dems_rightnow
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Sat Aug-09-08 09:17 AM
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| 8. Bet you can't back that up. |
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What makes you think these athletes are rich? They come from all sorts of backgrounds. Most of them aren't professional athletes.
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| -I hate the Olympics. |
Philosoraptor |
Aug-09-08 08:49 AM |
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You can always |
warrior1 |
Aug-09-08 08:50 AM |
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No need. |
Philosoraptor |
Aug-09-08 08:52 AM |
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Consider taking your TV out to the back yard |
stellanoir |
Aug-09-08 08:56 AM |
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No can do. I like cartoons too much. |
Philosoraptor |
Aug-09-08 08:57 AM |
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Competition by and for the rich. |
lonestarnot |
Aug-09-08 08:54 AM |
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Bet you can't back that up. |
dems_rightnow |
Aug-09-08 09:17 AM |
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Oh so then who pays for their travel, workout time 24/7, their rich sponsors that's who. |
lonestarnot |
Aug-10-08 11:17 AM |
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Bullshit |
Dreamer Tatum |
Aug-09-08 09:28 AM |
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I suppose so, but I still like them. |
glowing |
Aug-09-08 08:54 AM |
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It's Been Abused |
KharmaTrain |
Aug-09-08 09:09 AM |
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Me, too. I was prepared to do without MSRNC for 2 weeks, but now GD is fair game. n/t |
UTUSN |
Aug-09-08 09:24 AM |
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Do like me and completely boycott it. |
OwnedByFerrets |
Aug-09-08 09:26 AM |
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why don't you really boycott it |
miyazaki |
Aug-09-08 09:38 AM |
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I used to look forward to them also |
sammytko |
Aug-09-08 09:29 AM |
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Tune Out! |
earthside |
Aug-09-08 09:38 AM |
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Thanks for the link to the Naomi Klein article |
JohnyCanuck |
Aug-09-08 11:13 AM |
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what?! you arent enjoying the fascist grande parade !? |
iamthebandfanman |
Aug-09-08 09:39 AM |
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Me too. I won't be watching. |
sparosnare |
Aug-09-08 09:48 AM |
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it's not that I hate the Olympics . . . I just have no interest . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Aug-09-08 10:05 AM |
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It's too political and it's too commercial |
shadowknows69 |
Aug-09-08 10:11 AM |
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Read Dave Zirin's Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports |
goddess40 |
Aug-10-08 08:32 AM |
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NBC paid $900,000,000 for the rights to broadcast. |
BushDespiser12 |
Aug-10-08 08:53 AM |
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Stopped watching it decades ago. |
baby_mouse |
Aug-09-08 10:16 AM |
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The Olympics is so yesterday. |
L0oniX |
Aug-09-08 10:25 AM |
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I used to love them; I was about 11 when I watched the horror in Munich. |
blondeatlast |
Aug-09-08 11:20 AM |
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I don't like them either |
proud2Blib |
Aug-09-08 11:21 AM |
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Well, you missed one of the best openings ever. |
aikoaiko |
Aug-09-08 11:26 AM |
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How sad for you. |
El Pinko |
Aug-09-08 11:28 AM |
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Me too and sucking up to China was the last straw. |
JeanGrey |
Aug-09-08 11:28 AM |
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I love the Olympics and have since I watched the Atlanta games when I was 10 |
Odin2005 |
Aug-09-08 11:46 AM |
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xxxxxxxxxxx |
Philosoraptor |
Aug-10-08 07:21 AM |
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To me, it's a big waste of time. |
mwb970 |
Aug-10-08 07:45 AM |
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I hate it, too and I especially hate this one. |
Vinca |
Aug-10-08 08:16 AM |
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wah wah waaaaa |
Baclava |
Aug-10-08 08:47 AM |
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lol you bet me to it! |
jakem |
Aug-10-08 08:50 AM |
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Can sour grapes be repressed childhood memories? |
Baclava |
Aug-10-08 09:17 AM |
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I have not bothered to watch, because my mayor is there |
DailyGrind51 |
Aug-10-08 08:54 AM |
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A lot like the annual Super Bore 'cept international in scope. |
PaulHo |
Aug-10-08 09:40 AM |
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Yeah, I used to love the Olympics |
me b zola |
Aug-10-08 10:03 AM |
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I'm sick of the corporatism, and I'm sick of the authoritarianism. |
backscatter712 |
Aug-10-08 11:56 AM |
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I love the Parade of Nations |
Danmel |
Aug-10-08 12:07 PM |
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I'm not crazy about sports but I LOVE the Olympics. |
TheGoldenRule |
Aug-10-08 01:00 PM |
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summer games are the worst |
Ghost of Tom Joad |
Aug-10-08 01:09 PM |
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