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Pelosi: Perhaps Bush Should Skip OlympicsPosted on Mar 31, 2008
Nancy Pelosi in recent weeks has been living up to her reputation as a critic of China. In an interview airing Tuesday, the House speaker tells “Good Morning America” that President Bush should consider skipping the opening ceremonies. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already said “nein” to the affair.
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By SpookyX, April 7 at 1:34 pm # Message is Good but Not All the MethodsI don’t think we are in a position to act like our **** don’t stink. The message might be good but some of the methods used in the protests, as often is the case, is wrong. Yes, it may seem like a good stage to highlight global issues but the Olympics should not be degraded by actions like trying to put out the torch. Its unfair to its history, the competitors and the spectators. Now the banner on the Golden Gate Bridge… that was classy.
By Nancy, April 3 at 3:11 pm # Yup. Communists...Yes, I heard China turned out hundreds of their poor from their homes getting ready for their ‘gladiator’ sports events for the elite’s olympic pleasure....
By KL, April 2 at 2:50 am # West's Mongers v. ChinaDon’t fight, you Westerners! Now, I dare you to upset the Communists & lose those goodies!! Besides, Tibet is neither Kuwait [Oil anywhere?] nor Israel [Lobbyists with CASH?]. So, be quiet & let the Games begin! Viva Communists!!
By kate, April 1 at 4:07 pm # This woman needs to see a shrink, that’s all. Or is it that her parents never taught her how to be an honest person, that you should be fair even if you don’t like certain people. The Chinese people are not asking you to like them, because they don’t like silly people like you either, but should’nt you find out the facts before you open your big mouth?
By Sang Ze, April 1 at 1:54 pm # Thank you, Mr. Chalmers, for your reasoned response to western ignorance and hypocrisy. When it comes to Tibet, Pelosi is just another self-serving political fool who thinks Brad Pitt’s version of that land is the real thing. Those seriously interested in the matter of Tibet and the West should read Orville Schell’s fine study: “Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood.” Maybe a few will wake up.
By ZenaV, April 1 at 11:47 am # I agreeI agree with Nancy. Oppression should be resisted no matter where it is. And the Chinese are trying to poison us. Oppression is just one more ‘pill’ of poison that affect us all. It’s obviously time to become civil and respectful while steadfastly resist oppression in all it’s forms. Including those persons who make money off exploiting the poor. And those writing propaganda for corporations who are some of the worst victimizers. The wheel is turning....
By DennisD, April 1 at 8:17 am # Fools rush inOne fraud’s opinion about something of little to no interest to the average American citizen equals guaranteed TV face time. I’d say we have more than enough problems of our own to work on but why bother with those, they require action instead of rhetoric. America, the world’s problem solver that can’t/won’t solve it’s own. What a farce. With clowns like Pelosi, every day is April Fools Day in D.C.
By theDrip, April 1 at 5:13 am # Having W do anything in my name is an embarrassment. He should just sit with his head hung down. His false patriotism has cost this nation’s legitimate standing in a free world. America is now a fascist state. I have no plans to watch NBC’s big show from their fat cat friends in Beijing. Plus, I will actively avoid any advertisers products. Resistance to all things Republican and rejection to all things Communist Chinese is my credo. Until both regimes recognize the rights of their citizens,all citizens of the world should stand and point out the crimes of W and Hu both. The olympic flame dimmed many decades ago and these criminals have no moral authority to relight that flame.
By dsmith, April 1 at 3:50 am # Bush is all about democracyMr. “We invaded Iraq to spread democracy” Bush should look at this as an opportunity to strike a blow for democracy. But, unfortuntely, the chincs are funding the Iraq war by purchasing our treasury notes..so...sorry...democracy will have to be put on the back burner. You understand.
By weather, April 1 at 1:12 am # Pelosi is a cheap daytime TVsoap opera actress, who like a dazzed deer caught in the headlights ignored 9/11’s fraud/Gitmo/Big Oil’s sodomizing America/waterboarding and cdrom list of crimes commited in broad daylight. Behold America’s leadership, a bad pedicure. Add Your Comment |
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