you’re the best. Admittedly, I like pretending our athlete’s wouldn’t win if I weren’t on my couch cheering and coaching them on. When it comes to World Cup soccer, however, I’d rather be bored to tears or outraged by another one of President Obama’s speeches – and I finally figured out why.
During the Olympics, our nation’s athletes go to prove that we’re home to the best athletes in the world. During the World Cup, our athlete’s go to prove we belong. We’re just one among many; we’re not an exceptional nation, just another nation. During the Olympics, the world envies us, but during the World Cup they pity us.
When President Obama proclaimed he wanted to “fundamentally change America,” the implication was that something was wrong with America’s founding. When he later went on to say that he sees America as an exceptional nation just as every other citizen believes their country is exceptional, he was implying that there’s nothing fundamentally distinct or special about America. The problem is he was wrong!
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In the words of our president, “let me be clear”: Liberals are determined to bring America down to size. Whether it’s Sen. Harry Reid and Eric Holder bullying sports teams like the Washington Redskins (I’ll be sure to wash my mouth out with soap) that connect us to traditional Americanism, or local mayors and media promoting the FIFA World Cup – can you imagine a better strategy to have Americans adopt the globalization of America than through sports?
You knew that the president would never let “a good crisis go to waste.” Now you know the same goes for sports.
