He was a voice of utter banality and stupidity on nearly every subject he approached in American soccer. With Kartik, no conspiracy theory was ever left unturned, no mindless rant against Sunil Gulati ever eschewed. He was a hack of the highest order, leading his merry band of basement-dwelling, almost-definitely-unsexed readers into caves of nonsense and paranoia like the Pied Piper of piffle that he was and will always remain. If I could have back all the time I've spent explaining to fans here and in person why the USSF, while flawed, isn't responsible for 95% of what people like Kartik accuse of, I'd be 12 years old. Kartik provided ammo and credibility to those who needed to concoct excuses and conspiracies to explain why a country that has only really bothered with soccer for 16 years hasn't yet won the World Cup.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Aaron Stollar rises to the occasion
Krishnaiyer's new gig is just bringing out the best in everyone today:
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Aaron's just jealous.
(Am I doing this right?)
Can't help but notice that Stollar's avator is a fountain pen with the caption, "The Voice of Reason," but the fountain pen is writing upside down. Very appropriate.
Whatever your opinion of KK's writing is, Aaron's piece is pretty fucking juvenile. I mean there's ad hominem and then there's ad hominem. What does this sort of thing achieve?
I think "Pied Piper of Piffle" is deserving of some kind of award, and I intend to steal it the first chance I get.
Bill Archer
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