Am I "un-australian"? Olympic games care factor = 0

[brimo]

I can understand now why Elvis shot his T.V.
At least the moto gp hasn't been pushed off of the telly.

[Spider]

nope, no passion for it this time round, I think there are a lot of factors that have effected me. Tibet, lack of freedom of information, environmental destruction, removal or pollution causing factors for the games but not for humanity, history of performance enhancing drugs....

[loony888]

i agree wholeheartedly spider, however, the IOC gave the games to china, which, in my view was a recipe for political bullshit from the get go. china is a communist state and they have always done and will always do what they please, the IOC knew it then and they know it now, you can't tell me they (the IOC) didn't know what china was going to allow and what they were going to censor, and the games being in town brings the spotlight of the world onto them but they don't care. The olympics is the pinnacle of sporting achievement and most "amateur" athletes earn a handsome wage one way or another for their efforts, though money isn't their goal, being the best is and they have been training for their chance since before the location of these games was announced. i guess i'm trying to say that sport is sport and politics shouldn't be a factor, but it's not a perfect world is it? i say bring on the special olympics, they're a real inspiration!


paul.

[wraith]

oh i thought it was the world championships of swimming, that's all channel seven has been showing did the olympics feature other games wow who would of thunk it!! 

[Dockstrada]

Have the started already 

[MonsterDorf]

All I can say is thank God I have 10 Seasons of Star Gate to fill in my days.

[CairnsDuc]

The Olympics suck ass, I have been watching the animation Domination on Fox 8 on Foxtel, That's the thing I look forward to when the Olympics roll around, you know that Fox 8 will roll out Animations like The simpsons or something like that for the 16 days.

Keeps me entertained!

[Spider]

The Olympics suck ass

Come on mate, we're all friends here, open up a little, tell us how you REALLY feel ! 

[DosVerde]

I'm watching the Aussies so I can see my taxes at work via the AIS, looks like I should pay more

The swimming is OK, especially Steph Rice, but that will be over soon and we can see how bad we are in the athletics. The womens hockey was brilliant the other night as well, and the womens water polo was interesting to watch, and the beach volley ball ...........

You're all just a bunch of poo poo'ing grumps, C'MON AUSSIES 

[Spider]

and the men's gymnastics...especially the rings....those boys are proper built, and it's proper strength too not just show muscles!

Jukie...back me up here...it's a good show, right?

[CairnsDuc]

The only way I would be watching the Olympics is if....Nah.....

make the beast with two backs it.

Never have, never will.


Waste of time, effort and most of all, Money.

[roy-nexus-6]

I haven't been watching the games.

However, I WILL be watching Oscar Pistorius run 

[Betty]

oh i thought it was the world championships of swimming, that's all channel seven has been showing did the olympics feature other games wow who would of thunk it!! 

Oh come on what about all the 9 year old chinese girls bouncing around in their undies (can't say I'm a big fan).

[Ducatiloo]

I haven't been watching the games.

However, I WILL be watching Oscar Pistorius run 

I thought he didn't qualify.

[roy-nexus-6]

I thought he didn't qualify.

I thought he DID qualify - but he didn't  Nothing to watch now.