08-21-2016, 13:35
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Automatic response.
That is just cool.
https://youtu.be/PechzO5LASs
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08-21-2016, 13:56
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"...you will default to the level of your training."
Good brakes - well done.
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08-21-2016, 18:13
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Simply put...that was outstanding! Well done!
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08-21-2016, 23:30
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With very few distractors (Lotchegate - brought to the world by NBC and their otherwise horrible manipulation of broadcast) this was an outstanding Olympics!
Well done Rio, well done! Golf clap!
Too bad the media scared everyone away long before it all started. Zika!
Congratulations to all the athletes who participated, won medals or just competed. Thanks!
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08-22-2016, 04:19
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Certainly had its moments which were given by the athletes themselves, as usual. The media stuff is largely chaff, the better of it when you have someone who's also competed doing a direct interview.
For those who count such things (which the Chief of Staff asked me to find), here's a location for the top medal listings (the Norks even had a few).
Next: Tokyo; hope the surf's up in Sagani Bay.
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08-22-2016, 08:55
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see below.
Last edited by Red Flag 1; 04-09-2018 at 09:24.
Reason: wording.
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08-22-2016, 09:01
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The Rio Olympics was great. I miss it already. There were a lot of things said about how bad things were going to be, with some sources saying we would be watching a total disaster unfold in Rio. To me things looked on, or above par with other Olympiads. The USA had another great showing with an impressive medal count. I felt pride not only in what they did, but for being patriots by singing our National Anthem when it was played.
About the only wrinkle was Lotche showing the world we still have an ugly American to deal with. There may have been other similar happenings, but Lotche is ours and he should hang his head in shame. Shame not only for what he did, but for being the coward who ran, leaving his buddies to take all the heat for his behavior.
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Very well said. I told my wife that I hated to see them end. The USA had one of its best olympics in a long time.
As to Lochte...I think the worst part -- to me -- was the cowardly way he ran away and still can't find it within himself to own up to what he did. He still claimes he can't remember what he did and still distances himself from a lot of it. Cowardly actions.
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08-22-2016, 12:38
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Very well said. I told my wife that I hated to see them end. The USA had one of its best olympics in a long time.
As to Lochte...I think the worst part -- to me -- was the cowardly way he ran away and still can't find it within himself to own up to what he did. He still claimes he can't remember what he did and still distances himself from a lot of it. Cowardly actions.
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Getting out of Brazil was SMART not cowardly. This was a minor incident that got blown up out of proportio by Brazilian authorities already butt hurt by failures and other incidents. This was a great target of opportunity for them. Why did thatone swimmer have to pay a $10k extortion payment? I never did understand that.
Lothe, however left his buddies hanging by not making any statements to help them out. That's the biggest issue. IMO
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08-22-2016, 12:59
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Getting out of Brazil was SMART not cowardly. This was a minor incident that got blown up out of proportio by Brazilian authorities already butt hurt by failures and other incidents. This was a great target of opportunity for them. Why did thatone swimmer have to pay a $10k extortion payment? I never did understand that.
Lothe, however left his buddies hanging by not making any statements to help them out. That's the biggest issue. IMO
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I know what you mean by him being smart, but I still think he jumped ship, but that's just my opinion. I also think he was a pansy and left them hanging and on their own. It could have been handled differently if he had owned up to what he did. But, he didn't. Either way...he's already paying for it by losing endorsements and more will probably follow suit.
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08-22-2016, 13:24
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I think that they wrongfully broke down the latrine door at the gas station, and the armed security guard responded.
He likely saw an opportunity and shook-down the US athletes as a target of opportunity, possibly with the assistance of the local LEOs.
Lochte made up the story to keep from having to report that they were drunk (probably) and stupid (definitely), thinking he could avoid the bad publicity by making up a creative story about the shake-down.
Unfortunately for him, the Brazilians are currently hyper-sensitive to this, and made a big deal of it.
Through luck or planning, Lochte fled before the investigation was complete and avoided the backlash and additional extortion by the Brazilian government that fell on his teammates.
This act of stupidity did not reflect credibly on the US or the swimmers, but did not warrant the overreaction by the Brazilian authorities, particularly yanking the swimmers off the airplane and allegedly taking $10,000 from them.
That just made Brazil look more like a corrupt banana republic.
Just my .02, YMMV.
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08-22-2016, 14:17
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For the record (TTBOMK) no bathroom door was broken, no soap dispenser or mirror was broken (by them). If what I've read and heard they never entered the bathroom and pee'd in the alley where Lotche broke some flimsy metal sign off the back/side of the gas station. Probably falling down stupid drunk. It must have made some noise because otherwise why would someone care. The only care the station manager cared about was getting money from four stupid aMErican drunks who may have resembled Olympic athletes. And then they got stupid over $33 (or 1,000 pesos) "Never go full retard" when someone is pointing a gun at you demanding money and alls you got is your dick in your hand. "Whatever!" (Ryan Lotche)
Everything else that happened did happen. Only a crime didn't take place and the parties involved quickly rectified the situation.
The story his mother told the media never made sense. The story he told never made sense - the bravado and brazenness was unthinkable even for a drunk. The IOC and Brazilian police said there was never a robbery and the media NBC all to happy to make hay where a field did not exist choose to make hay because up until this point all their dire predictions hadn't materialized. They latched onto this story like Pit Bull latches onto a jugular!
The only person that got "robbed" is the swimmer who had to pay extortion money to get his passport back and leave the country.
For Lotche, the cost of this fabricated tale will be millions in sponsoring $$ but sure as I say he will not be invited to Tokyo in 2020...he will be there because he is now a ratings success far beyond drug test failures and doping.
People want to see the train wreck, and the media and the IOC will ensure it happens.
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08-22-2016, 21:17
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Never go full retard!
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
USA TODAY Sports investigation raises questions about Rio cops, Lochte incident
http://usat.ly/2bMXMTd
As this pans out many went full retard.
The one who will lose the most is the one who misspoke first.
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08-22-2016, 22:25
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...Lotche would make a great politician
Hillary Clinton lied about being shot at and wound up being secretary of state. Her lies may well land her in the white house.
Lotche is still young; if he studies the moves of madam secretary he could turn his international travels and his ability to lie and then lie about lying into a very successful political career.
...just like that clinton woman
good luck to you mr Lotche - you have quite a political future ahead of you if you play your cards right
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08-22-2016, 22:33
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...Lotche would make a great politician
Hillary Clinton lied about being shot at and wound up being secretary of state. Her lies may well land her in the white house.
Lotche is still young; if he studies the moves of madam secretary he could turn his international travels and his ability to lie and then lie about lying into a very successful political career.
...just like that clinton woman
good luck to you mr Lotche - you have quite a political future ahead of you if you play your cards right
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Thank you. LMAO!
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08-22-2016, 22:49
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All I can say is shame on Ryan Lochte. He can still wear those cute speedos around the pool or at the beach but he will not receive another dime in endorsements from Speedo, Ralph Lauren or a few others. 
http://foxnews.com/sports/2016/08/23...ent-deals.html
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