Comments on: Bush Won’t Expess Opinions On Genocide Olympics: ‘I View The Olympics As A Sporting Event’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:14:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269912 MapleStreet Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:32:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269912 65. Another Chris, But that doesn't answer my question. In recent years, China has invaded the peaceful nation of Nepal. There is the question of Darfur. There is the question of who they have supplied weapons to. Internally, there is Tianamen Square and the persecution of clerics. So I still have to ask, why boycott Russia but China is just honkey dorey ? 65. Another Chris,

But that doesn’t answer my question.

In recent years, China has invaded the peaceful nation of Nepal. There is the question of Darfur. There is the question of who they have supplied weapons to. Internally, there is Tianamen Square and the persecution of clerics.

So I still have to ask, why boycott Russia but China is just honkey dorey ?

]]> By: Gay Republicans http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269806 Gay Republicans Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:09:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269806 I heard the American athletes are 'pre-returning' any of the medals we win because of the taint of performance enhancing drugs. I heard the American athletes are ‘pre-returning’ any of the medals we win because of the taint of performance enhancing drugs.

]]> By: GL2814 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269704 GL2814 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:21:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269704 That idiot, son of a beeotch is out of office in 387 days. Props to Spielberg on telling the Chinese to stick it. In fact, we should do everything in our power to fu(k up the '08 Olympics in Beijing. A boycott would be the best thing, but you know Chimpy is too much of a lapdog to the Chinese to ever do that. He gives them blowjobs the same way he gives them constantly to the Saudi Royal Family. Speaking of the Saudis, as we all well know by now, 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi. Why didn't we invade Saudi Arabia instead of Iraq and Afghanistan, two countries that, againas we know by now, had NOTHING to do with the September 11th terrorist attacks? That idiot, son of a beeotch is out of office in 387 days.

Props to Spielberg on telling the Chinese to stick it. In fact, we should do everything in our power to fu(k up the ‘08 Olympics in Beijing. A boycott would be the best thing, but you know Chimpy is too much of a lapdog to the Chinese to ever do that. He gives them blowjobs the same way he gives them constantly to the Saudi Royal Family.

Speaking of the Saudis, as we all well know by now, 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi. Why didn’t we invade Saudi Arabia instead of Iraq and Afghanistan, two countries that, againas we know by now, had NOTHING to do with the September 11th terrorist attacks?

]]> By: AndrewJ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269684 AndrewJ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:36:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269684 <strong>Of course the Bush administration wanted to call Darfur Genocide</strong> - it had to hide the Yale University report being published in 2004 <a href="http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/westpapuahrights.pdf" rel="nofollow">Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control</a>; and the US forms of Freeport McRoRan & Bechtel Inc. were supporters of G.W. Bush. Of course the Bush administration wanted to call Darfur Genocide – it had to hide the Yale University report being published in 2004 Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control; and the US forms of Freeport McRoRan & Bechtel Inc. were supporters of G.W. Bush.

]]> By: Sabyen91 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269662 Sabyen91 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:01:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269662 This retard wouldn't know the historical importance of Jesse Owens. This retard wouldn’t know the historical importance of Jesse Owens.

]]> By: darladoon http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269650 darladoon Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:26:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269650 i actually agree with bush on this one and, for european media, he handled himself pretty well. considering.... i actually agree with bush on this one

and, for european media, he handled himself pretty well. considering….

]]> By: Another Chris http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269600 Another Chris Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:21:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269600 Forgot the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics Forgot the link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics

]]> By: Another Chris http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269598 Another Chris Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:21:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269598 Maple, We boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. At least 45 other countries also boyoctted the games as well. Maple,

We boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. At least 45 other countries also boyoctted the games as well.

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269537 MapleStreet Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:52:25 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269537 Can anyone explain to me why the neocons demanded we boycott the olympics in Russia, but China is just honkey dorey ? Admittedly, I have mixed feelings about the effects of boycotting a positive event. But I just can't see why Russia was so bad while China is soooooo gooooood. Especially as China is strongly touting the olympics as a showcase of the good Chinese society. Can anyone explain to me why the neocons demanded we boycott the olympics in Russia, but China is just honkey dorey ?

Admittedly, I have mixed feelings about the effects of boycotting a positive event. But I just can’t see why Russia was so bad while China is soooooo gooooood. Especially as China is strongly touting the olympics as a showcase of the good Chinese society.

]]> By: mauro7inf http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269480 mauro7inf Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:26:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269480 I think we're missing the point here. Playing chicken with the Olympics is a pretty bad idea considering what the Olympics are supposed to represent. Yeah, sure, they're in China, and China is doing some horrible things on many fronts from supporting the Sudanese genocide (oh, yeah, we use that word to describe it, big whoop -- perhaps we should actually STOP it instead of bickering?) to having unsafe labor conditions to curtailing freedom of speech. There's a lot we could do to complain if we wanted to. But really, are the Olympics the place to do that? To mar just about the only global sporting event with integrity? In other words, do we want to sacrifice the Olympics, which brings the world together, in order to protest against actions of other countries that they already know are unpopular and immoral around the world? This is, I think, a time when we should be respectful of the Chinese government regardless of how bad it may be, because, really, the Olympic Games ARE a sporting event. It's not about China, it's about the thousands of athletes who have been training their entire lives for this. Spielberg has the right to do whatever he wants in that respect, but Bush, as head of state, is I think doing the right thing by not protesting at the Olympics. Let's let these guys compete and celebrate pure sports without yelling at anyone about anything, and we can berate China in another context in another time. I think we’re missing the point here. Playing chicken with the Olympics is a pretty bad idea considering what the Olympics are supposed to represent. Yeah, sure, they’re in China, and China is doing some horrible things on many fronts from supporting the Sudanese genocide (oh, yeah, we use that word to describe it, big whoop — perhaps we should actually STOP it instead of bickering?) to having unsafe labor conditions to curtailing freedom of speech. There’s a lot we could do to complain if we wanted to. But really, are the Olympics the place to do that? To mar just about the only global sporting event with integrity? In other words, do we want to sacrifice the Olympics, which brings the world together, in order to protest against actions of other countries that they already know are unpopular and immoral around the world? This is, I think, a time when we should be respectful of the Chinese government regardless of how bad it may be, because, really, the Olympic Games ARE a sporting event. It’s not about China, it’s about the thousands of athletes who have been training their entire lives for this. Spielberg has the right to do whatever he wants in that respect, but Bush, as head of state, is I think doing the right thing by not protesting at the Olympics. Let’s let these guys compete and celebrate pure sports without yelling at anyone about anything, and we can berate China in another context in another time.

]]> By: Nature Rules http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269463 Nature Rules Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:59:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269463 <em>I mean, you got the Dali Lama crowd.</em> And what exactly is "the Dali Lama crowd"? Let's see: Religious - check Want their people to be free - check Crap, I just described the Neocons. So Bush will be going to the Olympics as "the Neocon crowd". Brilliant leadership. I mean, you got the Dali Lama crowd.

And what exactly is “the Dali Lama crowd”?

Let’s see:

Religious – check
Want their people to be free – check

Crap, I just described the Neocons. So Bush will be going to the Olympics as “the Neocon crowd”. Brilliant leadership.

]]> By: LibertyLover http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269450 LibertyLover Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:33:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269450 How many more days left that the world has to tolerate this miserable excuse for a human being as “the leader of the free world”? Comment by jb — February 16, 2008 @ 11:59 am <strong>338 days and counting.</strong> How many more days left that the world has to tolerate this miserable excuse for a human being as “the leader of the free world”?

Comment by jb — February 16, 2008 @ 11:59 am

338 days and counting.

]]> By: andhowe http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269447 andhowe Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:27:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269447 "Genocide Olympics" How many such athletic activities has the U.S. taken part in while directly or indirectly involved in genocidal activies: Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, East Timor Afghanistan, iraq, Nicaragua, Palestine and others? “Genocide Olympics”
How many such athletic activities has the U.S. taken part in while directly or indirectly involved in genocidal activies: Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, East Timor Afghanistan, iraq, Nicaragua, Palestine and others?

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269427 toasterhead Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:31:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269427 I think we're focusing on the wrong issue here. If we're going to call these the Genocide Olympics, perhaps we should focus on China's attempts at cultural genocide in Xinjiang and Tibet, rather than the situation in Darfur which, in my opinion, is not genocide. Highly lopsided brutal warfare, yes. Systematic elimination of a people, no. I think we’re focusing on the wrong issue here. If we’re going to call these the Genocide Olympics, perhaps we should focus on China’s attempts at cultural genocide in Xinjiang and Tibet, rather than the situation in Darfur which, in my opinion, is not genocide. Highly lopsided brutal warfare, yes. Systematic elimination of a people, no.

]]> By: Angry African http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269418 Angry African Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:15:01 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269418 President Bush has not been good for Africa. Some claim otherwise, but his policies on aid, trade, terror and everything else has undermined Africa at every single step of the way. And Africa will continue to suffer for years to come. Who needs enemies with a friend like him? More on this at http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/bush-in-africa-with-a-friend-like-this/ And the problem with the Olympics and human rights is a joke. Should Harare (Zimbabwe) be the enxt one to get the Olympics? They could based on Olympic values - also on www.angryafrican.wordpress.com President Bush has not been good for Africa. Some claim otherwise, but his policies on aid, trade, terror and everything else has undermined Africa at every single step of the way. And Africa will continue to suffer for years to come. Who needs enemies with a friend like him? More on this at http://angryafrican.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/bush-in-africa-with-a-friend-like-this/

And the problem with the Olympics and human rights is a joke. Should Harare (Zimbabwe) be the enxt one to get the Olympics? They could based on Olympic values – also on http://www.angryafrican.wordpress.com

]]> By: dasm http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269413 dasm Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:07:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269413 “I mean, you got the Dalai Lama crowd. You’ve got global warming folks. You’ve got, you know, Darfur,” he said. And obviously none of these people have any merit to this buffoon. With that quote he has proved (again) that groups who hope to make the world better are just trivial write-offs. Anyone who disagrees with this pathetic man is obviously a joke to him. Remember, according to Bush, it's all about oil, war, and rich friends. Making things better is something to trivialize and sneer at. He's hopeless as a leader. “I mean, you got the Dalai Lama crowd. You’ve got global warming folks. You’ve got, you know, Darfur,” he said.

And obviously none of these people have any merit to this buffoon. With that quote he has proved (again) that groups who hope to make the world better are just trivial write-offs. Anyone who disagrees with this pathetic man is obviously a joke to him. Remember, according to Bush, it’s all about oil, war, and rich friends. Making things better is something to trivialize and sneer at. He’s hopeless as a leader.

]]> By: alphainfinityomega http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269388 alphainfinityomega Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:07:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269388 <em>Isn’t there some Nazi in Chimpy’s family history? Comment by GL2814 </em> No, no way, not in the <strong>Busch</strong> family tree. /sarc. <strong>A∞Ω</strong> Isn’t there some Nazi in Chimpy’s family history?

Comment by GL2814

No, no way, not in the Busch family tree. /sarc.

A∞Ω

]]> By: GL2814 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269376 GL2814 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:47:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269376 I guess GWDumbass sees the Holocaust as a sporting event as well. Isn't there some Nazi in Chimpy's family history? I guess GWDumbass sees the Holocaust as a sporting event as well. Isn’t there some Nazi in Chimpy’s family history?

]]> By: GL2814 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269372 GL2814 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:38:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269372 <em>besides, *everyone* knows how up China’s ass he is.</em> Oh man, you got that right! Bush gives almost as many hummers to the Chinese as he does to the House of Saud (and I don't mean automobiles!). I just wonder how much longer China's going to keep supporting our national debt financially, with the dollar being as weak as it is. besides, *everyone* knows how up China’s ass he is.

Oh man, you got that right! Bush gives almost as many hummers to the Chinese as he does to the House of Saud (and I don’t mean automobiles!).

I just wonder how much longer China’s going to keep supporting our national debt financially, with the dollar being as weak as it is.

]]> By: GL2814 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/comment-page-2/#comment-4269368 GL2814 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:33:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/02/16/bush-won%e2%80%99t-expess-opinions-on-genocide-olympics-i-view-the-olympics-as-a-sporting-event%e2%80%99/#comment-4269368 <strong>FU(KING IDIOT.</strong> FU(KING IDIOT.

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