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The Chinese did better. Sad state of the world today.
1 posted on 07/27/2012 6:17:40 PM PDT by MacMattico
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Worst I can recall seeing!


2 posted on 07/27/2012 6:18:51 PM PDT by Thom Pain (U.S. Constitution is a CONTRACT!)
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I agree. This is stupid.


3 posted on 07/27/2012 6:18:56 PM PDT by kempster
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The Chinese did great. I could not believe how bad this was. I hope the games are better.


4 posted on 07/27/2012 6:20:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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I turned it on hoping to enjoy it and had to switch the channel. Too long and too boring.


6 posted on 07/27/2012 6:21:58 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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Don’t forget to hit the tip jar for the vanity. :)

I got some time before it’s on here, so I’ll set the DVR and watch it when I’m about to go to sleep. If it’s as bad as I think, I should have a new program to fall asleep to any time I want.


8 posted on 07/27/2012 6:30:16 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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tons of kids jumping on institutional beds. No parents.
Cruella De Ville, Voldemort, Captain Hook, and those black hooded thingies chase the kiddies around.

Mary Poppins scares the NHS monsters away.

A big giant baby flutters.

hoooo boy.


10 posted on 07/27/2012 6:33:40 PM PDT by Scotswife
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Have we dipped the U.S. Flag to anyone yet??

No Cable (best decision on the year) and wouldn’t be watching it anyways.


11 posted on 07/27/2012 6:36:40 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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I’m trying to think of a word to describe this whole “Bedlam” opening fiasco....

..Something between “bizarre” and “stupid”... perhaps with a dash of “macabre” and a pinch of “grotesque”.

...Any suggestions out there?

Can you imagine what it would have looked like if Obungo had secured the Olympics for Chicago?

Does anyone even want to try?


12 posted on 07/27/2012 6:36:53 PM PDT by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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A tribute to their socialized healthcare system and an homage to 0bamacare WTF!

And to the theme song of “The Exorcist”?


14 posted on 07/27/2012 6:48:27 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks ( 'If you've got a business you didn't build that, somebody else made it happen' 0bama 2012)
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I really did want to see a pageant of British History like the Greeks and Chinese did. It goes back 2000 years!

Virtually nothing from Stonehenge to 1820.

Some of the pop culture stuff was fun, but it was almost the whole thing.


16 posted on 07/27/2012 6:59:10 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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In my time zone it will start in about half an hour, I think I’ll stop the recording and watch a movie instead.

Maybe I can find a DVD copy of the Australian Olympics, best one ever.


17 posted on 07/27/2012 7:05:07 PM PDT by Eye of Unk (Going mobile, posts will be brief. No spellcheck for the grammar nazis.)
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Sorry Brits, but this SUCKS...ROYALLY! The Chinese Olympics were absolutely Spectacular!!
18 posted on 07/27/2012 7:14:41 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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Sadly, probably the worse opening ceremonies ever. The Communist Chinese must be proud of this British production.


19 posted on 07/27/2012 7:16:40 PM PDT by cblue55 (The only truly hopeful future for America will be the defeat of Obama on November 6.)
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The tribute to technology with June and Kenny..or whomever they were..was simply awful.


20 posted on 07/27/2012 7:28:40 PM PDT by Mountain Mary (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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The athletes are coming in now and apparently the queen picks at her nails and pays no attention when the Brits march in. Uh oh.


21 posted on 07/27/2012 7:30:00 PM PDT by Mountain Mary (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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It was a mess!


22 posted on 07/27/2012 7:37:17 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (culture, language, borders)
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Would anyone happen to know the name of the hymn sung by the children from Wales in the opening? I vaguely recognized the lyrics but couldn't place the name. The sound quality from NBC was awful.

"Jerusalem" I know by heart. It is the English equivalent of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. I was wondering if they would play it in the opening ceremonies. It was heartening to see it given such a prominent place.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

23 posted on 07/27/2012 8:03:56 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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I live in the Pacific Northwest so we are just beginning to see the opening ceremony.

There is no way they could compete with the Chinese modern technology.

I think giving a history of England is interesting, but I can't say I cared for the music when they were forging steel. I think it is good for this generation to learn something of history as THEY DON'T KNOW IT.

24 posted on 07/27/2012 8:22:03 PM PDT by Spunky (Those)
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I don’t like the torch either! To low, and “How many Brits does it take to light an Olympic torch?”


25 posted on 07/27/2012 8:57:47 PM PDT by MacMattico
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I concur. This was not even in the same league as the Chinese. Even by a British standard - it sucked.

Damn leftist HAD to make it political... oh well.

And the sodimite torch barer kissing the other sodimite. Yeah, thank God the next games are in Rio and not Chicago. One could only imagine...

26 posted on 07/27/2012 9:00:55 PM PDT by jimjohn
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