Video: Metaphor of the day
posted at 9:15 pm on November 21, 2008 by Allahpundit
I can’t make up my mind on this one. Either it’s Obama trying to enact his economic policies with free-market capitalism in the way or it’s Hillary trying to run America’s foreign policy with Obama himself in the way. Your call.
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Someone was laughing their patookis off in the background. Ouch.
robblefarian on November 21, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Whoa! That was brutal!
Dee2008 on November 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
My call: random excuse to post up another mildly disturbing video.
Andrew D on November 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Palin in the way of Noonan, Brooks, et al.
Free Constitution on November 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
I never liked those flip throws. Maybe it was because I couldn’t do one, but I was pretty good at throwing it as far as I wanted without the showy acrobatics.
Count to 10 on November 21, 2008 at 9:21 PM
America is in blue, Obama and his administration are in white.
SouthernGent on November 21, 2008 at 9:21 PM
So who takes one upside the head? Obama or Hillary?
Dee2008 on November 21, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Thought face-ball was un-PC and banned.
whitetop on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
better then the worm in the brain.
rob verdi on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
That is Obama meeting reality.
UT Cowboy on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
it’s Obama trying to enact his economic policies with free-market capitalism in the way
JustTruth101 on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
That kid’s some kind of soccer Ninja!
Meric1837 on November 21, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Hillary’s going to make sure she’s the one throwing the ball.
4shoes on November 21, 2008 at 9:23 PM
wow that was crazy
joey24007 on November 21, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I would feel sorry for the kid, but that’s what he gets for playing soccer.
Spirit of 1776 on November 21, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I have no idea who the guy in white is, but the guy in blue just won the “Biggest Pro-Censorship Ass-Hat” award over at The Infidel Blogger Awards
john1schn on November 21, 2008 at 9:27 PM
that was owie-some. get it???
ok, you’re right. it’s lame…
homesickamerican on November 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
That’s gonna leave a mark. I’m going with option one: Obama vs. free-market capitalism.
meltenn on November 21, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Well, there’s another tape showing that the kid got up – whoozily – wiped the blood off his face, and kept playing.
Dumb sport.
SteveMG on November 21, 2008 at 9:29 PM
That’s gonna leave a mark!
I think this is more painful,..
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/greenwald/44021
christene on November 21, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Me thinks,Hillary represents the white Team,
and the ball to the face,is Hopey team blue,
and what happened to Changey is what HilRod
is going to do to Obama’s Presidency!Haha.
canopfor on November 21, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Rush Limbaugh was right,
soccer is a very,
violent sport!Haha.
canopfor on November 21, 2008 at 9:33 PM
There is only one word to sum up this entire video.
MadisonConservative on November 21, 2008 at 9:39 PM
I stopped liking soccer when it stopped being a contact sport.
Count to 10 on November 21, 2008 at 9:43 PM
This video can’t be real…I get the feeling there’s a little something-something going on with this.
JetBoy on November 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
MoveOn & Code Pink, 12:01 pm, January 20, 2009.
Bruno Strozek on November 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Oh.my.god.
mylegsareswollen on November 21, 2008 at 9:46 PM
HERE is a bit more of a little extended version…
JetBoy on November 21, 2008 at 9:48 PM
Ouch… That’s gonna leave a mark.
jasetaro on November 21, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Holy crap. That ding dong is the only one in the world that didn’t know what was about to happen. How could he possibly be that stupid?
Glad he’s ok. Sometimes stupidity of that magnitude is fatal.
Jaibones on November 21, 2008 at 9:57 PM
Me and my doglet laughed our butts off, I’m sorry to say.
Fortunata on November 21, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I always wanted to see something like this in basketball when a defender is really crowding the line of the inbounder. I’m sure it would be a technical foul and probable ejection, but it would probably get you a small cushion of fear when throwing it in the next time.
TugboatPhil on November 21, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Son of a….. that’s gonna leave a mark.
Hog Wild on November 21, 2008 at 10:46 PM
I hope it’s both with the same result! The free market can take one to the face as long as the socialism ball flies away.
Grafted on November 21, 2008 at 10:47 PM
THAT WAS…………..AWESOME!
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 10:49 PM
OT – Ya know, Rosie O’Donnell made a good Betty Rubble.
Kini on November 21, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I’ll say…that’s probably what Monica felt like in the Oval Office.
Oh, it’s gonna be a great 2 years. Bill on the loose.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 10:54 PM
I understand she is being tapped for the remake of “the Blob”.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 10:55 PM
The kid in blue is Barack Obama, gettin’ his socks and other charming accoutrements ready for those world changing meetings. The kid in white is Dmitry Medvedev or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or anyone else The One isn’t really ready for.
eeyore on November 21, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Heh, I’ve done that, minus the flip though
multiuseless on November 21, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Yup. No sympathy from me. Go play baseball, this isn’t Europe!
U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A!!!!!
malan89 on November 21, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Now, come on. My husband got me hooked on English Premier League. Watched a guy almost get his ankle severed from his leg last year during a game. Nothing beats watching a European cry.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Ejection at a minimum. He should get at least a 3 game suspension. Where does the idiot think he is, the Circus?
Rocks on November 21, 2008 at 11:24 PM
Looks to me like Bush’s 22 remaining brain cells trying to pronounce a three-syllable word.
benny shakar on November 21, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Hillary on the throw in, Barack being whooped upside the head for making her his Secretary of State!!!!
The ball????? The Black and White ball, represents the entire population that’s going to be saying, “I TOLD YOU SO”!!!!
HarryStar on November 21, 2008 at 11:35 PM
If you want to see a 3 yr old Hillary-in-the-making, watch this hysterical 30 sec vid. It’s gotten over 11 MILLION HITS ON YOUTUBE! Maybe you’ve already seen it (He’s gonna kick my asK?”)
NightmareOnKStreet on November 21, 2008 at 11:37 PM
FACE!!
120pages on November 22, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Looks like another political flip-flop.
Mojave Mark on November 22, 2008 at 12:17 AM
See this a lot. The kid in blue obviously knew the flip throw was coming and thought he would crowd him on the sideline to keep him from doing it.
You could go anywhere of a number of directions with the metaphor, but I like the idea of O’Bama crowding the folks in this country with any assets left in the market, and those with small businesses. They are speaking loud and clear on Wall Street with in your face no confidence with all this ‘bottom up’ nonsense.
You can’t force banks to lend, businesses to hire, or people to buy anything if the perception is a nightmare for those who risk.
Starlink on November 22, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Neither, just another boring clip of the world’s most boring game.
right2bright on November 22, 2008 at 12:35 AM
I did something very similar to that on a free throw to a ref once. Got me a red card for it. I probably could of gotten away with it (the ref is considered part of the playing field) except he heard me telling my team mate I was going to do it. The ref was the worst ref I have ever seen, and now many, many years later I still don’t regret it. Nobody video taped games back then though.
Buford on November 22, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Neither, just another boring clip of the world’s most boring game.
right2bright on November 22, 2008 at 12:35 AM
Oh Dear — no sense of humo(u)r? Such a jolly game + this clip. Baseball’s just as jolly, to be sure. Shape up. Relax. Enjoy the folly. :-)
albertpale on November 22, 2008 at 12:56 AM
That made me laugh. What did that guy standing in the way think was going to happen? The idiot got what he deserved. Thanks for sharing. Loved it!
ThackerAgency on November 22, 2008 at 1:43 AM
Another girly move in another girly game captured on another girly video. When you get some Rollerball clips send me an email.
Limerick on November 22, 2008 at 2:13 AM
Looked more like Cheney’s last minute endorsement of McCain…. that hurt.
lexhamfox on November 22, 2008 at 2:24 AM
Watched the longer clip, where the kid then proceeds to wipe the blood off his face and keep playing. But this is a girly sport? Go to Germany and see a Bundesliga game. Positively brutal. And get off your American moronics about a sport that is considerably more exciting than baseball, and doesn’t take a break for TV commercials every 45 seconds.
Spc Steve on November 22, 2008 at 2:29 AM
The victim can’t be Hillary for both metaphoric and literal reasons.
No man on earth would dare throw their balls at her face.
Black Adam on November 22, 2008 at 4:14 AM
D’oh! I forgot to do the link
NightmareOnKStreet on November 22, 2008 at 4:21 AM
Hey, if you’re gonna stand that close to the sideline at the throw-in, you might get hit. I bet that kid leaves a few yards cushion next time around…
gridlock2 on November 22, 2008 at 7:10 AM
Face = Filibuster
marklmail on November 22, 2008 at 8:01 AM
I’m still laughing.
windbag on November 22, 2008 at 8:02 AM
I’d say it’s Michelle O the first time Barack tries to stand up to her on an issue.
sheesh on November 22, 2008 at 8:10 AM
I’m thinking it’s John McCain in white and the Republican Party in blue.
Buy Danish on November 22, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Ouch.
If you’ve ever had a kid who played soccer, that’s not really very funny.
drjohn on November 22, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Team Obama in white and Team McCain in blue.
“No doubt we’ll get back to the “rough and tumble” of the campaign, but tonight/today I’d like to just congratulate/celebrate with my opponent/the nation …….. ”
OUCH!
silverfox on November 22, 2008 at 9:53 AM
And that’s why I oppose all efforts to make this foreign sport popular in our country.
NorthernCross on November 22, 2008 at 9:57 AM
It would be very hard for that punk to do something like that again once you planted a foot 4 inches into his groin area. Just saying.
Sugar Land on November 22, 2008 at 10:35 AM
As Bill Clinton would say “Better put some ice on that”
dirtseller on November 22, 2008 at 11:03 AM
That’s a red card.
landshark on November 22, 2008 at 12:05 PM
As Bill Clinton would say “Better put some ice on that”
dirtseller on November 22, 2008 at 11:03 AM
*
Clinton would say “Rub the head until the swellin’ goes down”
marklmail on November 22, 2008 at 12:34 PM
More libleralism dirty pool.
federale86 on November 22, 2008 at 2:25 PM
In your Face!!!
DL13 on November 22, 2008 at 2:51 PM
I thought the ball was a metaphor for Obama himself. Full of air and once in the game was nothing but show… and the result of his participation caused nothing but pain.
Texas Rainmaker on November 22, 2008 at 4:41 PM
ZOMG!
AlexB on November 22, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Just throw the damn ball.
gawd.
Reaps on November 23, 2008 at 2:49 AM
I am just wondering what Andrew Sullivan would make of this?
Hawthorne on November 23, 2008 at 7:39 AM
Actually, if I were to give a card for that, it would be to the blue player for failure to respect the required distance.
But I’d probably let it go with the knowledge that he got so seriously PWND!!11!
todler on November 23, 2008 at 10:52 PM