8.14.2008

Can I get a Gob Bluth "Come On!"

Now I understand that I've lost some of my smarts, I've accepted that it's directly correlated to my love of the sauce. But DO NOT insult the intelligence I have left.
16? Srsly? And this is not in any way to dismiss or augment the shitty performance of the American women's team,they didn't deserve to win gold regardless. That girl straight fell on her ass, and the US still got silver. Silver? Srsly? There are some treacheries afoot, however China isn't the only one at fault.
I say, if you can pull off mind boggling feats of agility at age 12, more power to you. Besides being innately underhanded, the only fault the media can find in the age dishonesty is that "Older gymnasts feel more pressure to perform and therefore are more likely to mess up, 12 year olds just don't feel as big of a burden" This is your argument? Really? (I feel srsly would marginalize my disgust). Asians have always had the most dignified cultures so bent on preserving traditions and glorifying their respective territories with their accomplishments. If anything,the Chinese team felt more pressure, especially since they're the home team.
Another thing I can't take about this Olympiad is the constant Michael Phelps coverage. Good for him, he is the epitome of a great American athlete. (and I'm not even being sarcastic). But does anyone else notice that he's getting sick of the after race interviews? I've seen him go from elated to indifferent to annoyed to a kind of cocky assurance. All I'm saying is: in regards to attitude, don't go from Mary Lou Retton to John McEnroe within a span of 2 days. It's completely inconsistent with the also constant vignettes that NBC keeps putting up pretty much calling him "Athletic Jesus". That is all.

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