Speed walking, aka race walking

Sometimes someone says something controversial, and you see just how much of an idiot they are. Other times, someone says something controversial, and you think, man, that's definitely not PC, I'm surprised he said that. But he's soooo right.

I was watching this clip on you tube and it reminded me of Bob Costas, on Conan O'Brien many years ago:

Bob Costas: They showed a clip and I had to make a comment, so I said "having a race to see who can walk the fastest is like having a contest to see who can whisper the loudest."

Conan O'Brien: And the Race-Walkers weren't happy?

Bob Costas: ...they wanted me dead, Conan

Conan O'Brien: Well, at least they would be easy to get away from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3GGzq1PIqs