Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2010

Obama Spokesman Loses Bets, Dons Canada Hockey Sweater at White House Briefing

Meet Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary:

Feast your eyes, Canada...

The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey — the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics.

The first wager was on the women's gold medal game. Canada won.

Then it was the men's contest, and Gibbs went double-or-nothing with Dimitri Soudas, who's the spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Gold again for Canada.

I understand Mr. Gibbs is betting against the public option, too. With his batting average, perhaps there's still hope, yet...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Canadian Water Consumption During Olympic Hockey Final

Another great Canadian tradition in action.

Apparently, we tended to wait - en-masse - for breaks in the action before visiting our restrooms.