At the conclusion of Nathan’s 91st Annual Hot Dog Eating contest, which I was watching this evening on ESPN 2, I heard the following words:

“I think that America needed a hero. I think that America has a hero in Joey Chestnut.”

That was the announcer and Joey Chestnut was the runner up in 2006. The real victor was six-peat speed eater Takeru Kobayashi.

Either way, that is exactly what I wanted to hear 30 minutes into America Day July 4th. This is going to be the greatest America Day ever.