With Harvey on vacation — yes, he posted some stuff today despite being off work; he does that just to make the rest of us look bad — we need to make sure you have something good and funny to read. Only, it’s now time for me to write something.

So, I’m writing an intro to an old post that Frank J. wrote for the third Tuesday of August, 2004. Here’s a flashback from 14 years ago.

Enjoy!

August 17, 2004

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Leave the Olympics for Losers
An Editorial by Frank J.

Posted by Frank J. at 06:42 AM

We are the United States of America. Our military might is unmatched by anyone. Our economy dwarfs that of any other country. The scientific advancements we create put all other nations to shame. So, if we have some guy in our country who can throw a javelin farther than some guy from some other country, that means what to us?

I missed it, but apparently the Olympics started over the weekend. It happens every four years, just like presidential elections, but it’s completely inconsequential. It brings nations together in one place to find which nation could conjure up some guy or gal who is best at some random test of physical acumen. Well that gets a “whoopdie” a “freak’n” and a “doo.”

Now, apparently the shiny little medals handed out as prizes mean something to pissant countries. It is well known that Saddam’s son Uday would torture athletes to get results (before we done shot up Uday good). Also, Communist countries are always pushing their athletes as if nothing is more important than them proving they have some woman who can splash less in a dive than anyone else. Why? Because they suck. This is all they have. They’re poor, stupid, and we could topple them before you could cook an egg, but at least they might be able to have someone who can best our people on the uneven bar.

Remember back in 2002 when America actually did well in the World Cup? That was mean. America had a long history of not caring about soccer and leaving that dainty sport to all the foreigners. But then we had to go and beat Mexico. As bad as things got in Mexico, they could still always say they could kick a ball around better than us. And we stole that from them. Now they have nothing.

So let’s stop our involvement in these world games. We have a war on terror to fight and a world to keep from blowing up; leave the shot put to those who have nothing better to do than care about it. In 2008, instead of boycotting the Olympics because it’s being hosted by g’damn Commies, let’s boycott it because it’s pointless. Or, better yet, since the whole draw is some country may best America, let’s send fat, drunken people to completely throw the games. Then all the other countries can laugh at how dumb and lazy we Americans are as we sit home in peace counting our money and plotting the demise of our enemies.

Frank J. is a syndicated columnist whose columns appear worldwide on IMAO.us and is the author of such novels as “A Brave New Shiznit” and “Harry Potter vs. the Starship Troopers.”

I hope you enjoyed this look back in time from the IMAO Archives.