Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

You cannot shame the shameless.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Bark louder, little dog.

Consistently wrong since 2002

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

John Fetterman: Too Manly for Pennsylvania.  Paid for by the Oz for Senator campaign.

No one could have predicted…

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

This fight is for everything.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

“More of this”, i said to the dog.

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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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