London set to party to celebrate Maggie’s death..

Massive party..

Thatcher dead: New song hits the charts, “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, and it’s a hit..

So, my British and London followers, are you partying today?

Would love to hear from people from London: Is life after the Olympics a huge let down or is it just good to have your city back?

And how much trash did the world leave behind..?

OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON A 'GHOST TOWN'

This is interesting news given officials’ hopes and prayers that the London games would create a mini economic boom during a period of Euro fizzle. So far it’s not what it was all cracked up to be.

OLYMPICS 2012: LONDON A 'GHOST TOWN'

This is outrageous: A writer for THE INDEPENDENT has been silenced by Twitter after NBC complained about critical tweets concerning the Olympics

There is a chilling effect here.. 
The death of the free net, perhaps? 

And remember this: Twitter and NBC formed a partnership for these Olympics. 

Think about this.. this deep about this..,

This is outrageous: A writer for THE INDEPENDENT has been silenced by Twitter after NBC complained about critical tweets concerning the Olympics

Day two

If the seat problem won't dampen your spirit, maybe rain will? Olympics drenched

But damnit.. it’s London! Rain happens. 

It actually makes things more interesting..

If the seat problem won't dampen your spirit, maybe rain will? Olympics drenched

Sorry for all these empty seat photos from the Olympics, but it’s just driving me crazy. I say, open the doors, let in the crowds.. Make it free!!

The biggest games on earth and no one there to watch.. 

    

    

This empty seat problem at the Olympics is getting weirder by the match..Now the MILITARY has been drafted to fill the seats and watch the games!  No word of a lie.. the military ..

At this point, let people in for free!

The images on TV look awful: Empty seats abundant at the biggest games ever in London? Big TV ratings but no one in the stands. This presents a confusing picture of the 2012 Olympics.

Here are some more images of the 2012 LONDON empty seat Olympics nightmare

Biggest ratings for an opening ceremony ever? Billions watching? Millions in London. And so many seats unfilled.. This is perplexing.

So I am curious to know out there: What is your favorite sport of the Olympics if you have one, and are you going to be watching?

Now it feels like summer

There has been heat wave after heat wave. Droughts abundant. The Mississippi River is drying up and corn crops are obliterated. But it truly didn’t feel like summer until the parade of nations in London. The Olympics will take our minds off of real life for a while.

The irony is these nations that march in together and place their flags side by side often hate each other and are confined to wars with each other. 

We are in the 21st century but yet so many of the people from countries coming in are leaving a homeland of disease, death, and pestilence. 

The modern era is still a stone age for some. 

But the games are beginning..

Tears .. Gold medals .. high drama. High expectations. And high security.

Let there be peace on each for two weeks but a battle in sports! 
Let there be peace on earth after that too. Too hard to ask?

Yea.. I guess so. 

This was the Queen after her pretend entrance. Did they try to make it look like she really did parachute in?

Her cameo in the James Bond style joke is the talk of British papers already.

Olympics British style.. Mr. Bean brings down the house in London

NO TIME FOR TEA! THE QUEEN DECLARES THE GAMES ARE OPEN!

NO TIME FOR TEA! THE QUEEN DECLARES THE GAMES ARE OPEN!

The Games begin. In drenching rains.

Not that I can see it live. Thanks NBC and other media.

AND THEY BEGIN! 

2012 LONDON. Opening ceremony now. Later in the USA time zones

You read that right. While the Olympics opening ceremonies are occurring as I type (4pm on the East Coast of North America) the United States won’t be privy to the might and majesty of the occasion until PRIME TIME. NBC did issue some type of bogus press release high in PR as to why Americans will wait longer than other Earthlings to view the ceremony. 

The real reason, of course, comes down to the traditional thing TV network execs care about: Ratings. Business INSIDER reports on that part of the story.

Maybe you can follow on Twitter. Find your favorite British Tweeter now. It just will lack the majesty of something broadcast on the TEE VEE..

24/7 news cycle? Internet age? 

TIME DELAYS baby. The old meets the new!

Olympics, 2012 style

It’s tough to put on a show in the modern age. Sure, the Olympians are trained and ready and they even have thousands of condoms at their disposal, but it takes a flag mishap to cause a major diplomatic fiasco before the games even begin (officially)

So here is how things went down. As a soccer match between North Korea and Columbia was set to begin, the South Korean flag was mistakenly displayed. The North walked off the field and wasn’t seen for an hour. When the game delay was over, they went on to win 2-0. 

The National Olympic Committee offered up an apology to the newly married Kim Jong Un. No word on whether he is on a honeymoon..

The USA beat France 4-2, no one walked off that field.

And Lil’ Kim Jong Un is not a bachelor anymore.

Olympics, 2012 style

David Cameron says the UK won't let fear take over. That said, he's still going to crack down hard on freedoms and liberties..

David Cameron says the UK won't let fear take over. That said, he's still going to crack down hard on freedoms and liberties..

A little worries over how far a Prime Minister can go…

London’s response to riots: Lose your hat, your home, and cell phone signal..
Going to tackle ‘social problems’..
David Cameron: The iron fist?
Rights groups are uneasy about the Cameron crackdown..
Was it a ‘welfare road’ to riots?

Amazing image from London.. flames on the streets..


This image will become one of the most famous from the riots in London..


This is not a scene from Hollywood. It’s real life in London..

The world is on fire: Economy leading to unrest all around earth..
London is burning..
Poverty and prejudice..
Police flood streets..
The night the cops lost control..
BBC: From the scene..
London burning.. 
Cameron returns..
Rioters take over city streets..
Fears over 2012 Olympics..
Rioters forcing people to strip naked on the steers..
Coming next: Plastic bullets.. Water canons..
Police powerless..
Cameron pledges crackdown..
10,000 more police on the streets in London.. What’s next?