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23. Seeing that made me insanely jealous!

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:05 PM

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Well that was a giant FUCK YOU to people who deny healthcare to their citizens [View all] LynneSin Jul 2012 OP

Well said! nt valerief Jul 2012 #1

yes it was spanone Jul 2012 #2

I hope they had Mitt glued to a seat to make DevonRex Jul 2012 #3

they really should have given us a glimpse of the MittWitt's expression tk2kewl Jul 2012 #8

I wonder if he'll make a statement about it Richard D Jul 2012 #20

Very impressed with the London Olympic kickoff! peacebird Jul 2012 #4

Excellent indeed! tk2kewl Jul 2012 #5

what did I miss?!!! elehhhhna Jul 2012 #6

huge beautiful tribute to NHS riverwalker Jul 2012 #9

Yaaay! Glad to hear it! Overseas Jul 2012 #27

Kicking here for visibility of the explanation, thanks!1 n/t UTUSN Jul 2012 #58

Me too. elleng Jul 2012 #13

I must have missed something SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #7

Opening ceremony in London LynneSin Jul 2012 #12

awesome! SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_399758&feature=iv&src_vid=O9GbjPn7_Jg&v=F1Sqmh marble falls Jul 2012 #73

Wonderful! So glad they did that! Overseas Jul 2012 #28

If WE had a real health care system, I bet WE'D celebrate it too! annabanana Jul 2012 #10

Exactly. We have no 'system,' elleng Jul 2012 #15

We have the same health care system as they have in Afghanistan. xtraxritical Jul 2012 #68

& a big Fuck You to the Tories trying to dismantle it. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #11

Does Labor run the Olympics! flamingdem Jul 2012 #19

The cultural folks rule and they have too much pride to tolerate political interference malaise Jul 2012 #40

Nope. But it's not only Labourites or political people who value the NHS LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #42

Lansley should have jumped... oldironside Jul 2012 #61

We're decades behind GB. How embarrassing. nt onehandle Jul 2012 #14

And much of the world. elleng Jul 2012 #17

what was? barbtries Jul 2012 #18

Opening ceremonies did a tribute to NHS Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #24

thanks barbtries Jul 2012 #37

There is a pic in LBN now. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #45

That was great! LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #43

HOW DARE THEY! Celebrate and flaunt their ... Hotler Jul 2012 #21

Hilarious eyeofnewt Jul 2012 #56

Can I get a big AMEN!! cbrer Jul 2012 #22

Unfortunately The Wizard Jul 2012 #77

Too true Wiz cbrer Jul 2012 #79

Seeing that made me insanely jealous! ThatsMyBarack Jul 2012 #23

It was a well timed "Fart in our general direction." RagAss Jul 2012 #25

:thumbsup: Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #26

Ha!! Good one! n/t Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #29

RagAss! I just quoted you in another thread but Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #47

Cool ! It was the first thing that popped into my head last night. RagAss Jul 2012 #52

I LOVE that real NHS doctors and nurses performed the tblue37 Jul 2012 #30

Yes it was Riley18 Jul 2012 #31

I had to explain what it meant to my relations Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #32

I hope you gave them laundry_queen Jul 2012 #57

Oh yes! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #60

Damn! I missed this... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #33

details for those of us without tv? thanks. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #34

London's Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games included a huge and wonderful tribute sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #71

Amen rosesaylavee Jul 2012 #35

KNR When will the US be allowed to have a real discussion about ... slipslidingaway Jul 2012 #36

I'm not sure that was our intention here in the UK dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #38

If we want national HC in the USA guneydomuz Jul 2012 #39

Most of us don't roll that way guneydomuz. Patiod Jul 2012 #55

just giving them what they want guneydomuz Jul 2012 #74

My husband said the same thing while we were watching it! RiffRandell Jul 2012 #41

You really need to see a stream of the BBC coverage - no commercials, mr blur Jul 2012 #44

if only barbtries Jul 2012 #62

As an American, I'm looking at it more like a giant "CONGRATULATIONS rocktivity Jul 2012 #46

The ACA was only baby steps. We don't deserve a choreographed routine just yet. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #49

More like a baby faceplant, but at least we fell forward. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #54

Freak Republic was not amused. alfredo Jul 2012 #48

Which is so sad because if we had universal healthcare it would make their lives better too! LynneSin Jul 2012 #50

Why would they need universal healthcare when they can call upstairs to mommy for alfredo Jul 2012 #51

Freeper Kook... happerbolic Jul 2012 #65

more cowbell! fascisthunter Jul 2012 #53

I don't think it had anything to do with us or anyone else. drm604 Jul 2012 #59

GOSH TahitiNut Jul 2012 #66

It didn't need to be 'about us'. What it did was to show the contrast between a country sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #72

If the Olympics were hosted in the US, we'd be flaunting our military instead of any social programs bulloney Jul 2012 #63

Yep. RockyRaccoon Jul 2012 #70

Actually they did have fighter jets Control-Z Jul 2012 #75

Nah, it was a giant FU nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #64

Maybe in your mind Boxcar Willie Jul 2012 #67

Yes, it was. Thank goodness. Much appreciated UK! glinda Jul 2012 #69

And meanwhile... 99Forever Jul 2012 #76

Why did no one straighten them out and explain our great NEW system? The best ever? Dragonfli Jul 2012 #78