leanright on February 11, 2008 at 1:43 PM

passingtramps’s link to the repeal of the ban by was contained in a comment an hour and a half before your post.

Bryan, I think this merits “Update” status but its your blog so whatever.

By the way, I like how Duncan Hunter always refers to China as Communist China. It’s a distinction worth remembering.

CP on February 11, 2008 at 11:42 AM

One of the many things I respect about Hunter is how he feels concerning the Butchers of Beijing. When Jiang Zimen came to Cambridge, MA a number of years ago, there was a Harvard professor who wore a t-shirt proclaiming Taiwanese independence under his dress shirt during a carefully controlled speech being given by the chief butcher. I’m mentioning this, because I hope an American or British athlete has the cojones to wear a shirt proclaiming freedom for Tibet or Taiwanese independence under his or her shirt while getting a gold medal and shows it for all the World to see.

I was against the PRC hosting the Olympics for many reasons, chief among them human rights violations, Taiwan, and Tibet. There are far more deserving countries to host the Olympics.

I love the link showing how the Butchers of Beijing conceived the logo.

The British have gone from having a stiff upper lip … to having calloused knee-caps and palms.

dedalus on February 11, 2008 at 1:52 PM

I hear the Sterlings make a great investment these days.

Britain kow tows to the ChiComseverybody.

Unfortunately in the area of currency strength our Dollar has been getting clobbered by their Sterling.

The last man in Britain known to still have a set of balls was last seen cowering in the basement at # 10 Downing st. Complete surrender expected at noon.

Or do you mean when the East German womans swim team were pumped up with steriods (just to win medals or to show superiority).

Was Barry Bonds also making a political statement? Perhaps it was a racially motivated in light of the accolades received by Mark McGwire? Or, maybe Bonds was just selfish.

BL@KBIRD on February 11, 2008 at 12:32 PM

Whaaaatt?
This means that the athletes can’t even blog or write to their families something like this…”I have never seen such squalor as the countryside of China”. Or this “Everywhere one looks, you see the propaganda of the system being forced on you”…or this “the media is state run, so you never get the complete and un-bias story.”
All those would be banned (and the athlete sent home), even writing to a family member, the mail will be censored and read.

It is not a political platform (although one could argue; why was China so adamant about having the olympics? But for the political side). And when did you last see the olympics not Political. Oh yeah, you mean Germany in 72 when 11 athletes were murdered and only one middle east leader spoke out against it (King Hussein or Jordan). Or do you mean when the East German womans swim team were pumped up with steriods (just to win medals or to show superiority). Ever hear of Tommy Smith or Juan Carlos?…ever hear about our Olympians staying home from the 1980 Olympics under Carter?
Looks like the “pure” Olympic athlete isn’t so pure…ever hear of Jessie Owens?

“Following protests, the association’s chief executive, Simon Clegg, claimed there had been no intention to ‘restrict athletes’ freedom of speech’ and said the wording of the contracts would be changed.”

Gee, I wonder what the intention was, if not to restrict the athletes’ freedom of speech rights?

Britain has gone PC crazy.

Is there a current massive human rights issue taking millions of lives each year or is this the right to retrospectively accuse China of past transgressions?

The Slogan:

China- pilfering it’s way to Superpowerdom (with the supine complicity of plutocratic whores from the West).

Looks nifty in ideograms!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/11/nchina111.xml

The US should boycott the games.

T J Green on February 11, 2008 at 10:58 AM

Well, that would be significant, but unfortunately, President Bush has already accepted an invitation to attend the games. Guess he’s gotta show everybody that China’s not an enemy (which they are) and reinforce that One-China policy of ours (whatever that is).

Bigfoot on February 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM

Okay, how about the Miraculous Medal? Or is Mother Mary a legend too?

I wonder if they’ll include the Chairman Mao years in there. I’m guessing…nooooo.