When Bad Things Happen to Bad People

Don’t think that because we didn’t comment on Super Bowl XLII, we weren’t glued to our television sets last Sunday. The New York Giants victory over the New England Patriots is perhaps the greatest sports story of the 21st Century (and we’re not just saying that cause the Giants have a player named "Brandon Jacobs"). At least partially it’s because it enabled us to witness the downfall of Bill Belichick, the sinister mastermind behind one of the most successful teams in NFL history.

I would go so far as to say that the nation is taking as much delight in Belichick’s loss to a 13-point underdog as it did in Donald Rumsfeld’s ouster this past October. Hated by many, loved by few, both Belichick and Rumsfeld arrogantly flouted rules, callously tried to humiliate their opponents and could barely conceal their disgust towards anyone who asked them about it. Unlike the way the culture typically experiences the demise of a public figure, the euphoria surrounding the downfall of these men is nourishing because it is just.

What do you think?

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Yid Vicious

Yid Vicious is a proud, self-hating Jew, who believes that Jon Stewart is the anti-Christ. His favorite food is toast.

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