Wayne Knight wrote:
...
Three-I blame living in Atlanta in 1996 for an extreme distaste for all
things 'Olympics'. ...

The feeling is mutual. The Olympics has an extreme distaste for
all things "Atlanta." Somewhere in Atlanta a bus full of German
journalists driven by a totally lost two-toothed redneck is
still circling the interstate.

Lastly, I hold the example of the first gold medal winning african american.
There was a relay race before that he pulled out of before the solo race,
probably costing the US team a gold. Team my ass, this guys gonna get some
quick cash and his likeness on Wheaties before he fades out of our
collective thoughts. His ass should have been given a one way coach ticket
back to the states.

Now that's just ignorant. Speedskating is an individual sport
and Shani Davis was right to blow off some made up "team" ****.
This is the first time in the history of Olympic speedskating
that a "team" event was on the venue and the American Federation
(which has screwed Davis so bad over the years he trains in
Canada and doesn't take their money) recruited him at the last
second.

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Ken Fortenberry