While Glenn Beck isn’t a sports enthusiast, occasionally a match “[transcends] and [defines] the era we live in.”
“Sometimes, it says out loud what we’re all thinking, and like the horns of Jericho, it announces our arrival and our future,” he says.
On these rare athletic occasions, Glenn will tune in.
Last weekend was one of those times. The United States National Men’s Hockey Team faced off against Canada in Montreal in a match that was more about national glory than athletic glory.
While the U.S. national anthem was playing, Canadian fans booed loudly, angering several of the American players.
“When the puck finally dropped at the start of the game, the American center barely looked at the puck. He didn’t care about playing the game at that point. He immediately tore off his gloves, dropped his stick, and clocked his opponent, taking him to the ground,” Glenn recounts.
“When the referees pulled the American away, he skated with his head high, glaring at the hostile crowd.”
The scuffle was one of three fights that broke out in the first nine seconds of the game.
“Our boys were a little sick and tired of being booed,” says Glenn.
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