In these Olympics, Canadians only paid attention to Canada.

[Marilyn. 340]

and to be fair the US didn't really talk about the gold medal much either.. they focused in on Joannie Rochette too

I am sure Rochette would give her meda to Kim Yu-Na in a heart beat to get her mother back.

This sentence is so seriously f*cked up.

(Paul and Vanessa @ Mar 3 2010, 12:58 PM) *

South Korean Kim Yu-Na's dazzling gold-medal performance in women's figure skating, for example, was overwhelmed here by the attention given to Quebec's Joannie Rochette, whose mother tragically died.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Agree with Wyatt.

"Lighten up people" "You are taking things WAY too seriously" "overreacting"

You forgot "You people spend way too much time here, you need to get a real life" and "this is the internetz, not real life"

Being truthful is not rude, in general. You also need to get familiar with the concept of being tactful as well. Just because this article is YOUR truth, does not mean it is everyones truth. Are you so naive that you think posting negative articles about Canada in the Canada forum will not generate this response? I don't think so, you got what you came for, it's time to move along.

I recommend that you post your anti-Canadian stuff in OT, I guarantee it will be even more fun for you!

As I said before and posted earlier, it's not just my feelings. I posted an article from Montreal that said the same thing. So it's not an "American" thing either.

You saw more Canadian Maple Leafs than you did Olympic Rings anywhere. That's not a normal thing and does little to show a welcoming to everyone. Canadians might be ok with it, but the view from the outside is a bit unimpressed/disheartened for some.

[Ban Hammer 13,343]

You know what's over the top? Airbrushed eagles, and stars and stripes all over a FORD TOUGH truck, along with bumper stickers all over the back end about how you're AMERICAN AND DAMN PROUD OF IT. Plus the American flags waving from both CB Antennas - That's a little over the top.

see those all the time in texas. i guess it's one way to try to increase the value of a ford

[Sprailenes 47]

Oh well, so you felt this way, the person who wrote the article felt this way, some others felt this way but many also felt Canada was a great host country and loved the olympics. You can't please them all. C'est la vie.

see those all the time in texas. i guess it's one way to try to increase the value of a ford

Right?

Edited March 4, 2010 by Sprailenes

[Kathryn41 3,205]

You know the most ludicrous thing about that article after the direct Nazi comparison? The reporter making reference to NBC's coverage after complaining about Canadian coverage. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

I've watched Olympic coverage in Canada and I watched it on NBC here in Georgia. When I watched it in Canada it was wonderful because they showed full competitions with all of the athletes participating - at the very least the medal performances - even when there wasn't a Canadian in the event. Here in the States all I had was NBC's greatly edited coverage to fit a few hours only during prime time TV and none of the full events except the hockey game was shown.

NBC showed American after American after American - according to American style TV coverage there is obviously no one else competing! Even in events where Americans didn't place in the medals you saw the American performances and didn't see the medal performances. It really is rather hilarious that he honestly believes that the Olympic games held in Canada were 'too Canadian'!

I think this reporter's problem is he has based his experiences on his familiarity with the NBC type of coverage - hardly a sound platform to make any type of comparison.

Edited March 4, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Darnell 8,478]

Why are you constantly trying to push our buttons when it comes to everything Canadian?

My apologies to all - I'd no idea, hadn't studied Paul's 'prior work' - to have any understanding about Paul's backstory.

Now that I've seen a bit - I apologize for 'helping the feed'.

I am really incensed, though, that this controversy (Gil the Journalist) started with someone working for a TEXAS newspaper.

Like I said, I'm ashamed to be a Texan, if only for a moment, 'cause of this sh|t.

Isn't it ironic, though - that Paul married a Canadien ? oh my.

[Darnell 8,478]

Not my fault Toronto Radio freaked out about an article 1,488 miles away....

That journalist was 'boots on the ground', 'buddy' -

The 'article' was on the web.

The journalist was in Vancouver

Newsprint is printed in Ft. Worth, fwiw - now what does 'distance' have to do with this?

I see now how you've deflected my points with silliness - not even deigning to make a counterpoint.

If yer studying for the bar - hey - pay some more for private tutoring?

[SuperDuper! 230]

see those all the time in texas. i guess it's one way to try to increase the value of a ford

I believe the correct reference is to "Pimp Out" your Ford Truck.

Now, back to hatin' the poor Nazis, 'cause no one will stand up for them!

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Weird. I have always found more flags in the southern states than I ever did when I lived in Washington.

I just don't really see them around here. Comparing Colorado, Arizona, California, NC and SC, and Florida to states like NY and Ohio (only because these are the only states I have really spent a lot of time in) I noticed more flags in NY and Ohio. American flags seem to be everywhere in upstate NY... along with Buffalo Bill's flags, but that's a different issue This was especially true in the years following September 11th... NY state was a sea of read white and blue. Totally understandable, just an observation.

My apologies to all - I'd no idea, hadn't studied Paul's 'prior work' - to have any understanding about Paul's backstory.

Now that I've seen a bit - I apologize for 'helping the feed'.

I am really incensed, though, that this controversy (Gil the Journalist) started with someone working for a TEXAS newspaper.

Like I said, I'm ashamed to be a Texan, if only for a moment, 'cause of this sh|t.

Isn't it ironic, though - that Paul married a Canadien ? oh my.

Are you secretly one of the three members of the Dixie Chicks? (Just kidding!)

[jundp 191]

Sorry to butt in as a non-Canadian here, but to compare the Vancouver Games to the pre-Nazi-Germany games with their heavy political propaganda seems to be way off the mark!

So the Canadians are proud of their country and the great games they hosted? Good for them, what's wrong about that? I enjoyed watching every minute of them!

And note that when Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006 and you saw an increase in public national pride in Germany -- have you ever seen so many German flags?!?!?!-- no one said "Like, OMG, they must be Nazis!"

Ridiculous.

Of COURSE there were Maple Leafs. It was in CANADA.

[SupportGeek 21]

This article is extremely hard to take with even a shred of credibility because it Godwins itself in the first couple of sentences.

It fails on all fronts, hard.

[ScooterMac 2]

You know what's over the top? Airbrushed eagles, and stars and stripes all over a FORD TOUGH truck, along with bumper stickers all over the back end about how you're AMERICAN AND DAMN PROUD OF IT. Plus the American flags waving from one CB Antenna and a "rebel" flag hanging from the other - That's a little over the top.

Fixed that for you. True story. Our school had to ban students from displaying the confederate flag on their vehicles when I was in high school.

[Sprailenes 47]

Well, if that was disheartening then that's the way they chose to take it. Not our problem... maybe they're just insecure.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

And note that when Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006 and you saw an increase in public national pride in Germany -- have you ever seen so many German flags?!?!?!-- no one said "Like, OMG, they must be Nazis!"

Ridiculous.

Of COURSE there were Maple Leafs. It was in CANADA.

It's not that there were Maple Leafs.. It's that Maples Leafs overtook the Olympic Rings. THAT was the point. It was the "Canadian Games" not the "Olympic Games."

[The_Dude 1,142]

You know the most ludicrous thing about that article after the direct Nazi comparison? The reporter making reference to NBC's coverage after complaining about Canadian coverage. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

I've watched Olympic coverage in Canada and I watched it on NBC here in Georgia. When I watched it in Canada it was wonderful because they showed full competitions with all of the athletes participating - at the very least the medal performances - even when there wasn't a Canadian in the event. Here in the States all I had was NBC's greatly edited coverage to fit a few hours only during prime time TV and none of the full events except the hockey game was shown.

NBC showed American after American after American - according to American style TV coverage there is obviously no one else competing! Even in events where Americans didn't place in the medals you saw the American performances and didn't see the medal performances. It really is rather hilarious that he honestly believes that the Olympic games held in Canada were 'too Canadian'!

I think this reporter's problem is he has based his experiences on his familiarity with the NBC type of coverage - hardly a sound platform to make any type of comparison.

That is a misnomer. While it is true of the primetime coverage from 7:00 p.m until 11:00 p.m., it certainly is not of the rest of the coverage. I watched most of the events on either MSNBC, CNBC, or the USA network who showed the events in their entirety. If you look at the description of the primetime coverage, it states that it is a recap of the days events. If you wanted to watch the full competition, it was available earlier in the day on a different channel.

Although I thought NBC did a poor job with their boradcasters, I don't really see anything wrong focusing on American athletes. It is a broadcast to the american public after all. I disagree that they didn't show the medal winners in events that americans didn't place in. Maybe I just happened to catch the events that did this, but they did show the american athletes, and the winning performances in a vast majority of the events.

It's not that there were Maple Leafs.. It's that Maples Leafs overtook the Olympic Rings. THAT was the point. It was the "Canadian Games" not the "Olympic Games."

It's like that for every Olympic Games. They ar a showcase for the host city and country. I'd have to say that it was far worse during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. I was there and everything had a gaudy american flag on it or some pretentious symbol. You virtually couldn't get any olympic merchandise without some american symbol on it. I suppose it will be the same in 2012 with London. Rather than look at this as something that is anti-american, just look at it as a celebration of the good things that Canada gives the rest of the world.