Tag Archive 'Swimming'

A reminder of what it’s like to live in a statist state *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Sep 18 2008 | Filed under: Britain, England

England has become the ultimate Nanny state, and it’s a reminder of what’s to come if the Democrats get total control over American government.  The latest insane Nanny state story out of Britain is from a public pool that is refusing to allow a man to wear his goggles:
He’s been swimming all around the world [...]

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The Ghost of Jesse Owens

Bookworm on Jul 13 2008 | Filed under: Anti-Semitism, Iran

We all know the story:  Adolf Hitler planned for the 1936 Olympics to showcase Aryan supremacy, only to have his little race-building effort destroyed by the great Jesse Owens.
Iran, apparently, isn’t taking any chances.  It’s decided that it simply cannot afford to risk having one of its athletes race against Jews — for (who knows?) [...]

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