Opening Bell: 8.11.08

By Dealbreaker

Olympics Opening Ceremonies Creep Everyone Out (The Economist)
Berlin’s Beijing’s Olympic opening ceremonies, choreographed by Leni Riefenstahl Zhang Yimou, scared just about everyone who watched, including my mom. That was probably the purpose.
Russia Creeps Into Georgia (New York Times)
Creepy Thom Yorke look-alike Vladimir Putin proves he can multi-task by simultaneously watching the Olympic Games from Beijing and directing a war against his neighbors.
Old Guy Acts Creepy Around Girls in Bikinis (LA Times)
What’s Putin doing to President Bush? W only has a few months left. Why stress him out? When Bush took on the job of President, he thought he’d get to look at women half-naked all day long. After all, that’s what the last guy did. Now that he’s in the twilight of his presidency, can’t Bush get to fulfill his dreams? Why, Putin? Why must you break him like this?

Creeping Socialism Won’t Be As Obvious (Bloomberg.com)
Paulson says you (the taxpayer) won’t be throwing even more money at Fannie and Freddie. But, like, c’mon. Really? Bush is in Beijing. That Mao stuff is bound to rub off at some point.
MBIA Turns Creepy (Portfolio.com)
What? That’s something new?
Set Your Treadmill To Creep Mode (MSNBC)
…Or, better yet, do what I do and stay the hell away from the treadmill all together. That thing can kill you.

Comments (7)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM

    Best Opening Bell ever.

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM

    What happened to Joe? This reads like Bess wrote it.

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 10:36 AM

    @10:34– http://dealbreaker.com/2008/08/dealbreaker_seized_writer_dedi.php

  4. 4
    Posted by sales rep | August 11, 2008 at 10:36 AM

    I agree. Clearly, Joe didn’t write this.

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM

    Come back home Joe.

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    For those of you who miss Joe, at least it still has typos.

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | August 11, 2008 at 12:17 PM

    Loved the comments about the opening ceremonies at the Olympics and Vladimir Putin.
    Glad to know that someone else thought the world’s biggest drill team routine was a little on the creepy side.
    Vladimir Putin always looks like a whippet. He had aged a bit since his last photo opportunity. But he’s the same old extremely clever psychopath.
    Did anyone see Bush interviewed by Costas? He was actually articulate and charming. For me, that was the biggest surprise of the Olympics so far.

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