I have read in a couple of different places this morning, like at Lucianne.com, that Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor – the US women’s beach volleyball team – actually thanked the President yesterday after defeating the Chinese team to win the gold medal. This has to be seen to be believed!
Congratulations, Michael Phelps!
The French men’s relay swim team had been talking smack this weekend about how they were going to “smash” the American team. The US team was not favored to win the 4×100-meter freestyle relay final … but they did, edging out the French last night by a fingertip and setting a new world record in classic fashion.
Please, please, please say it isn’t so. It’s all part of his campaign to appeal for the working class white voters he lost in light of the Rev. Wright controversy.
Flair, known as “The Nature Boy” in wrestling circles, retired two weeks ago from the world of professional wrestling after a career that spanned nearly four decades. He wasn’t born in North Carolina but has lived in Charlotte for most of his life, and had a huge fan following.
After the Carolina Tarheels trailed the Kansas Jayhawks as much as 28 points in the final four playoff game the ‘heels eventually lost on Saturday, Jeff Taylor over at The John Locke Foundation’s Meck Deck blog wondered:
