They are true Olympians, and they speak out.

[trinityvixen]

"Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign. He can find another way to advertise himself."
-Salih Sadir, midfielder on Iraq's Olympic men's soccer team

Does Dubya just not get it? He can't say, "Oh, look how I've saved these men who are so good they're poised to win gold in Athens." Truthfully, as disgusting as it is, under Saddam, a good team would have been well-funded, built up as being evidence of Iraqi survival despite the cruel sanctions of the West, and they probably still would have won. Instead, they are a team representing an underdog war-torn nation, and they are loved in spite of our president, not there because of him.

It does make you pause, though, doesn't it? Bush wants to use the Iraq team to show what a good guy he is for determining how Iraq will be run. If Saddam were still in power, he'd be doing the same thing. Makes you think, don't it?

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[viridian.livejournal.com]

Does anyone remember that Snickers commercial that ran during the Bush/Gore campaigns?

elephant: "I wear the same size pants as my dad!"
donkey: "I invented pants!"

LOL. I still like saying "I invented pants" when people are making showoffy claims.