[Political Junkie Too]

There was even the kayaker who hit a submerged couch on the course and overturned. Lots of embarrassments to get off the front pages with a global distraction.

-PJ

[Fantasywriter]

I remember that, now that you mention it. Then there was the yachtswoman who got very ill from the polluted bay water, and the dressage horse that sickened from a bug bite. Not to mention that the pools didn’t merely turn green; they smelled like farts.

Anyone can see why Brazil made an international issue out of such a minor incident on Lochte’s part. The mystery is why so many conservatives joined in.