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Can we give the rah-rah a rest yet?(The Orange County Register)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| February 01, 2002 | Wener, Ben | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Color me anti-American, but I'm about as excited to watch Super Bowl XXXVI as I am about seeing that boneheaded comedy with the dancing cow and the chick with one mondo boob.

Forget the game: With the Steelers out of the picture, the Rams will trounce. My clueless prediction: 77-3.

By halftime. Brought to you by E(ASTERISK)Trade.

That, by the way, is when pit crews the likes of which the Indianapolis 500 has never seen will sprint onto the field to set up U2's heart stage. They've got six minutes; U2 gets a little less than twice that.

Bono and mates are expected to perform three songs, selected from the following: "Beautiful Day," "Pride (In the Name of Love)," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Desire" (huh?). As if those songs couldn't apply to the events of Sept. 11, ...

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