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Sunday, August 24, 2008 12:00 AM

I Like to Watch

Mad respect to the disrespectful, from gold medalist Usain Bolt to the authority-questioning Marines of "Generation Kill" to the thoughtful artists on HBO's "The Black List."
By Heather Havrilesky

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  • Sunday, August 24, 2008 02:06 PM

    Oooh look, I spot a liberal

    @kasha6228

    "Bolt is an amazing athlete, but an embarrassment to the USA AND the Olympics."

    Yessirree - anybody who does something you personally consider offensive is obviously an American, even when he's actually...a Jamaican!

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