Thoughts on Paul Hamm

After watching Paul Hamm's comments on NBC, I feel compelled to release some of my thoughts.

The start values are not subjective, my friends. This is why the whole controversy started in the first place. Giving up the silver for the bronze is not even close in magnitude in giving up the gold. Have you ever heard of the phrase, "Always the next best"? If you can't rationalize this it is a MOOT point to even discuss this issue any further.

For those who defend Paul Hamm because he is cute....excuse me, but what do you find cute about a short dude with a voice of 2 higher octaves? Music to your ears and a cuddly sensation? Then you too should defend Kobe because Shaq is like a green orge compared to the suave point guard.

Let me say this clearly, IF HAMM IS IN YANG'S SHOES YOU WILL BE SCREAMING RAGE WITH PITCHFORKS IN YOUR HAND READY TO MASSACRE THE NEXT KOREAN GROCERY STORE. You think this sounds silly but it happens. Should Hamm give up his medal? I don't think he needs to and no one should tell him to do that. If he wants to display a gesture of good will and sportsmanship he should, and he will be remembered for a very long time. If you think he will wind up on a Wheaties box now you are dead wrong. NO ONE WOULD WANT TO SPONSOR A CONRTROVERSIAL WINNER, not even the morally correct Nike :D.

What made me sick was how he claimed how he should alone deserve the gold. Reminds you of the Lord of the Rings, doesn't it? "My precious..... >:D" He is reacting in the same exact manner, with sheer arrogance and a lack of class. I don't want a childish idiot to represent the United States, but unfortunately, he's the best we got in gymnastics.

The world's perception of us is unfortunately not for our goodwill but for our arrogance as exemplified by our star gymnast. Isn't it always true that bad news and bad press get more attention? Nonetheless, such an act does not bold well for other's perception of us and this will only make it worse, whether you are from Korea or not. Does giving it up will make things better? *Absolutely* and you are damn sure the Koreans will thank us for this, and probably forget about the 2002 Salt Lake debacle.

Look out Al-Qaeda. You now have a new American> target :D.