X. Benedict

I don't see it taking off, ever. But I enjoy the internationals. I really find the Major League Soccer unwatchable. But I'll always tune in for the World Cup.

Basically, they were killing a power play......USA was down a man for the last 10 min. plus injury time...but beside that.....Spain #1 in the world. If the USA played them 100 times they would probably lose 97 times so it is no surprise they couldn't trade chances and possessions 1 for 1. I guess that is what makes sports fun.

hang onto it for you Clunker deal.

I've actually never met a dog named Rover.

i thought he had ball on the Red card Howard was brilliant.

What? Doesn't matter..... They just beat frickin Spain ...

final.......US 2 Spain 0 What a game.....

hOLY CRAP. bIGGEST US upset in 50 years brewing here....

vuvuzelas http://www.southafrica.info/2010/vuvuzela.htm

Chim chiminey, Chim chiminey, Chim chim cher-oo, We've got Tim Howard, And he says "!@#$ you". The best soccer cheer for a guy with Tourette's.

us 1 - SPAIN 0 27th minute

We have allowed China to manage their currency for competitive advantage for years now (which is protectionism)....you seem to be suggesting that there is no bilateral nature to this and the US should just do what is right. Even with protectionist measures countries can reach an equilibrium that both countries think is "fair" or a status quo that both governments are content with.

Okay. But threatening to take things to the WTO is only really asking for arbitration and risk the threat of retaliatory claims. All countries practice protectionism and scream about it when others practice it. Nothing new. Basically it is all negotiating posture, but if you want to call it hypocrisy, I guess I won't stop you.

Filing complaints with the WTO isn't hypocrisy if you look at trade in discrete sectors. Every country has trade impediments....complaints get filed when there is an impasse of logrolling (so to speak).

The term "Thrown under the bus" is overrated. I heard this 5 times yesterday in different contexts. It is the "he went postal" of our decade.

Muted trumpets are overrated. That, and the Pac-Man dying sound.

Is this where Triumph the Wonderdog says: "Bernie, you genius, everything you touch turns to poop"

He's here at the Tiki Lounge all week folks...

Nice Free Podcast from Statfor last month http://www.stratfor.com/podcast/20090526_reading_north_korea

Exactly. The US can't. China and Russia won't. Europe is playing soccer. Besides...in terms of power the Iranian President is still pretty low on the power totem for Iran. Once Ayatollah Khamenei starts boarding a plane out of the county....come talk to us. Even then, don't expect Iran to become pro-West.

:thumbsup:Nice

Don't trust this man; he watches everything you do.

This looks like rank opportunism......Hillary Clinton breaks her elbow.....N. Korea thinks we are in disarray.

Maybe they are still pissed about the 13th amendment....the Emancipation Proclamation missed them the first time.

The wording also apologizes for Jim Crow..... A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 26), apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans. Whereas, during the history of the Nation, the United States has grown into a symbol of democracy and freedom around the world; Whereas the legacy of African Americans is interwoven with the very fabric of the democracy and freedom of the United States; Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies from 1619 through 1865; Whereas Africans forced into slavery were brutalized, humiliated, dehumanized, and subjected to the indignity of being stripped of their names and heritage; Whereas many enslaved families were torn apart after family members were sold separately; Whereas the system of slavery and the visceral racism against people of African descent upon which it depended became enmeshed in the social fabric of the United States; Whereas slavery was not officially abolished until the ratification of the 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1865, after the end of the Civil War; Whereas after emancipation from 246 years of slavery, African Americans soon saw the fleeting political, social, and economic gains they made during Reconstruction eviscerated by virulent racism, lynchings, disenfranchisement, Black Codes, and racial segregation laws that imposed a rigid system of officially sanctioned racial segregation in virtually all areas of life; Whereas the system of de jure racial segregation known as ``Jim Crow'', which arose in certain parts of the United States after the Civil War to create separate and unequal societies for Whites and African Americans, was a direct result of the racism against people of African descent that was engendered by slavery; Whereas the system of Jim Crow laws officially existed until the 1960's--a century after the official end of slavery in the United States--until Congress took action to end it, but the vestiges of Jim Crow continue to this day; Whereas African Americans continue to suffer from the consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws--long after both systems were formally abolished--through enormous damage and loss, both tangible and intangible, including the loss of human dignity and liberty; Whereas the story of the enslavement and de jure segregation of African Americans and the dehumanizing atrocities committed against them should not be purged from or minimized in the telling of the history of the United States; Whereas those African Americans who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws, and their descendants, exemplify the strength of the human character and provide a model of courage, commitment, and perseverance; Whereas, on July 8, 2003, during a trip to Goree Island, Senegal, a former slave port, President George W. Bush acknowledged the continuing legacy of slavery in life in the United States and the need to confront that legacy, when he stated that slavery ``was . . . one of the greatest crimes of history . . . The racial bigotry fed by slavery did not end with slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience of other times. But however long the journey, our destiny is set: liberty and justice for all.''; Whereas President Bill Clinton also acknowledged the deep-seated problems caused by the continuing legacy of racism against African Americans that began with slavery, when he initiated a national dialogue about race; Whereas an apology for centuries of brutal dehumanization and injustices cannot erase the past, but confession of the wrongs committed and a formal apology to African Americans will help bind the wounds of the Nation that are rooted in slavery and can speed racial healing and reconciliation and help the people of the United States understand the past and honor the history of all people of the United States; Whereas the legislatures of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the States of Alabama, Florida, Maryland, and North Carolina have taken the lead in adopting resolutions officially expressing appropriate remorse for slavery, and other State legislatures are considering similar resolutions; and Whereas it is important for the people of the United States, who legally recognized slavery through the Constitution and the laws of the United States, to make a formal apology for slavery and for its successor, Jim Crow, so they can move forward and seek reconciliation, justice, and harmony for all people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the sense of the Congress is the following: (1) Apology for the enslavement and segregation of african-americans.--The Congress-- [Page: S6762] GPO's PDF (A) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws; (B) apologizes to African Americans on behalf of the people of the United States, for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws; and © expresses its recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society. (2) Disclaimer.--Nothing in this resolution-- (A) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States; or (B) serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there will now be 60 minutes of debate with respect to the concurrent resolution, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees.