Quote:I apologize, but I assumed you were American because of the enthusiastic way you defended his unnecessary display of lack of self-control and self-criticism.
He was ugly, so you assumed he was American, eh? Heh. Trolling for Americans, you caught a Canadian (pisces canuckis) and had to throw him back. Yeah, those Canuckfish are too small to fry very well, and you're too hungry to bother with little fish.
Quote:His... show kind of reminded me of the way the US government acts towards the rest of the world....[snip] maybe he thought the same thing applies to sport and that judges wouldn't dare disqualify him.
Your posts remind me of Hussein Loyalists... you know, anti-American sniping...maybe you thought that since they get to nail a few Americans a week, the same thing applies to boards and that you could get some American blood going too. This is fun! I like free association.
But seriously, two points for you: many of us Americans would love to see Bush lose next year, though I doubt it's gonna happen. He lost me (not that he ever had me) when he "unsigned" the Kyoto protocol, and he has reinforced my displeasure by his repeated shockingly-blatant hostility toward environmental issues. Does my anti-Bush tirade sound American to you? I assure you that it is. It makes me sick that he's doing an "environmental" tour to promote himself, he and his party think they can dupe people, it's pathetic. BTW, the right that I have to freely criticize the almost-elected leader of my country was granted over 200 years ago, and it's part of what makes America great. Maybe THAT's what was going through Drummond's mind!
The second point: Your arguments about a sense of entitlement may fly if the athlete were a country-club rich kid, but unless his name is Powell or Rice, no African American athlete will feel as an extension of the U.S. govt. It's just ludicrous.
-Van
ps. Canada fish taste better! Oh, to have a pike or walleye on the line right now... *sigh* ... or at least have one on the wall *sob!*
(Edit: changed an unclear "this" into "anti-Bush tirade")