August 25, 2008

Olympic Dreams of Nonsense

Victor Davis Hanson:

If the Olympics were a referendum on comparative ideologies, then I suggest radical Islam is about through.

Only a pedant, of course, would point out that the Olympics could be no such referendum. Never mind.

25 Aug 2008 14:12:52 | Hackery, Lunacy

6 Comments

dearieme

As my father would have said "And if the turkey hadn't gone to the lavatory, it would have burst".

Posted by: dearieme | August 25, 2008 at 04:12 PM

Julien

But if the radical Islamists ever manage to put together a good synchronized swimming team, watch out!

Posted by: Julien | August 25, 2008 at 07:35 PM

ally

I guess Maoist Communism is the way forward then.

Posted by: ally | August 29, 2008 at 11:39 PM

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