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jennywales
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| geordie_racer wrote: | [
i want the commentators to cheer the british lads home. |
No lasses then, Geordie? So Nicole Cook, Rebecca Adlington, several other cyclists, rowers, sailors, a pentathlete and Ohorugu don't count? I do hope that was an error.....
C'mon chum, the Olympics isn't a jingo-fest, it's a sporting contest. The only thing that distinguishes it from other sporting contests is that it takes place only every 4 years, and more countries participate.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the Olympics and enjoyed every minute of the time I spent watching and listening. But I dislike jingoism in any form because I think it clouds the judgement and makes fools of the wise.
To quote the little rhyme:
"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too."
Forgive me if I don't find that particularly admirable, and that I don't want the commentators I pay for through the license fee simply to revel in British success! Seems a bit of a narrow view to me.
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geordie_racer
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| jennywales wrote: | | geordie_racer wrote: | [
i want the commentators to cheer the british lads home. |
No lasses then, Geordie? So Nicole Cook, Rebecca Adlington, several other cyclists, rowers, sailors, a pentathlete and Ohorugu don't count? I do hope that was an error.....
C'mon chum, the Olympics isn't a jingo-fest, it's a sporting contest. The only thing that distinguishes it from other sporting contests is that it takes place only every 4 years, and more countries participate.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the Olympics and enjoyed every minute of the time I spent watching and listening. But I dislike jingoism in any form because I think it clouds the judgement and makes fools of the wise.
To quote the little rhyme:
"We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too."
Forgive me if I don't find that particularly admirable, and that I don't want the commentators I pay for through the license fee simply to revel in British success! Seems a bit of a narrow view to me. |
jen... stop provoking me
of course lases too
and they are making the nation proud
to equate cheering your national athletes to warmongering is pathetic
your conttriubtion to the bbbc olympics soverage [like mine[] was 5p
if you dont like it turn the cound off an I will send you shilling
I love it when we're cheering the brits home
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Hampton
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| lochsong wrote: | | The BBC guys commentating on the athletics seemed to know their stuff. |
As one of them said at the end of the race in which GB got Gold & Bronze..."Holy Moly!" 
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Hampton
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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I've got use to Garry Herbett screaming his head off 4 years ago so it didn't bother me much! 
Everybody was good & even Hugh Porter telling us he walked the Mountain Bike Course before the event was clever. Brilliant that he can turn his hand to all the cycling events including BMX & Mountain Biking.
A job well done & thanks BBC for bringing the drama of the Games into our homes! :thumleft:
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Hampton
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Did I really hear Steve Redgrave say "We may of found a chink in the Chinese armour!" on Sunday!!
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