Woke Olympics For The Asleep

You can have Rapinoe and Biles. I’ll take the wrestler and the hurdler. It’s all about the female athletes, for the wrong and right reasons. Were you forwarded this email? [Sign-up to Rude Awakening here.]( [Unsubscribe]( [The Rude Awakening] Woke Olympics For The Asleep - You can have Rapinoe and Biles. - I’ll take the wrestler and the hurdler. - It’s all about the female athletes, for the wrong and right reasons. Recommended Link [Gold Expert: "I've never seen this happen before"]( [Click here for more...]( According to gold expert Jim Rickards, we are in the midst of what he calls “the perfect storm” for gold. And it’s causing a near panic for gold investors. But he’s released a brand-new video that reveals all the details you will need to cash in on this rare opportunity. So don’t wait until s*%# hits the fan... [Click Here Now]( Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening Happy Friday! We’re finally here. I can’t wait to sleep this weekend. I sorely need it. So enjoy your coffee now and your wine later. It’s sportsball time! How Dare You? This article is going to be a little bit weird coming from a former US citizen. Yes, I gave up my passport. Yes, I hate the IRS with a passion. Yes, I'm glad I haven't lived in America for two decades. But I can't believe how utterly ridiculous America looks when its Olympic athletes are trashing the place. I've called America’s performance, over the past 20 years, a slow-motion car crash. While I have had my disagreements over US governance and how the US does things, I never actually wished all these bad things to happen. I was hoping for a stunning recovery. And, for four years, while Donald Trump was president, I had a wonderful respite from my usual permabear state. I was thrilled that Trump got in but slightly disappointed with his performance. But on the whole, I think he did the best he possibly could since everyone in the US Government wanted to bring him down. I thought he was going to win reelection in a landslide. And, perhaps, one day we'll know what those actual voting records are, but Biden got in nevertheless. Since then, it has been just one political car crash after another. It's gotten to such a state where many friends and acquaintances on my Facebook feed, LinkedIn feed, and WhatsApp are hoping for US athletes to lose their Olympic events. Exhibit Number 1: Megan Rapinoe My goodness, how miserable can you be when you’re the world's most talented female soccer star and are an out-and-proud lesbian in the United States? Back in 2015, she took a knee in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Lest you’ve forgotten, he is a black man raised by white people, who became an NFL quarterback, and suddenly felt discriminated against. He led the 49ers to the Super Bowl, for crying out loud. But Rapinoe took a knee with him and has taken a knee ever since. It’s ludicrous. Rapinoe has also complained the US female soccer stars don't get paid what US male soccer stars get paid. It’s evident why. They don't draw any crowds. They also lose to 15-year-old boys on occasion. And perhaps, if she didn't concentrate on bending the knee so much, the US women, who were heavily favored to win a gold medal, would have won the gold medal. Instead, they limped out of the Olympics with a bronze medal. Staggering. Exhibit Number 2: Simone Biles I’m the first to admit I’m not a gymnastics enthusiast. Biles has been called the greatest of all time. I've never even seen her compete. But the fact of the matter is, she walked out on her team. Now, did she have good reasons for that? And why then? It seems funny to me that no one ever takes a mental health break during the Olympic trials. And why people are sitting there saying, "This is great," and "I'm so glad she took a timeout for her mental health," and "If she went out there with an unclear head, she could break her neck."? I don't remember Mary Lou Retton ever complaining like this in 1984. Kerri Strug competed with a mashed ankle and still won the gold medal for the United States in 1996. From [wavy.com]( Strug famously landed a one-legged vault in the team competition moments after injuring her ankle during an awkward landing on her previous vault. While it was clear something had gone amiss when she landed the first vault, it wasn’t until she landed her second attempt that Strug’s face contorted in a painful expression and she fell to the ground, making it obvious to everyone that she was seriously injured. Her decision to press on with the second vault put Team U.S.A. on top of the podium, winning the Olympic gold medal in the team competition for the first time in history. Yes, her career ended after that, but we remember her fondly. Not all careers are supposed to go forever. The average career in the NFL is 3.3 years. Kickers last 4.87 years. Running backs? 2.57. So not everyone will have a long career, and that's why Kerri Strug is remembered so fondly. Simone Biles gets a pass from the “intelligentsia” because she had terrible mental health. Funnily enough, she just won a bronze medal. On the balance beam, she decided to compete and, according to some, "She recaptured her greatest ever title." I don't feel anything particularly great about her, myself, but I grew up in a different era. Now, let's contrast this with two of the more likable stars in the Games. Recommended Link [George Gilder: “5G will soon be exposed as hype and hustle.”]( [Click here for more...]( Gilder believes a radical paradigm change is taking place in the tech world – one that could disrupt the existing 5G industry. It isn’t the first time he’s shocked the tech world… Gilder predicted the smartphone in 1991… identified Amazon in 1998, before it rose 243,000% over 23 years… and helped his followers make 40x their money in less than four years on Qualcom in the late 1990s. Now he’s at it again… [Click Here To Learn More]( Women Wrestle in the Olympics? Tamyra Mensah-Stock, a US female wrestler - I didn't realize that the US had female wrestlers, but they do - was quoted as saying, "I love representing the US. I love living there, and I'm so happy I get to represent." I've never heard of her before, but I'll tell you what, I like her. It's just lovely not hearing an athlete whine about how oppressed they are. And, by the way, she’s black, but she's enthusiastic about America. It's just pleasant. I don't understand why unlikeable athletes can't understand why we don't like them. They can't understand why we think they're ridiculous. Correction: they are ridiculous. They've been absurd, and they've cost their nations medals. Does it matter to me? No, I don't care how the United States performs. I don't care how any of them perform, because I'm not that into sportsball anymore. But since the news so inundates us and because they turned it political, you just can’t avoid it. It’s just so much nicer when somebody says, "I'm thrilled to be here, representing this country." Last Exhibit: Sydney McLaughlin A gorgeous Jersey girl, also black, broke her own world record for a gold medal in the 400m hurdles. Now, I ran the 400 meters in high school on my short stubby legs, 25 years and 100 pounds ago. This young woman, only 21 years of age, runs around that track faster, going over hurdles, than I did without the hurdles. What did she say after her well-deserved victory? "Glory to God. I'm grateful to represent the USA.” Stunning and beautiful. I'll leave you with this. There are athletes that we want to watch and want to cheer for. And some athletes have made an absolute show of themselves. Most can't wait for the latter to exit stage left fast enough. It’s their own doing. Those athletes who’ve left politics out of it have succeeded. They've performed better, and they’re more likable. The ones that have made it all about themselves have lost. All right, fine, some might have got a bronze out of it. But when you're expected to win gold, a bronze medal is a wanting substitute. Anyway, happy Friday, and have a great weekend. All the best, Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening [Whitelist Us]( | [Archive]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Rude Awakening is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We do not rent or share your email address. By submitting your email address, you consent to Paradigm Press delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your Rude Awakening e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from Rude Awakening, feel free to [unsubscribe](. 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