04-05-2004, 09:34 PM
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| Sports Illustrated
Hey, we actually got a blurb on Sports Illustrated in their "Olympic Stories to Watch" article: Fencers ... seriously
For those who didn't expect to see fencing on the A-list of Olympic stories, take note: This will be the best U.S. team assembled at an Olympics, with some of the most compelling stories. Sisters Sada and Emily Jacobson lead a strong squad in the debut event of women's team saber. But the best tale of all may be Keeth Smart, a product of the Peter Westbrook Foundation that introduces inner-city youth to the sport. Last year, Smart, also a saber fencer, became the first U.S. fencer in history to be ranked No. 1 in the world when he held that ranking for several weeks. Sada Jacobsen became the second later in the year. Should either of them medal in Athens, they would be the first U.S. fencers to do so since Westbrook won a bronze in 1984. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...tch/index.html
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04-05-2004, 09:55 PM
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| Uh, there is no WS team in the Olympics right?
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04-05-2004, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenDot Uh, there is no WS team in the Olympics right?
-James | That's correct, only individual - which is why the sisters Jacobson are the only two going.
But compared to some mis-facted articles I've seen, this blurb was surprisingly inoffensive 
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04-05-2004, 11:28 PM
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| any news is good news. and thats a fact
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04-06-2004, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ShadowHuntr any news is good news. and thats a fact | Hah! There are quite a few noisy folks here who believe, "We don't neeed no steeenkin' publicity!"
But I thought it was a decent li'l write-up. | |
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04-06-2004, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ShadowHuntr any news is good news. and thats a fact | Again, tell Howard Dean that. | |
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04-06-2004, 03:28 PM
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| The only way that the sport of fencing is going to grow is for more people to know and hear about the sport. All promotions and advertising we can get is a good thing at this point. I don;t think we can be too picky right now! | |
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04-06-2004, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Again, tell Howard Dean that. | hah hardly, howard dean didnt exactly have any political views. his quest for president was bash all the other canidates. it was sad, you ask him a question and he would answer with how bush or edwards or kerry was wrong in their view of the question. basically people got fed up with that (and the wolf man cry)
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04-06-2004, 10:03 PM
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| Well, I figure that since, at least in the U.S., hardly any Olmpic sport of any sort gets televised on the networks due to our fascination with human interest stories, having some nice human interest hooks might actually get fencing some air time this time around.
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04-06-2004, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ShadowHuntr hah hardly, howard dean didnt exactly have any political views. | kinda like Kerry huh
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04-06-2004, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by KShan5[PrFC] kinda like Kerry huh | Right wing puppet anyone?
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04-07-2004, 12:25 AM
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| No, no, just another viewer of Fox News*
note:news may not be represented fully and/or based on truth. For entertainment purposes only. Anybody who doesn't believe in our conservative indocrination is the spawn of satan and should be ignored/yelled at/converted/made to mow your lawn and/or bus your dishes. | |
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04-07-2004, 04:43 AM
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| Naturally, only liberals can think for themselves.  We conservatives all wear mind-controlling receivers whence we receive our opinions directly from Karl Rove... | |
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04-07-2004, 08:38 AM
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| Take the political talk to the water cooler please. | |
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04-08-2004, 03:10 PM
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| Thanks Craig, let's get back to the topic at hand; Fencing in the news..... Should I start a new thread for it... Oh my I think I will... Everyone look for it  Fencing in the News | |
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