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World will see the same authoritarian circus at Beijing, Denver, and St. Paul
…. Late summer authoritarianism is going full blast now! Nobody seems to be worried about anything in the Big Disconnect Universe. All is the same rosy lock-stock-and-barrel circus of grinning authoritarian clowns, as they talk empty ‘Change’ , Homeland Security, and athletic prowess in uniform military formations. It’s the Brave New World immediately before the world-wide Ecological Apocalypse!
Posted: August 24th, 2008 under Worldview.
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Tiki Barber is my hero
Beware. This is going to be a rant.
Today, I met with great misfortune. I watched MSNBC’s unbelievably sub-par coverage of the Olympics. Jenna Wolfe, know-nothing sports commentator extraordinaire, was recounting her favorite moments of the Games. To her, the most poignant moment was American swimmer, Dara Torres, being wonderfully gracious in defeat. Torres didn’t win, but the moment was inspiring nonetheless. Wolfe’s asswipe co-commentator back home, tight-pants Tamryn someone-or-another, chimed in “if you’re not first, you’re last.”
Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under Worldview.
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If it sounds too good to be true
…it probably is.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won both the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in world record time, something that hasn’t been done in 32 years. The Jamaican women, led by Shelly-Ann Fraser, swept the 100-meter race. Today another Jamaican woman, Veronica Campbell-Brown won the 200 meter sprint. A single country winning gold in all four sprints hasn’t happened since the USA did it in 1988.
Posted: August 21st, 2008 under Worldview.
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Thank you Mr. President for all you do
Isn’t it vaguely jarring when someone is asked publicly what would be their fondest wish, and they don’t say “world peace?” I feel that way about athletes and celebrities in these times of great conflict. They could say Impeach Bush, Stop Torture, the Media Is Lying, or at the very least, the Emperor Has No Clothes! Instead they feed the media narrative fretting about their quest for a medal, about which we know already.
Posted: August 21st, 2008 under Leisure.
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Marie spotted at Birds Nest Stadium
Extrapolating from her photos, TimTim’s snapshot, (and Marie’s confirmation), Marie is seated at two o’clock in this picture.
Posted: August 17th, 2008 under Leisure.
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It’s what’s for dinner
Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Sight-Bites.
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Best venue ever!
Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Worldview.
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Adorable Chinese pep talks
Posted: August 16th, 2008 under Worldview.
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102 Olympic medals for white swimmers
Michael Phelps his poised to beat Mark Spitz’s record for medals won in a single Olympics. Does it say something that both are swimmers? Maybe there are too many swimming events? You don’t find 1/2 length, or 1/4 length fencing matches. You certainly don’t have shooting medley relays.
Posted: August 15th, 2008 under Leisure.
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On the tea-horse road to Tibet
Lady, lady, I take you today. No ticket! No tourist!
Posted: August 15th, 2008 under Worldview.
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A fan of McDonald’s
BEIJING- Could there be a more offensive marketing campaign than this one? McDonald’s has taken a revered Chinese symbol and turned it into a corporate billboard. Beijing 2008 brought to you by an American fast food chain.
Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Worldview.
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