If you like your health care debates boiled down to their essential elements, you’ll love the following video…which sums up what has happened in the past year in pretty succinct fashion. And away we go!!! Tweet
First Drudge tried to make it seem like Obama is forcing a news station to not report a story about people who don’t want the Olympics to come to the Chicago… …and now John Boehner jumps on the pile… House Minority Leader John Boehner torched President Barack Obama Wednesday for his European trip to pitch [...]
This guy won eight gold medals in nine days. How incredible is that? Wow. BEIJING — A journey that started four years ago after his six gold medals in Athens and included 17 swims over nine days here ended triumphantly for Michael Phelps on Sunday. Phelps earned his unprecedented eighth Olympic gold medal of the [...]
Personally, I’m not that shocked, because if you’re working out 5 hours a day, 6 days a week, you’re need the energy. Still, this isn’t exactly the healthiest regiment… 4,000 calories per meal… Breakfast: 3 fried-egg sandwiches w/ cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. Brunch: 3 slices of french toast w/ powered sugar, a [...]
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Yet another sign he would have a much more nuanced worldview of the world? Of course, it’s not saying that much when you compare it to somebody who characterizes the Olympics as just “a sporting event.” Bush has set the bar pretty low on expectations for the next Republican candidate’s decision making capabilities, but John [...]
The oppression of Tibet by China is a deadly serious issue. The San Francisco Olympic Torch Relay protests were not. I am glad they stayed that way.
Afraid that protests might disrupt the Olympic torch relay, San Francisco and Olympic organizers changed the route at the last second, leaving protestors and supporters staring at empty streets. Wow. What a farce. What’s the point of even having the relay if it’s going to be mainly hidden from view? Much like China’s treatment of [...]
For those hoping the Beijing Olympics won’t be politicized, it’s too late. If the relay of the Olympic torch is any indication, this year’s summer games are going to be filled with acts of protest. Today, the flame was extinguished twice by protestors as it was carried through Paris. Both times, Olympic organizers relit the [...]
Germany itself isn’t going to boycott the entire thing, but she won’t be showing up. And she’s not the only one… The disclosure that Germany is to stay away from the games’ opening ceremonies in August could encourage President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to join in a gesture of defiance and complicate Gordon Brown’s determination [...]
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