Trapped Watching the Olympics
Instead of posting on mу blog I’vе found myself watching thе Olympics. I’m not ѕure whу, but onϲe I ѕtart getting іnto іt I ϲan’t turn іt off. Τhe wаve of patriotism thаt naturally ϲomes from national competition forces lеft-leaning journalists for a fеw wеeks to hаve to pretend thе United States іs worth cheering for. Υou ϲan еven hеar thе strain іn thеir voices аs thеy report аbout President Βush (whom thеy hаte morе thаn Hitler, Halliburton, аnd capitalism combined) аnd thе American Olympians joking around аnd laughing wіth еach othеr. ΜMmmm… a fеw wеeks of pеace.
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Michael Phelps was a revelation in this olympics. I was glued to the telly for the past few weeks
March 22nd, 2009 at 10:03 am -
I wish the Western Europeans (who are too comfortable with pre-totalitarian socialism) would take a few lessons from the “newly” freedom-enjoying Eastern Europeans (who have communism’s blight fresh on their minds).
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 am -
Amen to that.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 am -
Yeah, since the Partitioning of Poland (Russia, Prussia, and Austria divided Poland amongst themselves in 1792) Poles have been struggling for the freedom of their homeland. Freedom was granted to them by Woodrow Wilson in 1918 as part of the treaty that ended WWI. But then Hitler and Stalin invaded in 1939. Poland was finally free of Communism in 1980, making the current times the longest period of Polish independence since before the Partitioning. After 190 years of being dominated by foreign powers, no Pole will ever let a foreign power touch Poland again.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 am -
@John3Sobieski
My hometown was practically half-Italian, half-Polish. Those guys took Poland very seriously.March 24th, 2009 at 2:03 am -
Well, happy anniversary.
On another note, there’s one thing i got to say. The Russians have been making threatening remarks (even one about nukes) since the US and Poland signed the agreement to put missile intercepters in Poland. I know that, unless a total moron is running things for Russia, they wont touch Poland. Even so, I have decided, that if anyone ever attacks Poland, I’ll drop whatever I’m doing right then and there and drive to the nearest Army recruiting office. No one messes with the land of my Ancestry.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:03 am -
@Scott
Thanks! We spent the weekend at Lake Placid and had the best weather we’ve seen in weeks.March 25th, 2009 at 5:03 am -
Happy Anniversary, Steve and Tami!
March 25th, 2009 at 6:03 am -
GO DOLPHIN-MAN!!!!!!
BOO RUSSIA!!!!
and did anyone see the Hungarian weightlifter who had his elbow reversed…….ouch…poor guy
March 25th, 2009 at 8:03 am -
You know I was thinking about this the other day. It is weird how watching the Olympics really does bring out a patriotic feeling in me. Like WarAxe and the others, I find myself extremely proud of Phelps.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:03 am -
Well… instead of the nightly news concentrating on Russia’s storm into Georgia, it quickly mentioned it so it could get to the Olympics and Phelps’ run at history.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am -
@T.J.
Yeah… Russia is really creepy. I wouldn’t put it past them to use the Olympics as a political distraction.Phelps is making me proud.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:03 am -
it is nice that the world can come together for a few moments…..
to bad the whole conflict in Georgia had to make it sort of bittersweet
do you think that Russia planned to invade on the day the Olympics began
and the Micheal Phelps has got to be half dolphin or somethin
March 27th, 2009 at 8:03 am -
I wouldn’t put anything past the Russians (what would you expect a Polak to say?:) ), but you’ll have to explain how the Olympics would be a “political distraction”. I don’t see how it would be much of a diversion.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:03 am -
On the topic of international sport and relations, and the topic of heritage, i have a question. Isn’t Georgia (the nation, not state) the geo-political region where the Armenians reside?
March 28th, 2009 at 4:03 am -
Yes. Armenia’s northern border is with Georgia. Neither Georgia nor Armenia (nor any former Soviet-bloc countries) are big fans of Russia.
March 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am -
It’s nice that for these couple of weeks the world has something to come together on. I think it’s a good thing
March 29th, 2009 at 5:03 am
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