Lolo Jones, is she the real deal?

This morning I was watching The Today Show and they were interview Lolo Jones, albiet it not very well but of course they had to talk to her since she finished 4th for the 100m women's hurdle. This might not seem significant but it's the same place she landed in 4 years ago. What struck me watching her this morning is the raw emotion she had towards and article from the NY Times, For Lolo Jones, Everything Is Image. She's right this author blasted her and only 3 days before she competed.

This article bothered me for a few reasons. They attacked Lolo for smart marketing, I'm sorry but she's not just an athletic she's a business person. But, what bothered me the most was this assumption that just because she didn't medal made her less of an Olympic Athletic. Of course the country cheers when a member of the US Olympic team wins a medal, but it doesn't take away from every other member of the Olympic team that doesn't.

real life and the newsroom

a friend posted a few weeks ago about this new show on hbo called the newsroom. i quickly fell in love with this show and last nights episode did not disappoint. if you haven't watched it i highly recommend it. you see every episode is based on real news events, last night they covered the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. watching it brought back a lot of those emotions as i remembered watching President Obama bring the world this great news. until tonight i've never taken the time to think how police, firefighters, flight crews, and family members took that news. there was a scene that hit a lil closer to home than i would like to admit. 3 of the staff members are waiting on a plane at their gate, just waiting to deplane as this story is breaking. there is a brief moment of chaos on the plane when one of these staff members looks at the pilot and says "how paranoid do you have be..." and that is when it hits him and the scene changes. maybe you'll never watch this show and maybe you will, it really doesn't matter. for me this episode was a good reminder that life is different, peoples lives are changed, and just because we think some lives have moved on...some are still haunted by the memories of that tragic day.