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I only read about it but did see it. I thought that they were awarded the silver after all was said and done anyway. No? That's too bad, but getting a medal, any nedal, after 100 yrs is still something to be proud of.
I love it too. Some of these more obscure (less commonly seen on TV) sports are interesting to watch. The only problem is I guess some of the competitions are so short in duration that you have to be sitting in front of the TV for hours watching other stuff before watching the 15-20 minute event you want to see. Like with rowing, I checked the TV schedule...which I have to say the NBC Olympics site did a pretty good with...and it's on, but only for like 30-45 minutes. I hope the finals, at least with the men's 8, will be televised even if it is tape delayed and even if the US team doesn't qualify. And I hope they show a lot of the decathlon too.
Romney just scored some points with me. He declared Jerusalem to be Israel's capital on his visit over there. The link is on Drudge right now. If he is that pro Israel, then if he gets elected that's good news for the little Jewish nation.
So does this mean you're going to vote for him now.
Most of the things I want to watch, like rowing, are being shown during my work hours. That's the only reason I'm not watching it too much during the week. And I'd rather watch people throw spears and disks than a basketball game (ahem..NBC are you listening?).
If you are you only talking modern warfare then I agree. But if you are talking warfare in general, I respectfully disagree with a few points you just made (and I'm not only channeling Mahan here). First of all, it's not a recent development. The British became an empire and held territory mainly because of their naval superiority. The Dutch were a major global power for more than a century because of better ships and better piloting, and their ability to successfully blokage major trading ports. You also see this often with Spain and Portugal. That's been a strategy since the 16th century.I would say when an air force became a factor, that's when things changed and naval superiority wasn't as important.
What about naval technology? I think, except for a few exceptions, history shows that a superior ship or line of ships almost always win.
“Good evening, Mr. Bond”That was the coolest! Then flying into the stadium with the UK flag parachutes and the James Bond theme song.
Since we're on the topic, here are some photographs of Victorian Era Britain in todays UK Mail.
My only complaint is the lack of discretion when it comes to reporting, especially in the US. I go on Drudge yesterday afternoon, front and center headline was Phelps comes in 4th. This was about 5 hours before it was televised. Talk about a spoiler!! Since NBC is showing some events live, why couldn't they do the swimming live to avoid this?
Yeah, I was little surprised at the big NHS letters. I thought that sequence was kind of creepy anyway. My opinion why they celebrated is because the Brits consider this a major accomplishment. Good for them but no thanks here in the US.Mr. Bean was hilarious! I would have liked to have seen something with the Age of Sail. They should have made a replica of HMS Victory or something.No it didn't compare to the communist propaganda-like opening of China, and thought how difficult it would be to follow that up. But IMO this was better. Was probably the most original and creative opening ceremonies I've ever seen. My only complaint was the lack of Pink Floyd references. I only saw two...the flying pig and one of the villains during the kids' nightmare sequence looked very similar to the school master in the Wall. I read somewhere that one of the assistant directors of this was a director of the Wall concerts in the 80's. Could certainly see that influence at times.
Maybe you have to be into the Brits to like this, but so far this opening ceremony is extraordinary. Just saw the Queen get escorted into the stadium by James Bond. How cool is that?
But how much have we learned by doing this? And after historians write about it, we keep their memory alive.
