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Will the Olympics Not Be Televised?

time.com — Television networks that will broadcast the Beijing Olympics to billions around the world are squaring off with local organizers over stringent security that threatens coverage of the games in two months. Differences over a wide range of issues — from limits on live coverage in Tiananmen Square to allegations that freight shipments...

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  • magicjohnson, on 06/08/2008, -21/+61I lost respect for Time Magazine because they are stupid enough to think that the Olympics won't be on tv
    • doommachine, on 06/09/2008, -5/+31True. But maybe the author is using this article as an outlet to display the suppression of the Chinese government more to the people of these United States.
    • mal1964, on 06/09/2008, -1/+17Read The Article!
    • TheZorch, on 06/09/2008, -0/+13If the Olympics weren't on TV it would be a major blow to China. They'd loose a great deal of credibility and respect in the International Community (what little they currently have at least). This is something they can't afford to frack up, yet the Chinese government's paranoia is going to cause a lot of problems for the Olympic Committee. I think the committee needs to punish China for causing them so much grief. They should be BANNED for consideration as a future site for the games for half-a-century or more. You might not thing this would have an impact, but overall it will have a profound effect on the Chinese government. They are trying to walk the line between having a strictly controlled socialist society and the riches of a capitalist economy at the same time. Both are fundamentally incompatible with one another, you can't have a capitalist-style economy within an oppressive government, it cannot be done. They are sliding head long into disaster, eventually something is going to give. You can't have your cake and eat it too, the Chinese government is going to learn this lesson the hard way eventually.
      • rebrad, on 06/09/2008, -2/+5Boycott the olympics and boycott any olympic sponsors.
        • h4ppydotcom, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2Isn't that pretty much every big company these days?
      • SilverBlade2k, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2China lost credibility and respect when they decided to kill/torture peaceful Tibetan Monks, as far as I'm concerned.
    • inverselogic, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2but wait, you are the person of the year.... ***** you time.
  • cricketsymphony, on 06/09/2008, -15/+10Answer: No. It will be televised.
    • sexybobo, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3but the revolution won't be
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2Crap. Here I was hoping for more Rhoda reruns in that time slot.
  • RhymeTime, on 06/09/2008, -9/+3I lost respect for Better Homes and Gardens because they are surly enough to print photos of burlesque Tai-Chi!
  • duckyinc, on 06/09/2008, -12/+6Yes it will, it would be stupid to loose 85%+ viewers
  • Revolution101, on 06/09/2008, -9/+46If I can't watch womens beach volleyball or gymnastics. heads will roll.
    • HookmasterCH47, on 06/09/2008, -3/+23wow, gymnastics... where all the girls look like they're 9.

      I have to agree with you on beach volleyball though.
      • TheSpook, on 06/09/2008, -1/+5But it's all so BORING!!

        Give me Internet porn, or give me death.
  • Aurabolt, on 06/09/2008, -16/+5Who cares if it's televised, if anything interesting happens at the olympics I'm sure it will be on Digg.
    • ISEEDEADPEOPLE, on 06/09/2008, -4/+3You sad sycophantic freak!
      • Dundasbro, on 06/09/2008, -2/+7"syc·o·phant (sk-fnt, sk-)
        n.
        A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people."

        Hmm... Nice, you learn something new every day...
  • tikited, on 06/09/2008, -11/+3I guess China wants to win over all countries. I heard some Chinese people pee on seats during the olympics a few years ago.
    • Hangly, on 06/09/2008, -2/+23I saw a kid take a ***** on a table at a McDonalds in Beijing. Not that that has anything to do with the topic.
  • PeTeRZz, on 06/09/2008, -22/+1Zero, Comments and on the front page...?

    somethings fishy...
  • Pillage, on 06/09/2008, -7/+19The revolution will not be
  • ergaurav, on 06/09/2008, -8/+2well earthquakes are also a threat fro Olympics, lets all hope everything works out fine
    • mickstephenson, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Yes exactly, No Olympics for anywhere where large earthquakes are possible, that means Athens is out. Bye Bye California, Japan, Washington, Hell the entire Pacific rim. I got an idea lets just swap between London and Paris continually from now on, sounds good to me.
      • bjornski, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2Umm, have you seen the reports of cities being destroyed and hundreds of thousands of citizens being evacuated?

        They're going through some serious ***** right now. Even if the events aren't taking place right on Olympic sites, doesn't mean that they're not something major to have to deal with, in their own way. Don't underestimate the strain of it

        Not only is China worried about keeping the camera eyes on the athletes, and not the guards and cities, but they also don't want those agencies reporting on anything OUTSIDE of the cities hosting these events.

        Right now, they're pulling a "our rules, take it or leave it", and I honestly think it'll play out to be a rather interesting confrontation. Not only is a sporting event not being covered (SMALL issue), but there's MONEY involved.

        Lots and lots of it.
        • mickstephenson, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3Evidently the /sarcasm tags really are necessary. That comment I made was tongue in cheek. Mocking the idea of picking Olympic cities based on events that happen to a particular city maybe once every century. How would you feel if San Francisco had the best bid by far but was turned down because of Earthquake risk. "you'd say millions of tourists go there every year, and hundreds of thousands (maybe millions?) call it home."
          I don't even see how your comment is even the remotest bit relevant to mine.
        • bjornski, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3I must have mis-read the direction of the jab in your sarcasm.

          I do that now and then. But I didn't catch your intent the first time, and I felt that it was an issue of import.

          Been a late nite, I'll go sleep.

          /unburied
  • givlpgg, on 06/09/2008, -13/+3Does anyone really give a fu*k?
    • bjornski, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6The people with very large financial stakes in this do.

      Don't be such a dick. Go read something that you actually care about.

      We really don't care.

      Take part in the discussion or don't. Don't pipe in just to piss in the punchbowl.
      • RealmDown, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5"Take part in the discussion or don't. Don't pipe in just to piss in the punchbowl."

        Best comment I've read in a while. I applaud you, sir.

  • PeTeRZz, on 06/09/2008, -10/+4something something boycott?
  • tama00, on 06/09/2008, -1/+5better question:
    will this be the first Olympics broadcasted live over the internet?
    • TheZorch, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6No, Pseudo.com, a now defunct online-only television network, carried several live streams of the Olympics several years ago. You had to use RealPlayer to watch it. Yes, you heard me right...RealPlayer. Nowadays no site in their right mind uses RealPlayer anymore except for some really old holdouts. Nowadays its Flash Video all the way.
      • bjornski, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2RealPlayer handles copyright protected streams more securely.

        Those that REALLY want it can get it, sure. But it'll stop 90% of the casual users who want to download it.

        EVERYONE has a YouTube/Flash ripper

        I'd actually imagine it being in a streaming QuickTime format.
      • Gutterpunk, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2Wow I never saw such a scatterbrainish post on Digg.

        Do tell us more about RealPlayer vs Flash please
    • Micktion, on 06/09/2008, -0/+7It will be broadcast live using Microsoft Silverlight, which unlike RealPlayer is a free plugin.

      http://news.cnet.com/Silverlight-to-shine-in-NBCs- ...

      Unlike RealPlayer and Flash silverlight boasts a HD Video codec...

      http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/overview/faq. ...


      " Does Silverlight support HD quality?
      Yes, Silverlight supports 720p, HD quality with considerable performance benefits over other solutions. Performance is dependent upon the central processing unit (CPU) capabilities of your computer and configurations. Generally, in testing, a 3-gigahertz (GHz) CPU and/or dual-core support greatly benefit the HD playback experience."

      Not that I really care, I've already made a decision to personally boycott these games on moral grounds.
      • jzuska, on 06/09/2008, -3/+2Silverlight? gah. Might as well be analog only over a shortwave radio. I'm not participating in this Micro$oft only format BS.
      • mikelieman, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2Analog over Shortwave wouldn't suck. That's open to anyone with a receiver.

        Silverlight isn't really Cross Platform. I tried to install it, but all it did was download Silverlight.exe, so I opened a terminal chmodd'ed it to 775, and ./Silverlight.exe only gave me some error about not being executable.
  • SaladCactusKing, on 06/09/2008, -4/+7Oh boy, the luge!
    • Twenty, on 06/09/2008, -0/+92010 Winter Olympics

      I must say I love the Winter Olympics more, though. Luge, boblsed, speed skating, all the skiing events (slalom, the other 3 with crazy names, jumping, XC), etc, etc.
      • bosssmiley, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6The Winter Olympics: 30 variations on the theme of sliding
  • Aliwalla, on 06/09/2008, -11/+34Even if it is on T.V. there is no way in hell I'm watching it: Tibet, Burma, Darfur, rocking up with a shipload of weapons for Mugabe in the middle of him stealing another election, and so on.
    • trumpcard, on 06/09/2008, -26/+6You are stupid aren't you.
    • chepnut, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3why do you call Aliwalla stupid, those are the reasons that I am not going to watch them also. I want to send the message that its not ok to reward China for the practices by giving them my rating point. What other option do I have.
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2With the time difference does it really matter?

      Most of the East Coast isn't going to see it live anyway, and the West Coast is going to get 2-4 hours live - or more if you want to stay up. So everything we see in America is either going to be time delayed or the highlights in the morning paper or online.
    • Ortheos, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1Yeah, I agree, I haven't seen American television for about 3 years now and counting, since that particular imperialist pig is significantly worse than China. Dedicate yourself to your cause is what I say.
  • knackXattack, on 06/09/2008, -4/+20Is anyone Really surprised that China has issues with cameras mucking about? I'm not.
  • piratearggghhh, on 06/09/2008, -4/+59I will watch the China Olympics on my China-made TV, cable box, remote and batteries in the remote, in my China-made clothes.
    • bosssmiley, on 06/09/2008, -0/+9Not a joke. The Tibetan protest flags used in the London torch protests: made in China.
    • Micktion, on 06/09/2008, -6/+3Good for you.

      I will not watch the games, and I'll try as hard as I can not to purchase anything made from China (it can be difficult).

      Why?

      Because, whilst selling out your morals may only mean some people in 3rd world countries end up having their human rights abused today. Tomorrow it may end up being, the human rights of the under priviliged in your own country, then maybe neighbours or people you know, and then one day yourself, friends or family may end up being abused.

      Corporate greed fuels Chinese human rights oppression. I'm gonna hit em where it hurts, in the wallet.

      In this case I don't think its a matter of "where do you draw the line?" but "when?"
      • kublerross, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6why dont you try avoiding all American companies who have moved their manufacturing to Asia and South & Central America where they can exploit corrupt local governments with no regulation and entrap children in what amounts to basically slave labor whilst simultaneously leaving behind decaying cities across our country with crippled economies?

        I'm not saying China is without fault by any means, but this holier-than-thou attitude is hypocritical and pathetic. The cold war is over and done (to the dismay of those in power ) dont fall into the propaganda of trying to stir up a new one.

        • Micktion, on 06/09/2008, -0/+4I fully understand corporate America is in full partnership with the China.

          This is a global problem - corporate profit taking precendence over human rights.

          Generally I try and make purchases locally or from european manufacturers.
        • lechechocolate, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2That's all well and good if you have enough money to afford European and American made goods. But many can't afford to buy locally in order to support human rights.
  • Hangly, on 06/09/2008, -3/+13That, and the police are scouring the expat communities looking for "undesirables."

    This is getting nuts. The CCP needs to chillax or its going to ruin the games for itself.
    • Gutterpunk, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3You mean they didn't already ruin it?

      can anyone say "*****"? Because it will be the new slogan of this year's Olympic soon
  • bone625, on 06/09/2008, -5/+15I'll probably get dugg down for this, but screw politics. Yeah, I can understand this is a good way to channel some political activism, which I'm all for. I just think the games and athletes should be supported as well, along with the tradition. More countries go to the Olympics than are part of the UN - it can't all be pretty outside those 5 rings, but OF COURSE they are going to televise this. It's the biggest media phenomenon of the globe.

    I'll be watching athletes do things I can only dream of, and support them. Not China, not their politics (or ours), not Fox news, not NBC, not ABC, not Katie Couric (is she still around?), but the people that dedicated their lives to going to these games.
    • Twenty, on 06/09/2008, -2/+9I see what you're saying about the Olympics being higher than politics. No country should have the right to say how another country can run itself. However, are basic human rights different from country-to-country? Does China of all countries deserve the Olympics despite their efforts to, not conquer the world or anything, but to deny their citizens the right to know even halfway the truth of their government, and of humanity beyond their borders?
      I don't think countries should force their citizens to boycott the Olympics as a political move. I think the decision is up to the athletes themselves. However, who would turn down the opportunity to compete on such a grand stage, against the best in the world?
      Maybe something will happen. We can only hope.
    • skimmas, on 06/09/2008, -2/+6Olympics are not higher than politics... politics are a part of everything, from how you relate to your friends to the Olympics. And the human right should probably above politics and above olympics.
  • jesuswuzanalien, on 06/09/2008, -6/+2Vachina.
  • t4m5t3r, on 06/09/2008, -13/+5NOBODY should watch this corrupt garbage anyway, remember those lovely stadiums that might be on TV was someones home they were forced from for this "event"

    and if you watch or support it, your equally as guilty as the animals hosting it!!

    this is jut to make the thing that chine "accpetable" you know the same way they made killing civilians in Iraq "acceptable", yet another incredible foot note in the destruction of our once free world !
  • pokebud, on 06/09/2008, -13/+1I don't know anyone that has ever actually cared about the olympics, so...not much of a loss really considering the fact that I can't figure out the rules of Olympic Korfball, but I'll be sure to figure out some new combos in DBZ: BL/Soul Calibur IV in the meantime
  • Canadian0207, on 06/09/2008, -8/+3JOHN TITOR!
  • LordofthePoles, on 06/09/2008, -2/+6Sports and Politics; A Toxic Combination
  • Raider007, on 06/09/2008, -7/+31who thought it was a good idea to hold the Olympics in China again? Between the governments super grasp on media, the torch issues, the tibet issues... this has become a cluster *****.

    I've been to Beijing, and just surfing the internet was problematic... somehow major news websites were down for a reason and unconnectable for the time I was there... oh that's right, they weren't down, just blocked.
    • e2superman, on 06/09/2008, -4/+4can you say ethnocentrism.
    • bat-21, on 06/09/2008, -0/+8Don't forget pollution. Many athletes are seriously considering not going because they don't want to die of lung cancer before Christmas.
  • slonrgjon, on 06/09/2008, -7/+5I wasn't gonna watch the Olympics newaise
  • Duncan3, on 06/09/2008, -4/+6Of course they will! But the riots and stacks of corpses we'll have to see on YouTube...
    • duggdowncatisad, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Until China pulls an Iran and knocks Youtube off the internets worldwide
  • aenegeling, on 06/09/2008, -7/+3let the bloody games begin...

    http://organharvestinvestigation.net
  • BoSuu, on 06/09/2008, -8/+10Olympics not televised?

    That has to be the dumbest thing I have heard in at least a week.
  • sherbertbones, on 06/09/2008, -6/+2I just have 4 words to say about this muddle: Mikado Superspecialize Transannular Anurous!
  • doctordbx, on 06/09/2008, -4/+8Are the olympics still relevant?
    • bosssmiley, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5Trick question: that glorified sports day was never relevant.
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2Not since they wore clothing at the events.
  • YodaJones, on 06/09/2008, -6/+9I could care less if they have the Olympics at all much less broadcast it.
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/09/2008, -0/+4That means you do care.
      It's 'I couldN'T care less'
  • jdepp, on 06/09/2008, -4/+2the olympics will be live.
  • xtraa, on 06/09/2008, -7/+7"Will the Olympics Not Be Televised?"

    I hope they won't.

    - Everyone who is interested in business should subscribe to the Financial Times instead.
    - Everyone who is interested in human rights should join Amnesty International instead.
    - And everyone who is interested in sports should join local matches instead.

    So what do we need this event formally known as the Olympic Games for?

    • paulvq, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2To show how much better America is than everyone of course.
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3So McDonald's can put out some crappy food with Olympic logos on their containers?
  • wonderbriefs, on 06/09/2008, -5/+8Free media coverage of Tibet or Boycott 2008 Olympics!
  • sevenalive, on 06/09/2008, -7/+2I really hope it isn't on TV. I really don't give a ***** about it to be honest and it always interferes with shows. I will kill them if they interrupt The Office.

    we suffered through the writers strike, i think we suffered enough.
  • TheZorch, on 06/09/2008, -3/+13For all the trouble China is giving them the Olympic Committee should BAN China from future consideration as a site for the Olympic Games for 50 years or more. The Olympics are meant as a way for the nations of the world to come together and set aside their differences and compete in games of athletic prowess and skill rather than games of politics. Politizing the Olympics like this is wrong and the committee needs to punish China severely for it.
    • e2superman, on 06/09/2008, -6/+3It was not China but people in the foreign media that are politicizing it. China just wants to have the olympics to run smooth and show the world that China has grown far from its not so troublesome past. The Chinese population there is very proud of the olympics and it is quite upsetting to them to have the olympics politisized so much.
      • Micktion, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6I think the problem comes from China breaking all the promises it made to the Olympic committee about improving human rights in China, which they have shown absolutely no signs of doing.

        http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/25/china. ...

        5 years jail just for speaking badly about the games. 5 YEARS !

        He didn't kill or assault anyone, he simply spoke his mind.

        The Chinese government knows only one way to improve their image on human rights abuses... cover it up!!! Sweep it all under the carpet !! Clamp down more viciously and quicker than ever to eliminate any sign of dissent.
  • dstz, on 06/09/2008, -8/+6"I will watch the China Olympics on my China-made TV, cable box, remote and batteries in the remote, in my China-made clothes"

    I'm glad that this point is going through at last!

    I'm not really sure why the hate against China: it far to be the worst regime on Earth, especially when compared to important countries that are western strategic allies (and receive a lot of western money and/or military support for that.)

    While on the democracy scale China is a F when Egypt is a E, the Chinese government seems to be very mature and pragmatic, with a strong focus on improving Chinese people lives, without miracles, but economic statistics don't lie, and China is going a whole lot better these days. We really can't hope for miracles, and when I see how occidental allies more often mean "power to the politically correct Elites" than "to the People", I fail to see the real thing that would make China a real worthy receptacle for western anger.

    The two biggest critics against China could be it's government type and it's occupation of Tibet. But those two aren't related, since Chinese people are not forced to feel okay with Tibet occupation, that's just how they naturally feel. Of course their feelings may evolve in a democratic setup, but I wouldn't put too much money on that: we have seen very recently how democracies can attack other countries on false pretenses.

    Maybe I'm wrong, and Chinese government is aiming for world war and domination and oppression, but everyday news seem to say that China is slowly going a lot better. And I'm really OK with that.
    • kneelB4zod, on 06/09/2008, -1/+5When it comes to occupation of Tibet there's nothing natural about the propaganda that pumped in to the heads of the Chinese population (just as there is nothing natural about Fox News), that or it shouldn't be fine to feel natural about the forced military occupation of someone else's land.

      I take your point China that is getting better at being diplomatic but there's no way we should make them feel good about their occupation of Tibet or their lust to occupy Taiwan.
      • dstz, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1I agree.
      • mrb4b00, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1When it comes to occupation of Iraq there's nothing natural about the propaganda that pumped it to the heads of the American population, that or it shouldn't be fine to feel natural about the forced military occupation of someone else's land.
        I take your point America that is getting better at being diplomatic but there's no way we should make us feel good about our occupation of Iraq or their lust to occupy Iran.
    • Micktion, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2Profit and greed are at the root of most human rights abuses today. You are right the Chinese do not have a monopoly on greed and profit, but their abuses of human rights are more blatant, institutionalised and systematic than any other country.

      You should be scared, because if they are the country that is to lead this planet in the future, we are all on a very dark path.
      • dancingdeer, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1so who is "leading" the planet right now? Even if the USA is a superpower which breaks all human rights and invades other countries at will doesn't make them the "planet leader".

        I am sorry to break your bubble but China won't lead the planet in the future.
  • acceleration, on 06/09/2008, -5/+4"Will the Olympics Not Be Televised?"

    It better be televisied, after NBC successfully pressured them to run the swimming finals in the morning, just so America will be able to watch it at primetime. After all, who cares about the swimmers, coaches, spectators and everyone else involved, as long as the American TV audience is happy?
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2As I recall, NBC didn't give two ***** about showing the events but was much more interested in doing 20 minute fluff pieces on the athletes the last time they did the coverage.
  • meed, on 06/09/2008, -1/+7I don't know what is worse that the Chinese governments is breaking the true spirit of the games causing them to be a sham this year or that Athletes who trained their whole life to compete in them are going to have to compete over there.

    I really think that China is going to end up causing drama for the games, they pull crap that most other countries couldn't dream of doing.
  • Deist4Life, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6it's sad, but yes, unfortunately the Olympics will be televised. I would rather watch one month of Leave it to Beaver reruns.
    • PopcornDave, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2The Eddie Haskel schmoozing marathon and the Lumpy Rutherford cannonball competition. Must see TV.
  • diagonalfish, on 06/09/2008, -0/+9It amazes me that anyone is surprised by this. Seriously, it's China. Did no one see this coming?
  • skinrock, on 06/09/2008, -0/+8I bet the committee that decides where each Olympics will be held is regretting this one.
  • t4m5t3r, on 06/09/2008, -3/+1it shows you how far we're fallen, we ARE sheep, if this is not conformation of that, what is?

    i mean china has, slave labour, CHILD slave labour, has and is commiting GENOCIDE (although so are the americans so i dont expect them to be bothered) and we give it the olympics, better yet theres ever seemingly "normal" people defending it. SHEEP!!

    we honestly deserve whats coming, we really do!!
  • lioneljaffry, on 06/09/2008, -2/+3Before I had decent net connectivity my response to a headline like this might have been, "I hope it's not on tv. Bloody sport taking up valuable documentary time on telly [grumble grumble]".

    Now it's more like, "ugh, tv? who cares?"
    • gigigugit, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1Are you some kind of mushroom? Cause you sound like a real fungi...
  • AsylumAleikum, on 06/09/2008, -0/+4When was the last time the major networks passed on an opportunity to broadcast a communist propaganda show?

  • nurall, on 06/09/2008, -2/+5they still have the Olympics?
    • corporatebee, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2yep and I'd put good money on it that every foreigner in China, everybody trying to trade with Chinese companies and everyone with a factory here who's living overseas is waiting for the bloody things to end too.


      welcome to the Beijing Olympics should have a you're tacked on the front
  • terrab0t, on 06/09/2008, -0/+9This is why China should not have been granted the games. They may be easily able to afford the IOC's standards for venues and facilities, and even improve the air quality around the venue, but their current social attitude goes directly against the spirit of freedom and friendship the games promote. They are free to govern however they want, but we should limit our association with anyone who stands against freedom to that extent. Refusing to hold an international event within their borders would be a good example of appropriate discretion.

    If the IOC thought this entire nation would socially shape up to meet the challenge of holding the games they were very naiive. Hopefully this will be a lesson to them as they choose the host for the 2016 games.
  • jzuska, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2They only televise the sports Americans are good at. Figure skating, Swimming, basketball, hockey, gymnastics, ski jumping, and I think that's it.
  • Fanboy88, on 06/09/2008, -6/+1Would you like some cheese with your whine? When a person goes to a foreign country, they have to live my their rules. It is their country. They can do as they please. In the case of China, China is what it is today thanks to the British and Japanese Imperialist. At one time not long ago, China was a republic. Iran would be a democracy today if the American imperialist didn't overthrow the PM. So please, STFU.
    • twiztidsinz, on 06/09/2008, -1/+4Except for the whole fact that part of the reason why China was allowed to host the Olympic Games was that they'd ensure that reporters would have access to film and broadcast from wherever they want. Now they are backpedaling because they (China) was stupid and didn't realize that people will not welcome them with open arms for hosting the Olympics, and that people will indeed use this to protest the unfair treatment. It's not about going to a foreign country and following the rules, it's about the foreign country CHANGING the rules after they got there. So please, RTFA and STFU.
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