No Sunshine Patriot Here
Tonight I will venture off to a local watering hole to cheer on the United States under-23 national soccer squad as they attempt to qualify for the Athens Olympics. In order to do so they will have to beat the Mexican team before 60,000 screaming fans in Guadalajara. In the United States I expect that 99.9999996% of the population has no idea that this match is even taking place. But in Mexico it's big doings and much of the talk around the agua cooler today has centered on it.
I likely will be one of the few patrons at the bar rooting for the Stars and Stripes. If the Mexicans emerge triumphant, I expect nothing worse than some gentle ribbing from the victorious natives. But if Team USA should once again end Mexico's soccer dreams, as they did in the last World Cup, it could get ugly. Especially after I stand on the bar chanting USA USA USA!!! and trash talking that the US was once again making Mexico its beeotch just like Polk did back in '48 (1848).
Yes indeed, there's nothing like international sport to bring people together.
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