Comments on The Jesster's Lab: Tiananmen, Tanks and Table Tennis

Hubby and I were channel surfing and we ended up w...

2008-08-09T22:34:00.000-05:00

Hubby and I were channel surfing and we ended up watching Phelps win his first gold this evening. When they planned the national anthem they cut it off before it ended. Imagine that! Our texan pres. was in the stands waiving his miniature Old Glory. We saw pictures of our commander in chief sitting at the opening ceremonies conversing with Putin and then Putin went home to wage war with Georgia. I guess Putin stopped at the olympics to pick up his javalin. When is the last time a current (or previous for that matter) president went to the olympics anyway? Ah, here's to random thoughts! Good jest Jester!

Hey Jessty,Since you asked, the ceremonial first b...

2008-08-08T08:17:00.000-05:00

Hey Jessty,
Since you asked, the ceremonial first ball was originally thrown by a guest and usually from wherever they were to the pitcher or catcher. The first president to do so was President William Howard Taft in 1910 who threw at Griffith Stadium on Washington Senator's Opening Day. Every president since has thrown at least one opening pitch for a major game.
Also, the 2004 Summer Olympics was special because it was in Athens (you know, the home of the Olympic snow cone).

Wingnut

Being The Jesster, it is amazing how you bring so ...

2008-08-08T00:26:00.000-05:00

Being The Jesster, it is amazing how you bring so much to light in this actually quite serious article. Thank you for having the courage to jesst and simply tell it like it is. The hypocrisy in the Olympics is maddening.