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No, I'm not watching the Olympics, 'cause I don't really care.
I'm happy that the Iraqis are there, though. And that they're happy to be there, possibly because they're not going to be tortured if they lose. And I love that Bob Costas actually found a way to get Katie Couric to shut the fuck up, as in this exchange which Allah recounts for us:
[Saudi team enters]
Couric: I love when the athletes wear their traditional clothing. This is not traditional, this is worn still in Saudi Arabia.
Costas: Since the wakeup call of 9/11, Americans have become more aware of aspects of Saudi society beyond the oil and their nominal status as a U.S. ally. Those aspects include widespread religious extremism and an antipathy towards women's rights, and here in Athens, there are 21 members of the Saudi delegation. None are women.
Couric: [Silence. For nine seconds.]
But here's my question: Why in the fuck is the US Olympic team wearing berets? Whose shitheaded idea was that?