Category: Anxiety

It’s been a rough few days for U.S. hurdler Lolo Jones. Not only does she have to deal with the disappointment of coming in fourth place in the women’s 100-meter hurdles final, she’s also dealing with a firestorm of negative media coverage on her performance in London. (A recent piece in the New York Times was particularly scathing.)

The stress of it all almost caused the athlete to have a Britney Spears-sized melt down. Luckily, supportive words from fans, including several celebrities, brought Lolo back from the brink of insanity.

@lolojones may not have won, but she is still a winner! Congrats on running your heart out girl. #TeamUSA

— Nick Lachey (@NickLachey) August 8, 2012

Stop it…. @lolojones is NO Anna Kournikova or Kim Kardashian…she's a winner & accomplished..just qualifying for the Olympics is WINNING

— Mike Hill (@ItsMikeHill) August 8, 2012

@lolojones He has you exactly where He wants you, so that He can bring you exactly where you’re meant to go.

— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) August 8, 2012

@lolojones proud of you Ms. Jones you are a fighter and survivor xoxoxo

— Holly Robinson Peete (@hollyrpeete) August 8, 2012

@lolojones keep your head up and keep going hard #Olympics #champion

— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) August 8, 2012

“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” -Oprah @lolojones Listen to OW…and hold your head up!

— Star Jones (@StarJonesEsq) August 8, 2012

I just want to twitter hug @lolojones right now. Her story makes her a true champion I don't care what happened on the track.

— Tucker Hein (@thein14) August 8, 2012

@lolojones you rock lolo, you're an inspiration! i used to run hurdles in HS a VERY long time ago and you make it look so easy.

— Dru Chai (@DruChai) August 8, 2012

Lolo later appeared on “Today” to discuss the race and media criticism. Her hair is indeed still intact, but there are some breakdown tears. Watch:

Video: Lolo Jones responds to recent media criticism. http://t.co/MrWPYyu1

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 8, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/08/hurdler-lolo-jones-almost-went-britney-spears-after-losing-race-media-criticism/

OK, it’s time to let Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the maker of that anti-Muslim video no one actually saw, out of jail — a Pennsylvania Congressman has found the guilty party in the whole Benghazigate mess: Republicans and Fox News.

Obama’s deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter let us know two weeks ago that “the entire reason [Benghazi] has become the political topic it is, is because of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.” Her boss told a Denver TV reporter essentially the same thing just today, saying that details will have to wait because “the election has nothing to do with four brave Americans getting killed and us wanting to find out exactly what happened.”

Today Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) also pointed the finger at Republicans (and Fox News) for politicizing the tragedy. Not only are Republicans hurting the president and his re-election chances; they’re also hurting troop morale by demanding the truth from the Commander in Chief.

Fattah’s original tweet on the subject was deleted for some reason.

New reports suggest that multiple requests for military assistance were denied as the Benghazi attack was taking place, and twice today the president has dodged questions, saying that more than a month later, “we are finding out exactly what happened.” We’d suggest the president’s ignorance or incompetence on this issue is a much more serious threat to the morale of the troops (and their families) than Fox’s “attacks.”

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/10/26/rep-chaka-fattah-gops-attack-on-president-over-benghazi-harmful-to-troop-morale/