Though they eventually rescinded the invitation, why did members of the IOC invite to Sydney as observers two representatives of the Taliban, who use sports stadiums to make public spectacle of torture and execution? (si.com)
He has made a pitiful public spectacle of himself by bottling a general election he had been planning for months. (nextleft.org)
-- that we need not fear the government because Jesus has «disarmed the powers and authorities» and «made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.» (rachelheldevans.com)