Nobody who watched will ever forget it.
The U.S. basketball team had never lost an Olympic game in 36 years,
but the Soviet Union’s team surprised the Americans in the 1972 Munich
Games. With just six seconds left, the USSR was clinging to a one-point
lead when American Doug Collins was deliberately fouled. Collins
sank both of his free throws, giving the US. its first lead, 50-49,
with three seconds left.
The Soviets inbounded, but Rooskie coaches walked out onto the
floor - a technical foul. One second showed on the clock.
But, what's this?
The clock was set back to 3 seconds? Soviet ball!
Once again they inbound, and take a desperate shot that falls short as time expires.
But, what's this?
Officials yet again reset the clock to three seconds?!? A length of the court pass goes to Soviet star Sasha Belov, who charges past two defenders to score at the buzzer. This time, it's over. You can watch the final
three minutes here,
if you can stand it. It was for me a practical demonstration of how a
predatory power can and will, if it controls the right officials,
practice prestidigitation of that transparency at will.
Here's a scene from what I will suggest are spawn of that bankrupt
system, today's Democrat party. Not as dramatic as their recent Al Franken miracle shot perhaps, but an example of pervasive decay and stench from this ... this Obamacy.
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Spitzer to Deliver Harvard Lecture on Ethics?
The former New York governor will be giving a lecture tomorrow at
Harvard's Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics. The talk is
titled "From Ayn Rand to Ken Feinberg – How Quickly the Paradigm
Shifts. What Should be the Rationale for Government Participation in
the Market?"
It's unclear whether Spitzer will be paid by the hour or simply given a flat fee for services rendered. [Weekly Standard Blog]
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Sheesh.
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