heh

you have hit the nail on the head Eli. Great post!

Thanks, wobbly!

Hey Eli!

All I had to do was google “Republican Sex Scandals” and that link was the top of the list of “1,180,000″.

See, that never would have occurred to me…

U r a math genius

2 years ago tonight, we kicked Joe out of the party

RevDeb “>sent this to me as a reminder

good times

Now, _that_ is Olympic.

Heh. You should have seen the *first* formula: (Artistry + Technical Merit) X Hypocrisy.

How do the East German judges rate this?

I guess we know where all the hard hitting investigating journalism will be directed. Food choices for olympic atheletes and how the Edwards affair will hurt Obama and help McCain

That media multiplier is murder for the Dems… The veritable Bulgarian Judge, eh? ;-)

Are there no GOP female cheaters? Ah, I forgot; no female GOP officials.

No points to Bush for bankrupting the country?

lol, figures your back for damage control.

My first draft had scores from a Media Judge and a Republican Judge, but it was just waaaaay too unwieldy. Plus it got kind of repetitive…

I should have just posted a link to Hugh’s list of Bush scandals and said “Go here”…

I think McCain’s awfulness should be bumped up…afterall his first wife was disabled and she had loyally waited for him

Excellent post, Eli. This gives the broad jump and the parallel bars, an entirely new meaning.

I declare you the shot in one put winner right now.

How do the East German RedState judges rate this?

Fixed it for you.

It seems like Joe being so far up McCain’s hiney should qualify as a sex scandal.

I know, but look at the competition.

yeah! never mind mind the important issues, get the the other party!

No damage control here. I may go off to Hawaii myself for a ‘vacation’. What a day to return back to the land of politics. Mr wobbs told me to wait until tomorrow but I was biting at the bit to get back online

great, so nice to see your wonkyness again.

The Republicans are very good at the broad jump. And the dude jump. And scary dominant at the underage jump.

point taken, they are a pretty skanky bunch. What would Clinton’s score look like?

You can join me and Obama, Wobbs! ;-)

(Thanks to Peterr for the idea, and dakine for the truly disturbing list of Republican sex scandals)

But none of this would have been possible without the tireless efforts of George, “Jeff”, Larry, David. Mark, . . .

I’ll haave to catch up to speed fast. I heard lots about Barack while in Brasil but it wasn’t this stupid ‘celebrity’ crap. I mean McCain’s campaign is really craptastic

So who trained the U.S. team? It looks like a winner.

Jingoism, anyone?

Nah, they call that behavior “loyalty.”

i’m sure you can give a postive reflection on what it would mean for obama.

yay!!!!

yeah the O is a real super star, hu!

I thought about including Clinton, but there were just so many to choose from.

I would say…

Awfulness: 2, Hypocrisy: 1, Media: 800.

It means don’t go poking your twig in someone elses back yard

Oh, don’t get me started on jingoism! I love watching the sports, but have to watch the events with the sound turned off because I cannot tolerate the all-jingoism-all-the-time commentary.

Lieberman and loyalty, talk about yer mutually exclusive concepts.

i dunno that expression.

right on. I was thinking

Media: 8 x 10 (to the 20th power)

Lieberman is *very* loyal. Just not to Democrats.

the pole vault?

I think I just made it up (I’m still on vacation …drink wise *g*)

Eli,
you should also consider an “Ick Factor” for a true over all score.

Rather like “don’t dip your pen into company ink,” which certainly works in the workplace…

or a ‘damn’ factor as in ‘damn that’s nasty’

Obama is giving a live ‘townhall’ at a beach park here in the Isles, as I type…!

there ya go.

It means don’t go poking your twig in someone elses back yard

Don’t slip any strangers a discus?

LOL

tell us more

Man, the SS guys stick out like sore thumbs…! They need to shed their dark suits…

That’s kinda included in “Awfulness”, but I know what you mean.

“Don’t fish in the company pond” is another.

OOOH, McSame will be SOOO pissed he wasn’t invited. He’s just DYING to do town halls with Obama…

Liveblog, Hawaiian style . . .

Well said.

oy

We can agree to agree on that issue. *g*

Did we leave Cheney off the list accidentally

hehe

Oh, yes. Many times over! Do you recall when that crap started? It wasn’t always so…

Great post, Eli. Moral gymnastics is right on the money for these scumbags.

He could probably be considered a doubles entry with Dubya.

*shudder*

I was reminded by my Jewish contractor yesterday, only a couple of years younger than us, that yes, it was always so. We (or I speaking for myself) didn’t notice it because in my naive youth I was mindlessly caught up in the Cold War bipolarities that made me want my side to win. Ditto Soviets. Jingoism in retrospect, but I didn’t recognize it as such at the time.

He cheated on Mrs. Shooter? The rest of the stuff he’s done is SO over the top it’s not fair to include him with the rest of the pikers on the list.

Oh, and don’t forget the 1936 Olympics. Yes, it was always so.

Hey Eli, wonderful post, as usual.

Bush screwed more than 300 million folks repeatadly, he screwed the whole planet. Look at all those fascists taking power in the last few years, that’s cause Bush showed the way.

It wrapped up… Must’ve been about a thousand in attendance at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park, he’d only arrived here in the Isles an hour ago…! He looked relaxed and was looking forward to his time here… As he remarked; “I’ll see ya at the beach…!”

Hi wobblybits. I’m sorry about the last time we talked. I wasn’t accusing you of being a Hillary-hater, but I was interrupted by an emergency at work and I was unable to explain myself.

There were some nubile womenfolk at the King Ranch with the Dick Penguin at the time of the Coors Shootout.

Hey Riesz
No sweat, it’s water under the bridge.

Are you saying Worthington wasn’t the only one Cheney shot in the face?

There are bridges with sweat under them? Eww.

Rimshot!!

One thing that’s really nice about the parade of nations at the Olympics is seeing all those healthy bodies. Not a common sight in these U.S. of A.

I’ve been remiss, Wobbs — just want to add my voice to all the rest saying “gosh, we’re glad to see you back!”

:-)

Brain Bleach needed in large quantities.

Double eww.

Sounds good. Obama is going to need to be on his best when he returns to go against McCain.

This is great news…

Group Plans Campaign Against G.O.P. Donors

Nearly 10,000 of the biggest donors to Republican candidates and causes across the country will probably receive a foreboding “warning” letter in the mail next week.

The letter is an opening shot across the bow from an unusual new outside political group on the left that is poised to engage in hardball tactics to prevent similar groups on the right from getting off the ground this fall.

that has brought up some rather disturbing visuals. thanks :X

It’s rather difficult to run track and field or kayak if you’re morbidly obese. And forget about equestrian events — those horses know how to kick!

Yeah wobbly, I heard you went to Brazil.

Hey Marion
Good to ’see’ you. I missed y’all

Two Republican customers were pimping the Olympics today – “R U gonna watch the Olympics???” One is a fascist, the other is a communist sympathizer.

McSame should be disqualified from any Olympic competition. He’s obviously very “doped” up, and practically every other Repugnantcan.

yes…4 weeks of sun, sand, crystal blue water and tropical breezes (or lack thereof)
Saw some family ..LOL Obama was on the cover of VEJA magazine (the biggest magazine in Brasil)

Aloha, Quebecois! It’s been awhile! 8-)

See GWB in post

And yet, he still finds more and better ways to do it.

OMG!!! Really!!! THAT is SOOO exciting!

Gotta love it — they just cut to W at the Olympics, just to see him check his watch. Fucker.

They must not have been breathing that air very long

He doesn’t even pretend to not be bored out of his skull.

“When are we going to Outback Steak House?” – Dubya In China

Well, it’s past his time to put on his footie jammies, doncha know.

This is an awesome Onion expose on Shrub…

Hey, you can do anything for a week or so. Even I went jogging in Beijing in 2000. It was pretty polluted back then too.

here is the link if you want to see the June edition on Obama

Bonsoir CT, allo Elliott.

Eli,

You forgot one contestant – Bill Clinton. He did spend a little Oval Office time with someone who wasn’t Hillary.

That brought a facepalm moment from me. Egads, what a complete and utter uncultured dork.

my sentiments exactly (and I’m not even watching the Olympics) *g*

Hi Eli! I just got here to the Lake for the first time today, busy day, and I need to leave. I’ll read this when I get back but I wanted to pop in and say hi to you. and HI to allllll the pups.
I really miss you guys, and just have been so busy with the “giving birth” thing, that I have so much to catch up on that I’ll be doing that all day tomorrow.
I really appreciate and just love you guys. Have a great discussion, as you always do. I’ll catch up.
Eli, I haven’t read this yet but I already know it just ROCKS!
HUGZ!
siri

OMG, cash for medals. US, Canada. Yeah amateurs for sure. Some country let’s u get citizenship easily if you can switch & win a medal for them. There’s a reason I don’t watch Olympics. Way too smarmy.

Perhaps we should have a poll on how many 2008 medals will be rescinded in the next decade.

I think you’re stepping on Eli’s next post, as the medalists are tested for banned substances.

thanks, my reply was sarcasm tho.

a classic!

I did think about including him, but there were just so many more deserving Republican “athletes”…

In my flu addled brain I had the fantasy that this was an elaborate punking of the RW noise machine by the Edwards.

I imagined it was designed by John and Elisabeth to give the media the juicy sex scandal they desired. Then when it was the focus for 1 week they would come out and say,

‘Okay you idiots, we made the WHOLE THING UP! Do you really think I’m that stupid? No, but apparently the media is and you all fell for it. Now I’m going to be suing ABC and the National Enquirer out of business. Why? The biggest challenge to democracy today is dysfunctional big media and these are the biggest ones around. They have never paid the price for their defamation and inaccurate reporting. I watched them as they spread the Swiftboat lies with no vetting. I watched them repeat baseless attacks on honorable men as if the truth wasn’t based in reality and a Google search away. The big media buyers have been rewarded with more and more media outlets while doing less and less real journalism. But whose going to cover the destruction of journalism? No one. And the big media buyers know that. American needs a working media, because without it you see what has happened in the last 7 years. A government solution could have stopped big media but they bought the FCC.

The busting up of big media has to happen now. They need to go. And they need to go out using the system that they say they love, the free market. We will make it unprofitable to lie and defame. This law suit will be as big as the tobacco lawsuit and I will win it. Oh and remember lawsuits are part of the free market too. Who do you think uses the legal system more than anyone? Businesses. Don’t expect them to tell you that, they don’t want you to know.

We designed this whole scandal to discredit the media who are hurting America. We will win this suit for the good of the country. The money we win will go back into real journalism. Journalism that isn’t controlled by Wall Street, but is dedicated to the truth.”

Then I woke up.
I like the idea of a plan to defund them and teach them that it’s not okay to defame people. This would send a big enough and strong enough message to all the media, both mainstream and tabloid that the free ride for character assassination of anyone who is in the public eye is over.

Thanks, siri! Congratulations and good luck!

You forgot Bob Livingston…

And where would the Rethugs be without their Bulgarian, em, BBQ Media….
back to read other comments now.

Heartbreaking to see that Elizabeth Edwards is even forced to comment on this. Long-suffering wives, whatever the circumstances, don’t deserve to be dragged into this stuff.

Just look at the way McCain has dragged Cindy into his Vicki Iseman inoculation tour, and the cavalier contempt he showed suggesting she enter the Miss Buffalo Chip contest.

Bah hahahahahahahaha Eli! Great post! *holding up a 10.0 card*

sorry, my sarcasm meter is off today. Even if your not interested, other folks might want to take a gander.

Olympics provide a great opportunity for the athletes who compete. The event itself is an exercise in bombastic nationalism and fascism. That Republicans are content that the event is being held in Communist China speaks volumes. Incapable of independent thought. If Limbaugh or Hannity or Churchy are for it, then they are for it.

OMG, cash for medals. US, Canada.

Please let us all remember that Jean Claude Killy, the great French skier, financed his “amateur” career on his salary as a border guard. Riiiight…

Banned substances must be vegetables. Little blue pills and illicit drugs surely are required in the moral gymnastics competition.

I had a similar thought.

Wobbs, so good to see you back.:)

I know, it will be an enjoyable several months that we get to hang out.

Raising again the age old question of whether lip service is better than no service at all. IIRC, most of the Soviet team was employed by the military. Righto. But who shells out the bucks for US medal winners? Govt?

if only

Ola Margot

How are you?

Awww… Isn’t that sweet…. W and Laura clapping for the Iraqi team… [spit]

I just saw the shrub in the olympic audience.

Every time they flash W on the screen he looks bored. Wonder if they’ll catch him picking his nose.

They quit the fiction of amateur Olympics about 25 or 30 years ago. I think some of the sports still require some fig leaf or other but most of them allow all the athletes to take and keep money and have since the 80s.

He’s so smug and proud.

“See that? *I* did that. Me.”

They must know the Iraqi team is going straight to the “slaughterhouse” afterwards, hence, their clapping. Spit.

Their sponsors such as Nike pay big bucks to be associated with the Gold medal.

$138,972

ahh a straw and some wadded up notebook paper would be so appropriate for the moment

Actually, way back in the day when I was ice skating, we used to contribute to the team. As little kids. Maybe we were the only country with an amateur team, but ours were amateurs. Or does being supported by contributions make you a professional?

Just don’t call it choreography.

Just shows you how up-to-date I’m not with the Olympics. So what’s the point then?

W is bored by anything that isn’t about him. I’m not watching but I hope they stop showing him before he does something awful.

Not even any fig leaves now. Remember when the American basketball “dream team” got waxed? I can’t begin to tell you how gratified I was!

What do you reckon – crotch-adjusting or nose-picking?

I was amused that they didn’t even medal with a 6th place finish…!

Given the way he’s sitting in his chair I’ve gotta go with crotch adjusting. His tighty whities have got to be riding up…

Did he dance in the opening ceremony

And then trashed their quarters, if I recall correctly…

Actually, they just removed the hypocrisy. The competition is still the point anyway.

It practically makes you Sonja Heine.

Smacking head on keyboard. This I knew. Brain not in gear tonight.

He does flipping people the bird really well. I think I’ll bet on nose-picking, though.

Thanks to Marion…all I can picture now is cogs picking their noses and adjusting their crotches! Hysterical.

Too bad the camera crew wasn’t hired by CSPAN. They go out of their way to find someone doing something embarrassing in the audience, like dozing off, or twirling a pen. Haven’t seen any nose picking yet, though.

Ironically, I may be closer to China geographically than ya’ll, but, I’m further away time-wise, with an 18 hour time differential…! ;-)

Is it just me, or am I hearing bagpipes in the background of the Olympics? Or is there a Chinese instrument that’s reminiscent of bagpipes? Please don’t tell me I’m having auditory hallucinations!

Awww… Isn’t that sweet…. W and Laura clapping for the Iraqi team… [spit]

the shot ended with, of course, the patented W smirk…

Laura smiling – could almost see the “this is working out quite well for them” thought bubble over her drugged-out head…

Off topic somewhat…

Did everyone see Johnny McTeleprompter’s bus accident in Miami with Joe Lieberman on board:

http://whitenoiseinsanity.word…..-in-miami/

It’s news we can use. ;-)

I think that was actually the US hockey team at the *winter* Olympics.

Actually, our little club was coached by Dick Button who’s about a day older than dirt now… He’s a simply delightful human being.

Yeah, I’ve been wondering about the bagpipe connection myself.

There has only been one true “Dream Team” and that was the ‘92 team with Bird, Magic, Jordan, Barkley etc.

Although the ‘60 team with the NBA Logo and Big O might be considered one as well.

Otherwise, the teams since ‘92 were just NBA All Star teams. For this year, they actually put a team together with some thought as to what roles the players might fill and forced them to play the last couple of years so they would actually know how to play with each other.

Damn. That is great news.

They’re talking to you, T. Booger Pickit (can’t believe the pass this ass is getting with his natural gas song and dance. P-U, that stinks!)

T. Booger gave tons o’ cash to the SwiftLiars for Lying in 2004. What a crock.

Us Liberals have needed an organized bulldog group that can get down and dirty with the Repugs. Totally understandable why even MoveOn has to be a little careful here and there, but it sounds like this new group is gonna be biting and scratching. Gotta hit from all angles now. Fantastic news.

Yeah, I’ve been wondering about the bagpipe connection myself.

Bagpiping is an Olympic competition, isn’t it?

Pretty sure I saw a Nigerian wearing a kilt.

Oh, thank God!!! Someone else is hearing them! My guess is that it’s a classical Chinese instrument about which I’m tabula rasa. But whatever it is I like it because I’m a huge fan of pipes.

I’m enjoying the article in the magazine you linked to above, really enjoying the flutter of brain cells lighting up as they strain to translate Portuguese into English.
“But, but, we don’t know Portuguese!” Such whiners.

jayt, marion, we are now in the ether on the subject of bagpipes.

Is this going to be the bring a gun to a knife fight approach

And that was the Grey Lady reporting it…! ;-)

My all-time favorite Olympic moment:

http://video.google.com/videop…..4485037483

I will always think that the most delightful team ever
was the Jamaican bobsled team. What a wonderful thing.

I do so love the swirl of the kilts and bagpipes…! ;-)

Wow, that’ a good crunch. Why does John McSame hate soccer moms?

Remember Eddie the Eagle, the British ski jumper? He was special too!

LOL

glad you’re enjoying it. I did it manily for the pics but ummmm yeh no english version. But the fact that someone from outside Brasil would get this type of attention is a big deal. oh and the celebrity thing does not work in the latino community. it is viewed as a good thing..hell many of the politicians started out as celebs (Hugo Chavez comes to mind)

no olympics on here yet (west coast) but it is about to start. i can feel the excitement in rhw air (mr wobbs yawns)

He just hates everybody who isn’t part of the uber wealthy of America.

Here’s the direct link with pics of the accident:

http://rafaelmartel.com/2008/0…..mment-5236

I do remember Eddie. The people are always more interesting to me than the events themselves although I have a weakness for gymnastics.

Evenin’ Eli, Jane, and Firedogs,

spocko, I must have had the same flu as I had the same dream – we were punkin’ Lovey Howell of WaPo in a blog far far away . . .

What can I say… I’m an Olympics junkie. But this opening ceremony was worth looking at.

yeah! Obama is as revolutionary as sliced bread! Did I meantion that Obama isn’t really a celebrity?

The opening ceremony is *damned* impressive.

Oh, NOW that stupid fucker W gets out his binoculars. So there’s only one thing worth looking at up close in the last 2½ hours? Fucking little prick.

I’m just kind of amazed every time McCain accuses Obama of being a media darling…

He is a bid deal for many in brasil. He looks like a mulatto and to think that one of us could ascend to the most powerful office in the world is a hopeful thing to many of them.
Your right, he is no celebrity…he is a freaking rock star

Actually I’d like Obama a lot more if he were a media darling. At least he’d have that.

I just want to see the countries walk out and see the flag bearers. that about peaks my interests (ok, the basketball and swimming too)

And how does that translate into policy?

That musta been a terrifying few moments for the driver of the van. I wonder if there were any injuries or emotional strife caused by the Low Road Excess? If so, perhaps the driver should consider a lawsuit.

Well, I think we can pretty conclusively state that those are actual bagpipes, and not some Chinese instrument that sounds like them.

I have no idea *why*, though…

I am too. The celoebrity thing is a hoot given Mccain’s IMDb profile

Ironically, I may be closer to China geographically than ya’ll, but, I’m further away time-wise, with an 18 hour time differential…! ;-)

Does that mean that you can watch all the events yesterday?

Take a trip to Brasil and see the favelas (slums) and then talk to me about policy. Brasil’s politics are as corrupt as they come

Do check out the show. It’s truly special, and unlike any other opening ceremony I’ve ever seen, and I started watching these things about 50 years ago.

come on, your the little marketing drone, you should have a better answer than that.

The Low Road Express? You must be talking about The Straight To Hell Express, huh? LOL

I’m sure with Johnny’s millions his defense in a lawsuit would be, “They have insurance. Why the hell are they suing me when they have it!!!! Jees”.

Apparently, that happened after they scrapped this off the rear of the bus…

I recall being horrified that Pope Paul VI issued “Humanae Vitae,” the encyclical against birth control, right after a visit to the favelas.

i’m here to say hi to folks and share my experiences in Brasil. if that bothers you, ignore my posts. As for the drone comment, thanks for the compliment. I’ll make sure that I afford you kinder words

We have it on now but the commercials are already killing me

Well. Am I the only one who thinks the American uniform sucks in the high 90s?

Excellent job Eli. Great summary!

What does the US getup signify?

Does this train go to morrow today

Wasn’t that perverse?

That’s why God gave us the mute button!

oh dear, that bad huh?

See my 200. Yep. We can agree on that too.

You wonk for obama as much, if not more, than being sociable.

wobblybits! old friend! long time no see! did ya find your way to our new place? i tried to leave breadcrumbs along the way. Spook And Muffin’s Relaxed Politics

I think it’d be okay if they just lost the berets.

True but it’s the olympic theme commercials that are dreadful and hypocritical

McC is like a 4 year old – so jealous that he isn’t getting all the attention. He’d be better off if the press ignored him considering everything.

And notice that US sucks all the air out of the stadium. We are soooooo great. Look at us.

If your looking for an argument, sorry not going to get it from me. Say what you want, I could really care less.

The US outfits were awful! Just. Awful.

yes, but he doesn’t know it!

(((Betsy))) how are you? how are you feeling? thanks for the links, I will add to my bookmarks

Even at the time, as a young woman, I simply couldn’t believe it. There’s no word to describe it. Hypocrisy is weak and ineffective. Cynicism pales in comparison… I read the entire thing, as printed in the NYT, on the subway on the way to work with a red pen in my hand. I was literally shaking with rage by the time I reached my stop.

But berets are sooo USian. /snark

same, keep wonking obama and i’ll keep countering.

Worse. Much, much worse.

Even the *French* knew better than to wear berets…

They didn’t look like berets to me…

aww hell

why is Tom Brokaw bloviating on my teevee and why oh why did the U.S. outfit include berets? Couldn’t we at least keep with the bad ass cowboy theme and wear cowboy hats?

wasn’t aware I was ‘(wonking) but whatever pickles your pepper

Maybe some kind of misbegotten beret/ballcap hybrid. Blergh.

Aha! You’ve got good taste too! Too bad the designer didn’t… Do we have any idea who’s responsible for them?

Not bad. The not-working thing agreed with me. Starting back bit by bit this week and next. Have only the two big spinal ablations left to go and then I am done. Procedures #14 and #15 for those keeping score at home. Had lots of child-free time this summer and am now constantly surrounded by hungry teenage boys who want me to drive them places.

LOL I was watching Project Runway episode recently where the designers were to create an outfit for the American athletes to wear at the Olympics. Oh boy. Is it hideous? I thought the winning outfit was nice.

(I don’t get the local channels on my DirecTV because a tree in the backyard decided to grow at a slant and is now long enough to block out those channels, so I can’t watch the Olympics. *sigh*)

I’m so sorry to hear that. What is the next step as far as treatment goes?

Yeah, strawish hats. Maybe they’ll come back into style.

Did I hear that Ralph Loren designed US getups?

lol, i have no peppers to pickle.

how did you supress the urge to puke?

Scratch that. These are #15 and #16.

Yeah, that’s it. They had that damned little ballcap thing going on, and with the bill pushed off to the side. Crap, I calls it, pure ugly crap.

egads

Dubya was impatiently slapping his little American flag against his leg. What a patriot.

No idea. I bet the athletes were throwing a hissy fit!

Yeah. He’s an obvious racial mix. That makes a huge difference in the way of things. He doesn’t look like the ‘elite’ and he didnt’ grow up that way either. Rock star is just the tip of the ice berg with him. If (and when) he wins it, it’ll give a boost for so many multiracial kids that are quietly frowned on by both sides of the racial issue arguments in this country.

He’d be better off if the press ignored him considering everything.

I’d be happy to give them lessons in McCain-ignoring. (Or is that McCain-ignorance?)

floats your boat? rolls your burrito? puckers your puss?

Intestinal fortitude.

Ralph Lauren.

Accountability Now!

2132 donors have given $140,557!!!

Feel free to jump right in at the link and push it over $150K . . /

it gives hope to them that it is possible for a ‘brown’ person to make it. That is a great message for everyone.

They’ve just started the coverage here, with Brian Williams bloviating on the air quality in Beijing…!

Project Runway did an episode where the designers were to create an Olympic outfit:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/…..which.html

The winning outfit is pictured on this site. Is this the same outfit you all are upset about the Americans wearing tonight? Just curious since I don’t get the local channels to watch the Olympics tonight…

You continue to be one of my heros *g* i’m sure I would have been screaming like a banshee

Before or after he died

A lot of bloviating going on huh. Lots of pure bullshit too.

Really?!? Well, I guess his good days are over…

projects your message?

Sorry about the 240 or so comments filled with spoilers.

Oh goddess, wth? they are showing the outfits onthe beach volley ball duo. Ack, can they shine my shoes now?

puckers your puss?

umm, have we entered into “I don’t think that’s an appropriate topic for this blog” territory? *g*

Nope.

Not the same outfit at all. There’s not a chance in hell that the USOC would allow their outfit to be designed by a nobody on a reality show.

I don’t think he realizes that he’s contributing to it’s degradation…! ;-)

ahhh sarcasm again. sorry radar is still off. try me tomorrow

The Czechs have worse hats than we do.

Trust me, being so time zone challenged it doesn’t phase me…! ;-0

nah puss meaning your face but I see where it could read as that. oh dear LOL

not that time, but i will.

That’s cold comfort…!

heh. Just goofin’.

Have you read this book? Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus
Very good book, written by a woman who lived in a favela in Rio.

you do that but warn me ahead of time

I have that book. breaks my heart that she ended up dying a pauper again but I’m glad her story got out..rather that she was able to tell her story

Especially for the US, which is so far behind the rest of the world. Obama gives me a dash of hope, but i don’t expect miracles. I just expect to get down to work, as usual. *grin* But to have that single victory showing that the office of hte president isn’t linked to just one stereotype. THAT is something to observe as it happens.

Is there running commentary/ bloviating during the ENTIRE ceremony?

oh yes! of course they call it “color commentary”

It hasn’t stopped since i turned it on 3 hours ago.

neither do I. I just expect better than we have had for the past 8 years. Hell the fact that he can speak coherently was a huge plus for me

Aah, don’t tell me that…! 8-P

at what point do the countries come out?

Camaroon hats are odd-looking as well.

thers is upstairs

have a mute button?

sorry…. we can comiserate?

Thanx, Suz…! ;-)

Actually, the coverage of the opening ceremonies is nowhere NEAR as offensive as the sports coverage is. When I watch the sports coverage, unless I can find something on BBC or such, I simply turn the sound off to avoid the all-jingoism-all-the-time chat that all too often has nothing to do with the competition at hand.

Seems it is in the order of the number of chinese strokes in the country’s name.

I was a gymnast many years ago and am still addicted to watching gymnastics whenever it’s broadcast.

Good idea.
just the drummers so far…

gotcha. Well mr wobbs lost interest already. But then again, he is not one for this type of stuff

oh. more commercials. of course!

couldn’t the sponsors (of stuff I don’t buy anyway) have paid for us to have commerical free coverage for the opening ceremonies? Oh silly me, it’s jingoism time.

Marion – you are gonna luvvvv the torch lighting, as good as Barcelona
that’s not a spoiler is it ? nah

there’s lots of “watch live online” options here

what are those things/people flying around the lit up olympic rings?

wow.
well that about nailed it. I’m sad and dissapointed with Edwards, but my thoughts were those of probably everyone else’s:

AT LEAST IT WAS ANOTHER WOMAN!

*SIGH*

still…… sad and dissapointing. disgust, but on another level that didn’t every even APPROACH Craig, et.al.

just a sad, long, “wow”.
Great write, Eli. Really nailed it!

Awesome post Eli.

Thanks, siri, thanks, eg.

At least it was a consenting adult…