Apoplexy at the Olympics Opening Ceremonies....

Mary Scott wrote: I think the Olympics have actual competitions with winners and losers. And the awards stand actually has the winners standing a full head above the losers.

LJ & Obama's world? You didn't win that gold medal. Give it to your 1st grade teacher or the company that built the pool you trained at.

Or instead give every athlete a gold medal, we don't want to point out American excellence.

Still drinking that Kool-Aid that Obama doesn't push "American Excellence" because of more "creatively edited" crap from Karl Rove?

God, you are gullible.

Raees wrote:

pineinthegrass wrote: Is it just me, or do these opening cerimonies so far seem kind of boring in comparison to the last summer games?

Yeah, the whole English history lesson thing was tedious.

Agreed. It was pretty amazing the way they cleared the agrarian set to make way for the industrial, though. The love story/lost phone was pretty strange for an Olympic ceremony.

Any idea what the group of men in top hats that kept doing "hand jive" were supposed to represent? We thought they were kinda like mimes.

And why did they have all those Abraham Lincolns dancing in London? What does that have to do with British History?

FredHayek wrote: And why did they have all those Abraham Lincolns dancing in London? What does that have to do with British History?

That's who I was talking about.

FredHayek wrote: And why did they have all those Abraham Lincolns dancing in London? What does that have to do with British History?

God, you are so myopic... You think the only person in the world who wore a top hat was Abe Lincoln?


Sir Kenneth Branagh was dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the 2012 Olympics in London on Friday night, but most didn’t even know the actor was going to be part of the show. In perfect form and definitely one of his best global performances ever, the actor gave a speech from The Tempest. Part of the opening of the London Games, it was a big moment in English history.

http://www.examiner.com/article/olympic ... be-lincoln

I am sorry, this has nothing to do with hating the industrial revolution but that was the dumbest, most boring opening ceremony until the countries did their walk. After that they did it like they should and Paul was awesome. That kid thing was just boring is all. And they should have had some Mary Poppins music when the nannies came out. When I heard the director of Slum Dog Millionaire was the producer I suspected this was going to be weird, he is a film maker and that made the difference. The fireworks were amazing and having the builders on the way in was awesome but as a show it made little sense. It was like watching a bunch of inside jokes that I didn't get. They should have concentrated on their biggest accomplishments. Music and ships.

The Beijing Ceremony was incredible you can't touch it.

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Remember how cool this was? 2008 drummers. Exciting. Watching people pull up sod was boring. Sorry.

FredHayek wrote:

Mary Scott wrote: I think the Olympics have actual competitions with winners and losers. And the awards stand actually has the winners standing a full head above the losers.

LJ & Obama's world? You didn't win that gold medal. Give it to your 1st grade teacher or the company that built the pool you trained at.

Or instead give every athlete a gold medal, we don't want to point out American excellence.

You mean like Romney told the Olympic athletes:

"You Olympians, however, know you didn't get here solely on your own power,” said Romney. “For most of you, loving parents, sisters or brothers, encouraged your hopes, coaches guided, communities built venues in order to organize competitions. All Olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them. We’ve already cheered the Olympians, let’s also cheer the parents, coaches, and communities. All right! [pumps fist]."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20 ... r-own?lite

Raees wrote:

FredHayek wrote: And why did they have all those Abraham Lincolns dancing in London? What does that have to do with British History?

God, you are so myopic... You think the only person in the world who wore a top hat was Abe Lincoln?


Sir Kenneth Branagh was dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the 2012 Olympics in London on Friday night, but most didn’t even know the actor was going to be part of the show. In perfect form and definitely one of his best global performances ever, the actor gave a speech from The Tempest. Part of the opening of the London Games, it was a big moment in English history.

http://www.examiner.com/article/olympic ... be-lincoln

I get why Sir Branagh dressed that way, but still don't get the group of men dressed the same way doing all the hand and arm flinging around, etc. They looked like they were extras for Dicken's Christmas Carol. Who/what were they representing?