# In Which I Pit the Reporter Who Godwinizes the Vancouver Olympics **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 3, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153 "2010-03-03T17:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/21 "2010-03-03T19:49:02Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > I am truly ashamed, and this will be a blemish on my memory of these games. You’re ashamed that people left a sporting event early to beat the traffic? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/22 "2010-03-03T20:01:15Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Comparing people to Hitler is passe. Have the balls to come out and say the Canadians were _worse_ than Hitler and you’ll at least have my respect. At least Hitler alleviated my suffering by killing himself. You sir are still power tripping over us. Now show some respect. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/23 "2010-03-03T20:11:51Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > You’re ashamed that people left a sporting event early to beat the traffic? :rolleyes: No :rolleyes: When I went to my daughters’ graduation ceremonies, I suffered significant physical discomfort by remaining in my seat to participate for the sake of all the other graduates and their families. The enormous effort that these German women put out to get to that podium deserved to be acknowledged and cheered as much as the previous Canadians and if you can’t see that then I truly feel sorry for you. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/24 "2010-03-03T20:15:23Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > If it helps, he did apologize. > > [http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/01/2006364/dont-let-the-games-message-be.html](http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/01/2006364/dont-let-the-games-message-be.html) Comparing Canada to the Nazi’s “wasn’t meant to offend Canada”? Reporter Gil Lebreton is basically a modern day Hitler. But I don’t mean that in a bad way. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/25 "2010-03-03T20:21:52Z")
Imagine if he had found out about our death camps! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/26 "2010-03-03T20:48:34Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > When I went to my daughters’ graduation ceremonies, I suffered significant physical discomfort by remaining in my seat to participate for the sake of all the other graduates and their families. > The enormous effort that these German women put out to get to that podium deserved to be acknowledged and cheered as much as the previous Canadians and if you can’t see that then I truly feel sorry for you. “Well, I won the gold, but the fucking Canadians all walked out instead of cheering, the bastards.” Yeah, not seeing it. Why is it okay to walk out on the third period of a Canadiens game but not during the last Olympic event of the day? Do other athletes not put forth enormous effort? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/27 "2010-03-03T21:08:25Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > The enormous effort that these German women put out to get to that podium deserved to be acknowledged and cheered as much as the previous Canadians and if you can’t see that then I truly feel sorry for you. Such tremendous pathos you must suffer. How do you stand under the burden? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/28 "2010-03-03T21:16:31Z")
Fort Worth. That’s Texas, right? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/29 "2010-03-03T21:19:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > “Well, I won the gold, but the fucking Canadians all walked out instead of cheering, the bastards.” Yeah, not seeing it. Sorry, it seems like I can’t help you. > [@](#): > > Why is it okay to walk out on the third period of a Canadiens game but not during the last Olympic event of the day? Do other athletes not put forth enormous effort? Seriously, do you not see the difference? Would you suggest that the NHL set up a podium for the winning team and play the national anthem of the winning city each and every game ? ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/30 "2010-03-03T21:22:37Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Still, I don’t remember them apologizing for Ben Johnson. Damn Canucks. But, I really liked him in _The Last Picture Show_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/31 "2010-03-03T21:22:40Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Such tremendous pathos you must suffer. How do you stand under the burden? It ain’t heavy. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/32 "2010-03-03T21:32:47Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Sorry, cannot resist; > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQf13B8epw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQf13B8epw) Hey, that’s the Thames in London, ON. Is she any relation to Ontario’s Attorney General of the same last name who comes from London, ON? ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/33 "2010-03-03T21:34:04Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Fort Worth. That’s Texas, right? Exactly. How else is some no-account reporter from Fort Worth going to hit the national big-time? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/34 "2010-03-03T21:37:39Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > Seriously, do you not see the difference? > > Would you suggest that the NHL set up a podium for the winning team and play the national anthem of the winning city each and every game ? No, I don’t see the difference. Apart from the fact that one occurs every week and one occurs every four years, they’re still just sporting events. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/35 "2010-03-03T21:40:47Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > Exactly. > > How else is some no-account reporter from Fort Worth going to hit the national big-time? Climb a clock tower? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/36 "2010-03-03T22:18:23Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Fort Worth. That’s Texas, right? Sadly, yes. It would be interesting to find out if he’s a transplanted Yankee. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/37 "2010-03-03T22:48:47Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Sadly, yes. It would be interesting to find out if he’s a transplanted Yankee. His “apology” says he’s from Louisiana. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/38 "2010-03-03T22:51:36Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The comedic value of an American journalist complaining about somebody else’s jingoism is… well, pretty fucking immense. Not just an American but a _TEXAN_. These are people who regularly take jingoism and regional chauvinism to an advanced level far beyond anything any Canadian has ever expressed at any time in its history. To use a Canadian sports comparison, in jingoism the Texans would be an all-time all-star NHL team led by Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, and Wayne Gretzky while the Canadians would be a Tyke-level squad. Edited because I now read the writer of the article is from Louisiana. However, he’s probably lived in Texas long enough to pick up its state chauvinism. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/39 "2010-03-04T01:45:15Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Dear Canada, > > I apologize on behalf of right-minded Americans everwhere for the Jackhole, [Gell LeBreton of the Fort-Worth Telegram](http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/28/2003874/in-these-olympics-canadians-only.html) who wrote this gem: > > yes, that’s right, this imbecile is comparing the Canadian pride shown during the Olympics to the Nazi sympolism o f the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Ohh he is might annoyed with the Cnadians for rooting for and cheering on Canadians. But it’s OK when we wave OUR flags and cheer OUR guys, on OUR side of the border. Got it? 😃 Jeez. That guy is a moron. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153/40 "2010-03-04T04:24:07Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Umm, there are about four times as many Summer Olympic events…and they take place predominently in stadiums, not on thesides of mountains. Yup, I checked led out the attendance at the two Olympics and the proportion of tickets available is almost exactly the same. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-the-reporter-who-godwinizes-the-vancouver-olympics/531153.md?page=3)