Congratulations to the hard working athletes.....but what a cheesy looking ceremony with blown up checks..... I dont see Ed McMahon' standing there but with those checks he should be

Ed is busy with Donald Trump trying to save his mansion! Not too shabby, win a gold get 200 grand from your government. Where are the corporate doners? Congratulations to them both.

They do not need any corporate donors to hand out a couple of million; it can be paid out of the petty cash box and there still will be enough change left.

Nemo,

You think there will be some left after they "retire" all of those generals?

The petty cash box recently got filled up again due to the sale of 1192kg of excess "washing powder" so IMHO the poor general's "handshakes" should be covered as well.

more reinforcements of the paternalism of Dominican politics. i see no problem with some sort of financial reward for the athletes, but why could this ceremony not have been presided over by the government minister under whose purview sports falls? because the people have to be constantly reminded that the prez is the daddy of all the land, and everything flows from him.

Tex they are going to be getting down to the corporals soon

Now that your big boat has come in ... or, ah, is it a train ... patriotic comrades of olympics glory used your well-deserved mass of capital to help construct a socialist society, proletarian state, and, above all, a culture of ethics.

"The chief executive kept his promise of awarding the winners of a gold with RD$7 million and RD$5 million for silver," the DT explains.

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No wonder they fought so hard and well.

Their opponents are lucky to be alive.

this paying for medals in this form ....follows the baseball precedent of paying for sportsmanship it is a slippery slope

very slippery, GC. and, in my humble opinion, for the president to hand out this largesse in front of the entire country is exceedingly bad form. i understand that the guys performed admirably, and a parade would have been in order. but a PUBLIC disbursement of material gifts debases the spirit of the accomplishment, in my opinion, and appears quite crass and carnival-like!

yes Dread carnival like and cheesy

cheesy says it all. extremely bad taste, but our leo never misses an opportunity to promote himself. in this scenario, he is actually the star, as opposed to the athletes. he is the benevolent uncle, doling out the cash. the guy just has no style and breeding!

It is interesting to speculate ....Who was the nimrod who came up with the idea of the BIG checks?.....Not Leonel or I am packing today....But it all looks so Ed McMahon' or equally cheesy Powerball lottery

Why on earth do they keep saying Peking?

if it walks and quacks.....Yum Yum

i would wager ED MCMAHON. he is a one man cheese factory.

Doping !!!!!

Sarah Palin

Those checks are looking pretty good though.

hopefully, they do not bounce. and the change guys don't charge 10% to cash them!

Congratulations on a job well done. You make our country proud!

SALSOUL, to whom are you referring? the athletes, or the prez?

The athletes, of course. Have a great day!

the very same to you. visit us more frequently

Can anybody tell me RD$5 million equals how much US dollars?

hey maybe you all need to send a letter to lionel and ask if he'll kick your alls rears into something big so you all too can earn some money, and stop being a- holes up in here, god i am for sure you beenie heads don't have a life!!!!

Written by: gouletcolonial, 29 Aug 2008 11:13 AM
From: Canada
Sarah Palin

"She ROCKS!!!!!!

hey, texasshoe, with all her moral values, and her conservative leanings, she still managed to see her 17 year old daughter knocked up by some dude , who we hear will marry her. oops!

Obamas mother was 18 and unwed he was born ....his father was a known dirtbag and probably looking for a greencard...

at least nobody is trying to hold him out as a paragon of vitrue. and neither of Obama's parents is on the Democratic ticket.

thats the point nobody gets to choose their parents...only the weanies on the left would go after a kid

i am not going after the kid. i am only saying that she did not seem to have the ability to persuade her daughter to stay away from the bone; think she will have any effect on a real hard case like Putin?

that is a very genteel expression you used.....how nice.....did you spend labour day labouring over some grandes at the beach

i am afraid not, GC. pounding away at large beers is a luxury i cannot afford at this time. i laboured at watching football. my favorite time of the year is at hand. may the election silly season hurry up and leave us in peace, so i can watch my games without the clutter of political talking heads and talking points.