Eugene David ...The One-Minute Pundit |
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
One very annoying form of RENDELLISM is cheering for the nation's home team. We should remember TGSM has been in six Ryder Cups. A big reason the supposed "Miracle on Ice" resonated is it took place in the annus horribilis of 1980, of JIMMAH and the hostage crisis; All Things Considered (CLUNKclunk CLUNKclunk CLUNKclunk CLUNKclunk) played The Unanswered Question and mourned for our demise. The "Miracle" only underlined the self-pity. Of course national heroes can "choke" too. A nation that must rely on athletes for self-confidence fundamentally lacks it. Look at what's happened to Greece.
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