The Olympics We Missed

The NATION:

"NeoCon Bellowing Corporation"

That phrase sums up how I feel about the whole Olympics deal on NBC. I've never been a sports fan to begin with, but since we've seen that the Olympics are as corrupt as everything else in the world, who cares? I'm sick of fixed games - we have elections for that.

Hey, NBC, you know what I've been watching this week? Law and Order reruns on other channels. YOUR shows, but I went elsewhere to see them because you preempted them for events that shouldn't even be considered sports. How do your advertisers feel about that? I hear the ratings for the "games" has been dismal.

The whole thing is pointless. They should be held in Athens every four years. There should be 6 events, none of which involve skis or ice, and they should compete naked the way they did in ancient times. That would be worth watching. If I want to see dancing evergreens and contortionists in b&d garb, I'll buy a ticket to Cirque du Soleil.