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Bluenorthwest

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10. The Olympic Games is a huge commercial enterprise,always and everywhere

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 10:44 AM

Feb 2014

The UK during the London Games had 'Brand Police' who enforced Olympic Product sales. Others could not say 'Olympic' or 'London 2010' nor use those rings that did not function well in Sochi.

"Fans in the crowd won't be allowed to upload snippets of the day's action to YouTube – or even, potentially, to post their snaps from inside the Olympic Village on Facebook. And a crack team of branding "police", the Games organisers Locog have acknowledged, will be checking every bathroom in every Olympic venue – with the power to remove or tape over manufacturers' logos even on soap dispensers, wash basins and toilets."
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/13/olympics-2012-branding-police-sponsors

Of course I am boycotting because they'd not welcome my sort of person there.

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Fear And Loathing In America Of The Olympics [View all] Fred Sanders Feb 2014 OP

I tried to watch the Olympics on Canada's CBC on the 'Net Vinnie From Indy Feb 2014 #1

I'm one of those middle brow Americans who likes the Summer Olympics events better anyway./NT DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2014 #2

They're 7 or 8 hours ahead of us in Sochi. badtoworse Feb 2014 #3

Tis true, and would be more time consuming to wait for the events to get started, etc. Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #9

I'm watching live coverage right now on NBC Sports Network itsrobert Feb 2014 #4

I watched it live yesterday morning too on the NBC Sports Network OKNancy Feb 2014 #5

Or so they want you to think. CFLDem Feb 2014 #6

It's on live right now... giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #7

Boycotting the olympics personally. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #8

The Olympic Games is a huge commercial enterprise,always and everywhere Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #10

yes, didn't mcdonalds have exclusive rights to sell fish and chips or something? dionysus Feb 2014 #19

Try BBC News dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #11

Live feed is blocked. Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #12

try this plugin alp227 Feb 2014 #18

Not to piss in your cheerios but wouldn't the time difference between sochi and america Arcanetrance Feb 2014 #13

Sochi is 12 hours ahead of the West Coast, it is 8 pm there, 8 am here. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #16

You can follow the medal count here - it's the only thing most are interested in FarCenter Feb 2014 #14

Thinking that it is possible that most people are more interested in the medal count than Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #15

It's 21st century America. Igel Feb 2014 #17

I think the modern Olympics are a colossal waste. MicaelS Feb 2014 #20