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Nothing -- and I do mean nothing -- was said about it at the time. It just happened, like that's the way it had always been, and truth be known a great many people didn't even notice. I thought that was weird. But it made sense to me why they did it. The way it was the IOC had to either quadruple their staff every other year and lay them all off again after the games, or pay a staff twice as big as it needed to be all the time even though few of them had anything to do for two years but twiddle their thumbs. It was probably also good for viewership because people didn't get all Olympicked out before the winter opening ceremonies even began. It was a massive feast followed by three years of famine. They should have set it up this way when they first started doing winter sports.

You left out mocking your faith. That's why David killed Goliath. That's part of why Khabib did this to Conor McGreggor. And Khabib wasn't done. UFC badass Sean Strickland went from this:

So I was alive for that one but really young. I do remember Ali v Spinks though. And some Sugar Ray Leonard fights. I didn't catch that one live but caught the recap. I did watch Eric Heiden win some gold though in speed skating. Curious though. 1980 was a summer Olympic year (which we boycotted because Carter had secretly baited Russia into invading Afghanistan) but I wonder why they split to different years? Anyway, one positive thing about the Internet is if some idiot politician does a boycott against at least we'll still be able to watch the rest of the world for whatever that's worth.

So, if someone does something for a reason you don't understand, that's never "crazy like a fox", that's always invalid just because you don't get it. A centrist position, taken by pretty much everyone who is the center of his own little universe.

Hmmmm.....let's see. Lucy you've got a lot of 'splaining to do.

LE, as a personal favor I ask you to watch this video over the weekend. It's about the integration of the Clinton Tennessee high school. Watching this film I actually got a greater respect for confederate general Robert E. Lee. At 1:03 minutes in you'll see why. There is no reason to run from history, any of it.

No. It wasn't. That's the false claim made by a stupid parent. That's really as stupid as saying any movie about the cruxifician of Jesus is somehow anti Semetic. Some Jews absolutely participated in the crucifician of Jesus. Others were horrified by it. (Like pretty much of of Jesus followers were Jewish). Similarly there were white people during the Civil Rights era that were helping to end segregation. Like all of the white men that walked Ruby Bridges to school. Okay. So ban teaching about World War I and II because that might make German and Japanese people feel uncomfortable. And teach about the founding documents, but cut out the Revolutionary War and rthe War of 1812 because it might offend British people. In fact don't teach history at all. Just teach that founding documents exist. (Don't give any context). And of course you can't teach about the Civil War. Good grief are conservatives really such snowflakes? Our country did just fine the past 50+ years without trying to erase history. I get it. We don't want BS being taught like there are 27 genders. But this idea that teaching actual history is somehow a problem is just stupid beyond belief. I went to an overwhelmingly white school in the 1970s and when freaking Roots came out, and everybody watched it because there were like 4 channels including PBS and Roots was the biggest thing on, it caused ZERO PROBLEMS for my white friends. In fact at school the next day they were talking about "Y'all almost won that rebellion on the slave ship until they brought that cannon out." We were all 9 at the time. And this was in the deep South. Kids aren't that damn fragil. And what was my biggest takeway from Roots? When I saw the black slave catchers who kidnapped Kunta Kente at the beginning I realized that not all black people back then were my people's friends. And when I saw the poor white family help the blacks fight back against the klan after slavery I realized not all white people back then were my people's enemies. You have to be VERY low IQ to see Roots or Ruby Bridges and think it's about "how bad whitey is."

There is nothing "woke" or "garbage" about a brave little girl intergrating a school. Edit: And there's no legitimate reason to want to stop "race inclusive teaching."

Oh I remember Mohammed Ali fighting. I never saw Tyson fight prime time though because that was pay per view by then.

When I was a child I was glued to our TV set for the Olympics from the opening ceremonies to the closing. I even watched sports I didn't give a crap about like equestrian. Winter or summer it didn't matter. Bob Costas and Bryant Gumble were my gudes to this world of wonder. Now...? I might watch some highlights on YouTube.

If it’s still Kamala, it’ll be Mark Kelly.

Just heard Trump is coming back to Butler for another rally. This is going to be EPIC! (Sorry guys, I have lots of issues with his policies, but this dude is a boss!)

If you are just dead set on a governor then at least go with one that isn't so dead set against the first amendment. Hard no on Desantis. I'd take Kristi Noem with her puppy killing self first. At least she's decent to look at.

I keep wondering that over and over.

Hmmm....interesting. From the story there are several laws the protestors could be prosecuted under without having a specific flag burning law: Protesters took down an American flag and replaced it with a Palestinian flag and at one point burned the U.S. flag before someone ran into the crowd and snatched it away. Theft of federal property, disorderly conduct, and violation of the federal riot statute. And that would be true if these were right wing protests who stole a Palestinian flag and set it on fire in the middle of the street. But if somone buys a flag with his own money and sets it on fire on his own property, as long as he isn't violating and burning ordinance, that should be legal.

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"Everyone ends up in the same place" Does that mean everyone puts in the same effort, too???? Because we all know how that thinking turns out - if you think you're going to end up in the same place anyway, why bother trying???

And of course, Voltaire quote in my signature.

Exactly! We can't let them bury this! This is their memory hole tactic where they take anything inconvenient for the narrative and hide it and replace it with some new nonsense like Kamala Harris is the second coming. This may be the final death knell of the corporate press. I think the majority of the public are now starting to see how they're being manipulated. Thank God Musk bought Twitter!