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Spazito

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69. What a lame-ass commentary...

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 10:53 AM

Jul 2012

"...but some must have wondered why they were there."

How dumb does the writer have to be to actually write something so inane as the above.

The article is "cringe-worthy", the Opening Ceremonies in London were anything but, imo.

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London Olympics: The Most Embarrassing Opening Ceremony? [View all] itsrobert Jul 2012 OP

Not at all. boxman15 Jul 2012 #1

Forbes covering Romneys ass trumad Jul 2012 #3

More likely fear of the NHS message. DURHAM D Jul 2012 #5

Hahahaha, Forbes? Really? NHS, Volunteers, Union Workers were not your thing? Really? LOL Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #28

Ding, ding, ding.... we have a winner! Scuba Jul 2012 #38

+1,000 malaise Jul 2012 #39

This. nc4bo Jul 2012 #54

NHS, children's lit, and The Queen and James Bond! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #51

OLYMPICS Lilitharia Jul 2012 #62

Never been a fan of Danny Boyle, so I gave the opening event a big miss Siwsan Jul 2012 #65

Not to mention the Mary Poppins! vanlassie Jul 2012 #2

Oh horse piss... DURHAM D Jul 2012 #4

No, it was about like all the others I've seen. Maybe Lex Jul 2012 #6

Not as good as the Beijing opening ceremony, begin_within Jul 2012 #7

If someone messed up in London, at least they wouldn't be imprisoned obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #52

The Chinese display was a Riefenstahl wet dream. Codeine Jul 2012 #111

and here I thought it was spectacular. . . B Calm Jul 2012 #8

My sentiments, exactly! Suich Jul 2012 #13

As was I.... FarPoint Jul 2012 #63

Same here, I loved it! Healthcare is a right and they are proud of their healthcare, the rest was NotThisTime Jul 2012 #110

When they praised their socialist health care B Calm Jul 2012 #112

Sounds like someone's doing a little "whistling past the graveyard" jounalism. chalky Jul 2012 #9

goodness, no fishwax Jul 2012 #10

Here's where the conservative media adjusts reality to fit their needs. Marr Jul 2012 #11

! Berlum Jul 2012 #37

The constant commentary was unbearable, however, MagickMuffin Jul 2012 #12

God I'm glad I watched it here in Canada laundry_queen Jul 2012 #19

I don't know which was worse edhopper Jul 2012 #59

Me, too. Ednahilda Jul 2012 #64

Agreed - and the commentary was their excuse for the impossibility of karynnj Jul 2012 #79

You have to understand. The NBC staff think the tsuki Jul 2012 #86

+1000 Blue_Tires Jul 2012 #107

I despise people who throw cold water on my good feelings bluestateguy Jul 2012 #14

My partner and I loved it. The Brits threw one hell of a party and I don't see any reason to deny it Rowdyboy Jul 2012 #24

It feels like it didn't start from a coherent place XemaSab Jul 2012 #15

It was uniquely British,for the most part, the lack of understanding by non-Brits HipChick Jul 2012 #18

So tell me how Mary Poppins XemaSab Jul 2012 #25

But the Olympics are supposed to be about the world coming together, wickerwoman Jul 2012 #29

opening ceremonies are often about host countries showing how great they are JI7 Jul 2012 #35

I didn't think it did a good job of showing the better qualities of Britain XemaSab Jul 2012 #56

Actually every olympics celebrates the home country nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #85

Except for the absence of Roger Waters I've loved every minute of it. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #16

He was all I thought about as the giant inflatable Cruella DeVil and Queen of Hearts appeared n/t sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #20

with the blow voldemarte d_r Jul 2012 #30

Voldemort looked more like Eddie from Iron Maiden shows n/t sweetloukillbot Jul 2012 #90

While he wasn't there personally, they did use 'Eclipse' for the music during the last fireworks muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #31

He's been busy doing a tour here in the US Marrah_G Jul 2012 #114

like most off the others. nowhere near as good as Beijing but played Sea-Dog Jul 2012 #17

Beijing was about precision and timing, London was about theatre and drama, so comparisons HipChick Jul 2012 #22

low expectations, built up from the daily mess ups Sea-Dog Jul 2012 #32

in some ways one can say each show represented life in those nations JI7 Jul 2012 #36

Completely agree. smitra Jul 2012 #44

Screw Forbes! By the way Forbes it's the world wide web not the internet. Lint Head Jul 2012 #21

LOVE it except NBC too many commericials. nt Raine Jul 2012 #23

I liked Canada's better... grasswire Jul 2012 #26

Thank you....I loved the winter Canadian olympics riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #103

that was insightful of you to move to Canada before Bush! grasswire Jul 2012 #106

The ceremony was great, NBC was the problem! Way to go Great Britain! nt Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #27

Anyone who works for Forbes is an ass...No, it was ok...too lon like they all are... joeybee12 Jul 2012 #33

I think a proud display of their NHS, Woman's Suffrage and Labor myrna minx Jul 2012 #34

OLYMPIC OPENING EVENT CRINGE Lilitharia Jul 2012 #40

Obvious troll is obvious nt mr blur Jul 2012 #43

I agree with you riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #104

Concern.......Check. nt nc4bo Jul 2012 #46

Thanks for stopping in, Mitt. RagAss Jul 2012 #47

They did reference the Beatles, David Bowie CJCRANE Jul 2012 #48

Duran Duran and River Dance...... Paladin Jul 2012 #58

ROFL @ Adam Ant alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #61

Wasn't he from Ohio? And Kristy McColl died about 5 years ago. FSogol Jul 2012 #92

You joined DU to say this? It must mean a lot to you flamingdem Jul 2012 #73

Ah, another self-loathing Brit. sibelian Jul 2012 #74

To go through your list: muriel_volestrangler Jul 2012 #100

The way it highlighted their healthcare, Riley18 Jul 2012 #41

I loved that! Honoring healthcare and the construction workers Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #80

The only thing missing from that article was "Romney was right." DCBob Jul 2012 #42

I liked the bit with the Queen and James Bond ibegurpard Jul 2012 #45

that was really her with Daniel Craig at Buckingham Palace obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #55

According to Danny Boyle DURHAM D Jul 2012 #77

That makes it even better, the corgis being hers! obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #87

I am so weary of the righteous intolerance of Americans. Avalux Jul 2012 #49

+! (n/t) William Seger Jul 2012 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #83

It was my favorite one ever obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #50

Overall, I thought they were quite nice, MadHound Jul 2012 #53

Most of the references seem so obvious to me too. Withywindle Jul 2012 #91

bwahahahahahaaa.... who reads forbes? spanone Jul 2012 #57

I thought they were pathetically weak edhopper Jul 2012 #60

Ceremony was good! ThatsMyBarack Jul 2012 #66

I thought it was amazing Marrah_G Jul 2012 #67

Forbes: "Blow more stuff up, British dudes!!" Robb Jul 2012 #68

What a lame-ass commentary... Spazito Jul 2012 #69

It was fantasic and uniquely British if you ask me. Theatrical, dynamic and not stuck on cloying Bluenorthwest Jul 2012 #70

I really liked it. redwitch Jul 2012 #71

Who gave this ass the right to diss such a wonderful event? flamingdem Jul 2012 #72

Why does someone have to give him the "right" to express an opinion onenote Jul 2012 #96

The opening ceremony was awesome! Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera, Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #75

Your Opinion Is Spot On HangOnKids Jul 2012 #82

I watched most of it via BBC streaming obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #88

The only thing that made me cringe marlakay Jul 2012 #78

Lauer and Costas love hearing themselves talk. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #99

I enjoyed it immensely and LOVED the NHS focus. Posted on my fb wall mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #81

I liked it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #84

it was mostly bad BOG PERSON Jul 2012 #89

Didn't watch it, but I understand it had the proper political bent for DU viewers... cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #93

This is not my views itsrobert Jul 2012 #94

Fair enough. I still think it's too highly politicized though. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #97

Forbes = Rich fucks who hate socialized healthcare. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #95

It wasn't too embarrassing for Kenneth Branaugh to participate in... undeterred Jul 2012 #98

Would have been good if NBC's commentary didn't suck. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #101

Loved it, except for GE's coverage of it nichomachus Jul 2012 #102

I thought my stepfather was going to choke to death Nevernose Jul 2012 #105

Nope, not at all DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #108

Fail thread WilliamPitt Jul 2012 #109

I loved it and it looked like all the performers loved what they were doing too Marrah_G Jul 2012 #113

It was a real work of art! B Calm Jul 2012 #115

It was ! Marrah_G Jul 2012 #116