Dont accuse me of that fancy, 100 dollar word jingoism. Im not even American. It would be impossible, however, not to revel in the victory of team USA! USA! USA! over the little respected, once great, but now pitiful nation that is France. The French, you see, had some pretty high hopes going into this years Olympics. Win a gold medal? I guess. According to Alain Bernard, the French swimming teams goal was, well, Ill let him say it: “The Americans? We will smash them. That's what we came here for.”Forget that the last time the French smashed anything of significance, an artillery officer from Corsica was running the place. Monsieur Bernard and his fellow countrymen, competing in the 4 x 100 relay, came to China to win. Who cares that the best swimmer on the flat face of the earth swims for America? read more
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