Michael Phelps likens his Olympic career to an ice cream sundae. The question, he said before London, was what kind of toppings he’d put on it.
Tuesday, we found out: History, layered in silver and gold.
He isn’t perfect anymore. That was Beijing. But he is the best there ever was. The medal count says so. READ MORE + VIDEO
They were hailed as the Magnificent Seven, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team that won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. And their heroine was Kerri Strug, who sealed the triumph with a gutsy vault on an ankle so badly injured she had to hop just to stay upright.
Tuesday at the London Olympics, America’s current generation of female gymnasts staged its own display of grit. And it was a tour de force, with the U.S. women winning the prestigious team gold for the first time in 16 years and only the second time in Olympic history.
It wasn’t even close. READ MORE
Does any journalist who is not an overt shill for the right actually believe that Republicans are pushing voter ID laws because they’re concerned about voter fraud?
No, of course not.
And for good reason. READ MORE
SOMETHING WE MISSED?? [June 27, 2012]
Politico White House Correspondent Joseph Williams spoke out on Current TV’s “Full Court Press” this morning for the first time since his publication suspended him for racial comments he made against presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
But he may not have done himself any favors. READ MORE
UPDATE: Joe Williams to leave POLITICO READ MORE
While texting is an informal form of communication, there are still rules you should avoid breaking if you don’t want to earn a bad texting reputation. Here are 15 potentially offensive, annoying or otherwise avoidable texting habits you should avoid. READ MORE
