the olympics concluded today in fine fashion - leaving the world applauding how good and well conducted the games were ... and also leaving the host nation with a huge bill of more than 10 billion dollars - and surely deeper in debt ... begging the question: WAS ALL THAT WORTH IT? i thought the host nation was supposed to make a lot of money off the games - hence the great struggle to "get the games". is it worth paying 10 billion dollars for bragging rights and stadia and facilities which perhaps might not be looked at after these games?
the closing ceremony was very good ... but IMO, the chinese stole the show - the "welcome to beijing" by the sweet little chinese girl on the lantern was just too cool .... NBC continued to harass with several commercial breaks that seemed quite inopportune ...
earlier in the day, the drama in the marathon was just too much - with the deranged dood coming and shoving pack leader vanderlie lima off the road .. he recovered to secure bronze ... the incident probably didnt change the inevitable ... but the IOC gave lima a special award during the medal ceremony before the closing ceremony. and the indian women disappointed in the 4x400 relay, finishing behind all but greece (who had a messed up baton exchange) ... but as always, we will find contentment in the fact that it was an achievement just to be there ...
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and on a totally different note, matt leinart and usc showed why they are ranked #1, holding off a spirited VaTech challenge ..... with or without mike williams, they will be team to beat .....
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