Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Maybe you would prefer that we take Joelle’s side in ALL CAPS?

Motown is Joe-Town!

If you are in line to indict donald trump, stay in line.

I am pretty sure Katy Tur wasn’t always such a bootlicking sycophant.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Every day Vance writes another chapter in the book called “Worst VP Pick Ever”.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

…and a burning sense of injustice to juice the soul.

“I never thought they’d lock HIM up,” sobbed a distraught member of the Lock Her Up Party.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

Somebody needs to explain to DeSantis that nobody needs to do anything to make him look bad.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Let’s show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

I really should read my own blog.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

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  1. 1.

    frankdawg

    Brazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz [inhale, back to vuvulezla] zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzil!

  6. 6.

    Morbo

    Missing three defenders? Oh dear, I don’t think I’ve predicted a big enough win for Brazil.

  7. 7.

    Leeds man

    Chile has an Argentine manager? That’s like England having a Scottish manager. Inconceivable!

  13. 13.

    Violet

    @frankdawg:
    Yeah, one of my friends is married to a Chilean. When I first met him, I couldn’t figure out why he had a Texas flag hanging at his house. So I asked and then felt like an idiot when they told me it was a Chilean flag. LOL.

  14. 14.

    Punchy

    All this talk of Chile and Brazil makes me hungry for a bowl of some warm scantily clad swimsuit models

  16. 16.

    Bootlegger

    Chile refuse to bunker down and counter, they will attack from the start and pray to their Incan gods they get some goals. This game won’t be 0-0 at FT.

  17. 17.

    Bootlegger

    New FIFA rule, if a player goes down too easy or doesn’t try to keep his feet no foul is called even if he’s hit with a 2×4.

  18. 18.

    wrye

    I’d like to see someone new win the cup, but I suspect It’ll be another Germany/Brazil final. So go Chile, I guess?

  20. 20.

    Bootlegger

    “He’s gone to ground too cheaply.”

    Kudos to the ESPN commentators who have consistently called out the drama queens.

  21. 21.

    Miss Kitka's Comrade Wayne

    Is it just me, or does anyone else think that Julio Cesar (Brazil’s goalkeeper) looks just like Buzz Lightyear?

    I want more Chilean shots on goal the better to test this.

  25. 25.

    Bootlegger

    That Brazilian play looked like the ol’ USC student-body-right, two pulling guards clearing out for the back.

  32. 32.

    Mike E

    Wow, you can feel how wound-up Chile is. Brazil, so calm and clinical: This would describe the side that have any chance of hanging with them. Who dat?

  33. 33.

    Leeds man

    @Moonbatting Average:

    Fabiano was shooting into an empty net, not passing to Kaka. So no offside, even though Kaka was technically in an offside position (it was Kaka to his left, right?).

  38. 38.

    NameRequired

    @You Don’t Say:

    In order of likelihood:

    Germany
    Uruguay (yes Uruguay, arcane futbolistic reasons)
    Argentina (Also arcane futbolistic reasons)
    Netherlands.

  39. 39.

    Violet

    @Randy Paul:
    Yeah, probably. Brazil is looking fearsome.

    Since I haven’t followed football at all prior to the World Cup, can someone tell me what Brazil’s record is against Argentina?

  41. 41.

    NameRequired

    @Violet:

    In world cup Matches the only one I remember is 1990’s Argentina 1 – Brazil 0, glorious, glorious day.

  44. 44.

    NameRequired

    Off Course, generally they win, but they still remember that elimination in the round of 16

  45. 45.

    Mark S.

    If I were Dunga, I’d start thinking about taking Kaka out. The last thing they need is for him to get another yellow.

  48. 48.

    KG

    @Violet: All time record is 33-33-23, so they are actually evenly matched, historically. Of course, that doesn’t really mean much since it’s not like Maradona and Pele are playing these games. Much like in the World According to ESPN the Lakers losing 9 of 11 NBA Finals to the Celtics supposedly mattered – as if West, Russell, Cousy, and Chamberlain were going to be suiting up.

  50. 50.

    Violet

    @Gozer:
    Oh, wow. Wikipedia even has it’s own page for the rivalry. I should have known.

    Sounds like they are evenly matched. So potentially they could play each other in the final, if they both make it that far.

    I wish Chile would get a goal.

  51. 51.

    Miss Kitka's Comrade Wayne

    @Violet: In World Cup matches, Brazil defeated Argentina in 1974 (2 to 1) and in 1982 (3 to 1). As NameRequired correctly notes, Argentina defeated Brazil in 1990 (1 to 0). I happened to have watched all three of those matches, each on a different color teevee.

  55. 55.

    Eric S.

    @KG: For the love of FSM, THIS! How I tire of historical analysis. At best it is interesting trivia and it is nice to know something about the history of sports.

  56. 56.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal (JMN)

    Since I’m a fan of the Dutch, just how much better are Brazil than the Orange? Is it worth bothering to turn the TV on?

  57. 57.

    Leeds man

    @That’s Master of Accountancy to You, Pal (JMN):

    We won’t know until they meet. The hooting for Brazil is a bit premature, given their performance against North Korea and Portugal. How good are Chile?

    I think the Germans, Dutch, Spanish or Argentina would do a lot better than Chile. I further think England made Germany look a bit better than they are. I’m rooting for a first and long-overdue Dutch win.

  59. 59.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal (JMN)

    @Leeds man: Just wondering, because the ESPN analysts have been savaging the Dutch defense all day and saying that Brazil’s attack is going to expose them.

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    Randy Paul

    @Leeds man: North Korea was a bit of an unkown entity until Brazil played them. Portugal played a dirty game to tie.

    Brazil played pretty well against Ivory Coast.

    The best WC final would still be brazil v Spain.

  61. 61.

    Violet

    Alexi Lalas has been slamming on England for awhile now. He just did it again. I know England sucked, but is there some kind of history there? It seems kind of personal, as much as he doesn’t seem to let an opportunity pass to say how bad they are.

  63. 63.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal (JMN)

    @Violet: A history is one possibility, but I also wonder if he’s just shit-stirring. With all of the Brits that ESPN has on board to cover this, he may be hoping to get a Scottish/English brawl going.

  68. 68.

    That's Master of Accountancy to You, Pal (JMN)

    @Leeds man: Besides, it’s hard to overcome the Dutch intangible advantage of having the best name in the tournament: Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.

  70. 70.

    Paula

    Crap. There’s no contest about who’s gonna win this thing, is there?

    EDIT: On the plus side, NED-BRA is going to be entertaining. Or horrid.

  71. 71.

    frosty

    Arghh.

    Looking at the all the green and yellow in the stands, it reminded me of nothing so much as Yankee fans in Camden Yards. So now I know who I’m rooting against for the rest of the World Cup.

    FTFY. That is all.

  75. 75.

    Gozer

    I hope the Oranje make it through. If there’s a Holland v. Portugal final I wonder if it’ll get as hairy as 2006’s Battle of Nuremberg?

  77. 77.

    Leeds man

    @Randy Paul:

    Absolutely. I just want the Dutch to get a little joy. I saw the ’78 final, and it was a heartbreaker. ’74 was probably worse.

  80. 80.

    Leeds man

    @Randy Paul:

    And Dennis Bergkamp is one of my favourite all-time players, despite the fact that he played for some obscure North London side.

  82. 82.

    handsmile

    @ Leeds Man

    I share your respect and affection for Dennis Bergkamp, a footballer of immense talent and class. After retiring from that “obscure North London side,” do you (or another reader) know if he retired entirely from football or did he seek a sheik’s ransom with a Middle Eastern club? (“Et tu, Cannavaro?”, I weep.)

  86. 86.

    Cacti

    @frosty:

    Looking at the all the green and yellow in the stands, it reminded me of nothing so much as Yankee fans in Camden Yards. So now I know who I’m rooting against for the rest of the World Cup.

    The Yankees win a lot because they have the most money.

    In what way is Brazil similar?

  87. 87.

    frosty

    @Cacti: Umm. ‘Cause they’re a powerhouse team that beat the underdog guys I was rooting for? That’s how Brazil = Yankees.

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