When I heard about Senator Graham’s death last night, the first thing I thought about was not all the things he said and did in service of Donald Trump. I thought of the time before Donald Trump when he was a brother to Senator John McCain.
A time when senators from different parties could fight about politics and still be friends. A time when a conservative Republican from South Carolina could say of my father: “If you can’t admire Joe Biden as a person, you’ve got a problem. He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in politics. As good a man as God ever created.”
That is the Senator Graham I will remember today. Not because I have forgotten what came after. Because in that memory there is hope. Hope for a country where brothers can fight like hell over policy and still share a meal, and a laugh, and the loss of the people they love.
I will choose to remember the time before Trump. Because I believe in an America after Trump.
When Cape Verde started taking control, every major decision suddenly went Argentina’s way.
When Egypt looked ready to go three goals clear, the referee found a reason to wipe one off.
When Switzerland threatened to complete the turnaround, a Swiss player was conveniently sent off.
You can look away all you want, but the pattern is becoming impossible to ignore. The favouritism is glaring, and the stench of corruption is everywhere.
God, I was so worried FIFA wouldn't get the final four sides it wants (France, Spain, Argentina, and England) that I can't tell you how thrilled I was when in a 1-1 game 75 minutes in a Swiss player was given a red card
That was a near escape, we almost had a real tournament
In other news, Lindsey Graham is dead.
“I am with Israel. Do whatever the hell you have to do…”
“Level the place.”
“Do in Gaza what we did in Tokyo and Berlin”
Bye Lindsey. May you live an eternity in ruins for the ruins you helped create in Gaza. Ameen
🚨| WATCH: Speed is supporting Argentina today after fans kept saying every team he supports gets eliminated, so he put on an Argentina shirt hoping to "curse" them 😭😭😭🇦🇷
This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive.
@MoSalah@rehabouf احنا زعلانين من ال corruption بتاع الفيفا عشان انتم كنتم تستاهلوا اكتر من كده، وفي نفس الوقت فخورين ومبسوطين بالانجاز بتاعكم العظيم عشان اللي عملتوه كلكم وكابتن حسام تاريخي ، وانت طبعا اصلا كينج مافيش كلام. ربنا يديكوا كل حاجة حلوة وينعم عليكم بكل الخير