A flame is handed over, and the flames of controversy begin

And so the journey begins...

And so the journey begins...

This is an image that makes me excited about what is to come, even though I am not what some might consider a “booster” by any stretch of the imagination.

But of course, as with most things associated with the Olympics, the divine is usually partnered with the ugly.

What an idiotic choice by the Greeks.

Expect a lot more of this “good news/bad news” formula to occur from now until the end of the Olympics.  Then one half of the equation will disappear entirely, leaving only the bad to run wild in the post-Olympic era of British Columbia.

3 Responses to “A flame is handed over, and the flames of controversy begin”

  1. Brenton says:

    Your pals over at CityCaucus think it’s all going to be roses and puppy dogs for John Furlong after the Olympics.

  2. Dan Hilborn says:

    She’s in the Torch Run, not the Games.
    The Olympic controversy is somewhere else, today.

    http://www.vancouversun.com/news/introduces+force+homeless+into+shelters+extreme+weather/2159486/story.html

  3. Judging by the spectators in the bleachers, only Furlong and friends found this worthwhile. The photo could have been staged in Vancouver at one tenth the cost. Oh, that would have ruined a good Mediterranean vacation for people at the cost of .

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