“Take off the outer veneer and the stench is horrific” – One of the less inflammatory of thoughts from Pravda correspondent Timothy BANCROFT-HINCHEY currently sharing his observations of Vancouver with his Russian readers.
One gets the feeling that the games of the 21st Olympiad haven’t been among one of Russia’s favourite memories, beyond the fact that their hockey team was sent out of the tournament at the hands of Team Canada, it would appear that when it comes to sour grapes and boorish commentaries, the Russian media is trying to rival the Brits for the Gold medal of obnoxiousness…
(from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … html )