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Live 2008 Olympics Thread
Various Networks | August 8th- August 24 2008 | Various Networks

Posted on 08/08/2008 3:49:19 AM PDT by xp38

2008 Olympics begin August 8th through to August 24. Live streaming on CBC begins with the opening ceremonies early am. NBC in prime time in evening.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; beijing; bushvisit; china; olympics; olympics2008; teamusa
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To: xp38

I am. I’m watching CBC Vancouver on Comcast in Tacoma.

I was trying to find other streaming video for those Freepers without access to CBC...unfortunately, without success.


61 posted on 08/08/2008 6:02:31 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

Yeah NBC having paid billions for the rights guards it jealously apparently.


62 posted on 08/08/2008 6:05:44 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Ooooh....’smiley-face’ fireworks. Neato.

Sarah Brightman singing...very nice.


63 posted on 08/08/2008 6:07:06 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

ALERT: Parade of Nations is coming next.


64 posted on 08/08/2008 6:07:56 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

And as always...GREECE leads the way.....


65 posted on 08/08/2008 6:11:04 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

Not sure how the US will come in the order. A famous screw up from the 1976 olympics was ABC going to commercials just as the US team entered the stadium because they thought they would be listed under U instead of the French spelling they used of Etats Unis.


66 posted on 08/08/2008 6:12:52 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Wait a minute....TURKEY already? Now YEMEN???

They’re seemingly out of sequence!

What alphabet are they using?????


67 posted on 08/08/2008 6:15:40 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

yeah....me thinks maybe the Chinese...so stay alert....the US could come in anytime :)


68 posted on 08/08/2008 6:17:45 AM PDT by xp38
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To: hoagy62

First, the A’s, then the T’s, then Y, now M’s....

Anyone see a pattern...because I DON’T.

I haven’t a CLUE where the US is going to be!


69 posted on 08/08/2008 6:18:29 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

The only thing I can think of is that they’re doing them by size of the delegation. They seem to be getting larger...sort of.


70 posted on 08/08/2008 6:24:06 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

Israel arrives....yeah no pattern....again my guess is they are using the Chinese alphabet for order


71 posted on 08/08/2008 6:24:31 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

I wonder if the tradition that was started in 1936 will continue this year....

As each flag passed before the reviewing stand where Hitler sat, each flag dipped in salute....

...all EXCEPT for the United States of America. The flag bearer (whose name escapes me) said “This flag bows before no earthly king or potentate”. And, as far as I know, the US flag has NEVER dipped before an Olympic reviewing stand to this day.


72 posted on 08/08/2008 6:31:31 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62
The BBC commentators explained it as something to do with “the stroke order”, so I’d guess how many strokes it takes to construct the name in Chinese.
73 posted on 08/08/2008 6:34:37 AM PDT by Anders101
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To: hoagy62

There were a couple of U nations clustered but Ron just said they are using the Chinese alphabet for order. Then he added that is a bit of a misnomer since there is no Chinese alphabet so they may be going by whatever order the Chinese language uses.


74 posted on 08/08/2008 6:34:49 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

And here’s Canada!


75 posted on 08/08/2008 6:46:47 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: xp38

Just turned on my TV. I’m able to watch via CKWS out of Kingston, Ontario. Unfortunately it’s a digital channel, not in HD. Crappy picture.


76 posted on 08/08/2008 6:48:12 AM PDT by mass55th
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To: Wilhelm Tell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI_6FbgUCJ8


77 posted on 08/08/2008 6:49:11 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: mass55th

That’s a shame...watching in HD here...picture is good. No idea when the US will pop up...no shots of W yet unless I missed some...they are showing whatever official for each country is there to greet their team when they march in.


78 posted on 08/08/2008 6:50:41 AM PDT by xp38
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To: spectre

What the bloody blue blazes was that????


79 posted on 08/08/2008 6:52:00 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: xp38

We haven’t come in yet.


80 posted on 08/08/2008 6:52:37 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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