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BS: Avoiding The Olympics
| Donuel | 20 Mar 08 - 10:50 AM | |
| Peace | 20 Mar 08 - 10:48 AM | |
| The Fooles Troupe | 20 Mar 08 - 10:40 AM | |
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Subject: RE: BS: Avoiding The Olympics From: Donuel Date: 20 Mar 08 - 10:50 AM NBC lost big time when they tried to use pay per view for most of the events. The typical American coverage shows a background video of the training, the family and the family dog of the athelete in the spotlight. It plays like plastic honey. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Avoiding The Olympics From: Peace Date: 20 Mar 08 - 10:48 AM I won't be competing this year so I shan't be there. |
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Subject: BS: Avoiding The Olympics From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 20 Mar 08 - 10:40 AM Now some people might think I mean "Blacklist" or "Ban" ... And it really has little to do with current happenings in Tibet - after all nobody has heard of the area in the North East of China once known as "East Turkistan" (which China annexed after WWII), where much the same has been happening, with the exception that the area is rich is natural resources.... No, I remember the Olympics in Russia. I also remember that Brisbane tried to bid after a successful Expo 88, only to be kneed in the gnoolies by Sydney... Actually I blame the USA (why not!?) - who lavished heaps of money, turning it into a Circus... Actually last time I mostly avoided much of it... Personally I think the rot set in when they allowed 'Professional Sports Players' in... The whole thing now is mostly a huge Commercial Circus. |
