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Sat Aug 4, 2012, 05:19 AM

Tunkamerica (4,351 posts)

70. us and the belorussians... total outliers! no other countries ever see themselves

as the center of world events!!! stupid Americans!

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70 replies	Author	Time	Post
Olympics opening ceremony: US media reacts to 'peculiar' British festival [View all]	AlphaCentauri	Jul 2012	OP
My wife last night on the NHS part - "THAT is clearly flipping the finger at the US"	underpants	Jul 2012	#1
I had the same thought - about showing up the ridiculous American attitudes about ......	northoftheborder	Jul 2012	#3
no offense intended	arely staircase	Jul 2012	#8
Bingo. Americans tend to see things through the lens of their own experience	Lars77	Jul 2012	#10
You're saying it's NOT all about me?	Jeff In Milwaukee	Jul 2012	#17
Don't you mean: People tend to see things through the lens of their own experience?	Tunkamerica	Jul 2012	#50
Well of course everyone does that,	Lars77	Jul 2012	#51
us and the belorussians... total outliers! no other countries ever see themselves	Tunkamerica	Aug 2012	#70
I agree	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#16
Correct. America has the "Me, Me, Me" mentality of a six-year-old ...	SomeGuyInEagan	Jul 2012	#22
I agree,but it is nice that they showcased a crucial part of	dotymed	Jul 2012	#32
Well	underpants	Jul 2012	#41
i'm just saying that any perceived insult	arely staircase	Jul 2012	#45
thats an american ego centric perspective	pasto76	Jul 2012	#26
No she meant more of how it would be received (and probably attacked) by the US MSM	underpants	Jul 2012	#40
+1	pasto76	Jul 2012	#61
+1,000,000,000,000	HuckleB	Jul 2012	#47
That is so true	riverbendviewgal	Jul 2012	#48
I think the NHS part of the show was a warning to PM Cameron as well.	roamer65	Jul 2012	#59
I have no doubt that Mitt with the shared history and special relationship w/Great Britain	Voice for Peace	Jul 2012	#2
Well, he is "Great British" after all.	smirkymonkey	Jul 2012	#52
this is a lovely description	Voice for Peace	Jul 2012	#4
Yes, the humanity of all of it, the triumph of the human creative spirit and imagination	northoftheborder	Jul 2012	#6
Try to watch it from some source other than NBC.	pennylane100	Jul 2012	#33
Try CTV	riverbendviewgal	Jul 2012	#49
A colossal failure on NBC's part, all of the coverage actually	alarimer	Aug 2012	#69
nothing confusing - american media are brainwashed twits	2Design	Jul 2012	#5
Yeah, illiteracy on parade, that's our "news" media. nt	bemildred	Jul 2012	#7
They should have to take tests in order to earn the privilege of speaking to us & their scores	patrice	Jul 2012	#13
+1	Blue_Tires	Jul 2012	#63
The Media and Corporate Elite need to STFU! They are destroying this country with their greed!	fascisthunter	Jul 2012	#9
This was the best moment of course!	Lars77	Jul 2012	#11
That was 10 months ago :)	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#23
But it had a glimpse in a video during the ceremony too, when the helicopter overflew it.	Lars77	Jul 2012	#24
Oh !	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#27
And the (too, too) brief samplings from the Sex Pistols and the Clash	Retrograde	Jul 2012	#42
Looks as though we'll have to go to the WWW in order to see the ceremony as it actually was. nt	patrice	Jul 2012	#12
Ah yes. The American fixation on banality.	onehandle	Jul 2012	#14
Trailer trash in expensive clothes. I know trailer trash in poor clothes who know more than msm does	patrice	Jul 2012	#18
so, is it classier to call people 'trailer trash' or to live in a trailer?	Tunkamerica	Jul 2012	#64
Pardon my offense to your sensibilities. That would have been a joke amongst my friends.	patrice	Jul 2012	#65
And, btw, there are plenty of people who know that their understanding is what makes them	patrice	Jul 2012	#66
next time i comment on the vulnerability of people who live in trailers i'll keep that in mind	Tunkamerica	Aug 2012	#67
Pravda. n/t	Horse with no Name	Jul 2012	#15
I loved it	dickthegrouch	Jul 2012	#19
The opening video was aimed at the pot heads	alfredo	Jul 2012	#20
demonised as "socialised medicine"	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#21
My cousin called it "filler" and "propaganda"	Auggie	Jul 2012	#29
You should ask your cousin	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#30
The UK has displayed real discipline in the face of all the false propaganda by the Repubs.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#25
I was expecting a Dr Who/TARDIS cameo..did I miss it? n/t	radhika	Jul 2012	#28
yes	Pluvious	Jul 2012	#38
Just a sound clip, though. :(	knitter4democracy	Jul 2012	#43
oh, thanks.	radhika	Jul 2012	#54
I just watched a few clips--I wish I had seen the whole thing	Kolesar	Jul 2012	#31
The show adhered to a MASH UP aesthetic. Either get it or not.	zonkers	Jul 2012	#34
Loved it, simply LOVED IT, and I am not to like or watch	nadinbrzezinski	Jul 2012	#35
loved ir	kardonb	Jul 2012	#37
I've said the same thing -- best ever!	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#55
I just heard from a cousin in Newcastle	FightingIrish	Jul 2012	#36
Thanks. It was a great ceremony.	pinboy3niner	Jul 2012	#39
This. It was my favorite in years.	knitter4democracy	Jul 2012	#44
Lillehammer lighting - VIDEO	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	#58
I loved the ski jump.	knitter4democracy	Jul 2012	#62
I loved all of it, but the natural green was just incredible.	juajen	Jul 2012	#46
I enjoyed the show.	Beacool	Jul 2012	#53
Barcelona cauldron lighting - VIDEO	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	#56
Thank you!!!!	Beacool	Jul 2012	#60
Nice show, but I still think the best opening/closing ceremonies belong to Sydney in 2000.	roamer65	Jul 2012	#57
Olympics Opening ceremony - a homage to the British Health care system like Obamacare	ajain31	Aug 2012	#68

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