Bill Clinton to U.S. soccer team: "You are amazing!"

I'm so happy I love even Clinton today!

BTW, when they showed that replay of Clinton applauding the goal while Sepp Blatter was telling him it was offside, I was hoping Bill would just give Sepp hell for how bad the call was.

 

Did you see the yahoo that hung an Algerian scarf around Clinton's neck as he was getting up to leave? What was that about?

 

I was kinda hoping we'd get Serbia in the round of 16. Cuz if there's something Clinton knows about, it's beating the shit out of Serbia.

 

We figured Bill spent most of the game checking out good looking gals.

 

I thought it was a great show of diplomacy that he would put that on (or allow it to be placed around his neck), as acknowledgment and respect to our valiant (and defeated!) foe. That said, where the heck was his U.S. scarf?

 

This is so awesome!

 

So will Pres. Obama attend? He said early on that he would try if the team advanced.

 

He passed out cigars to the lads and said "let's hope we avoid Lewinski...err.. Poldoski".

 

Sweet.

 

He also said
"If it hadn't been the decisive game, even I would have said it should have been a tie,"
We had much more of the dangerous play and a goal called back. A tie would have been an unjust result. Come on Bill this is World Cup soccer and no time to get diplomatic.

USA!!!!!!

 

He's right, we are amazing!

Greatest country in the world.

 

MSNBC just tweeted that Landon Donovan will be appearing on Rachel Maddow's show tonight.

I'm NOT making a political statement here, just a pragmatic one: I think U.S. Soccer needs to be very careful about stuff like this. We really don't need our guys appearing on hyperpartisan political shows that otherwise have nothing to do with sports. Especially considering that one of soccer's big hurdles in this country is the (false) perception that it's a "progressive" sport.

The USMNT and Donovan have their pick of the litter at the moment in terms of media appearances, so it's not like it's about taking whatever scraps we can get. Maddow just isn't a good move, I don't think. Again, please don't turn this into a political debate. I'm merely speaking from a straightforward branding/imaging perspective here.

 

I think you need to relax. It doesn't matter. We're all american today and they will probably just talk soccer.

And don't accuse me of leaning one way or the other based on this post. I dont give 2 shits about politics and never will.

 

I thought that it was cool! Good job Bill!

 

Seriously. Any exposure for the USMNT is good exposure today. In any case, it's not like Glenn Beck (or Olbermann for that matter) is banging down the door to talk to Landon.

 

I would agree if he was gonna be on Glen Beck's show....or the OReilly factor...or even on Olbermann which always was a soccer hater in his ESPN days..but I dont believe Maddow ever hated on soccer, so why not.

About the scarf I was afraid he was gonna try to choke him out! Where was the SS!??

 

Are they talking soccer or politics? If they are talking abouth soccer, who they beep cares? I would love it if he went on Rush or Beck show...Of course, I don't watch any of these show, so in the end, it doens't really matter to me...

 

The SS was distracted by the pretty Algerian girl crying...

 

What a weird response, considering that I specifically said I have absolutely no interest in talking about politics, and that I'm addressing this from a pragmatic branding/imaging perspective.

You can "not care about politics" all you want. But that doesn't mean a whole lot of other people don't. There's a reason lots of high-profile sports figures and celebrities avoid publicly mixing with politics in any way, shape or form. It's a public relations risk.

 

Well, I'm sure that Bocanegra's, Bornstein's, Gomez's, and Torres' imminent joint appearance on Lou Dobbs will balance the scales.

 

what a weird response considering everyone agreed with me.

relax, it will be fine. it will have zero bearing on USA soccer or its image.

 

Nope. "Any exposure" is not necessarily good exposure. Not when it risks creating a brand problem. And certainly not when you're in a position to pick and choose where you devote your time.

That's sort of the whole point: Why in the world are we even talking about political shows at ALL? They aren't the sort of venue that we should be seeking out.

Right now, Landon Donovan is America's biggest hero. It's not like he's gotta go beg for interviews. And here the U.S. soccer PR team places him on a program that half the country detests. It's an unforced error, basically.

 

Actually, I think tambo's concern is legit--we don't want any host (other than Stuart and Colbert) seizing an interview about soccer as an an opportunity to make some goofy political point.

But I assume that the USSF and Donovan are both smart enough to know that, that they laid down some ground rules, and that Donovan will be able to think on his feet if things start to get weird.

 

some people are overly-dramatic

relax

this thread is about bill clinton saying we were amazing.