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Glenn Beck’s War On Soccer: ‘It’s Worse Than Curling’

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Even with the United States’ unexpectedly good performance so far, Glenn Beck refuses to catch World Cup fever. On his O’Reilly Factor segment last night, he went off on the sport, complaining that the rest of the world is “shov[ing] this crap down our throats” and that “it stinks on ice.” And yes, that picture is Beck honking an imaginary vuvuzela.

“I’m an American!” he yelled at Bill O’Reilly, who seemed to be perfectly ok with the sport and admitted he was rooting for Cote d’Ivoire. We don’t try to shove football down your throat, he continued, so “don’t try to shove this crap down our throat.” O’Reilly wasn’t quite convinced that Beck’s distaste for soccer was justified, calling it a healthy sport and suggesting maybe Beck should play some soccer himself, or that the only thing he could imagine that would make soccer so evil to Beck was that “it was Woodrow Wilson‘s favorite sport.” At some point, having lost his patience with Beck, O’Reilly just declares him a “pinhead,” at which Beck responds, “talk to the hand.”

Before the point where Beck and O’Reilly just start shouting at each other about their opinion of soccer, there’s an interesting preview of Beck’s appearance on “libertarian loon thing” Freedom Watch on the Fox Business Network today, where he admits he is “more Ron Paul than Sarah Palin.”

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  • http://PoliticalGlutton.com PoliticalGlutton

    The trend continues. As Beck’s ratings have declined he continues his apparent move toward consolidating the “log cabin” Republicans. First, he talks tickling with Eric Massa. Then, he slides a weiner in his mouth – on air! Next, he manipulates a map of Manhattan to resemble something that looks like … um .. well you know. Now he fantasizes about things being shoved down his throat while making this gesture (see above).

    Now, I’m an open minded guy so.. really … whatever. But the question must be asked: Is Glenn Beck promoting an alternative lifestyle to firm up, if you will, support among “wide stance” Conservatives?

    Get a chalkboard and write all these things I mention on them. See how the arrows point from Massa, to the weiner, to the Penis map to his fake “horn blowing”. Now, write ” GAY?” in the middle it and circle it a bunch of times. See what I mean!?!?!?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kam-Fet/572005492 Kam Fet

    To make money in the media you have to contribute in the act of the dumbing down of America. This is justmoronic act to get attention as usual. Just crap!

  • m

    Politicization of fucking everything. You can’t take a dump soon without Beck calling it unamerican.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Looks like Beck is sucking on a vuvupenis.

  • nocountryforwho

    All these retarded comments aside, I don’t get why Beck doesn’t like futbol, I mean… He hasn’t stated one reason other than its European… Hmm.

  • sarainitaly

    Gee, and here I thought they were just goofing off and being silly…having a little fun.
    And Beck twice says he doesn’t mean any of it.

  • Moderate

    I agree with beck, I watched it yesterday and it looked like a bunch of people kicking a ball to each other. After ten minutes, it got painful to watch. The horns did not make it any more interesting.

  • TylerDurden

    PoliticalGlutton says:
    June 19, 2010 at 9:25 am

    The trend continues. As Beck’s ratings have declined ”

    Yeah, they are still twice those of PRIME TIME CNN and MSNBC!

  • C0nstant

    “Even with the United States’ unexpectedly good performance so far”

    wait, 2 ties is good? no wonder socialists love this so called “sport” all you have to do is show up and run around for a couple hours and if you end the game equal with the other team its “good”.

  • bobonzo

    .shoving it down our throats ? change the channel jackass

  • bobonzo

    ‘other than its European… Hmm.’..it’s Global moron

  • MichelleF

    sarainitaly says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:11 am
    Gee, and here I thought they were just goofing off and being silly…having a little fun.
    And Beck twice says he doesn’t mean any of it.

    Thanks Sara, my cable was out and I didn’t see it. See, even when the story is as insignificant as this, Mediaite has to twist what he says. Unbelievable!

    C0nstant says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:31 am
    “Even with the United States’ unexpectedly good performance so far”

    wait, 2 ties is good? no wonder socialists love this so called “sport” all you have to do is show up and run around for a couple hours and if you end the game equal with the other team its “good”.

    Now C0nstant, normally, I am on your side, but you’re gone too far!! I happen to like soccer. But full disclosure, I didn’t until my son started playing. Go USA!!

  • C0nstant

    michelle i think the game is great for uncoordinated children. but as an adult, its kind of like watching the blind try to find a can of beer in a fridge full of soda. maybe if they got rid of the goalie and shrunk the goal to 3 feet wide it might actually be exciting!

  • roxsteady

    PoliticalGlutton nails it. The pathetic comments in defense of Beck were just that. Pathetic. The guy is a clown and clearly in order to be entertained by this slop you’d have to be someone who is equally as ignorant and close minded as he is. No one is forcing him to watch. Saying he’s more Ron Paul than Sarah Palin is just….wow. A crazy old man who has been exposed as just another wingnut loon or a moronic, hillbilly, grifte?. American Exceptionalism indeed. GO USA!

  • roxsteady

    That’s grifter!

  • bamman

    I watched the last part (Half? Third? Quarter?) of the US/UK match and all I could think of was the on-the-field “action” in one of my favorite Simpsons clips:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noOHdTQd6H8

  • MichelleF

    C0nstant says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:56 am
    michelle i think the game is great for uncoordinated children. but as an adult, its kind of like watching the blind try to find a can of beer in a fridge full of soda. maybe if they got rid of the goalie and shrunk the goal to 3 feet wide it might actually be exciting!

    I totally see where you are coming from C0nstant. My son’s games are actually alot more exciting, in my opinion, but I do like watching the World Cup.

    Oh and Rox, keep it up, you have almost made the list!! You go girl!!

    The Liberal Heretic’s: The Top 20 Most Offensive Liberal Women

    http://www.theliberalheretic.com/blog/node/1119

  • sarainitaly

    MichelleF says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:44 am

    I also suspect they did the segment because Beck was goofing on his radio show about the World Cup and Maddow did a segment about it. So, to me it seems Beck and O’Reilly were having fun, poking back at her stupid segment making something out of his joking around.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqexYU6cL7E

  • C0nstant

    everytime i see maddow, she makes me miss star trek:tng. she was so good as ensign crusher!

    rox is barney frank-n-furter? lmao

  • Chudi

    It’s funny that all these people who can’t watch 90 mins of soccer are ok with watching grown men driving around in a circle for 5-6 hrs ie Nascar or grown men standing around a field for 3-4 hrs scratching themselves, and occasionally spitting (nasty) ie baseball.

    All of you guys need to shove that sanctimonious crap. If you don’t want to watch soccer, then don’t freaking watch, and worse yet, don’t keep showing up on message boards to talk about how much you hate it. Some of us detest baseball and Nascar too, but we don’t usually go around denigrating it.

  • Nietzky

    Are you envious of Beck making big money? He atracts those folks who are humanly at their worst.

  • Nietzky

    To correct ‘attraction’: Beck should be encouraged to act more idiotically. His popularity depends upon what
    mobs enjoy the most.

  • TylerDurden

    Soccer players are a bunch of girly men. They barely get bumped and they are flailing away in agony.

  • Founders_were_Liberal

    Never thought it would happen, and i HATE to type these words, but I agree with Beck.

  • Sunnyr

    I totally agree with the Beckster. I LOATHE Soccer. UGH.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Eben-Holmes/516497948 Eben Holmes

    Once again, Beck pulls the facts directly out of his rear: the U.S. consistently licks Canadian boots at curling. I would refer the interested reader to the illustrative, inaugural example of the 1932 Olympics when Canada and the U.S. “demonstrated” for the rest of the world how the game is played.

    Canada demonstrated how to win the game, and the U.S. demonstrated how to suck at it.

  • bobonzo

    Whether you hate the game or love it…how about just shutting up and supporting the US team..

  • eingriff

    Why not merge the two sports? That would be a really fast game.

  • OxyCon

    What TylerDurden said.
    And I remember me, and my brother and sister having those red plastic horns when we were children in the late 1960s. We got them from a high school football game. Never knew they were called “Vuvuzelas”. All I know is that they mysteriously disappeared after a couple weeks.
    The best team sports in the world are American sports, football, baseball and basketball. And Canada made ice hockey, which imo is another great sport.

  • Pablo

    PoliticalGlutton says:

    The trend continues. As Beck’s ratings have declined …

    Wait, what’s going on with his ratings? He trails only O’Reilly and Hannity, and absolutely crushes everyone else in every time slot on every other cable news network from his 5 PM perch.

    What is this trend exactly? And did you have an actual argument with Beck, or just the playground drivel?

  • ImNotBlue

    PoliticalGlutton says:
    June 19, 2010 at 9:25 am

    Do yourself, and everyone else a favor. Next time you have a “thought”… just let it slide.

    sarainitaly says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:11 am

    Gee, and here I thought they were just goofing off and being silly…having a little fun.
    And Beck twice says he doesn’t mean any of it.

    You expect Mediaite to notice that? You expect any of the haters to care?

    Sure, he was joking around and having a good time… but when has that stopped Mediaite from taking things out of context to attack Beck or FNC? Shocking, this is not.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Ferrero/501101761 Tony Ferrero

    roxsteady said: “The guy is a clown and clearly in order to be entertained by this slop you’d have to be someone who is equally as ignorant and close minded as he is.”

    Hey slappy, do you really want to know what is “ignorant and close-minded”? Ignorant and close-minded is some anonymous tool on the internet passing judgment on millions of people he has never spoken to or heard from.

    Drown in the irony. I can pass judgment on you, however…you have put your ignorance and false logic on full display.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nick-Pirce/100000088233919 Nick Pirce

    Bend it Like Beck: for usa 2018

  • me1ranger

    Soccer is for pussies..pussies have no arms. You can’t use your arms in soccer..I rest my case. It’s popularity in America, limited as it thankfully is, is due to single moms raising Ritalin soaked effeminate boys. They run around like zombies to burn off that evil male energy, nobody can get hurt, and best of all..most of the time there’s no winner or loser. The latest spin from libtard losers in the media is that red-blooded Americans that can’t stand this “sport”, is that we’re racist..that’s right..Racist! Since we don’t see the beauty in a game that came about in the third-world when two villagers started kicking a goat head around..then we must be racists. Good one libs! Oh, by the way..I hate Nascar and baseball..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Josh-Reynolds/503513894 Josh Reynolds

    Me1Ranger, I don’t even know where to start with this incredibly stupid comment. So, I won’t.

  • DrFunke

    Do people realize that he is simply doing this for press? I mean,. his argument doesn’t even make much sense….and it is painfully obvious that 99% of his press come from people wondering WTF he is talking about….again, just about getting press

  • kit9

    Finally something I can agree with Beck about! I effing HATE soccer. It is so god awful in so many ways and I, like him, want to scream every time the WC rolls around and US broadcasters and pundits try to shove it down our throats. There’s idiot Joe Scarborough pronouncing that finally the WC had made a big splash in the US-which, of course, is complete and utter bs. The only people eagerly watching WC in the US are 1st gen immigrants who, in time, after proper exposure to US culture, will eventually move on to real sports.

    Soccer will never ever be a big sport in the US. Ever. Even at it’s highest levels, it’s a slop fest. Soccer is the only sport in school that I absolutely loathed. It was so pointless, turn-overs every two seconds-running back and forth and back and forth kicking a big slow ball, sixty five turnovers before getting anywhere near the goal posts. Then, a kick at the goal and the goalie easily catches the BIG slow ball. It’s all so mind bendingly boring!

    There’s a reason why it’s the favored sport of kids 6 and under in the US. Any effing one can do it. Throwing a football requires incredible skill, that only few can really master. Same with hitting a baseball. In soccer, so much of scoring involves, not real skill but dumb luck. Random, effing luck. It requires sloppy happenstance luck 90% of the time to score a goal. And all three top US sports require the active use of all 4 appendages. American males, the vast majority of sports viewers in the US, will never ever embrace a sport that only uses 2. Oh! and can we talk about the idiotic ‘acting’ so prevalent in pro soccer?! The first time I watch a pro soccer game, I thought the idiots over-dramatically clutching their bodies and falling to the ground, writhing in fake pain, was an anomaly.

    Wrong! This is regular part, I was informed, of pro soccer. WTF?! Is this a real sport or the WWF? For those who don’t know-routinely in a soccer game, players will fall to the ground, lamely feigning injury. Then the Key Stone Cop medics will run out and roll the faker onto a stretcher, rush him off the field, where the ‘injured’ will magically recover, hop off said stretcher and run back onto the field. I’m not kidding! It’s the most idiotic thing I have ever seen. And it’s a staple of pro soccer. Beautiful sport my effing butt.

    Then there are the girlie headbands, scoreless games, dorky head butts, goofy shirt exchanges, racist chants and soccer hooliganism! Awesome, where can I sign up?

  • kristinthomas

    I sometimes can’t understand Glenn’s behavior but this time its really not good because today the world is desperately watch every world cup match and Glenn refused for it..Strange!!
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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Franson/500132399 John Franson

    If all the people clamoring to say how much they hate soccer actually bothered to watch it for more than two minutes, they might change their minds. I did. I’ve always thought the sport was less than exciting, but the more I watch, the more I appreciate it. You just have to get used to it. Some of the best tastes are those you have to acquire.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-Tessoni/100000110817265 Aaron Tessoni

    I loved this.. shortly after this spot, Fox aired a Soccer commercial.

  • Level Headed American

    sarainitaly says:
    June 19, 2010 at 10:11 am

    “…Beck twice says he doesn’t mean any of it.”

    That apparently seems to be Beck’s free pass on everything.

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Burnnotice

    Any sport with the word ball in it is Boring……………..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Aloysius-Okon-Jr/1410683584 Aloysius Okon Jr

    perhaps if beck would look at our own team’s performance in this year’s World Cup, me might be singing a different tune. For all of you fellows who HATE soccer, at least give your congradulations and support to the USA team for doing better than normal in this competition.
    Understand this: in basketball, football, and baseball, we’re mostly just playing against ourselves. But if USA gets victory in the World Cup, we will have beaten the rest of the world! I would cheer them on for that, even if I hated soccer with a passion.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Orpheus-Patriot/100001158342607 Orpheus Patriot

    Actually curling is pretty awesome. I caught myself watching it this year and couldnt turn it off. As for soccer, yeah, its usually pretty boring. But i did happen to catch that US Slovenia game when the US battled back from 0-2 to make it 3-2 ONLY TO BE ROBBED of their spectacular last goal by the ref. Too bad hes not the only one that hates america: http://tiny.cc/geov8

    -Super Patriot

  • 63mlya

    I would expect an idiot like glenn beck to complain about an international pastime known as soccer. Is he pissed off at the fact that people from all over the world can gather in one place for a month and not have any differences regarding politics, social issues , religious and philisophic values and the only difference is to see their country win. Gee what a concept. Does he say the same thing about the olympics? Glenn Beck needs to grow up and and stop sniveling like the cry baby that he is. Let FIFA continue its good work on bringing the world together where the only differences we have is which country has the team. We need ti unite the world not divide it. We already have enough division in this country because of his ill informed, bias racist drivel

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