NBC shows their colors again

C J Campbell wrote:
"Rich S." wrote in message
...


Impaler. It would be poetic justice to see Ted Nugent shove a microphone
in
their face as Vlad rammed a splintered timber up their arse, "Tell us what
you're feeling right now, will ya'?"



Personally, though, I think the US men's basketball team deserves all the
humiliation that can be heaped on it. Bunch of pathetic, tattooed,
trash-talking, arrogant, spoiled millionaire, gangsta wannabe losers..... I
don't think you could find anywhere a set of worse excuses for humanity to
represent the United States. Well, maybe some Abu Ghraib prison guards....
Or Jerry Springer.... But wait, all those guys looked, talked, and acted
like they might be guests on Springer, so I guess that's redundant.



I agree with you that the basketball players are a bunch of whinning
spoiled overpaid losers.

I do have to take exception when you start throwing my name into the mix :-)

Jerry (THE REAL ONE) Springer

C J Campbell wrote:

"Rich S." wrote in message
...


Impaler. It would be poetic justice to see Ted Nugent shove a microphone
in
their face as Vlad rammed a splintered timber up their arse, "Tell us what
you're feeling right now, will ya'?"



Personally, though, I think the US men's basketball team deserves all the
humiliation that can be heaped on it. Bunch of pathetic, tattooed,
trash-talking, arrogant, spoiled millionaire, gangsta wannabe losers..... I
don't think you could find anywhere a set of worse excuses for humanity to
represent the United States. Well, maybe some Abu Ghraib prison guards....
Or Jerry Springer.... But wait, all those guys looked, talked, and acted
like they might be guests on Springer, so I guess that's redundant.



Yes, even though I hate to see my country lose, these folks got just
what they deserved. Maybe we'll get a competent team next time around.
One than can play better than they can talk.


Matt

Personally, though, I think the US men's basketball team deserves all the
humiliation that can be heaped on it. Bunch of pathetic, tattooed,
trash-talking, arrogant, spoiled millionaire, gangsta wannabe losers..... I

don't think you could find anywhere a set of worse excuses for humanity to
represent the United States. Well, maybe some Abu Ghraib prison guards....
Or Jerry Springer.... But wait, all those guys looked, talked, and acted
like they might be guests on Springer, so I guess that's redundant.



Yes, even though I hate to see my country lose, these folks got just
what they deserved. Maybe we'll get a competent team next time around.
One than can play better than they can talk.


Matt

We should pull the team from the college ranks, not the professional ranks to
begin with.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

"RobertR237" wrote in message
...


Personally, though, I think the US men's basketball team deserves all
the
humiliation that can be heaped on it. Bunch of pathetic, tattooed,
trash-talking, arrogant, spoiled millionaire, gangsta wannabe
losers..... I

don't think you could find anywhere a set of worse excuses for humanity
to
represent the United States. Well, maybe some Abu Ghraib prison
guards....
Or Jerry Springer.... But wait, all those guys looked, talked, and acted
like they might be guests on Springer, so I guess that's redundant.



Yes, even though I hate to see my country lose, these folks got just
what they deserved. Maybe we'll get a competent team next time around.
One than can play better than they can talk.


Matt

We should pull the team from the college ranks, not the professional ranks
to
begin with.


Indeed. There was a time in the Olympics when hiring a professional coach
was frowned upon.

We should pull the team from the college ranks, not the professional ranks
to
begin with.


Indeed. There was a time in the Olympics when hiring a professional coach
was frowned upon.



Ive always thought we should go even further.....

You get only one shot at the olympics (ie you only get to go once)....

Youve never particpated in pro atheletics, and that includes college...

Never competed for any prize money/compensation....

And you have a real full time job not associated with sports.

Then there is a national lottery for each sport and anyone who meets the specs
and is drawn from the pool gets to represent the country...

Sure, some of the "atheletes" would be pretty pathetic, but I think they would
be more enjoyable anyway...

Im mean, I sure would be more interested in how Bob the welder is gonna do in
the javelin throw than I am for somebody who's been practicing doing it 80
hours a week for 10 years....

Sure a "pro" athelete can do some amazing things....but to me an
amateur/beginner struggling to do his/her best is much more "uplifting" (and
"braver") than watching some pro try the same thing...


Maybe we allow em to train for a week or 2 between when they are picked and
when they compete...

Of course some nations would cheat like hell and ruin the whole concept.....

take care

Blll

On 29 Aug 2004 14:23:45 GMT, osite (RobertR237)
wrote:

We should pull the team from the college ranks, not the professional ranks to
begin with.

While the college ranks actually play a team game, much like
international basketball is played, times have changed. Basketball
has spread world wide now and other countries have learned to play the
game. Kids, even talented kids, may not be able to compete against
the more experienced international teams who have had the benefit of
playing together for years and know the international rules.

The era of the dream team is over.

Corky Scott

We should pull the team from the college ranks, not the professional ranks
to
begin with.

While the college ranks actually play a team game, much like
international basketball is played, times have changed. Basketball
has spread world wide now and other countries have learned to play the
game. Kids, even talented kids, may not be able to compete against
the more experienced international teams who have had the benefit of
playing together for years and know the international rules.

The era of the dream team is over.

Corky Scott

And that is NOT all bad.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

"Rich S." wrote in message ...
Last night during the Olympic women's platform diving competition, one gal
blew her dive and her chance for a medal. She was understandably distraught
and was sitting behind the platform crying. An NBC cameraman zoomed in on
her face, probably chuckling with glee at his luck in being able to bring
some real gut-wrenching sorrow to his lens.

The gal stood up and moved away from him, walking into a side room to be
alone with her pain. He followed her in, filming her from behind as she
kneeled down on some mats, sobbing uncontrollably. I was so disgusted with
his intrusion of her privacy, I was wishing to be there so I could rip his
camera from his cold, dead fingers.

This scene was then delayed for a few hours for broadcast in prime time. Any
NBC cheese with normal human sympathy could have edited it from the
broadcast, but no - it was aired with comments by the reporters.

This callous disregard for fellow humans is just another example of NBC's
integrity; following on the heels of the St. Louis helicopter hijack attempt
story, the Chevy truck fuel tank fiasco and others. I hope that when these
people pass on, they get to spend a few years in a paradise with Vlad the
Impaler. It would be poetic justice to see Ted Nugent shove a microphone in
their face as Vlad rammed a splintered timber up their arse, "Tell us what
you're feeling right now, will ya'?"

Rich S.

Rich,
I was wondering if anyone else had seen that scene and been as
incensed as I was at NBC's lack of compassion ( putting it mildly.) I
found myself actually yelling at the television. I just couldn't
believe the network would take advantage of this lady's misfortune.
Purely trashy and low class.

Neal

"Neal Fulco" wrote in message
om...
I was wondering if anyone else had seen that scene and been as
incensed as I was at NBC's lack of compassion ( putting it mildly.) I
found myself actually yelling at the television. I just couldn't
believe the network would take advantage of this lady's misfortune.
Purely trashy and low class.

People might ask us why we don't gripe to NBC about it. That would have the
same effect as answering a piece of SPAM with a request to be removed from
the list. Yeah, right.

Glad you feel the same way.

Rich S.

From: "Rich S."
Date: 8/28/2004 9:48 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

"Neal Fulco" wrote in message
. com...
I was wondering if anyone else had seen that scene and been as
incensed as I was at NBC's lack of compassion ( putting it mildly.) I
found myself actually yelling at the television. I just couldn't
believe the network would take advantage of this lady's misfortune.
Purely trashy and low class.

People might ask us why we don't gripe to NBC about it. That would have the
same effect as answering a piece of SPAM with a request to be removed from
the list. Yeah, right.

Glad you feel the same way.

Rich S.

Unless I miss my guess it was a pool camerman anyway.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired