CSPAN3 Washington Journal Eric Zillmer February 9, 2018
This is a half hour. Joining us is dr. Eric zillmer from Drexel University, here to talk about politics and the Olympic Games. Good morning, sir. Dr. Zillmer, how political do Olympic Games generally get . How much more this year because theyre in south korea . Yeah, welcome to the 23rd winter Olympic Games, known as the political games. Theyve been political from the beginning of time. Even when the first olympics was staged in 776 b. C. , the powers to be placed it in a sleepy Little Village called olympia to get away from perception there might be power associated with a town or a region. S...