The Rio Olympics Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

With a lame Marxist opening ceremony, complete with video that included the flooding of South Florida and other areas, the Olympics officially started on Friday.

I would have rather watched this year’s Carnival winning samba school perform their show as prelude to the athletes’ parade, and do without the GW preaching. Not that anyone asked.

Here’s a reporter from India:

And, no matter what, it was a great moment for the great Michael Phelps, the winningest Olympian of all time,

A few links:

The Rio Olympics Is Brazil’s Reward for Trusting in Socialism

Rio 2016: Controlled explosion carried out near Olympic road race finish line by anti-bomb squad. Anti-bomb squad detonate controlled explosion during the Olympic men’s road race

Reports claim Olympic kayaker capsized after hitting underwater sofa

Australian swimming team raises infection fears over Olympic pool. The Australian coach described the Olympic warm-up pool as ‘soupy’ and ‘cloudy’
How perfect: Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA’s first gold medal of Rio Olympics.

At Drudge:

RIO OLYMPICS ROCKED BY NEW DOPING SCANDAL…

U.S. men's basketball team 'accidentally' visits brothel: 'We thought it was spa'... Huge lines and angry fans mar start... Opening Ceremony: Cash Crunch on Display... NBC RATINGS WIPEOUT: Viewership Hits 12-Yr Low... Gymnast breaks leg on vault... Lebanese Olympians 'refuse to ride in bus with Israelis'... PHELPS EAGER TO GET STARTED...