Saturday, February 7, 2026
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In be by 9:40, up at 6ish. 10/-1/20/9.
Morning meds at a.m.
A world turned upside down. From this morning's Wall Street Journal:
MILAN—In a gleefully kitschy Opening Ceremony that featured ancient Romans, dancing espresso pots and a number by Mariah Carey, Italy threw open its arms to welcome the entire world to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Well, nearly the entire world.
In an unmistakable sign of Europe’s rapidly dimming view on America, the U.S. delegation entered the San Siro stadium here on Friday night to a chorus of boos and disapproving whistles from the international crowd of more than 65,000. The jeering only intensified when Vice President JD Vance appeared on the big screen during Team USA’s arrival.
The only other team to receive similar treatment was Israel. . .
And if anyone thought that this might be a sign of Italy’s distaste for North America at large, the locals made it clear that their beef was specifically with the U.S.
The Italians reserved some of the loudest cheers of the night for Mexico and Canada.
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