slow-dog.entry15.02.2002: "Olympics: tool of America"

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In a stunning event, America is hated by corrupt bureaucrats:

A strong anti-American feeling has existed among many IOC members since 1998 when 10 of its members were forced to resign or were expelled after they were found to have accepted a total of $1m in cash, gifts, scholarships and other inducements to win votes for Salt Lake's Olympic candidacy.

The article suggests that this may be the last Olympics the US ever hosts, which is fine by me. Let China bribe IOC members and host the rest of them, as far as I'm concerned. I'm down on the Olympics, but I get sucked into them, as long as I can watch them live--especially if I can root for some small country like Latvia, Austria, or Canada to win. That's why I didn't watch in 1998 or 2000, and I won't watch them in 2008 when the Chinese will probably be staging everything to coincide with my sleep time. This year, it's amazing, but NBC has pretty much gotten rid of showing things live, which sucks. Although the first US Men's Hockey is on live in about 20 minutes, so I will check that out.

stolen from drudge

02:43 PM PST