tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post1098794476696195689..comments2024-03-28T00:49:30.768-06:00Comments on Pondering Penguin: Why Kobe and The Girls Made Me ProudKaren Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-28886058776340715692008-08-28T04:45:00.000-06:002008-08-28T04:45:00.000-06:00I hate to sound like Michelle ma belle Obama, but ...I hate to sound like Michelle ma belle Obama, but "for the first time in my adult life"<BR/>Kobe made me proud also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-75385979365847429332008-08-27T19:41:00.000-06:002008-08-27T19:41:00.000-06:00"Is that a cool thing to say, in this day and age?..."Is that a cool thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you're fighting for the red, white, and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by."<BR/><BR/>I don't know of this reporter but it is a little hard to take this any other way. Good for Kobe. I must admit, I never took him as this kind of guy but credit where credits due.<BR/><BR/>As far as the ladies volleyball, I thought they were pure class. Conducted themselves well and now want to cut back on the sport they love for family. <BR/><BR/>These athletes, along witht their peers, represented the US well.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467510776931664234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-37137705504940441862008-08-27T17:48:00.000-06:002008-08-27T17:48:00.000-06:00Love this! Kobe redeems himself and the USA makes ...Love this! Kobe redeems himself and the USA makes a great showing at the Olympics. I agree I am very proud of the athletes who represented me and this great nation! :)NNikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506161645223765063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-17548981956375385452008-08-27T16:52:00.000-06:002008-08-27T16:52:00.000-06:00I saw that woman ask about the Pandas and I almost...I saw that woman ask about the Pandas and I almost died. How could she? A national symbol and she figured, may as well see them do some tricks, I know all bears can.<BR/>He should have told her to go in and ask them.<BR/><BR/>The women's beach volleyball was quite instructive.<BR/>They won?Paul is a Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119019764545408730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-45762983081363626162008-08-27T14:54:00.000-06:002008-08-27T14:54:00.000-06:00That whole Kobe-thing really annoyed me; the quest...That whole Kobe-thing really annoyed me; the question about "fighting for the red, white and blue" comment from that tool of a reporter. <BR/><BR/>Stupid little man - Kobe isn't fighting for his country, but at least Kobe knows who is and gives respect to the country that has allowed him the freedom to be an overpaid jock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-48578445783456238932008-08-27T10:40:00.000-06:002008-08-27T10:40:00.000-06:00Yes, yes, yes. I didn't see a lot of the Olympcs,...Yes, yes, yes. I didn't see a lot of the Olympcs, but I did hear a bit of that interview. Perhaps it was a replay somehwere. Like you, I'm not particularly a Kobe fan, although I am a sports fan. But when I heard him say what he did, my heart rejoiced.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269872465115056916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-3679319158497138402008-08-27T10:08:00.000-06:002008-08-27T10:08:00.000-06:00Jennifer,I hope you're right. I'm not big in the ...Jennifer,<BR/>I hope you're right. I'm not big in the sports watching scene, so I'll trust your judgement here.Karen Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-16535370590191593512008-08-27T09:39:00.000-06:002008-08-27T09:39:00.000-06:00Don't be a Collinsworth hater. He wasn't bashing A...Don't be a Collinsworth hater. He wasn't bashing America, he was tee-ing Kobe up to deliver that knockout answer. I watched it, it was obvious. <BR/><BR/>Chris is just a jock who happens to make his living at NBC, among other networks. He's not a journalist and he definitely wasn't anywhere close to bashing his country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-62087807390181826282008-08-27T05:10:00.000-06:002008-08-27T05:10:00.000-06:00Admittedly, I did not watch much of the Olympics (...Admittedly, I did not watch much of the Olympics (I stated why in my August 11 post, “Beijing Olympics and human rights), speaking of which, of the little that I did view, I have to say, the coverage was dismal. <BR/><BR/>One commentator over here summed it well:<BR/><BR/>"...such is the level of spleen being vented by viewers that network executives must be sitting hunched over their desks, their faces contorted in fear, dreading the fall out on their day-to-day programming now that the games are done and dusted." <BR/><BR/>"The Olympic broadcast seemed aimed particularly at those suffering from attention deficit disorder. As a rule, the networks would drape bright, shiny vision before our eyes, chopped into 90-second grabs, before they interrupted a cursory two-minutes of sport with ad breaks, fearing that any more information would lead us to start bouncing around on the couch in our Spiderman suits, wailing for snacks.”<BR/><BR/><B>Just imagine what these people would have done with the moon landing. First off, they’d have to appoint a major fast food franchise as their “official lunar partners”. And as Armstrong clambered down from the lunar module, they’d cut away to a burger ad and wrap it all around a “Name your cutest astronaut” competition. Is it Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin or the other guy? SMS us now. Call costs 50 cents per call, more from mobile and pay phones etc. etc.</B><BR/><BR/>Oh, and thanks for visiting AI the other day!<BR/><BR/>~Otto<BR/>American InterestsOttavio (Otto) Marasco https://www.blogger.com/profile/07813984603766878752noreply@blogger.com