General Discussion

dogknob

(2,431 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:35 PM Jul 2012

A buddy in the UK just contacted me (confirmation needed)...

...and told me about a last minute change in the program for the Olympics opening ceremony.

Apparently a large show was made of the NHS and Britain's universal health-care for the benefit of certain Americans in attendance.

I gotta run out to live life for a bit. Hopefully someone here will find a link.

14 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A buddy in the UK just contacted me (confirmation needed)... (Original Post) dogknob Jul 2012 OP

This part will start a conversation and Limpballs will have a fit. Lint Head Jul 2012 #1

How "last minute"? GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #2

Right. progressoid Jul 2012 #6

I don't believe it was "last minute", but it was great groundloop Jul 2012 #3

Teabaggers don't even KNOW about Britain's NHS. They're that stooooopid. nt valerief Jul 2012 #4

Sigh no.. Just shockingly uninformed. . . n/t annabanana Jul 2012 #10

Some maybe, but I'm so tired of informing them and getting only stooooooopid in return. valerief Jul 2012 #13

Willful ignorance in far too many cases...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #14

People have been tweeting about it. ProfessionalLeftist Jul 2012 #5

Yes...it was lovely. Real Doctors & Nurses around childrens beds...... KoKo Jul 2012 #7

NBC showed it, with only slightly bemused commentary. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2012 #9

I thought their commentary WHOLLY bemused. Robb Jul 2012 #11

Yes--and the real docs and nurses also performed the dancing for that tblue37 Jul 2012 #12

Posted few minutes ag0 DemocracyInaction Jul 2012 #8

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

1. This part will start a conversation and Limpballs will have a fit.

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:38 PM

Jul 2012

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)

2. How "last minute"?

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:41 PM

Jul 2012

There were an awful lot of people, and and awful lot of props,costumes and choreography to be able to pull that off in a short time.

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

6. Right.

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:47 PM

Jul 2012

They have been rehearsing this for weeks. You can't just add something like that at the last minute.

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

3. I don't believe it was "last minute", but it was great

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:44 PM

Jul 2012

I can hear the teabagger heads exploding even as the ceremony is being televised.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. Teabaggers don't even KNOW about Britain's NHS. They're that stooooopid. nt

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:46 PM

Jul 2012

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

10. Sigh no.. Just shockingly uninformed. . . n/t

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 10:04 PM

Jul 2012

valerief

(53,235 posts)

13. Some maybe, but I'm so tired of informing them and getting only stooooooopid in return.

Reply to annabanana (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:45 PM

Jul 2012

They don't know how to reason, only how to believe or disbelieve.

Wounded Bear

(58,673 posts)

14. Willful ignorance in far too many cases...nt

Reply to annabanana (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 12:48 PM

Jul 2012

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)

5. People have been tweeting about it.

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:48 PM

Jul 2012

Would also love a link.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)

7. Yes...it was lovely. Real Doctors & Nurses around childrens beds......

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jul 2012

in the middle of the program. Apparently according to the BBC Feed (I didn't see the NBC/USA Feed) but, according to BBC, these are REAL Doctors and Nurses who participated...not actors or volunteers.

It was a salute by the British to their NHS and I don't know what the US Media did with it...but, the British TV had no problem with it.