Comments on: 1908: The Olympics Get Political. And Commercial. http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/14/archives/post-perspective/1908-olympics-get-political-commercial.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1908-olympics-get-political-commercial Home of The Saturday Evening Post Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:02:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Clearer Vision http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/14/archives/post-perspective/1908-olympics-get-political-commercial.html/comment-page-1#comment-307257 Clearer Vision Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:52:10 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=63981#comment-307257 This article is well written, very insightful and thoughtful. I like having the “clips” of the past article also included. I like how these articles are so timely with what is happening now, each week. I appreciate finding notices of these articles of Facebook. Bravo, Mr. Nilsson!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/14/archives/post-perspective/1908-olympics-get-political-commercial.html/comment-page-1#comment-292795 Nancy Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=63981#comment-292795 Loved this week’s article. Also enjoyed the interview on NBC Nightly News last week. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Ima Ryma http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/14/archives/post-perspective/1908-olympics-get-political-commercial.html/comment-page-1#comment-291517 Ima Ryma Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:03:21 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=63981#comment-291517 The Olympics – 1908.
First won, then lost the marathon,
‘Twas Dorando Pietri’s fate -
Kept falling down, umps helped him on,
So he crossed the finish line first.
The London crowd did cheer for him.
But came in second loudly cursed.
Disqualified, his joy turned grim.
But others touted him to fame.
Irving Berlin wrote him a song -
The world to sing “Dorando”s name,
Olympian of spirit strong.

A. Conan Doyle helped Pietri
Open a home town bakery.

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