Costas on Iranian team: "Another example of politics and sports colliding"

wtmusic

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:16 AM
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Costas on Iranian team: "Another example of politics and sports colliding"

No Bob, what you are seeing is 53 athletes who are there to compete fairly, to give everything they've got to win a medal. Not to debate uranium enrichment or defend their government's policies.

The only collision is between NBC's propaganda and the spirit of the Games.

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Arnold Judas Rimmer

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:34 AM
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1. Did you catch the reference to the imaginary Iranian "nuclear weapons program"

What the fuck does that Likudist war propaganda have to do with a sports competition??

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wtmusic

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:49 AM
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3. We got the same spiel from Brian Williams four years ago

so I knew some kind of crap would be served up steaming hot.

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liberalmuse

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Sat Aug-09-08 12:40 AM
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2. I couldn't believe how they were inserting politics in there.

That's when I changed the channel. I don't give a fuck that Iran isn't getting as much applause as Iraq. And they cut to Bush when Iraq was going by. Jesus, how inappropriate. I don't want to hear politics from Lauer and Costas, especially at the Olympics. Isn't that the goddamned point of the Olympics?

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wtmusic

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Sat Aug-09-08 01:00 AM
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4. That *is* the goddamned point of the Olympics

NBC is answering to a higher source - they're not only slicing and dicing to sell more commercial time, but hawking American might on behalf of GE during the show.

And I may puke if I see one more ExxonMobil feelgood propagandorgasm.

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Sat Aug-09-08 01:42 AM
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5. Good God, I wish I could recommend this 1000 times

Both the OP and the comments have hit the nail square on the head.

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Sat Aug-09-08 04:09 AM
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6. You notice all the political commentary about the "Axis of Evil" countries...

...but not one peep about Haiti?

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RNdaSilva

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Sat Aug-09-08 05:01 AM
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7. Absolutely!

I preferred to watch...ignored the verbalization, the BS.

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