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- darkmaninperth, on 04/09/2008, -4/+26THEY ARE FIGHTING!!! THEY ARE FIGHTING!!! OH THE HUMANITY!! oops, sorry, I clicked a WWE feed by mistake.
My bad.. - christoast, on 09/04/2008, -2/+24>***** chinas government
Fixed. - Tigerbot5, on 04/09/2008, -1/+20Honestly?...
- chrissku, on 04/09/2008, -22/+37***** China.
- xutopia, on 04/09/2008, -0/+15This will be a good to see if Americans can outdo the French or not.
- stonebear, on 04/09/2008, -5/+19Yes, something did happen: The Olympic Committee awarded the 2008 Olympics to China; a brutal, totalitarian country, which, as it has proven by invading, annexing, and ethnically cleansing other countries such as Tibet, is against everything the Olympics is supposed to stand for.
- Shaman760, on 04/09/2008, -3/+17"San Francisco should be proud"
SF should be mighty ***** ASHAMED. - thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -3/+16China apparently flew in and bused in hundreds of pro-china supporters to counter the anti-china protesters that were expected to come out today. The baton isn't even on the route right now, they took into a police base and they're shortening the entire route right now as protesters have blocked off the original route in front of AT&T park. ......ah, now they've moved the route to Van Ness, so, theres no protesters there, just holding up traffic for all the working people. great.
- ottodog, on 04/09/2008, -2/+14If you notice NBC and its affiliates are light on the protests and always makes a point how many supporters there are?
They are sponsoring the Olympics and GE the parent company are selling US technology to China.
BOYCOTT AND PROTEST BOTH NBC AND GE, - tellahoohooo, on 04/09/2008, -4/+16boooo the protestors are over a mile away from the route...looks like no torch grabbing action today.
- swrostmore, on 04/09/2008, -3/+14I'm guessing they changed the route to avoid protesters, so Chinese State media can broadcast "clean" video and say there was no protest.
- ctpmn, on 04/09/2008, -3/+14Please SOMEONE do something stupid so we can digg the YouTube of the video too!
- jayobear, on 04/09/2008, -2/+13Stop yelling. It certainly doesn't make you look smarter.
- trevorjez, on 04/09/2008, -5/+16with the police escort, doesn't this seem more like USSR propaganda than America? and another thing, why should SF tax dollars be spent to pay for this? seems like a giant waste of money.
- defektiv, on 04/09/2008, -0/+11i just started watching again. anyone else catch Raj saying that the Chinese government took over the planning of this whole operation? i hope he misspoke. that could change my opinion of things a little.
- SuicideMouse, on 04/09/2008, -0/+11Apparently the Chinese government coordinated all of this.
- icepick602, on 04/09/2008, -0/+11These news anchors are so annoying i feel like my head is gonna explode. I can hear them talking through their self important ***** eating grins. and I think Raj Mathai is a douchebag
- raeshao, on 04/09/2008, -2/+13Olympic torch being driven around in the popemobile. Yay.
- acc355, on 04/09/2008, -0/+11Heh, it was just confirmed that the Chinese are calling all the shots...
- defektiv, on 04/09/2008, -1/+11i just saw a cop shove a "team tibet" protester and then something happened i never expected. another cop came over, grabbed the cop that shoved the protester by the shoulder and yanked him out and pushed him forward in the line of cops.
way to go to the cop that knows how to control a crowd without getting violent. violence only breeds violence. - teejaay, on 04/09/2008, -4/+14That could definetly get messy.
- Puppyfam, on 04/09/2008, -0/+9Does anyone else think the secretive way they're running this is kinda reckless? I understand the need to keep the torch safe, but haphazardly shutting down streets and "setting up decoys" (as some people have said) just seems wrong. Sounds like they're just trying to trick the public and it just doesn't sit well with me...
- jboitnott, on 04/09/2008, -2/+10This livestream will end at 4:45 p.m. or so Pacific Standard Time -- so 7:45 on East coast...
- inactive, on 04/09/2008, -0/+8You said it yourself: "horrible human rights record".
The protesters have good reason to be pissed off. - bavetta, on 04/09/2008, -0/+8anyone else following this on google maps? - the commentators sound like they need a map... or GPS - "arriving at Justin Herman Plaza, on left"
- FatalClaws, on 04/09/2008, -8/+16There must be 20-30 cops (on bicycles and running alongside) the stupid torch. Where is your Freedom now America?! FAIL!
- thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -1/+8SF pulled a fast one on all the protesters today, now the baton march is on Van Ness and Bush, going north, with nothing going on there but regular Weds. business. It's too far for any of the protesters around the bay to get there on foot, and all its gonna cost is extended stop and go traffic for the rest of the day. Hooray for the ingenuity of Gavin Newsom and China, finding ways to subvert the public will yet again!
- Mpwns, on 04/09/2008, -0/+7theres like an army of cops around the runners now on foot bikes and motorcycle's and they are moving now. protesters are moving with them as well. its gonna be a crazy summer in china this year the cops on foot are not even ours they are cops from china. they are going down vanness ave.they are talking to the mayor now and how they might cut the run short nothing much else they are starting to just say the same things over and over now.
- edgedmurasame, on 04/09/2008, -0/+7Where's Zorin Industries(or their equivalent) when they could do some good? A few tons of water would extinguish the flame thanks to nature.
- inactive, on 04/09/2008, -1/+8your title is wrong - it is not rally FOR but a rally ABOUT - you make it sound as if all those who are protesting are in favor of this !
- thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -0/+7protesting is a full time job in SF.
- thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -0/+6Tibetan protesters headed up to North Van Ness to meet the torch. They might make it, the run is going very slow. this could still be something. Word is out that the baton will not end up back at Justin Hermann plaza, and that instead the torch will head west away from Fishermans wharf.
- rmxz, on 04/09/2008, -1/+7Now that's the Olympic spirit!
Didn't the Marathon get named after the manufacturer of the van that carried the first guy ever to drive a marathon by van? - mark076h, on 04/09/2008, -4/+10well ***** this because i would protest IE just as much as i protest China
- CyberSol, on 04/09/2008, -0/+6that is the airport
- swrostmore, on 04/09/2008, -1/+7we'll see what the Xinhua coverage looks like, mmkay?
- Mpwns, on 04/09/2008, -0/+6protesters are moving to spot where the run is gonna end so something might still happen.
- swrostmore, on 04/09/2008, -0/+6"The scenes along the route appeared festive on Wednesday morning, with no sign of protests. "Everything is tranquil and peaceful," said a police officer standing on guard."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/10/conte ... - bsdboy, on 04/09/2008, -1/+7They took the runner off in a van, they're going to avoid the crowd altogether. There is also speak of part of the run will be by police boat.
- inactive, on 04/09/2008, -4/+10They just said that members of the People's Armed Police are guarding the Olympic torch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Armed_Poli ...
I hope that one of them whips out a gun and kills a protestor. Then people will really get pissed off. - inactive, on 04/09/2008, -3/+9All the cops are busy, quick, rob the bank!
- digggggggggg, on 04/09/2008, -4/+10This whole torch relay is turning into a huge mess. Both sides, the protesters, and the Chinese committee putting this together, have made mistakes.
The committee should stop deluding themselves into thinking that the torch will be warmly welcomed wherever they choose. A lot of people simply can't overlook the horrible human rights record of the PRC's government.
The protesters should just chill. They're hurting their message by their poor behavior. I mean, making a grab for it, trying to extinguish it, and harassing the runners who are there with no ill intent? That's just shameful. They should stop acting like 10 year olds. - christoast, on 09/04/2008, -5/+10if i was one of those cops I'd just take the torch and burn a Chinese flag (it was in my pocket) with it. Id be remembered as an hero :)
- thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -1/+6you're an idiot as well. wake up people.
- JayBabs, on 04/09/2008, -0/+5cbs5.com will have live coverage as well at 1pm
- swrostmore, on 04/09/2008, -0/+5People here are against unilateral MILITARY intervention. Does that answer your question?
- thunderliger, on 04/09/2008, -0/+5it is a giant waste of money. thats my SF taxes going to helping China look good. and it looks great by the way, 4 old people jogging up Van Ness with a baton surrounded by tons of police. someone should rob a bank, I swear, every cop is giving China oral sex right now.
- theotheragentm, on 04/09/2008, -4/+9This is incredibly boring. Call me when the YouTube highlights are out of people grabbing the torch..
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