The Team Obama Flop

During the recent World Cup the U.S. team inspired new interest in soccer, at least for a short while. They persevered through some questionable calls, giving up some early goals and the deafening noise from the vuvuzelas.
Because of the increased attention the U.S. soccer team generated, millions of Americans watched on TV a game they'd normally ignore completely. And much of what they saw caused them to rethink what might be called the world's pastime. They found that soccer can be an enthralling, exciting game. But they also saw things completely unfamiliar to fans of American sports, and wondered if soccer was enthralling and exciting enough to overcome the sheer nonsense that often took place on the pitch.
The nonsense I refer to is the seemingly incessant flopping of players at the slightest hint of what they consider to be a penalty. Supposedly adult men, falling to the ground and rolling around whining that they'd been harmed and that a penalty needs to be called on somebody. It happened so often, so consistently, that it became a real source of frustration for American watchers of the World Cup and probably convinced many never to watch the game again.
Perhaps you'll think this is a bit of a stretch, but I see a parallel between Americans' indifference to soccer and their decreasing belief in and support for Team Obama. And I believe it has to do with the flopping. Just as soccer players flopped to the ground at every perceived foul, whether real or not, Team Obama cries "racism" every time anyone disagrees with them on anything. They can't even conceive of the possibility that they missed their shot on goal because of something they did. Every failure, every disagreement with their policies, must be the result of some foul committed by some "racist".
Team Obama's constant cries of racism are every bit as infantile, stupid and infuriating to watch as the soccer players flopping on the ground crying like babies for a foul to be called. Americans don't care much for soccer - largely because of the flopping. And they seem to care much less for Team Obama now that it has become evident that they are every bit as immature as the floppers on the pitch.