In an August 13 blog post for the Baltimore Sun Olympics coverage blog "From Baltimore to Beijing," sports columnist Rick Maese posted a complaint by an Israeli doctor accusing gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps of doping.
Phelps's drug of choice: rocking out on his iPod before a swim.
I kid you not.
To be fair to the Sun, Maese posted the letter from Dr. Alexei Koudinov without comment, but given the Sun's liberal biases and the fact that as a Towson, Maryland, native Phelps's hometown paper is the Sun, it's rather ridiculous to give Koudinov's argument the time of day. Koudinov's argument in a nutshell:
Did you notice that Michael Phelps wears earphones and is listening music just before his every Olympic start, at Beijing's Olympiad Water Cube pool deck, be it finals or semifinals? I first noticed that before his first gold swim on August 10: Phelps removed earphones 2 minutes before the start, and he was the only swimmer who worn earphones at the pool deck. Intriguing scientific evidence testifies: Listening to music improves blood oxygen capacity and is a performance enhancement.
[...]
Well, one doesn't have to be an expert on WADA policies, as the scientific evidence provided herein enforces all to take WADA code as is. The Prohibited List 2008 of The World Anti-Doping Code reads:
PROHIBITED METHODS
Article M1. ENHANCEMENT OF OXYGEN TRANSFER
The following are prohibited:
2. Artificially enhancing the uptake, transport or delivery of oxygen...
Straightforward ruling results in a straightforward conclusion: Listening to music through earphones before the start is in line with other measures prohibited. Therefore, Phelps' Beijing swimming golds is faked and should go to others who battle for it fairly.
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August 13, 2008 - 16:53 ET by nkviking75"Koudinov's argument in a nutshell:..."
An appropriate place for it, wouldn't you say?
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
The TRADITIONAL MEDIA...death by a thousand paper cuts
August 13, 2008 - 16:56 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasIn other words, SOMEONE PLEASE READ my ARTICLES cries Rick Maese...so what does he do? He posts some nonsense from a leading Pharisee! The TRADITIONAL MEDIA...death by a thousand paper cuts.
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
Patently absurd. Maybe any
August 13, 2008 - 17:02 ET by JasonCPatently absurd. Maybe any beverage other than water should be banned because electrolytic replenishment is an unfair advantage. Or maybe we should ban deep breaths prior to a contest, how would that be?
Marathon commissions around the country are beginning to ban iPods, citing safety issues, but I have yet to see anyone cite unfair oxygen intake as part of the justification. As far as I'm concerned, running with music is only a psychological aid, and I want to run races in the same manner that I've trained for them, with music. And this clown is suggesting that listening to music before (obviously doing so during isn't even in question) swimming is cheating. What a buffoon.
Though I don't see why the paper's reputation as "liberal" plays into the decision to print this crackpot's letter one way or another.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Finally we agree on something Jason
August 13, 2008 - 18:12 ET by Dee BunkIt's rarer and rarer these days. As to why this is included you have part of it, it's from a liberal paper. It's also a typical liberal tactic of finding something (anything) to complain about because competition just isn't fair and the U.S. especially shouldn't win. If this were some athlete from a different country, I doubt we'd see this type of article even from this crackpot.
Do you really think Michael Phelps is the only one who listens to music before he races? Or like you said, what about all the other rituals other athletes have? Why is Phelps singled out?
It's not just because he's winning, it's because he's winning and he's American.
You got that right,
August 13, 2008 - 18:40 ET by motherbeltYou got that right, Dee...the liberals just think it isn't fair that one person should win so many medals. Given their druthers, he would be disqualified after 3, so that others would have a chance to win. I mean, how many gold medals does one person need? Isn't that a little selfish? That's why everyone hates Americans.
Maybe Obama will give a speech on "Sportsmanship in the Olympics: Sharing the Glory."
You really can't make this stuff up.
That's a broad
August 13, 2008 - 18:47 ET by balboaThat's a broad generalization, isn't it? Do you have more proof than a letter by an Israeli doctor printed in a newspaper?
No
August 13, 2008 - 20:18 ET by motherbeltI don't.
I understand the desire to
August 13, 2008 - 20:20 ET by balboaI understand the desire to constantly find more fault with the media, but I think people are trying too hard here.
OK, so whats your point :
August 13, 2008 - 20:35 ET by general companyOK, so whats your point : ]
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
People are trying too hard
August 13, 2008 - 22:14 ET by balboaPeople are trying too hard to find evil when it ain't there. I don't think the newspaper in any way is trying to take away from Phelps' accomplishments.
MB - you made me think of another thing with Obama
August 13, 2008 - 19:13 ET by Dee BunkIf Phelps were a Black American it wouldn't matter as much either.
Liberals always claim they
August 13, 2008 - 20:15 ET by Kenny BunkportLiberals always claim they love the potential of America. That's their definition of patriotism. Does this accusation serve to show the love for America's potential? Hardly. It's pretty hard to disguise it as anything but American-bashing.
No, it just shows typical liberal hatred for America and anything Americans' can (and should be) proud of. No surprise to conservatives. We always knew liberals were filled with self-loathing and a desire to appear "cool" in certain (anti-American) circles. That's why we call them un-patriotic.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
Kenny - Liberals hate competition except when it's on Survivor
August 13, 2008 - 23:57 ET by Dee Bunkor American Idol.
Good clean competition isn't fair to them and steroids are fine. The backstabbing and ridiculing that goes on in the subjective nothingness of reality T.V. competitions is more their style.
I am entirely flummoxed by
August 14, 2008 - 07:32 ET by JasonCI am entirely flummoxed by the way this absurd story has given way to the usual, garden-variety "liberals always..." rubbish. We have established several things about this story:
1. It is absurd beyond belief.
2. It was not written by and American.
3. The Baltimore paper printed it under the pretext of "You probably won't believe this" and is treating it as an outrageous story, not lending it any credibility.
4. The hundreds of comments on the Baltimore Sun website are uniformly mocking and derisive toward the idea that listening to an iPod constitutes cheating...isn't it likely that a few of those posters identify as liberal?
This notion that liberals sit around hoping American athletes fail or are humiliated beacuse they (the liberals) just hate America sooo much is ridiculous. You make yourselves look foolish by so cavlierly suggesting that liberals hate competition and have such schaedenfraude for their own country that they wish to see it lose in an international competition.
Liberalism might involve more sharp criticism of U.S. foreign and domestic policy, and less of an inclination to (literally) wear patriotism on our sleeves, but you are way off-base with these critiques. As far as I can tell, you have pulled nonsense like "liberals only like competition in the form of Survivor and American Idol" out of thin air.
You've taken a non-political story, the absurdity of which we should all be able to laugh about, and used it as a pretext for completely unfounded bashing of a political ideology.
Good clean competition isn't fair to them and steroids are fine. The
backstabbing and ridiculing that goes on in the subjective nothingness
of reality T.V. competitions is more their style.
What an idiotic comments. Millions of dolts watch those shows, including quite a few in the red states. Show me just one example of an every day (liberal) member of the U.S. populace in any way demonstrating that allegiance to those moronic shows is somehow a liberal inclination.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Well said.
August 14, 2008 - 10:42 ET by balboaWell said.
It's not as "idiotic" as you and your liberal friends are Jason
August 14, 2008 - 13:39 ET by Dee Bunkwith your stereotypes of conservatives in your favorite "Red State" videos or John Stuart or Bill Maher or Al Franken. It's also not as idiotic as the way you plop in here constantly attacking articles as stupid and unprofessional even though you have been coming here for years and know that this place is heads above any liberal one like it.
I've challenged you people many many times and have never had one of you give an example of a liberal site that does better - for get the better just show me one that is even as close to as good with their articles AND lets many different ideological and personality types post their opinions on it.
Ken already addressed in the article that it wasn't written by an American. The point is that they give this type of thing free reign with no comments. Maybe you can show me where he has done so with some conservative wako. Then you would possibly have a point other than your mean spirited personal attacks.
I'm sorry that it's more comfortable for you to bury your head in the sand and not really realize the direction your party has taken and the influence it has had on our culture. Sure people of all stripes watch those shows but the overwhelming majority are liberal (if not only because it's more youth driven). The liberal effects on our culture are everything that is bad about it. It's liberals who don't
want to have grade school children earn trophies or even keep score at sporting events because "everyone is a winner" and that is the very type of thing displayed here.
This crack pot should not have been given any ink space. Was there really nothing more interesting and professional to have in his comments about the Olympics?
You can name call me all you want Jason - it doesn't change the fact that YOUR party is the "idiotic" one.
I didn't name-call you,
August 14, 2008 - 14:27 ET by JasonCI didn't name-call you, Dee, I simply applied perfectly accurate adjectival characterizations to your delusional view of liberalism. Don't put words in my mouth.
You've claimed that:
-Liberals only like competition in the form of Survivor.
-Liberals are the majority of American Idol audience, and consider it more important than the olympics.
-Liberals like to pick on American athletes for no reason other than self-hatred and schaedenfraude.
-Liberals are responsible for ruining children's sports.
You haven't an iota of evidence or support for any of this garbage. It's just your usual blaming of everything, at least everything that you find to be disagreeable in the world, on The Liberals.
And what's all this about my party? I'm not a member of any political party. Feel free to align YOUR cultural perspectives with some corrupt, over-lobbied, meretricious political machine - and I refer here to (D) as well as (R) - but I remain (I).
What do liberal websites have to do with anything? This is the political site at which I choose to regularly post, and when the authors or posters make comments or implications with which I take issue - such as suggesting that this story has something to do with liberal bias - I contest it. That's the whole point, I thought. My original comment to Ken's story was perfectly on the level, now I am simply responding to your anti-liberal paranoia.
[Point-by-point rebuttal:]
your stereotypes of conservatives in your favorite "Red State" videos
or John Stuart or Bill Maher or Al Franken. It's also not as idiotic as
the way you plop in here constantly attacking articles as stupid and
unprofessional even though you have been coming here for years and know
that this place is heads above any liberal one like it.
Irrelevant. I apply constructive and legitimately-argued criticism of stories and comments amidst the waves of posters who give unqualified approval. The mastheads are more than welcome to ban me if they feel that my comments are unfounded or inappropriate.
I've challenged you people many many times and have never had one of
you give an example of a liberal site that does better - for get the
better just show me one that is even as close to as good with their
articles AND lets many different ideological and personality types post
their opinions on it.
Even more irrelevant. This site's relative tolerance of opposing views, such as it is, hasn't a thing to do with this story or our current disagreement. You act like I should be so grateful that I'm allowed to post here, and ought to thus refrain from being critical. Again, feel free to recommend to the mastheads/mods that I be disciplined if you think I'm out of line.
Ken already addressed in the article that it wasn't written by an American
So? My only question for Ken was why the inclusion of this obviously-being-mocked story in the Baltimore paper portended liberal bias. He has not replied to this, and that's fine. You have replied to it and so I'm engaging with your argument.
Sure people of all stripes watch those shows but the overwhelming majority are liberal
According to who/what? Your magical ideological-assessment/Nielsen Ratings powers?
The liberal effects on our culture are everything that is bad about it.
Sounds like the more-linguistically-tortured-than-usual title of an Ann Coulter book; you should pitch it to her...
It's liberals who don't want to have grade school children earn trophies or even keep score at
sporting events....
Again, other than your apparently infallible intuition, how do you know this?
....because "everyone is a winner" and that is the very
type of thing displayed here.
Huh? Displayed where? How is this aggressively idiotic "study" about music increasing oxygen in any way related to the idea that everyone should be a winner?
Good God, if you didn't come on and blame every little social ill on liberalism, I wouldn't have to go off like this.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Right on Dee
August 14, 2008 - 15:33 ET by Kenny BunkportWe remember well the media hatchet job that was called "covering" Hurricane Katrina.
Accusation one: The feds blew up levees.
The media helped that one circulate through the ether, never commenting on the absurdity of the claim.
Accusation two: National Guard resources were tied up in Iraq.
This has been disproved on many occasions. The media never bothered to correct the misaccusation.
Accusation three: Bush did a flyover when New Orleans was under water.
His flyover happened after Katrina had passed but before the levees broke. The media knows this, but still refuses to correct the timeline.
Accusation four: Rescues were delayed by incompetence and/or ill-intent.
Rescuing people from rooftops takes time and too much air traffic would have led to crashes and other disasters. Media never investigated or reported what would be a reasonable time frame - just that it wasn't fast enough.
Accusation five: Bush& co. ignored the need for levee upgrades.
Levees were aleady in process of upgrading. Even if Bush had made a priority for New Orleans the day he took office they wouldn't have been complete by Katrina. Years of dawdling by Louisiana officials and resistance by environmental groups left NO unprepared. This is public record - a record the media never bothered to air.
Accusation six: Bush never offered help.
Bush called Gov. Banco the days prior and the day before landfall offering federal assistance. She refused help. (Perhaps that why she lost re-election). The MSM has never reported his offer.
Accusation seven: FEMA dropped the ball.
First response is left to state and local authorities. Fed help is intended as backup. In fact, feds are barred from involvement until asked by the governor. Local response was non-existant. Blanco and Nagin really f***ed up. A little investigation into government structure would have confirmed this. The media never bothered.
All of these accusations were made by partison officials and biased members of the media. The media didn't bother checking the truth or the validity of the accusations. Subsequent investigations have shifted the blame from FEMA to local officials. In three years the media has never corrected itself. Obviously, they are quite happy with the blame remaining unfairly on Bush and FEMA.
It is a standard trick for the MSM to report unsubstantiated rumors from the left, but need notorized documentation from the right. The same thing has happened with Edwards scandal. We are within our rights to be outraged. As Dee said:
Ken already addressed in the article that it wasn't written by an American. The point is that they give this type of thing free reign with no comments. Maybe you can show me where he has done so with some conservative wako. Then you would possibly have a point other than your mean spirited personal attacks.
The media likes to repeat liberal rumors until repetition makes it "fact". No they don't do that with conservative rumors. Total double standard.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
Right Kenny and you forgot the biggest lie of all "Bush hates
August 14, 2008 - 15:46 ET by Dee Bunkblack people,
That whole hysteria was created by Mayor Newsome. He is the one who portrayed Black people as running around killing 10,000 people and threatened that people would be shot. Newsome is 80% responsible for how people were afraid to help and the news media deserve the other 20% for not verifying any of his rediculous claims before reporting them. The Bush administration had no hand in that part of the fiasco.
All it takes is some outrageous statement by a brain dead rapper to start the tied of "Bush hates black people".
None of the liberals I knew were blaming Bush for that fiasco until it had been pounded by the media. In fact I had conversations with people about it who specifically had to let me know that what they said before wasn't really right. It was the thing that drove me to Newsbusters in the first place. I was so flabbergasted at the media's ability to completely change and shape peoples opinion to something completely absurd.
This whole post is irrellevant Jason
August 14, 2008 - 15:36 ET by Dee Bunkyou have side stepped and put your head in the sand about everything I said. You do not only offer constructive criticism, you constantly insult the professionalism of bloggers here and you know it. I've never even hinted that your comments should be banned, but that doesn't make them immune from criticism. I'll always point out the hypocrisy and if you think that is inappropriate then you take it up with the mastheads.
You also show selective indignation at stereo types of liberals but never seem to be around to comment on the ones about conservatives. You may fool yourself into thinking you are some kind of moderate or non liberal but you don't fool me and I doubt you fool anyone else here.
You also constantly compare Newsbusters to the News media in order to justify the media and you never compare it to things that are actually comparable like The Daily Kos, Huffpo, DU etc... Newsbusters is a conservative website that does not profess to be non bias like the media and you just can't seem to get that through your head. You have once again avoided giving any examples of where liberals do it better. I'm not surprised.
And my statements are not based on intuition, but they are based on anecdotal evidence. Of the people I know who watch Survivor and the other Reality shows, over 80% are liberals. Of the people I know who watched Passion of the Christ, 80% are conservatives and the other 20% are religious (moderate) liberals. 95% of the people I know who saw Farenheit 911 are liberals and 95% of the people I know who saw the Ben Stien film about ID were conservatives. The schools are run by liberals and liberal unions and they are the ones trying to limit competition and make everyone a winner. At least 90% of the conservatives I know think that children should not be shielded from competition.
If you have different anecdotal evidence fine it won't change my opinion because I haven't experienced it. I don't expect mine to change yours if you haven't experienced it. Of course if you have your head in the sand you avoid experiencing it and that's okay too - if that is what gets you through being a liberal.
Nice of you to say "Good God" it really shows that liberal respect, as you have never shown yourself to be religious. As to the other part of your statement where you say "if you didn't come on and blame every little social ill on liberalism, I wouldn't have to go off like this." Nice wife beater excuse you got going there. Maybe you could show where liberals are actually trying to correct some of those social ills instead of just lashing out at me with nonsense.
Dee and KB... Just
August 14, 2008 - 15:41 ET by bigtimerDee and KB...
Just catching up around here today....
Excellent points you both made...as usual.
Just wanted to say hi and thanks, you speak for many of us out here.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Thanks BT
August 14, 2008 - 17:49 ET by Dee BunkI'm just catching up myself. I haven't had much time lately so I'm even more random than normal.
Gee, I don't keep such
August 14, 2008 - 15:47 ET by JasonCGee, I don't keep such detailed records of my acquaintances' moviegoing habits; nor would I be so audacious as to deploy them as evidence of national trends.
I don't read liberal blogs, and have regularly denounced and/or mocked DKos.
So because NB "does not pretend to be unbiased," they should not be called out on inconsistencies and poor arguments?
My indignance isn't directed at liberal stereotypes. If you were talking about Marxist wealth redistribution and pro-choice bumper stickers, at least such comments would be rooted in stereotypes, things with a point of reference. Liberals not respecting competition and watching too much reality television, as if only good and true citizens of the heartland can understand the sanctity of the olympics (and never watch garbage on TV!) is, in a word, ridiculous.
At least 90% of the conservatives I know think that children should not be shielded from competition.
Dee, I live in a notoriously liberal city, and little league teams, not to mention general team-loyalty fanaticism, are really big around here. This idea that liberals shield children from competition is flat-out wrong. Sorry.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason, This idea that
August 14, 2008 - 15:58 ET by Kenny BunkportJason,
This idea that liberals shield children from competition is flat-out wrong. Sorry.
While this is not universally true of all liberals, it is certainly a liberal idea. Since I've grown up I've seen schools do away with valerdictorians and top ten lists at graduation for self-esteem reasons. And then there's this handing out ribbons and medals to everyone who participates in "competitions". That was virtually unheard of when I was young. It's pretty common now. It certainly isn't a conservative idea.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
I have a difficult time
August 14, 2008 - 16:01 ET by JasonCI have a difficult time believing that those practices necessarily have roots in one particular ideology or another. But I understand your point. My issue with Dee was her willingness to apply it so broadly.
Wonderful post on Katrina, by the way.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason -Llittle League is a private orgainisation
August 14, 2008 - 16:03 ET by Dee Bunkit's the liberal government ones like the Park districts and schools that discourage competition - until middle school. Catholic schools start in grade school with competition around here. I live in a very liberal state.
Most of my generalizations I make about liberals come from the liberal intelligentsia. I know that many liberals don't buy into some of the stuff, but they still vote for those people and put their heads in the sand like you do. Putting your head in the sand about it is just as bad to me so I lump them all together. Sorry if you don't like it but I'll continue to do it.
And you used the words "only" and "never" I didn't. Of course there are people from all sides who fall for liberal propaganda. It's the liberal establishment that propagates this stuff.
The simple rebuttal here is
August 14, 2008 - 16:06 ET by JasonCThe simple rebuttal here is that the same parents who elect and support those "liberal governments" are the ones who watch and coach their kids games and outfit them in gear for the local professional teams. Being of a liberal mentality in no way inherently forecloses a sense of competition. Are you going to tell me that there are no little league teams in conservative small-town areas that do the whole "everybody gets a trophy" thing at the end of the season?
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Don't you know, JasonC,
August 14, 2008 - 16:13 ET by balboaDon't you know, JasonC, that conservatives don't mess around with trophies. Every kid gets a punch in the mouth for participating in organized sports, and they love it. It's in the Spartan tradition. /s
Seriously, though, this generalization about liberals and conservatives is ridiculous. Competitive people / parents / kids doesn't adhere to any kind of political boundaries. To assert otherwise is absurd.
Every kid gets a punch in
August 14, 2008 - 16:24 ET by JasonCEvery kid gets a punch in the mouth for participating in organized sports, and they love it.
Serves 'em right for not being better at it.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason I'm saying so what - they are supporting it in government
August 14, 2008 - 16:23 ET by Dee Bunkthe everybody gets a trophy thing isn't that bad - it's the no keeping score that is and that doesn't happen in Little league or any private run sports thing around here only in the schools and the park districts that are run by liberals.
You don't even have kids do you? When you do you will see what I'm talking about. The public schools are a joke. I live in a top rated school district too and the Catholic schools kick our butts with lower paid teachers who don't have a fraction of the benefits or protections that the public schools teachers do.
Last I checked, little
August 14, 2008 - 16:26 ET by JasonCLast I checked, little leagues are indeed subsidized by municipal funds. And they do, nonetheless, keep score. Maybe it's different around here.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Wrong Jason - Little League is a national independent
August 14, 2008 - 16:32 ET by Dee Bunknon profit that doesn't answer to any government for it's rules. Just because some municipalities may support it with funds doesn't mean they have any control over it. I already explained the difference and you just keep clinging to threads that already broken
My mistake, I was using the
August 14, 2008 - 16:36 ET by JasonCMy mistake, I was using the term in a generic sense to mean "all youth sports," not just the Little League proper; thus indicating sports leagues that are city-run.
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
Jason - whatever - you don't even have kids and you don't
August 14, 2008 - 17:55 ET by Dee Bunkknow how it works but you are going to continue to argue with me as if you are some kind of authority on the subject. I know how my liberal City and state work through personal experience as an adult with a child. I've been a coach, assistant coach and parent volunteer regularly at the schools. I don't know how your City and State works but I doubt it's much different. I know you don't know how it works so the discussion is pointless. You are more concerned with attacking me than you are in realizing any truth to the matter. It's the typical head in the sand thing.
Damn, Dee, I fell right
August 14, 2008 - 18:11 ET by JasonCDamn, Dee, I fell right into your trap. You're right, as a non-parent I should have no opinion whatsoever on whether or not there is a liberal conspiracy bent on ruining children's sports.
Note that I have not denied that some communities have sissified their junior sports leagues. But I do vehemently deny your usual paranoia about it being a left-wing plot and am still waiting for you to submit a shred of evidence other than "yeah, well, the liberals run the schools, so...yeah."
"Issue-driven politics in red-and-blue America is like a man whose
appetite for steak is greatly enhanced by his contempt for vegetarians."
I never said anything about a left wing plot Jason
August 14, 2008 - 19:31 ET by Dee Bunkthe are not bent on ruining children's sports, they think they are improving them.
You can have all the head in the sand opinions that you want but don't expect to win the argument when you don't even know the difference between park district and school programs vs private ones.
I've never claimed that my opinions were based on anything but my personal observations. I don't care if you don't believe me, as I said before -if you have different experiences (in this case it's obvious you don't have any experiences) then you can share them but it won't change my personal experiences. I hold my opinions based on my personal experiences, not because someone told me that it's how I should think.
Dee, I just wanted to say
August 14, 2008 - 16:18 ET by Kenny BunkportDee, I just wanted to say that it was Katrina that pushed me into utter contempt for the MSM. I had always known the media put a spin on their reporting. This was the first time that I recognized that they would actually lie to promote their agenda.
I'm afraid their success with rewriting Katrina only emboldened them. It seems to me that lying is now SOP in the MSM.
A gun in your hand beats a cop on the phone.
It was such a disgusting spectical Kenny
August 14, 2008 - 16:28 ET by Dee Bunkand I'm still shocked that so many people fell for it. I think it also really made me have less faith in the average American person too.
The Election 2000 thing is was my first big realization that the media were extremely biased. I was very disgusted by their coverage of the lead up to Afghanistan and then even more so with Iraq but the Katrina thing takes the cake of complete absurdity. It did work for them and I think you are right about lying now being SOP.
http://daily.gazette.com/Re
August 13, 2008 - 22:03 ET by Andantehttp://daily.gazette.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VGhlR2F6ZXR0ZS8yMDA4LzA4LzEzI0FyMDM1MDE=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom
"Why can't I just eat my waffle?" -- Obama
Maybe softball will come
August 13, 2008 - 22:10 ET by balboaMaybe softball will come back to the Olympics if the rest of the world gets better. I believe baseball is on its way out, too, and we sure don't dominate there.
Haven't they
August 14, 2008 - 16:11 ET by NorthCoastertaught us that what's your is mine and what's mine is ours?
What a pile of steaming goat custard!
"but given the Sun's
August 13, 2008 - 17:33 ET by Biff McCain"but given the Sun's liberal biases"
God dang liberals must really hate America. Next they'll say Donavon McNabb isn't a good quarterback.
I know how to win wars!
Well what about the 11 or 12 year-old Chinese gymnasts?
August 13, 2008 - 18:36 ET by c5thenOne of them even has a missing tooth where the adult tooth has not grown in yet. Not exactly normal for a 16 year-old. But it's OK because the Chinese officials say that her age on her passport is accurate.
Now some twit wants to equate Phelp's listening to music with using illegal performance enhancing drugs? She obviously needs some work assigned to her because she has WAY WAY too much time on her hands.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
Remember, though, that it's
August 13, 2008 - 18:37 ET by balboaRemember, though, that it's an Israeli doctor who has presented this, not the newspaper. I get the feeling that this columnist presented the letter in a "Can You Believe This?" fashion, not to knock on Phelps' success, as seems to be suggested. At the top of the column it even says "You probably won’t believe this"
I think Bal is right.
August 13, 2008 - 19:00 ET by Roger the ShrubberI think Bal is right.
Roger - Ken addressed that - he said
August 13, 2008 - 19:10 ET by Dee Bunk"To be fair to the Sun, Maese posted the letter from Dr. Alexei Koudinov
without comment, but given the Sun's liberal biases and the fact that
as a Towson, Maryland, native Phelps's hometown paper is the Sun, it's
rather ridiculous to give Koudinov's argument the time of day."
Do you really think this columnist would turn his column over to a conservative with no comment?
I do not know. I do not
August 14, 2008 - 08:42 ET by Roger the ShrubberI do not know. I do not know this columnist, personally.
This whole thread is silly. Sorry if it pi$$es off my NB brethren.
agree with Bal
August 14, 2008 - 16:10 ET by candanceIMO this is a case where there's no "there" there. Since that is Phelps' hometown the people there probably heard all about this and were up in arms about it. The Sun probly saw this as a chance to actually show their readers what the ruckus was all about.
The sense I got from that post was kind of a "snicker, giggle, you have to read it to believe it" more than anything.
Exactly, candance, you crazy
August 14, 2008 - 17:23 ET by balboaExactly, candance, you crazy voice of reason you.
And I'll bet that Phelps
August 13, 2008 - 19:38 ET by GregEAnd I'll bet that Phelps also takes long, deep breaths before a race, to pull more oxygen into his system to enhance his performance. Each athlete should have to wear a fitted contraption around their chest, so if pre-race they take a larger than normal breath (normal, defined by a committee of international officials), they can be disqualified for enhancing their inflow of oxygen? This must be stopped. Breathing MUST be controlled and under close supervision, with the adequate amount of oxygen intake to be determined ONLY by a panel of expert international officials.
Phelps also eats 12,000 calories a day. Each swimmer should have a cap at no more than a normal male, at 1800. Additional intake of carbohydrates enhances the athletes energy and endurance, over and above what he would be able to do on his own if he did not eat this much. Eating MUST be controlled and under close supervision, with the amount to be determined ONLY by a panel of expert international officials.
Phelps likely prepares harder than probably any swimmer. This should be stopped. No swimmer should be allowed to swim more than 1 hour a day and no more than 3 days a week to prepare for the Olympics. This will even the field. Those who have drive to do more should not be able to do more just because they have that drive. Those with very little drive, who can barely stay interested in the full hour, will have have a better chance to swim evenly beside those with drive, and the adjective "world class" can then apply to more people who all deserve that. Preparation MUST be controlled and under close supervision, with the amount to determined ONLY by a committee of expert international officials.
This sport needs to be cleaned up!!!!
GregE.... Yep.... The I
August 13, 2008 - 19:42 ET by bigtimerGregE....
Yep....
The I demand an equal playing field comes to mind.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
He's just jealous. If this
August 13, 2008 - 20:41 ET by wiwfHe's just jealous. If this is doping, then I've been doping since high school!
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Liberal self-hatred,
August 13, 2008 - 21:56 ET by needlegeneralized to everything in and concerning our country and society, is total and chronic … And unfortunately, for this there is no medication.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
IOC investiagtion
August 14, 2008 - 13:42 ET by LionKingThe IOC can investigate Phelps right after they investigate the Chinese GIRLS gymnasitic team.
Balt. Sun response to Phelps article
August 14, 2008 - 14:02 ET by balboaHere you be, people. The "missing" response to the Phelps / iPod article:
http://weblogs.balti...
To Rick et al.,
Subject: Morons
I wanted to make sure I responded to the post where Dr. Alexei Koudinov essentially accuses Michael Phelps of using performance enhancing drugs because he listens to his iPod before races. (Found out yesterday he's been listening to Lil Wayne this week, by the way.)
Mr.
Kourdinov, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic
things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent
response were you even close to anything that could be considered a
rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
KVV
P.S. Stop looking at me, swan!