U.S. "Dream Team" loses to Puerto Rico
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I never liked the idea of sending pros to the Olympics. I think that, in the future, we should just send the best amateurs and whoever deserves to win it - should.
Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise.
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I think that it should be the absolute best athlete, pro or amateur.
Shane
<< <i>Ditto Ax, I cant wait till Football becomes an Olympic event.... >>
Yeah, and then when the rest of the world catches up to you in that sport, we can go through the whole "pros don't belong in the Olympics" debate once again
<< <i>I say we just make Puerto Rico an official state, and claim the victory doesn't count. >>
Last I checked, you can't just "make" them a state. Puerto Ricans voted just a few years ago to retain their current commonwealth status, and not seek independence or statehood.
<< <i>I say we just make Puerto Rico an official state, and claim the victory doesn't count.
Last I checked, you can't just "make" them a state. Puerto Ricans voted just a few years ago to retain their current commonwealth status, and not seek independence or statehood. >>
You wouldn't recognize sarcasm or a joke if it bit you in the ass now would you?
Personal Collection
<< <i>You wouldn't recognize sarcasm or a joke if it bit you in the ass now would you? >>
Nope
<< <i>Last I checked, you can't just "make" them a state. Puerto Ricans voted just a few years ago to retain their current commonwealth status, and not seek independence or statehood. >>
Actually, the guy's joke is pretty close to reality. By "a few years back" you must mean 1998, and it was a plebiscitary vote that took place. And the citizens of Puerto Rico didn't vote to retain "their current commonwealth status", they favored the "None of the Above" option in a collective protest of the uselessness of the plebiscite.
Now, carry on with your regularly scheduled postings.
4000000 displaced Iraqi refugees * 655000 Iraqi deaths *
4047 dead servicemen * 27104 wounded servicemen *
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<< <i>By "a few years back" you must mean 1998, and it was a plebiscitary vote that took place. And the citizens of Puerto Rico didn't vote to retain "their current commonwealth status", they favored the "None of the Above" option in a collective protest of the uselessness of the plebiscite. >>
However you want to word it, they did not vote in favor of statehood, which was one of the "above" choices on the ballot.
4000000 displaced Iraqi refugees * 655000 Iraqi deaths *
4047 dead servicemen * 27104 wounded servicemen *
Billions of dollars wasted ....
<< <i>YOU, in fact, were the one that... stated that they voted to "retain their commonwealth status". >>
...which they did by choosing "none of the above," thereby maintaining the status quo.
You've stated that Puerto Rico cannot be just "made" a State. The fact is that the Congress and President hold to power to make a Commonwealth or territory a state, and in the end it is them that decide if PR becomes a state. Plebiscites mean nothing. Ok, let me repeat that again so you can understand it: Plebiscites mean nothing.
The fact that the 5th column was a option in the Plebiscite was a highly contested issue. Those opposing the uselessness of the 1998 Status Plebiscite wanted it included as a form of protest. It was included and got the majority of the vote .... as a form of protest. The "status quo" that you claim Puerto Rico favored was a option, but didn't receive votes.
4000000 displaced Iraqi refugees * 655000 Iraqi deaths *
4047 dead servicemen * 27104 wounded servicemen *
Billions of dollars wasted ....
then it would be best to send our college athletes to the
Olympics.
I'm not saying they are better than the pros, but many of
these kids come out of systems that would adapt better
to the international rules and style of play.
The NBA has become such a street-ball league, that it
can not adapt to Olympics rules.