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China listed possible U.S. troublemakers at Olympics

sports.espn.go.com — The Chinese government, concerned about the possibility of demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics, created a list of nine U.S. athletes and one assistant coach it thought might cause problems, USA Today reported Thursday.

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  • Oogler, on 10/30/2008, -0/+45I don't think the pre-idenfication of trouble makers is unique to any Olympica Games.
  • pokeefe, on 10/30/2008, -1/+32"The athletes included ... golfer Laura Goodwin.

    ... Goodwin did not compete because golf is not an Olympic sport."

    lol. Oops.
  • inactive, on 10/31/2008, -2/+15I'm just glad our government doesn't make lists like this concerning people in our country. Bad China!
  • LucasKane, on 10/31/2008, -0/+8I would have taken care of Jennie Finch
  • solvable, on 10/31/2008, -0/+7I heard he's a troublemaker but one hell of a pole vaulter.
  • whorunbartertwn, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6Or even any sport.

    A city sponsoring World Cup will usually have a pretty good database of known trouble makers arriving.
  • mimigins, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6Sarcasm. You missed it.
  • michaelzhao, on 10/31/2008, -1/+7This is not a big deal at all...

    I'm sure any major sports event has a list of people not to let in... from Wimbledon to the Super Bowl.

    Hell, casinos in the US routinely employ facial recognition to catch card cheats and other "troublemakers"
  • MakanGuru, on 10/31/2008, -1/+53 words - terrorist watch list
  • amenhotep, on 10/30/2008, -2/+5I wonder why they all wussed out.
  • kingbinji, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4a few months too late?
  • leerayIG88, on 10/31/2008, -3/+5STFU. Buried and ignored.
  • RiceLee22, on 11/02/2008, -0/+1We didn't 'not let them in'. We just put them on our list, then in a show of courtesy sent it to the federation.

    Which decides to give China even more bad press by spinning it months after the actual event, lying about how important their 'values' are yet not telling the atheletes themselves, then asking for a comment from the Beijing Olympic Committee, which is already dissolved because it had been months after the Olympics have finished.
  • mugupo, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2Is basically a pay back.
  • inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Good.
  • duder83, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2I could go for a grundle burger with fries
  • BoneheadFarker, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2Didn't Bush do that personally? Oh wait...no...that was the volleyball players.
  • Lastbeforefirst, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1So?
  • rabbitmo, on 11/01/2008, -0/+1"At the time we made multiple representations to Chinese authorities regarding the importance of respecting freedom of expression, and we continue to stand by these views"

    As long as the freedom of expression is not executed on American soil and near political events.
  • still0lil0wagon, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Bob Fitzgerald (of Lee Hammer's KNBR) was on the list as well. Rod Brooks told me so.
    Oy YOY YOY!!!!!!!!!
  • inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!!!!
  • rygoke, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1China might broke some rules by using underage gymnasts.
  • ArchangelZLT, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Oxford American Dictionary: "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment."

    I see nothing golf has against this definition.
  • taiwanniggadu, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1who cares the games are over
  • Enderplayer1, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1whatever golf is fun to play and if your really really good at it you can make a lot of money.
  • Vikesrock, on 10/31/2008, -4/+4This list does not usually include competing athletes
  • wsuvtx, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Old news. This came out last week.
  • Meursault, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1In Communist China, they make do-to lists.
  • xpope, on 11/01/2008, -0/+0Thats Ok, under the Dictatorship of J Edgar Hoover, there were more files on people of no-interest than the amount of money pouring out of your pockets right now... Executed by our caring government. Current news, " IRS is giving away money"!!! These are the facts that make the news. What don't we know about?????????????????
  • Lendon2020, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Golf is an activity, not a sport.
  • EtherGnat, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Is it just me or does that sentence have unfortunate connotations? Maybe it's just me; when used together the words "*****" and "gymnast" usually have an entirely different meaning in my head.
  • SocialPoison, on 10/31/2008, -4/+3It's the thought police version of our terrorist watch list
  • wildest, on 10/31/2008, -6/+5What about george bush?
  • m0tbaillie, on 10/31/2008, -5/+3Uh....we do. Ever get arrested at a political rally (for any reason) and then try to fly soon thereafter? We also keep lists of known felons and sex offenders (because they can't vote, remember?).
  • Ch0mpr, on 10/31/2008, -6/+4***** China they have 13 yr old gymnasts!
  • cunne, on 10/31/2008, -3/+1"Shu was concerned that some of the athletes have been affiliated with Team Darfur, an international coalition of athletes committed to raising awareness about the human rights crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, according to the email."

    I guess that can be viewed as a bad thing if you're a paranoid totalitarian crackpot with a history of human rights abuses
  • inactive, on 10/31/2008, -17/+5Obamas Civilian Army will...

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