Dear Olympics Bitchers: Watch The BBC!
“If there were an Olympic gold medal for whining, with the silver and bronze bestowed for bitching and moaning, there wouldn’t be room on the podium for all the prizewinners.” That’s James Wolcott, commenting on all the complaining going on about NBC’s coverage of the Games. Every day brings new screw-ups: the cutaway yesterday from Andy Murray, just as he was about to embrace his mum in the stands after winning gold in tennis; the Internet-stream blunder during Usain Bolt‘s 100-meter race; and on and on. All you American complainers should do as I do: watch the Olympics in live time on the BBC. Here’s how.
