Comments on: Perino suggests Bush may boycott Olympics opening ceremony.

By: Mohammed Qutub

Mohammed Qutub — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:25:22 +0000

USA wants china to give up its Communist idology, envious capitalist USA wants civil war in China and make it like Middle East.
USA will never succed in destroying China by its DIVIDE AND RULE POLICY, on the other hand China will be super power in next 20 Years as its Economy is growing by 15 %, Olympics is a boost to is success story and Economy, baced by Russia, Iran and Islamic Worls, China will be the largest Military and Economic Might. USA on the other hand is loosing its Economic and Military might and Technological superiority and is using the Media to spread hate stories and Propoganda against China by instigating Muslim Uighur of Urmique area and Tibetians. I wants a civil war like Afghanistan’s Taliban and Al Quida,which was made by USA to destroy USSR. so it is now creating Buddist Fundamentalists like Dalai Lama. India and E U will be behind USA. howver they will fail and China and Middle East will be successful.

By: flavorino

flavorino — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:04:25 +0000

Bush does not have the moral high ground to make any statements about Chinese violations of human rights…he lives in a moral swamp.
The Bush Administration will go down as a stain on history.

By: mycatsmarterthanDubya

mycatsmarterthanDubya — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:21:43 +0000

tom@3: Me too. I would pay big dough to see that one.

Ah, the Olympics – the stuff of hopes and dreams.

By: Evil Spaniard

Evil Spaniard — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:36:38 +0000

“Perino suggests Bush may boycott Olympics opening ceremony.”

It’s a freshly discovered taste for ethics or perhaps he hates all the foreing countries and doesn’t give a damn about peaceful meetings?

By: Vet

Vet — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:37:20 +0000

As if anyone in the rest of the world would give a single shiit if we did boycott the opening ceremony. We have NO MORAL AUTHORITY to question the actions of ANY government, thanks to Bush and his fellow war criminals.

On top of that, boycotting the opening ceremony would be nothing more than a circus act. If we really cared about the people of Tibet, or China’s other human rights issues, we’d boycott the games altogether, as well as yank China’s status as a favored trading partner.

Our elected officials are nothing more than attention-needing, power-hungry poseurs. Fluck them all!

By: turnerj41

turnerj41 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:16:25 +0000

The best diplomatic policy for long term solutions with China is not going to be from skipping the Olympics, it is going to come from extending opportunities for democracy.

By: galmud

galmud — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:31:09 +0000

Bush views everything as a sporting event. Its all about winning or loosing, success or failure, stay the course or cut and run.

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:47:53 +0000

Isn’t this a double standard?

China gets shunned by an oppressive tyrant because China has been an oppressive tyrannical force in their occupation of another country… ?

That’s rich, real rich. And the continued occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq is nothing? Bush’s war and occupation has killed far more in the last seven years than China has during the same period.

By: Exit Stage Left

Exit Stage Left — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:02:38 +0000

#3 tom Says:
April 8th, 2008 at 7:14 pm

However, I will be extremely disappointed if he decides to not suit up and compete in the javelin-catching event. I am looking forward to him getting the gold medal!

Thanks, Tom, for the best laugh I’ve had all day. That is a classic :)

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:34:00 +0000

Freedom Rebel Says:
April 8th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I don’t think he should attend because of the human rights violations, but what does he care about a few laws being broken. He breaks our laws on a daily basis with zero consequences.

exactly – and how about the japanese human rights violations against china before the first world war? – 400,000 massacred in nanjing alone – and what the hell is the big deal with tibet??? – i don’t get it? – do these protesters in europe actually know or give a s**t about tibetans?….how about protesting against the family from outside of tibet that were incinerated in their own home in
lahsa?
and while everyone is so worried about the chimp not fronting at the games because of human rights issues,then he should also boycott the saudis full stop.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:41:38 +0000

For those who missed todays trollfest, it seems that the stakes are going up. Multiple threats of violence, porn links and plenty of other despicable shenanigans. I strongly urge you all to be VERY selective about links from “non-regulars”. There’s no telling what kind of infections the punks might try to unleash.

G’night good people.
You too trolls.

By: Freedom Rebel

Freedom Rebel — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:53:41 +0000

Georgie not showing up for the opening ceremonies will probably not make a big difference to any officials in Europe. They already consider him a laughing stock. A man with no couth or sophistication that you would expect from someone in his position.

Daddy forgot to send Georgie to Miss Manners classes, that obvious.

I don’t think he should attend because of the human rights violations, but what does he care about a few laws being broken. He breaks our laws on a daily basis with zero consequences.

By: FunMe

FunMe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:33:44 +0000

I hear the monkey (animals) will be performing in the opening ceremony.

As bush says, he will be “fabulous”.

By: margerine

margerine — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:18:51 +0000

If he doesn’t show up I doubt it will be for any important or thoughtful reason on his part. He’ll probably just think it looks boring and not feel like going… or maybe he’ll show up and try to skip out early like he does at press conferences.

By: Julio Gonzalez Altamirano

Julio Gonzalez Altamirano — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:38:07 +0000

The upside of the snub is that it might build some “soft power” and rebuild European alliances. But there is little chance that this snub will create grassroots pressure on the Chinese government for change.

I discuss this more here:

http://elvaliente.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/clinton-china-and-change/

By: DieNowForPeace

DieNowForPeace — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:39:01 +0000

WELL DUH.

Fed minutes: Officials worried about deep recessio

WASHINGTON — Worries about a deep recession — not a shallow one — drove Federal Reserve policymakers to slash a key interest rate last month, meeting minutes show.

LINK

By: Chocolate Jesus

Chocolate Jesus — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:36:51 +0000

dont you know, the chinese are just “fighting terror”, who could begrudge a government a few human rights violations in the name of keeping it population “safe” from “terrorists”?

By: PatrioticLiberalChristian

PatrioticLiberalChristian — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:34:40 +0000

Let’s do it right! No Chinese food in the Senate’s cafeteria. Rename the White House china “freedom ware”. Borrow some more money from the Chinese to fund the occupation of Iraq. Oh, wait scratch that last one.

/snark off

By: Nevar

Nevar — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:33:13 +0000

or “opening” ceremonies….

By: DieNowForPeace

DieNowForPeace — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:31:39 +0000

Someone better explain to Shrub that a boycott has nothing to do with adolescent males and roll-away beds…