olympics.

[albundy89]

Is it just me or, watching the news at ten,main story.... team gb wins more gold ,a man in a boat and a drugs cheat,given a full ten minutes of how we should all feel good despite almost rampant inflation and the daily body count from knife crime,followed by a paltry couple of minutes about a minor conflict in Ossettia that could ultimatly force major powers into major conflict,Does anyone else see anything wrong here?

[Blib]

No.

[ALawson]

No for once good news is the news!

[Adrian W]

your a brave man

[anonymous-user]

Just enjoy Britain doing well at something.

[albundy89]

I`m not detracting from any Athletes effortsbut surely the slaughter of thousands should take precedence over a gold medal in a ying ling ???

[elster]

albundy89 said:

I`m not detracting from any Athletes effortsbut surely the slaughter of thousands should take precedence over a gold medal in a ying ling ???

Its a rarity that the news isn't scaremongering and creating problems to everything in life. Just for stories.

Excellent news, it's not a crime to report on good things.

The media only show the bad things that effect us, a lot worse things go on that they ignore.

[simba1]

albundy89 said:

I`m not detracting from any Athletes effortsbut surely the slaughter of thousands should take precedence over a gold medal in a ying ling ???

Where are the thousands being slaughtered nad more importantly are they british.

[MonkeyHanger]

albundy89 said:

I`m not detracting from any Athletes effortsbut surely the slaughter of thousands should take precedence over a gold medal in a ying ling ???

Not in this house they don't.

[albundy89]

Obviously I`m on a loser here.

[Blib]

albundy89 said:

Obviously I`m on a loser here.

Never mind, you've got four years to train for gold in 2012.

[MonkeyHanger]

albundy89 said:

Obviously I`m on a loser here.

Not really, you're entitled to your opinion.

We're in Iraq & Afghanistan and doing bugger all about Zimbabwe, so we're not in a position to lecture the Russians...all IMO of course.

[rfn]

And what about Pakistan and India too.

As much as the Olympics are great (and it's wonderful to see our success), I can't help but feel the world falling apart in our hands is slightly more important (IMHO, of course).

[Hollywood Wheels]

albundy89 said:

Does anyone else see anything wrong here?

I agree with you. I don't understand it at all. A bunch of nutters, who have spent the last four years having no social life, no curries, and no booze, training all day every day, to go to a far away land and try and prove that they're the 'best' at something.....

And we in this country are somehow supposed to be proud of our country because some bloke or women we don't know, who happens to be from another part of this country of 60 million people, has won a medal at something?

What a total waste of time!

[groomi]

rfn said:

And what about Pakistan and India too.

As much as the Olympics are great (and it's wonderful to see our success), I can't help but feel the world falling apart in our hands is slightly more important (IMHO, of course).

Why is it falling apart 'in our hands'? There is only so much we can do before we (as a country) implode through neglecting our own interests. Success in the Olympics does boost morale at a time when there is precious little else to celebrate.

[Livid]

albundy89 said:

Is it just me or, watching the news at ten,main story.... team gb wins more gold ,a man in a boat and a drugs cheat,given a full ten minutes of how we should all feel good despite almost rampant inflation and the daily body count from knife crime,followed by a paltry couple of minutes about a minor conflict in Ossettia that could ultimatly force major powers into major conflict,Does anyone else see anything wrong here?

Damn right i agree, im sick of this crappy news that gets stuffed down our throats, i want important world news! not 20 minutes on the olypics followed by a stupid story, and then 5 minutes on what i would say is 'real' news.

[anonymous-user]

do athletes get athletes foot because drugs are banned for them so they can't treat it so they have athlete's foot, because they are athletes?

[simba1]

Posting here means you have access to the internet so there is no need to watch the olympics on TV. Afew clicks and you will be reading the "real news" you want.

[srob]

Hollywood Wheels said:

albundy89 said:

Does anyone else see anything wrong here?

I agree with you. I don't understand it at all. A bunch of nutters, who have spent the last four years having no social life, no curries, and no booze, training all day every day, to go to a far away land and try and prove that they're the 'best' at something.....

And we in this country are somehow supposed to be proud of our country because some bloke or women we don't know, who happens to be from another part of this country of 60 million people, has won a medal at something?

What a total waste of time!

What he said.

[Fishtigua]

Just be glad you're not an Aussie (Saaaaad Faaaaaace)