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Olympian Babies

BY GARY JOHNSON
Reprinted from Loose Change (TCBMag.com)

Teenagers, a breed unto themselves. We’ve all been “there,” self-absorbed, emotionally flammable—a weird space equipped with steroidal physicality, hormonal monsoons, and magical blinders that make us think we know more than we do. It’s one reason why teenagers shouldn’t be paraded out in public too often. Case in point: McKayla Maroney.

McKayla is 16 years old. In my world, a baby. No question, Ms. Maroney is an incredible physical talent, capable of athletic accomplishments most kids her age are not. Kids sometimes shock us with their acumen. One recalls a 6-year-old Tiger Woods hitting 250-yard drives, or an 8-year-old Michael Jackson dancing his bejeezus off on Ed Sullivan—gifted children capable of pushing the outer limits of performance and skill. In the end, though, they’re still little kids and mostly emotional midgets. Continue reading →

Romney’s Olympic Moment

BY JOHN FEEHERY
Reprinted from TheFeeheryTheory.com

One thing we know for certain is that the British can’t handle the truth, especially coming from an American.

Mitt Romney repeated what has been widely reported in the news, even to folks who haven’t been paying much attention, and you would think he said that Queen Elizabeth wears Army boots.

We will see how this Olympics turns out.

Private security couldn’t handle the security, so David Cameron had to mobilize his troops to provide back-up. There were questions if the Immigration Service was going to go on strike.

And let’s face it. London is very crowded and very expensive and pretty broke.

Romney didn’t sugar-coat things. And that caused quite a stir amongst the British tabloids. Continue reading →