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1 posted on 08/11/2008 4:29:11 AM PDT by redstates4ever
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Quelle dommage.


2 posted on 08/11/2008 4:33:10 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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To: redstates4ever

In fairness to the French they didn’t specify which Olympics.


3 posted on 08/11/2008 4:33:18 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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Looks like Kerry and Edwards down in the lower left hand corner.


4 posted on 08/11/2008 4:34:41 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
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The French “guy” in the bottom photo to the right... he’s wearing make-up and needs to pull up his pants.


5 posted on 08/11/2008 4:36:36 AM PDT by SolidWood (God Bless Georgia and grant them victory over Russia!)
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C’est la vie de chien, mangeurs de cheese!


7 posted on 08/11/2008 4:37:32 AM PDT by rintense (McCain can pound sand.)
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The French put up a good race...at least they didn’t surrender


9 posted on 08/11/2008 4:50:41 AM PDT by bobjam
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Trash-talking Frenchman?!?!??!

Seriously, unless the competition is which team would surrender first methinks the French should rethink this strategy.
10 posted on 08/11/2008 4:51:06 AM PDT by fleagle ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -Winston Churchill)
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Let’s not be cruel. The French didn’t lose, they came in a close second... like they did in that little skirmish they had with the Third Reich.


11 posted on 08/11/2008 4:54:30 AM PDT by joeystoy
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I found this article about Mark Spitz on that yahoo link. It's quite interesting and sad at the same time. It seems nobody remembered to bring him to Beijing.

Spitz, once the star, upset over Beijing snub

12 posted on 08/11/2008 4:59:26 AM PDT by paudio (Kerry had Global Test, Obama has Global Tax.)
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The only thing the French “smash” are their own how-many-days-can-I-go-without-a-bath records, from time to time.


14 posted on 08/11/2008 5:05:24 AM PDT by library user
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Its so good that the French have enthusiasm.

Probably smartly dressed also.


16 posted on 08/11/2008 5:09:30 AM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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Those new swimsuits don’t look very masculine. I would rather wear a short racer than those suits. Why don’t they just strap a motor on the back?
;)


21 posted on 08/11/2008 5:30:44 AM PDT by Perdogg
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The French were ‘stunned’.

Phelps and the American team were ecstatic.

Even the teams that came in #4 and #5 broke or nearly broke the old record (IIRC). That is how fast this event was.

More of the story and video:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=194272.html#lezaks+classic+finish+delivers+gold


25 posted on 08/11/2008 6:04:07 AM PDT by TomGuy
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What aggravates me with the NBC commentators/announcers is this:
For several events the commentators have basically handed other teams the gold medals BEFORE the event takes place. They have implied that the Americans didn't stand a chance of winning.
And in those events, Americans ended up winning.

If there is any 'smashing', it should be the mouths of the commentators.
27 posted on 08/11/2008 6:14:19 AM PDT by TomGuy
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They should have gone with the old head butt technique.


31 posted on 08/11/2008 6:27:50 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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