Is it not bad enough that we have to endure the Repulican National Convention (103 days and counting)?
New Yorkers beware, now maybe the Olympics too:
New York City joined four European capitals — Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow — as the five cities unanimously selected today to advance to the final bidding round for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games.

- selma 5-18-2004 9:54 pm

the city is offering flushing meadow as alternative protest grounds for the republican convention. that would be convenient for who?
- bill 5-18-2004 9:59 pm [add a comment]


If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?
- selma 5-18-2004 10:09 pm [add a comment]


I’m rooting against the Olympics for selfish reasons: they will accelerate the gentrification that threatens to drive me out of Greenpoint. The Post had this write-up on a few little environmental problems that the promoters have conveniently neglected to mention…
- alex 5-18-2004 10:32 pm [add a comment]


okay, sorry to do this, but I literally just got this via email and it seemed timely to this thread (and I have to admit I chuckled once - maybe even twice..):
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE CONVENTION SCHEDULE
New York, NY

6:00 PM Opening Prayer led by the Reverend Jerry Falwell

6:30 PM Pledge of Allegiance

6:35 PM Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd Amendment)

6:45 PM Salute to the Coalition of the Willing

6:46 PM Seminar #1: Getting Your Kid a Military Deferment

7:30 PM First Presidential Beer Bong

7:35 PM Freedom Fries served

7:40 PM EPA Address #1: Mercury: It's What's for Dinner

8:00 PM Vote on which country to invade next

8:10 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh

8:15 PM John Ashcroft Lecture: The Homos Are After Your Children

8:30 PM Round table discussion on reproductive rights (men only)

8:50 PM Seminar #2: Corporations: The Government of the Future

9:00 PM Condi Rice sings "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"

9:05 PM Second Presidential Beer Bong

9:10 PM EPA Address #2: Trees: The Real Cause of Forest Fires

9:30 PM break for secret meetings

10:00 PM Second Prayer led by Cal Thomas

10:15 PM Karl Rove Lecture: Doublespeak Made Simple

10:30 PM Rumsfeld Lecture/Demonstration: How to Squint and Talk Macho
Even
When You Feel Squishy Inside

10:35 PM Bush demonstration of trademark "deer in headlights" stare

10:40 PM John Ashcroft Demonstration: New Mandatory Kevlar Chastity Belt

10:45 PM Clarence Thomas reads list of black Republicans

10:46 PM Third Presidential Beer Bong

10:50 PM Seminar #3: Education: A Drain on Our Nation's Economy

11:10 PM Hillary Clinton Pinata

11:20 PM John Ashcroft Lecture: Evolutionists: A Dangerous New Cult

11:30 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh again

11:35 PM Blame Clinton

11:40 PM Laura serves milk and cookies

11:50 PM Closing Prayer led by Jesus Himself

12:00 PM Nomination of George W. Bush as Holy Supreme Planetary Overlord

- selma 5-18-2004 11:33 pm [add a comment]


i was in madrid when this got announced. watched various euro channels to see different reactions. then the financial times had what seemed to be the inside dope...to wit:

It's Paris' to lose. London also has a good shot. The IOC said Madrid was the second-best prepared but no one thinks they'll win. No one thinks Moscow will win either.

Rio HAD a good shot and was expected to be a finalist, but lost it because of a recent crime wave (if calling in the national guard to battle drug lords for control of several neighborhoods is, like, a crime wave).

New York? Forget about it. _No one_ thinks there's any chance of us winning it.,thank goodness.


- big jimmy back from london (guest) 5-20-2004 12:39 am [add a comment]


phew.
thanks for the inside-know (and welcome back)
- selma 5-20-2004 1:09 am [add a comment]





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