Olympics in Rio de Janeiro - Live thread

IOC ^ | August 5th, 2016 | IOC

[Eurotwit]

I saw

[wrcase]

I’m gonna be pissed if they don’t have any blowguns and headhunters.

[God luvs America]

that’s the hilarity of it all...Rio was awarded the games in 2009 because 1) the IOC viewed obama as an arrogant SOB 2) Rio presented them as the “green Games” and “sustainable games” meanwhile the city is literally one environmental craphole...

[dfwgator]

Were you expecting anything else?

[rockrr]

What time is the mixed doubles feces toss?

[mkmensinger]

Right, because the native tribes didn’t have slavery....oh wait, why yes they did.

[Abigail Adams]

It’s like 2 minutes of the ceremony, followed by 4 minutes of ads. Not much helpful commentary either.

[dfwgator]

I really wish NBC would stop interrupting the commercials with the Opening Ceremonies.

[God luvs America]

when they did a preview of the opening ceremonies earlier this week they reported when giselle bundchen walks down the carpet to represent Brazil’s models she will be robbed as a sign of brazil’s crime..it was later pulled because of “racial stereotyping”

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/the-scene/Giselle-Lea-T-Opening-Ceremony-2016-Rio-Olympics-Controversy-Supermodel-Transgender-389277672.html

[God luvs America]

why? the commercials are more interesting...these ceremonies are awful...the commercials are better...

[KarlInOhio]

Drudge just tweeted:

4 commercial breaks in first 25 minutes. is NBC insane???!!! #OpeningCeremony

My DVR fast forward button is going to wear out. I've almost caught up live so it looks like I'll be watching tonight's Jeopardy while the anti-commercial buffer is built back up.

[God luvs America]

right after the 50meter breaststroke in urine..

[SMGFan]

MATT DRUDGE ‏@DRUDGE · 13m13 minutes ago 4 commercial breaks in first 25 minutes. is NBC insane???!!! #OpeningCeremony MATT DRUDGE ‏@DRUDGE · 4m4 minutes ago 5 commercial breaks in in first 30 minutes??!! Send some mosquitoes into the NBC booth! #OpeningCeremony

[dfwgator]

Was that a shot at Trump there?

[God luvs America]

if it was i missed it...

[Mears]

There is STILL slavery in Brazil.

http://projects.aljazeera.com/2015/07/slavery-brazil/

They probably built the sets for this ghastly production./s

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[skams19]

Unwatchable

[dfwgator]

It looked like a wall that they took down

[God luvs America]

Brazilians are some of the most self centered, self indulgent schmucks i’ve ever encountered....it is always about them and them only...

it would be funny if they try and blast anyone else...

[SMGFan]

could never tell when The Amazing Race was there. /s

[Ciexyz]

What’s the weather like in Norway, Eurotwit?