Olympic gold, global power

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I think this article is brilliant and written by someone with real knowledge about these issues--thank you very much for synthesizing the information into a global perspective...this article should be published in full in the printed Opinion Section of the Los Angeles Times.

Tressa @ 12:52 PM PDT, Jul 12, 2008
What a welcome contextual perspective from academia-- a refreshing departure from the steady diet of surface analyses from journalists.

Julie @ 12:07 PM PDT, Jul 12, 2008
Agreed with Roger. What a shallow point of view impatiently longing for people to know your limited knowledge of the subject!!!

the red doors @ 4:25 PM PDT, Jul 11, 2008
What a dumb, ego-centric article!

Roger @ 2:48 PM PDT, Jul 11, 2008
Admiration.... Contempt... Complaints... Suspicion... Fear... HOW ABOUT TOTAL AND COMPLETE INDIFFERENCE? As in: I could care less about the Olympic, Incorporated: an industry that feeds and drives commercial sports. An industry desperately trying to convince people to care about this utter nonsense called the Olympic Industry.

Tom @ 8:29 PM PDT, Jul 10, 2008

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