This article is about some athlete at the olympic games testing positive for doping. The Russians claim it was medication from a doctor who wasn't a team doctor, given to accelerate the healing of a foot injury. But all this is not the point. What struck me about this article is that the head of the biatholon committee in Russia had this to say:
"One has to admit that all should be blamed on our illiteracy and irresponsibility," he said.
....what? I'm sorry, she didn't mean to be doping, it's just that she never learned how to read. That's what's really at fault here. In fact the entire biatholon federation is apparently illiterate and irresponsible. Yeah, I can see how you don't need to be responsible to be put on skis and given a gun.
Speaking of guns, this is one of a string of entertaining quotes I have read recently. Yesterday, I read a transcript of an interview with Dick Cheney. Of course, he was talking about the recent shooting. When my coworker first told me the vice president had shot someone, I thought he was kidding. Anyway, Cheney had this to say:
"...We never had a vice president shoot someone before. Not since Aaron Burr--"
Amazing. I don't remember where I read that, but if I come across it again, I'll be sure to link to it for you.
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