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Showing posts with label olympic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympic. Show all posts
GETTING THEIR MITTS ON THE TORCH!
Olympic torch relay runners wave to the media after carrying the torch up to the ski jump at Whistler Olympic Park for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, B.C. on Feb. 5.
REUTERS PHOTO: MICHAEL DALDER
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YOUR PACE OR MINE — TALK ABOUT PICKUP LANES!
Speed skaters Jorien Voorhuis, Ireen Wust and Thijsje Oenema of the Netherlands take part in training before the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Richmond on Thursday.
REUTERS PHOTO: Andy Clark
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THE MISS AND MS. WE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER!
Canadian skip Cheryl Bernard — the very classy Alberta curler who the Los Angeles Times dubbed the sexy Vancougar of the 2010 Olympics — can only close her eyes after missing the final shot in the 11th end of the women's Olympic curling gold-medal game against Sweden on Friday. Sweden stole one in the extra end to win 7-6 and leave Canada with silver.
CANWEST NEWS SERVICE: RIC ERNST
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CURLERS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURS!
AFP/GETTY IMAGES PHOTO
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WEREN'T THE CRAZY CANUCKS SKIERS?
A Canadian fan celebrates the men's hockey team's playoff win against Germany at Canada Hockey Place on Tuesday. Canada beat Germany 8-2 and advances to the Olympic quarter-finals to play Russia.
AFP/GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: LUIS ACOSTA
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THE TRUTH IS WAY OUT THERE!
Welcome to the Silly Season.
No, we’re not talking about fantasies of transparent or cost-effective government, or of Abbotsford Coun. Simon Gibson pleading to fast-track a casino so we can provide revenues for the tax-sucking beast (with a splendid garden) that is City Hall.
Those gems will definitely be included in my When Hell Freezes Over column, but for now we’re talking serious silly – as in rubbish rhetoric like “Gordon Campbell eats children” and “Carole James stands for dishonesty and hypocrisy.”
Today is the official start of the 2009 B.C. election campaign, even though the unmistakable posturing and photo-ops started many moons ago in the yawnfest leading up to the May 12 vote.
Speaking of “shovel-ready,” for the next 29 days politicians and wannabes will remind you how they built things with your money, or how they would have saved your coin. Some will share jokes, some will whine, some will sport playoff beards (hopefully not James), and none will accept blame for the economy, even though many took credit for the boom.
Everyone will have solutions for homelessness, health care, education, crime and recovering from a recession. Nice they waited until now to spill those beans, eh?
Some may insist the 2010 Winter Olympics will put us on the map; expect others to argue we’ll need a map to get around all the road closures and security checkpoints.
The Liberals will argue they are the only party capable of leading us out of a recession. The NDP will point to Campbell’s retro-active raises, scandals, serious cost overruns, toll-mania, the dying forestry industry and crashing economy as proof they can also lead us into one.
Candidates, many we’ve never heard of before, will surface to claim they represent our future. Many will parrot Barack Obama-like messages of hope. Many will serve up gems sounding more like George W. Bush – “They misunderestimated me.”
We will be reminded by MLAs of the new university, hospital, overpasses, highway improvements, affordable housing, hiking trails and “great progress.”
We won’t hear much about Cambie Line casualties, gaming addiction, carbon taxes, gang reduction, B.C. Rail, minimum wage freezes, police funding snafus, Olympic security costs, or about idiots who drink and drive.
We will be told that James has no proven track record, doesn’t connect with voters, is too negative, cares too much about funding social programs and not enough about stimulating businesses.
We will hear that Campbell is arrogant, out of touch, spend-happy and a Howe Street puppet who only cares what his inner circle thinks – an elite group that fits in a phone booth.
We will, hearing all this stuff, again appreciate that the truth is always the real victim of political campaigns.
My thoughts?
Despite the aggressive attack ads by the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE 378), I don’t think Campbell eats children. Burly MLA Rich Coleman, maybe, but definitely not our sporty premier!
Campbell might treat children differently. For example, those in Whistler get plush Olympic mascots with gold medals, while those in Terrace get to play with pine beetles in a decrepit sandbox, which will be upgraded once the Olympic profits roll in. And those in the Fraser Valley get gang startup kits, with public safety kits to arrive later in the mail (wink, wink).
If we’re lucky, 30 per cent of the folks eligible to vote will do so, and the election winner will go back to governing however their handlers so desire.
Stay tuned. The “fun” has just begun.
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ZIPPITY DO DA DAY FOR PREMIER GORDO
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell rides a zip line set up to coincide with festivities during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on Feb. 5. The temporary lines run above Robson Square in the downtown of the city and will be free to ride during the Olympic Games.
REUTERS: DARRYL DYCK
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REALLY REALLY RELAY GOOD!
REUTERS PHOTO: TODD KOROL
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EXPENSIVE TASTES FOR OUR GOLDEN GIRL!
Maelle Ricker became the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold on home ground when she claimed victory in the snowboard cross on Tuesday. Two days after Alexandre Bilodeau's win in the men's moguls freestyle had ended the hosts' long, painful wait for an Olympic title after two barren campaigns in Montreal in 1976 and Calgary 1988, Ricker made up for the disappointment she suffered in Turin four years ago.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO
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OH NO, OHNO IS ALREADY TIRED OF WAITING!
American Olympic short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno yawns while taking a break during team practice at the Killarney Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, the training location for short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
CANWEST PHOTO: LARRY WONG.
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DO YOU BELIEVE? IT'S ALMOST SHOWTIME!
Speed skater Cindy Klassen of Canada (and TV star in McDonald's commercials) tightens her skate laces during a Thursday training session in Richmond before the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games get underway on Feb. 12 in Super Natural B.C.!
REUTERS PHOTO: Andy Clark
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NOT EVERYONE HAS GAMES FEVER IN VANCOUVER!
An anti-Olympic movement protester stands beneath a sign condemning the costs of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 4 in Vancouvcer, home of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The militants promise to protest against the Winter Olympics on Feb. 12, the opening day of the Games.
AFP PHOTO: GAEL SAGUETON
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DESIGNED FOR THOSE WITH HIGHER ASPIRATIONS!
Workers prepare the springboard for the ski jumping at the Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler on Tuesday.
GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: JAVIER SORIANO
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BRONZE AND BAGGED ON ICE!
The Polish team celebrates winning the bronze medal in the ladies' team pursuit speed skating event at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Saturday.
AFP/GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: DAVID HECKER
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TIME FOR TALKING TURKEY
You might wonder, while staring at your thinning desk calendar, where the heck summer and September went, not to mention our so-called Tax Freedom Day.
As thoughts turn to talking turkey – yummy birds, not stuffed politico peeps trying to overspend our way to Third World status – we also wonder if the Canucks, Lions and VANOC are next to do Cialis commercials to get up for the big games ahead.
We wonder if governor-turned-author Sarah Palin will have success with Going Rogue, her new book that contains small words and big pictures. And you betcha, crayons and a map of porches where you can see Russia on a good night are optional.
Michael Moore, who had great success with Sicko, Farenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine, is now filling theatres with Capitalism: A Love Story that depicts corporate greed. The popcorn and pop only costs $30 to see this flick about our profit-over-people mentality.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff wants another federal election, meaning about five people in this country now feel the same way. Come to think of it, that’s about the same number wanting more spent on bike lanes, transit studies and councillor salaries.
Anyways, by request, here is the My Two Bits freakin’ fall quiz to bring you up-to-speed on the issues that sort of matter:
* Rio de Janeiro, the home of bronzed bodies and tiny bikinis, has been awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics despite a Chicago bid that included pitches from Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. The first thing organizers in Brazil must worry about is:
a.) When to introduce the HST.
b.) When to start chirping “On time, on budget.”
c.) When to start slashing budgets for education, health care and social programs.
* The B.C. Liberals, the “caring party” that’s breaking all the promises used to secure your vote last May, is now busy defending cuts to school sports programs while drooling over Olympic athletes. Your thoughts:
a.) Mellow Mike de Jong used to go absolutely bonkers about this flip-flop tripe before drinking the Campbell Kool-Aid.
b.) Wasn’t the Olympic “legacy” supposed to encourage youth to become involved in sports?
c.) Did Premier Gordon Campbell decide this while imitating Nickelback in Hawaii?
* With Halloween just three weeks away, your post-turkey thoughts will turn to coming up with novel costume ideas. You might consider:
a.) Dressing up as an AHL arena, so politicians throw gobs of money at you.
b.) Dressing up as David Letterman or Bill Clinton, ’cuz interns dig it.
c.) Dressing up as an Olympic “windfall” so you can turn invisible while screaming “Do you believe?”
* You’re thinking of buying a new Thanksgiving T-shirt that describes a bit of your personality. You’ve narrowed it down to:
a.) I’m not your type, I’m not inflatable.
b.) I am having an out-of-money experience.
c.) When blonds have more fun, do they know it?
* Aussie golfer Greg (The Shark) Norman and former tennis star Chris Evert have split after just 15 months into their high-profile marriage. Other ew-inducing “couples” you’d like to see split ASAP include:
a.) Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen.
b.) Michael Jackson and shameless media.
c.) The Olympics and our wallets.
* After a lengthy spell of downsizing, rightsizing, tax hikes, job losses, cutbacks, whatever, many Canadian credit cards are maxed. Your situation is best described as:
a.) My card got stolen, but the thief spent less than my spouse so I didn’t report it.
b.) Things are so bad I got a pre-declined card in the mail.
c.) I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need if I die by 4 p.m.
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SHEER SPIRIT FOR FRILLS AND THRILLS OF 2010
Mannequins wearing bronze, gold and silver underwear are displayed with Olympic rings in a lingerie shop's window in Richmond prior to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
REUTERS PHOTO: CHRIS HELGREN
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