THE HOT JOINTS » Sports http://www.thehotjoints.com Breaking News and Opinion Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Video: Obama Throws Sissy Pitch In St. Louis http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/07/15/video-obama-throws-sissy-pitch-in-st-louis/ http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/07/15/video-obama-throws-sissy-pitch-in-st-louis/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:52:34 +0000 Chris Jones http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/07/15/video-obama-throws-sissy-pitch-in-st-louis/ Video: Obama Throws Sissy Pitch In St. Louis

The president has shown he can play basketball, but baseball — not so much.

Here’s what a real pitch looks like:

(hat tip Gateway Pundit)

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$100 bucks says this guy is smeared until he caves and goes…

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Just pretend this was Bush and then imagine what the reaction would have been:

(hat tip Hot Air)

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]]> http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/11/30/video-anderson-cooper-challenges-michael-phelps-to-pool-race/feed/ 0 Why We Should NOT Boycott The Olympics http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/08/08/why-we-should-not-boycott-the-olympics/ http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/08/08/why-we-should-not-boycott-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:15:38 +0000 Chris Jones http://www.thehotjoints.com/?p=4403 Why We Should NOT Boycott The Olympics

beijing olympic 251x300 Why We Should NOT Boycott The Olympics

As I was reading through my news feeds this morning I came across a new column from Ralph Peters. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Peters and read his columns often. However, his piece today is about his ‘private boycott’ of the Olympics. This is a sentiment I’ve heard expressed not only by Peters but by others as well.

China’s record on human rights is a dismal one and the entire world knows it. Having said that, America’s economy and China’s economy are hopelessly linked. China cannot survive without the U.S. as a customer and the U.S. cannot survive without the goods that China produces. We have no choice but to engage China while continuing to encourage reforms.

China has a long way to go before it resembles anything close to a democracy, but when you look at how far China has come over the last twenty years it’s truly stunning. Who would’ve thought Chairman Mao’s brutal communist regime would have turned into the bastion of capitalism it is today. The progress China has made is undeniable and in another ten years or so I believe we will see more changes in China. Unlike North Korea, China’s leaders are pragmatic and forward looking. Reforms are slowly taking hold in China and eventually democracy will begin to catch-up with China’s capitalism.

Having said that, the Olympic games are not a place for politics. Every American should watch the games and the President was right to attend them. Our athletes don’t have day jobs, they work hard and train 24/7 in the hopes of winning a medal on behalf of the United States. We owe it to these athletes to watch them and acknowledge their skill and hard work.

We also owe it to the rest of the world to watch their athletes. The Olympics is the one time where countries with bitter disagreements can check their politics at the door and engage in friendly competition. Countries which rarely have the opportunity to interact with Americans are afforded such an opportunity at the Olympics. These interactions can serve as a kind unintentional ’soft diplomacy’ that works to everyone’s benefit.

President Bush has publicly acknowledged America’s opposition to China’s domestic policies, but now is the time to put politics on ice for a while and cheer on our incredible athletes.

-Chris Jones

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Baseball superstar Barry Bonds has been indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice after lying to investigators probing a steroid scandal.

The indictment, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, stems from the investigation into the San Francisco Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) whose top figures have already served jail time on steroid distribution charges.

“During the criminal investigation, evidence was obtained including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for Bonds and other professional athletes,” the indictment said.

If convicted on a perjury charge, Bonds could face up to five years in prison.

** Read a copy of the actual indictment on The Smoking Gun 

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