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The United States Men's National Team made history yesterday (June 25, 2009) when it defeated Spain, the No. 1 ranked team in the world. Everyone celebrated and cheered even those who do not follow or are fans of soccer/football. Great and proud moment for this country. Our boys pulled off an upset. However, it appears that not everyone is truly happy about it. I am talking about neo-cons.
Click on the above link to read an article penned by Gary Schmitt, formerly of the Project for a New American Century. To say the least, it is an interesting and yet idiotic article. When you read it, you do not know if one should laugh out loud for the silliness or cry for the sheer stupidity.
Matthew Yglesias at thinkprogress does a quite nice job giving us a quick overview of Gary's post up. Then click here to read a nice rebuttal to Gary's article by Alex Massie.
It is true that much discussion has been centered around the role of the US Census in World War II and how such of that data was utilized to intern Japanese-Americans in concentration camps.
You can click here and here and here for more information on such discussion.
However, let us make it clear that by using such rationale to refuse to comply with the US Census, Congresswoman Bachmann has disrespected the Japanese-American Community, has taken it to a different level and brought back to the forefront a dark era this country wants to forget.
Are you, constituents of her district, proud of this elected official?
She never stops embarrassing herself, the United States Congress and those she represents.
P.S. Wasn't President Roosevelt dead in 1947?
Just when you think you have seen it or heard it all, there is always more. Belgian news reports that Anthony Van Loo, a 20-year-old Belgian soccer player, had a heart attack while playing a match for his team, K.S.V. Roeselare.
After a header to clear the ball, Anthony went down and began suffering seizures. The posted video (above) shows him walking towards an out-of-bounds ball and collapsing.
As he lays on his back, teammates and trainers rush to his side. That is when Van Loo’s body suddenly jolts, legs jerking/ kicking.
About a year ago, Anthony was diagnosed with a heart condition but was allowed by his doctor after a defibrillator was implanted in his chest. Yep, you heard right– a defibrillator. That same defibrillator saved his life on that pitch.
This is the magic of medical technology at work. Amazing!
