From Rasmussen:
A new Rasmussen Reports nationwide telephone survey finds that 66% of Adults correctly identify soccer, or football as it’s known outside the United States, as the sport played in the World Cup competition. However, three percent (3%) say it’s all about baseball, and one percent (1%) each think the international teams will be playing tennis, hockey or golf. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are not sure what sport will be played.
66% is far too high – and we really need to get that percentage of the population who think that it’s a golf competition up. It’s absolutely critical for our long-term national security needs; the more people in this country who don’t have a clue what the World Cup is, the fewer people who will get upset when we get our rears kicked by countries like Costa Rica or Ghana. Dammit, just because it’s a slightly absurd geopolitical safety valve doesn’t mean that it’s not a real one…
A quick note on commenting here: personally insulting your host is no way to get your comment approved.
I should also note that I have a direct-to-spam feature set up on the weblog. There’s a bunch of trolls out there who are going to suddenly be highly distraught to hear that they’ve been wasting their time for years.