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American hockey coverage actually hurts me. Not quite as much as the score (3-0 Detroit - hello, were you listening to me Hockey Gods? Huh, I thought not) but still. Gah.
Ron Maclean, I miss you.
eta: OMGWTF, I just saw a recruiting ad for the Marines that featured a little arabic child giving a flower to a US marine in full battle-rattle. I thought it had to be a joke until I turned the volume on. The "no, they like us, they really like us" moment was followed by scenes that went on to link Iraq (and I suppose, Afghanistan) with World War II and all that 'Greatest Generation' claptrap.
I think it was one of the most calculated and cynical things I've ever seen.
Ron Maclean, I miss you.
eta: OMGWTF, I just saw a recruiting ad for the Marines that featured a little arabic child giving a flower to a US marine in full battle-rattle. I thought it had to be a joke until I turned the volume on. The "no, they like us, they really like us" moment was followed by scenes that went on to link Iraq (and I suppose, Afghanistan) with World War II and all that 'Greatest Generation' claptrap.
I think it was one of the most calculated and cynical things I've ever seen.
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