August 8, 2008
Morning Roundup: Crazy Eights Edition
Good morning, Washington, and welcome to 8/8/08, the date chosen for the official start of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This confluence of 8s should of course not be confused with 8/8/88, the date on which soldiers murdered over 2000 peaceful protesters in Burma, and the Chicago Cubs played their first night game at Wrigley Field. So for 8/8/08, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the weather is incredibly nice for this point in August. It's only going to get up to the low 80s today, and it's going to continue like that for the next several days. The bad news is that beyond tonight's four and a half hour Opening Ceremony, there's not much else Olympic to recommend to those of you dying for the games to get underway. ESPN will have some badminton and fencing action tonight, but other than that, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see any actual competition (try out NBC's customized TV schedule to see what you'll be able to watch depending on what kind of cable you have).
FBI Investigates Calvo Raid: The Examiner reports that the FBI has opened a review of the raid on Berwyn Heights, Md. Mayor Cheye Calvo's home, which resulted in the fatal shooting of his two family dogs. Authorities have since said that they now believe Calvo was the victim of a drug smuggling scheme in which packages of marijuana were intercepted by deliverymen.
Metro Prostitute Makes Deal: The Metro custodian who was arrested in a prostitution sting has reportedly struck a deal with prosecutors and will not face charges in the case. Pamela Goins has agreed to complete 40 hours of community service within six months as part of the deal.
Briefly Noted: Metro ridership hit new record in July... Man arrested in April double slaying in Southeast ... Council members urge probe of summer jobs program.
This Day in DCist: Last year the Capitol Lounge was on fire again, and the year before that the mayoral race was in full swing.
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Olympics. Meh! I'm not a big fan of them. Except for women's beach volleyball. And that's mainly b/c it's better than what's on Skin-a-max late at night.
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That Calvo story makes so little sense, the FBI needs to put Mulder and Scully on that s**t. I wouldn't be surpised if the dogs were part of an alien breeding experiment and Calvo's really a Red Lectroid from Planet Ten.
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Pamela Goins has agreed to complete 40 hours of community service within six months as part of the deal...
Community service? Isn't that how she got in to this mess in the first place?
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zing!
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good call, Cranky. the women playing volleyball are the only olympic athlete's remotely resembling a female species. i just hope that Rachel Wacholder is competing.
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Are we sure Calvo didn't really have a pair of monsters? Does anyone know if he's been to Montauk recently?!?!?
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That's exactly why the police refuse to release the dogs' autopsy records. If they did, they'd find that Weyland-Yutani were using them to breed an army of acid-blood alien-hybrid battle dogs.
The document shredders have been working 'round-the-clock in Berwyn Heights. They'd probably even deny the existence of Supersoldiers. Just call up City Hall and ask.
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I loves me some swimming and diving because DAMN those guys have amazing bodies. Broad shoulders, ripped abs, tight ass, and when they get out of the pool all wet.... mmmmmm....
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what flapjack said!
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Yeah, the swimmers are alright. But I still prefer the bicyclists. (NSFW?)
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Thanks a lot Monkey, you just got me fired. That little "?" after NSFW clouded my already flawed judgement, I clicked on your link, and not more than 5 minutes later I was being led out in handcuffs. The other cubicle dwellers laughed and threw doritos at me. I am posting this from the homeless shelter now.
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ESPN doesn't show any Olympics, that's just the schedule of events.
If you're really desperate to watch, you can watch live streaming on the NBC website starting at about 9 PM.
If you're really really desperate you were watching the opening ceremony live on the Nigerian channel this morning.
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In perhaps even more important news, the Large Hadron Collider is almost operational in Switzerland: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/science/08physics.html
Oh wait, It's spelled Hadron.
Never mind. I thought it was something entirely different.
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I am posting this from the homeless shelter now.
That was you they brought in? I'm three tables over next to the periodicals! I'm the one in the red Deely Bobbers with the parka that's covered with Eat Bertha's Mussels bumperstickers. Welcome to MLK Library. Now, gimme your money or I'LL CUT YOU.
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I think you can tell alot about a person by what olympic event turns them on.
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... um, fencing?
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... um, fencing?
Penis envy?
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"If you're really desperate to watch, you can watch live streaming on the NBC website starting at about 9 PM."
Only if you use Windows Vista, as I found out last night.
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I always thought spelunking should be in the Olympics. Don't want to know what that makes me.
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Two words:
Womens Weightlifting
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First night game at Wrigley was scheduled for 8/8/88 v. the Phillies, but was rained out after 3 & 1/2 innings and was therefore not official. First official night game was the following night, 8/9, v. the Mets.
Signed, The Hairsplitter.
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spelunking... Um, not surprised! ;0
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Badmitton!
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well i suppose i should have seen that one coming. thanks, monkey.
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Well, it's no greco wrestle romaning, but it'll do in a pinch.
Heh. I said "pinch."