Tag Archives: Hockey

I sincerely hope Nicaragua beats the fuck out of the U.S. Soccer team

Because so many “patriots” think that a game played by children would prove one or another political/slash/economic system to be better than any other. Like the “Miracle On Ice” hockey victory of the doped up US team over the USSR … Continue reading

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Not so much bread, plenty of circus.

At last the modern gladiatorial spectacle in Rio is over. Yay! To not take away any reward gotten by the slave-entertainers, if you won anything good for you. The United States didn’t win a single thing. Seriously.  The athletes who … Continue reading

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I could have been an olympian

But I just don’t give three quarters of a fat rat’s rectal orifice. On the other hand, the jingoism expressed at the downtown parade celebration flustercluck whatever it was was just overbearing. Hey, watching sports is not a measure of … Continue reading

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Miracle on Hardwood 1972

Yeah. It’s happening again. The Miracle On Ice, revisited. God how I hate the Olympics years. Not only do they have the constant rehash of bombastic imperialistic wack-job bullshit about how the U.S. hockey team winning a game, a game … Continue reading

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Debacle on Ice!!!

So, since the “Miracle on Ice” way back when, the One time out of oh, let’s see, ALL the times the U.S. played hockey in the Olympics, that they won a gold, against the Soviets, somehow proved that Capitalism was … Continue reading

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Yanks overseas pretend to be Canadian but how do you do that in Vancouver?

Since the overt militarization of Pax Americana, US citizens traveling the world are advised to pretend they’re Canadians. It only took this week’s unexpected team USA victory over Canada in men’s Olympic hockey, to ignite anti-American feelings. Even before the … Continue reading

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Norway ties USA for Olympic gold

Does it matter really in transnational games between warmonger countries? Nearly all Winter Olympic participants are NATO occupiers of Afghanistan. Though Norway was among several who condemned the Iraq invasion, its oil company is complicit in exploiting Iraq’s oil. The … Continue reading

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Suomi hockey team beats Slovenska for bronze at 2010 Jeux Olympiques

What does it say across the front of the Finnish hockey jersey “SUOMI?” Is that an acronym or an internet initialism? While it could be enthusiasm for Olympic mascot Sumi, Suomi is Finnish/Saami for what they call their country. Apparently … Continue reading

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Jingoistic reporting of Olympic Games

A little bit of put-down about the President of Brazil only having one name. Had made a shout out to Brazilian athletes to put on their best performance because “hey, we’re not hosting this just to let a bunch of … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin dons lipstick for Dog Dinner

She’s got a book tour, so what? But Oprah is willing to suffer her for two couch sessions, now Hillary Clinton wants to grant her a beer summit. Foreign leaders can’t get an audience without preconditions. Why is Sarah Palin … Continue reading

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Lacrosse fought & equipped by warriors

Need another tipoff that the sport of lacrosse is early combat training? The leading equipment purveyor is Warrior Sports. This photo was taken at the 2009 Jamboree in Denver Colorado, where teams of little white boys converged to declare state … Continue reading

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White Flight from football to assault rifle

Ryan dons the rest of his gear in the car. Pads, armor, helmet, even mouth guard. I adjust the rearview mirror downward until I see his small frame in the backseat. We’re only halfway to practice and he’s already biting … Continue reading

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Afternoon fun for little girls

Game description: Hockey mom? Caribou killer? It’s all up to you. Redress Sarah for VP success!

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Greed is the God of Capitalism

John McCain, seriously out of touch. [video] McCain claims his Nazi rhetoric is acceptable, because he was a POW 40 years ago. They should just call it what it is: the KKK Party. The German Nazi Party is starting to … Continue reading

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Sympathy for Sarah Palin’s self mockery

Even with the official CBS transcript cleaned up, the Couric-Palin interview remains a riveting embarrassment. Fortunately online videos have archived poor Sarah Palin in all her Bush-league ignobility, if you can bear it. Don’t the Republicans appear to be unfathomable … Continue reading

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Palin says NUCULAR like ya know who

Sarah Palin pronounces “nuclear” like President Bush, “nucular.” Ya know, Ya gotta wonder whether “Charlie” came through for ABC viewers, or whether the game afoot is really a jig up. Or trap set. But for whom? Any number of Palin’s … Continue reading

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Sarah Plain, um, Palin

Someone forgot to tell Cindy McCain that the fashion word on Sarah’s big night was “populist.” Cin’s half-peeled banana outfit was examined by the couture analysts at Vanity Fair and the numbers look like this: Oscar de la Renta dress: … Continue reading

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The difference between GOP and a pig? Lipstick.

In her speech last night at the RNC, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin riddled us: What’s the difference between a HOCKEY MOM and a PIT BULL? LIPSTICK. Maybe those of us who aren’t Alaskans or Canadians don’t know what “hockey moms” … Continue reading

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One gold equals 1,000 silvers

Nevermind that gold and silver are often separated by a hundreth of a second. Chinese statistics reflect adherence to this depressing credo. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, the USA reigned with 102 medals. China was a distant third with 63. … Continue reading

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Nobel Prize impostor to speak at CC

Colorado College, our evolving Neo-Liberal Arts school, has been inviting a slew of globalization advocates to intone on patriarchal economics. The latest, game theory “Cold Warrior” Thomas Schelling, will speak on Thursday, Feb. 21st. Schelling is being lauded as a … Continue reading

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Slandering Pat Tillman maybe

Pat Tillman might have gone into Afganistan for the same reason he loved football: because it’s licensed violence. Was it Norman Mailer or Studs Turkel who postelated that the reason many men go to war is because on a very … Continue reading

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