Joe Ferguson forever

Well, it turns out it was a religious festival per a couple sources. Maybe that's the link between the Last Supper and dionysus. The beach volleyball players are almost nude. I suppose it would be difficult to long jump in a toga. From Wiki, this reminds me of a modern political figure One of the most infamous events of Olympic history occurred under the rule of Nero. He desired victory in all chariot races of the Panhellenic Games in a single year, so he ordered the four main hosts to hold their games in AD 67, and therefore the scheduled Olympics of 65, in the 211th Olympiad, were postponed. At Olympia he was thrown from his chariot, but still claimed victory. Nero also considered himself a talented musician, so he added contests in music and singing to those festivals that lacked them, including the Olympics. Nero won all of those contests, no doubt because judges were afraid to award victory to anyone else. After his suicide, the Olympic judges had to repay the bribes he had bestowed and declared the "Neronian Olympiad" to be void.[39]

I don't think the soviet bloc teams were ever amateurs. She lived in a dorm for years, diet controlled, days full of training and had her blood doped. I hope we didn't "catch up". But these games are examples of what men and women can physically be. That was the original Greek idea. There's always going to be cheating and corruption. Those are just more examples of human frailty. it's a huge, multinational morality play...with the best athletes in the world.

Josh is highly paid. Do you watch him? And then there are the true amateurs eg rowing, team handball, diving , swimmers, equestrian etc. I met a Russian rower multiple medalist from more than 30 years ago on a ski trip. She said no one would believe the training. If she went home she said she’d be a national hero. She’s staying here Our one political discussion involved her calling me a socialist. She was otherwise nice.

I love the Olympics. Weird opening ceremonies or not. American exceptionalism on display especially in the summer but occasionally the winter Yes,repost but sue me

If you didn’t watch the US/Serbia game you missed out. US team looked awesome and Lebron dominated while in.

which infers trump also appalled you. good, I knew you had some sense. Get it back.

You were what? Appalled by trump? Why not now ? Is he less appalling now? Also Usha said this after Jan 6, 2021.

Stand by your man, I guess. She’s too smart and accomplished for this shite. But her husband is apparently more important than her integrity. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/usha-vance-used-to-be-appalled-by-trump-it-was-surreal-to-see-her-next-to-him/amp_articleshow/112069762.cms

I don't think they'll care. trump is clearly an atheist and they worship him. Which is worse to them:: a Hindu or atheist.? The answer is neither. They just want a strongman autocratic leader to "save" them.

In 2015, in an excerpt from an email between Vance and Nelson, he also allegedly referred to Trump as a demagogue. A demagogue is a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational arguments. "I'm obviously outraged at Trump's rhetoric, and I worry most of all about how welcome Muslim citizens feel in their own country, Vance said, per the New York Times reports. "But I also think that people have always believed crazy s**t and there have always been demagogues willing to exploit the people who believe crazy s**t." Wow. He has his finger on the pulse of many MAGA's who post here....

I'm watching women's water polo right now. Interesting but 20 minutes is probably enough. Rugby was cool. Looking forward to diving and golf.

His fscism is hiding in plain site. And the sheep will still vote for a self admitted wannabe dictator. How did are populace get so ignorant?

Roll Tide, NC

Had to look this up. We don't have Max anymore. Is he a good guy or a bad guy?

you seem obsessed with stains. Buy some tide and go to the laundromat. most come out easily.

There's something in this girl's past that wasn't right. She was an AG, senator and VP. What was trump in 2016? A game show host...

Yeah, that's just weird and creepy. It just is.

Fox may be seeing the light soon https://finance.yahoo.com/news/secret-deal-plunged-rupert-murdoch-192342958.html "Now it seems Murdoch has decided that he wants to change it, specifically to put his eldest son Lachlan in charge. The tycoon reportedly began the process late last year, surprising the other three children. Murdoch’s case is that in order to preserve the commercial success of the businesses, especially Fox News, it is vital to have a boss who is politically aligned with them. That means Lachlan, the most conservative of the four siblings, is the best fit. The implication of Murdoch’s secret coup is that the other children, who are more liberal, could not be trusted to keep Fox News and News Corp going at full throttle."

Well, we’ve come to partial agreement. But there were some very powerful people running the fake electors scheme. One is running for prez

was Jan 6 an important event in US history?

Firstly, she's not a prostitute. That's the person Donnie slept with while his 3rd wife was pregnant.... Secondly, the PGA (professional golf assoc)is an American Institution. Donnie supported the Saudi competition. Bryson signed with them. The PGA is now owned by the Saudis. Imagine what you MAGAs would be saying had Biden replaced trump in this transaction. https://undispatch.com/why-saudi-arabia-bought-the-entire-sport-of-professional-golf/ "Yeah. And that’s what’s so different here, right? I mean, if you’re a casual sports fan, you probably have a general idea that you can have foreign investors of teams, right? Americans, for example, own a lot of teams in the Premier League, right? So you have American owners alongside Saudi and Emirati, whatever, owners of British clubs. What’s new here is a foreign government basically being an owner of a sport in the United States, not a team player, but a sport"

So Jan 6 was unimportant? won't be in the US history books? well, probably not if fascists take control.

yeah, I know. At best you fascists think it was no big deal. At worst, a first attempt.

Bryson sold his soul as did the other pros who signed with the LIV tour. Ultimately, this led to the Saudi takeover of the PGA. Personally, I don't like that.

3100 protesters were arrested. if they broke the law, then that's appropriate. 97% were nonviolent. That's much more than Jan 6 thugs. Plus they weren't trying to overturn an election...