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Old 08-22-2008, 10:12 PM   #48
Jeff Lebowski
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Originally Posted by bluegoose View Post
No, it wasn't a legitimate question. At least not at the time it was asked. It was an antagonistic question by a sideline reporter who has shown very little courtesy and professionalism toward most of the athletes that he's interviewed. Did you see him interviewing Spearmon the other day (who wasn't exactly Mr. Class himself)? The guy just got dq'ed in the Olympic finals and he is egging him on, trying to get a good soundbite out of him. "You're going to WHAH?!?!?!? PROTEST??? Why???"
I am with bluegoose here. I think the reporter was being a dickhead.

It also bothered me that so much attention was paid to Wariner's "failure" than to focusing on the great race ran by his US team-mate than won the race. Very unprofessional.
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