Archive for July 10, 2006

Monday, July 10, 2006

What Marco Materazzi said

Kottke has the scoop. [Update: Materazzi denies calling Zidane a terrorist.]

“Sledging,” as it’s called, is part of the game — verbal abuse from opponents. It happens in all sports where there are match-ups. The purpose, if there is one, is to rile your opponent sufficiently to take his or her mind off the game.

So, is Zidane the fool for letting words get to him? Or is he justified for reacting to slurs against his religion, his ethnicity and his mother?

And don’t miss Jason’s comment.

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Filed under Sports on July 10, 2006

Best line of the day about a head butt, so far

Madness. Can there be any other word for both this World Cup and the way it ended? It would be like Tiger Woods, moments from donning another green jacket at the Masters, bringing his putter down on top of Vijay Singh’s skull. Or Michael Jordan stepping up to the free throw line in the final ticks of an NBA championship game and breaking Kobe Bryant’s nose with a basketball.

David Hirshey

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Filed under Best Line of the Day and Sports on July 10, 2006

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but …

Zinedine Zidane’s agent says the France captain headbutted Marco Materazzi in Sunday’s World Cup final because the Italian made a “very serious” comment.

BBC Sport

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Filed under Sports on July 10, 2006

Americans’ Views of Immigration Growing More Positive

From a report by The Gallup Poll:

While the issue of illegal immigration has attracted scrutiny from the media and political leaders, Americans’ views of immigration more generally have become increasingly positive. The poll finds most Americans, including majorities of non-Hispanic whites, blacks, and Hispanics saying immigration is “a good thing for this country today.” In fact, the percentage of Americans who say this in the current poll, 67%, is the most positive viewpoint Gallup has measured since the question was first asked, in 2001.

Sixty-eight percent of whites, 60% of blacks, and 76% of Hispanics think immigration is good for the country today.
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Now, 42% of Americans say immigration should be kept at its present level and 39% say it should be decreased.

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