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Please Don't Stifle the Australians!

Lalo Espejo
Posted: Feb 5th, 2010
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The Australian team, who are now in the Athletes Village, unfurled a flag of a Kangaroo with boxing gloves from their balcony.

But it's not an official flag of the Olympics!

Team spirit at an international sporting event will not be tolerated under any circumstance.

Sheets will be handed out to all the athletes that will have International Olympic Committee [IOC]-approved cheers.

Deviating from the officially sanctioned expressions of support will be punishable by IOC law. You think Guantanamo is extra-territorial? J

Just wait until Jacques Rogge goes all IOC on your ass. It won't be pretty. Rogge is a count, for starters, and you know what that means. He is the eighth and current president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). And that's like being King.

IOC has said they'll meet within the next few days to make a decision about the Aussies.

Note to the IOC: Worry about children starving in Haiti and leave the Down Underlings  alone.

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By sylvia
Feb 5th, 2010
7:19 PM

Happy Aussies

Jacques Rogge Sir, I hope you will reconsider your views about the Australian team flag. After all the spirit of the games should be inclusion. Please do not ruin their fun. I am sure my fellow Canadians agree with me when I say that we love their energy and more importantly they seem to be so happy to be in our beautiful city and thanks to the IOC we are thrilled to have them, flag and all. Leave the Aussies alone and let us get on with enjoying the long anticipated games. The colorful Kangaroo wearing boxing gloves certainly uplifted my spirits.