First of all – I’m a comedian.  Do NOT read this for an academic take on the socio-political impacts of the blah blah blah – cuz I can’t do that/write that/say that for I am far too “unlearned” to fake it.  So, I won’t.  With that said, here’s my take on what’s shaking out with the Olympics here in Canada and how I see it.

Where do I start with this blog post? I could start with how “inclusionary” the Opening Ceremonies were, we could talk about the protests and the general temperature of those “on the outside” of the games, but I suppose I should start at the beginning – in July 2003 the 2010 Winter Olympics were awarded to Vancouver.

Canada celebrated, South Korea and Austria didn’t, and construction began. Problems with …