This is going to be awesome. Cannot wait!
Premieres March 14, 2010
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The Aussie “boxing kangaroo” has won a TKO over the International Olympic Committee.
And the cheeky flag will keep flying proudly from the team’s balcony at the Vancouver 2010 athletes village.
But IOC spokesman Mark Adams insisted Sunday night the flag flap was never a real fight but was “what is quaintly called a storm in a teacup.”
“I’m not sure there was ever really an issue,” he said. “It was ‘the battle that was never there.’ Certainly the IOC never officially asked for it to be taken down, it wasn’t taken down and – guess what – it’s staying up.”
He said that, nonetheless, it would be addressed after the Vancouver 2010 Games ended and John Coates, head of the Australian Olympic Committee, had agreed to discuss it.
“I think everyone will agree that this is a sensible solution to this great conundrum of the boxing kangaroo.”
The flag, which has been an unofficial emblem of Aussie sports since the America’s Cup in 1983 when Alan Bond and his crew waved the flag on the way to winning the yachting race.
Later, Bond sold the trademarked image to the AOC.
The flag flap blew up into an international incident after Australian officials told reporters they’d been told by the IOC to take the flag down.
They refused to do so and Australia’s deputy prime minister, Julia Gillard waded in, branding the demand “ridiculous” and “a scandal.”
Coates told reporters Sunday he had met IOC chief Jacques Rogge and told him the team was not trying to ambush Games organisers or the IOC with a commercial product.
He said that Rogge told him it would be necessary to register the “boxing kangaroo” as a team symbol before using it in future Olympics.
I felt like posting some retarded news. Looks like the media needed some controversy and found none. If I were Australian I would be proud to hang that flag. A pissed off Kangaroo wearing boxing gloves is badass! Good luck in the Olympics Australia. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!! Oye Oye Oye!!! The Winter Olympics in 4 days and counting.
I love SNL.
I despise the whole concept of zero tolerance for the reason Cenk stated. It takes away our ability to judge a situation, in terms of it seriousness, intent and possible effects. We’re not allowed to judge on a case by case basis…why exactly? It takes up too much time? Some administrators (and some teachers) don’t want to be held responsible for their actions, or non action? We’re not really adults anymore; we’re just like the children, waiting to be told what to do. For shame America, for shame.
FINAL THOUGHTS: (Stefan Sirucek)
Just to be clear: The notes most likely weren’t for her speech, for which she used prepared remarks, but for the Q&A session that followed, during which she glanced at the hand in question.But in my opinion that’s even worse.
There were no specifics on there, just general concepts and things she supports.
The takeaway is that this presidential contender apparently can’t remember her supposed core principles and needs a cheat-sheet when simply asked about her beliefs.
Huffington Post: Stefan Sirucek
I’m flabbergasted. I don’t even know how to respond to this.
The Government has backed the launch of a prototype shatterproof pint glass, which could cut alcohol-fuelled violence.
Instead the drunk attackers will have a blunt weapon filled with alcohol. This is huge. I can’t list the number of broken glass party fouls I have seen. People are attacked with glass that often in Britain? Damn!
