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American Olympic Athletes Deprived of Yogurt
Yogurt bound for Team USA in Russia has been stalled by bureaucratic issues. You can read the whole NYT piece here, but this is the best quote out of the article, trust us: “I’d like to think that yogurt could have diplomatic immunity,” said Peter McGuinness, the chief marketing and …
Here’s How You Can Get A Hug From Michelle Obama
Win like an Olympian. http://youtu.be/4HUhNIHpgUc
Olympics Trivia: A Cheat Sheet
In the days leading up to the Olympics, the NJI team has been practicing our English accents and brushing up on Olympiad factoids. Simply put, we love the Olympics and thought it’d be fun to pair up with our friends at Story Partners and create a cheat sheet to bring …
Closing Bell: Sven Kramer Needs His Own Show
Note: When interviewing an Olympic athlete that just won a gold medal, it helps if you know his name, the country he’s from and why he won the medal. If you don’t know his shoe size, that’s fine. We’re just looking for the basics… Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer won a …
Blame Game
This didn’t take long: Jesse Jackson Blames George Bush for Chicago’s Olympic Size Defeat [and why not] Nor did this:
Famously Quoteworthy: The Gloves Are Off
First Lady Michelle talking tough: "It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners…" [gold medal beat down] FLOTUS talking crime Olympics.
Worst Quote of the Week
Some people wait an entire career for an opportunity to use this line…and this guy A.) totally beat us to it; and B.) got Drudge to banner it! “I will say this, I AM NOT A SCIENTIST, but in my view that was unnecessary,” said Darryl Seibel. Genius. Find out what he was …
Pelosi – Against the boycott before she was for it
Nancy Pelosi: Olympic boycott would be mistake (Friday, March 28, 2008) Nancy Pelosi: President Should Consider Boycotting Olympics’ Opening (Monday, March 31, 2008) You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Any thoughts on what she did this weekend?