08-19-2008, 05:51 PM | #61 |
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It's so great that you can watch pretty much any event on NBC.com! I highly encourage anyone who's a little bit interested to check out the event of your choice. NBC---it might be a money whore but it's allowing almost everything to be viewed.
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08-20-2008, 06:28 PM | #62 |
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Even though I know it is grossly politically incorrect to say so, I think that these Olympics have been stupendous, from venues, to coverage, and featuring unparalleled athleticism and skill. Stunning, they have been.
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08-20-2008, 06:43 PM | #63 |
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Why would it be wrong to say that Els?
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08-20-2008, 10:46 PM | #64 |
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Because its China, so its inherently wrong...or so left wing thinking goes.
Walsh and May-Treanor, my Amazon volleyball babes, win their second Olympic gold in a row. They are *incredible*.
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It's interesting that you'd say it's the left wing thinking that has a problem with China. I would have thought it was the right.
Aside from that, I don't think there's anything wrong with giving credit where it's due. Regardless of your political ideals. In fact, in spite of them even.
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08-20-2008, 11:21 PM | #66 |
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Nah, the right likes buying things for $3 at Wal-Mart. The left cares about things like other countries' human rights abuses.
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08-20-2008, 11:51 PM | #67 |
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Clod is right. The Right only cares about human rights abuses when no one is making a buck on them.
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Oh yeah right...I mean left...I mean...well, you know what I mean. For what it's worth, and I know I've been saying this all over the place, but I think it's ok to say China has done a good job of these Olympics. All other issues aside, they have done a great job. It's true that some aspects of Chinese life and politics aren't as most of us westerners would like, but for a country which has undergone so much political upheaval over the last 30 years, I think it's impressive that the country has pulled together to make it happen, and so smoothly and safely.
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Ahem. I'd like to mention a certain Australian saying we only win at sitting down sports and are a nation of soap-dodgers...?
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We should get a gold in BMX today though. lol That's one for the record books I guess.
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I happened to see that game. As well as having four hot babes jumping about in tiny bikinis in a rainshower, it was a really good game worthy of deciding a gold medal.
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08-22-2008, 08:00 AM | #73 |
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For your lighter Olympic entertainment
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08-22-2008, 10:31 AM | #74 |
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Is your boy actually over there, Cyclefrance, or doing the website from home?
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Unfortunately he lives just around the corner from us - mainly doing everything from home (apart from a holiday in Hawaii in July!) - and his guitar-playing pal, who also leaves nearby, has a recording studio in what was the second bedroom of his home (suitably soundproofed, thank god! - can be seen in Checkout Lady)
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