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dupeetriclub
Aug 8, 08 19:48
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So, did GW get the cheapest seat in the house, or what??
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Aug 8, 08 22:51
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He did have an aisle seat but had to bust out the binoculars to see.
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Aug 8, 08 22:58
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Did you see what a slob he was??? Jacket off, legs spread apart, slouching, looking at his watch?? I'm so embarassed to have him as the leader of my country.
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Aug 9, 08 2:57
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Did you see what a slob he was??? Jacket off, legs spread apart, slouching, looking at his watch?? I'm so embarassed to have him as the leader of my country.
I'm looking at him right now. He's bouncing. Keep in mind that at that moment he and Putin knew, but the rest of the world did not, that Russia had rolled into Georgia and "war" had been declared. Many casualties, etc. He and Putin had met on the matter already. I think Bush was concerned that if they invaded Georgia, Alabama might be next, and then Texas was at risk.
Do you like Laura?
Was Bill embarrassing?
Did you have your eye on any of the Chinese girls who carried the flags in front of the Country Contingents?
I hate to admit it but the opening ceremonies were incredible.
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Clutch Cargo
Aug 9, 08 3:19
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ChiTownJack
Aug 9, 08 5:14
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Anyone else notice that when the US athletes were going over the "stamp pad", that they showed a bored GWB tapping his US flag on his thigh.
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CHAPTER 1--THE FLAG
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(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the
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spot
Aug 9, 08 5:34
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Heaven forbid the guy gets comfortable during 4+ hours of sitting there....shocking, I tell you, just shocking....
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Erik
Aug 9, 08 5:38
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as much as i hate china, it was unbelievable.
i am not teh biggest bush fan out there, but jeesus, don't you think they clued in on any chance they could get to make him look stupid. it is not like it was a live broadcast.
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luckyleese
Aug 9, 08 6:59
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I thought you were going to get your wish when the torch guy reached the lip of the stadium - was I the only one that thought when he adjusted his cables that one of them had snapped and he was going to fall?
As a brit I feel really, really sorry for London
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Clutch Cargo
Aug 9, 08 7:01
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I'd be bored too plus those plastic stadium seats are not comfortable for 4hrs and it's HOT.At other locations I think dressed fine look at at him with these young ladies.
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Aug 9, 08 7:26
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I agree that the show was incredible. I heard Bob "Babbling Nonsensically" Costas say that the ceremony cost $300million. Wow. The drums were amazing and the best part was when they turned out the lights. Yeah, London has one hell of a job to do to match this, but think about it this way. London built the Millenium Dome so they might be capable of doing a decent job.
Yes, Bush looked bored and uninterested most of the time.
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Aug 9, 08 7:35
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I thought you were going to get your wish when the torch guy reached the lip of the stadium - was I the only one that thought when he adjusted his cables that one of them had snapped and he was going to fall?
As a brit I feel really, really sorry for London
I'm planning on going to the London Olympics and I was thinking that myself...what the hell to they do to top that?? I'm picturing the Grenadier Guards marching up and down for four hours.
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Monk
Aug 9, 08 7:40
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Anyone else notice that when the US athletes were going over the "stamp pad", that they showed a bored GWB tapping his US flag on his thigh.
I would like to know if that was contemporaneous or edited out of sync.
But I agree that you don't have to do too much to make him look stupid.
ltcaesar
Aug 9, 08 8:20
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I'm sure security had nothing to do with his seating location, either.
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Aug 9, 08 8:26
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That's incredible focus on Bush's part to keep his eyes looking forward and up. I don't think I could have done it. ;-)
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jenhs
Aug 9, 08 8:32
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I'm with you on how incredible the opening ceremonies were. I've never seen one like it. Both London and Vancouver have a lot of work to do.
Those girls carrying the nations flags were gorgeous. Talk about floating across the floor. Really, the whole thing was amazing.
Yeah, we thought the guy was going to fall when he adjusted the wires.
What stood out in contrast to me was the French president, jacket still buttoned and poised, and even Laura sitting straight, looking put together. Then there was Bush. I don't care how uncomfortable the seats were, you are the President for crying out loud. Look it and act it.
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Aug 9, 08 8:40
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Don't feel sorry for London, there's nothing to worry about because no one is going to be able to get out there. 3 F**king hours from Homerton to Stratford to Streatham.
I used to work for the Jubilee line 4 years ago and it's no better today than it was there. If people think traffic in Beijing with a population of 70m sucks they have no idea how bad London will be.
That said, loads of moving earth around in east london, I'm sure there is some sort of plan but at present they just seem to move large piles of earth from point A to point B
jriosa
Aug 9, 08 9:11
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While visually impressive, did anyone else find the music just incongruous?
I mean, North Korea entering to Scotland the Brave on highland pipes?? The whole flip in music tracks drove me to distraction.
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Aug 9, 08 9:17
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I'm with you on how incredible the opening ceremonies were.
Two comments:
1. The smog seesm to be a serious issue. Am I the only one wondering what conrtibution all of those fireworks made to the poor air quality!!!
2. In Canada we do a lot of things right and well. Unfortunatly, chooseing Olympic Uniforms for our athletes is not one of those things that we do very well. What was the COC thinking. The Canadian team looked like a cross between commercial painters and someone going to a beach party. It was rather embaressing considering how great many of the other countries looked.
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HUB
Aug 9, 08 9:35
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Just so we do not forget the honor guard was there to show the Der Stechschritt the Goose Step.Old habits are hard to break.
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Aug 9, 08 10:53
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The kid who walked with Yao Ming was the greatest. Survived a earthquake that killed 20 of his 30 class mates. He saved two of his class mates because he said he was the hall monitor and that it was his responsability. What a 9 year old bad ass! I teared up. Sorry but bad asses are so few and far between these days that seing that little hero just got to me.
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Aug 9, 08 12:00
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While I will admit that the ceremonies were indeed spectacular, I thought goose-stepping soldiers was in pretty poor taste. Not the soldiers, but the goose-stepping bit, given the history of that.
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Jim_n_La
Aug 9, 08 13:30
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I was wondering if anyone else noticed. I tend to filter my reactons to GW by saying 'wait you can't stand the guy, so you're gonna nit pick everything', but in this case I believe my cringe was justified. For petesakes, he's POTUS. I could only imagine my Dad doping slapping me if I slouched like that.
OTOH the opening ceremonies were outstanding, 1/5 of the world's population, Yao and the little kid, the guy on guywires, all I could say was, I dunno my jaw was dropped.
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jenhs
Aug 9, 08 16:42
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Yeah, my parents never would have put up with that. Just sloppy and bored looking. I wonder how many national security briefings he sits through like that :-)
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Monk
Aug 9, 08 17:06
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Yeah, my parents never would have put up with that. Just sloppy and bored looking. I wonder how many national security briefings he sits through like that :-)
Yeah, well how are the Swedes doing?
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