Karen Gordon wrote:
> (K): Two-faced wimp....
>
> Harper says he won't be going to the Olympic opening ceremony, 'but it's
> not a boycott'.
>
> Harper says: ""I think experience would suggest that such boycotts are
> generally not effective".
>
> Harper says: "Even the Dalai Lama has not called for such a boycott,"
>
> What this all says about HARPER, is that he is a hypocrite. His
'concern
> for human rights abuses' in China are at the same depth as his concern
for
> loss if profits by cor****ations doing business with China.
>
> Even Hillary Clinton has more balls than Harper.... she's telling Bush
to
> boycott the Games. (Boy, does she overestimate the size of any balls on
that
> man!)
>
> Good for you, Gordon Brown! Britain should be proud.
>
> Now it's time for the Aussie PM to show some intestinal fortitude.
After
> all, China DID boycott your Olympic Games.
>
>
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> 1956 Melbourne Olympics
>
> The People's Republic of China boycotted the Melbourne Games to
> retaliate against Taiwan's participation under the name "Formosa."
>
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> April 9, 2008
>
> British PM won't attend Olympic opening ceremony
> European Parliament expected to pass motion urging boycott
>
> Facing intense pressure from human rights campaigners, British Prime
> Minister Gordon Brown has decided to skip the opening ceremonies of the
> Beijing Olympics, the BBC re****ted Wednesday.
>
> The British news organization said Brown's decision does not mean he
will
> boycott the entire Games. He still plans to attend the closing
ceremonies.
>
> Officials at his office were not immediately available for comment.
>
> The news came as the European Parliament pondered a motion urging
European
> countries to boycott the ceremony, unless Chinese authorities begin
talks
> with the Dalai Lama.
>
> The motion, which is non-binding, stems from China's crackdown in Tibet
> after violent protests against Chinese rule broke out last month.
>
> "There is this growing momentum to send some sort of signal to China,"
> CBC's David Common said.
>
> The resolution, which was obtained by Reuters, says:
> "The European Parliament calls on the EU presidency in office to strive
to
> find a common EU position with regard to attendance at the Olympic Games
> opening ceremony with the option of non-attendance in the event if there
> is no resumption of dialogue between the Chinese authorities and His
> Holiness the Dalai Lama."
>
> Common said the motion is expected to pass.
> ______________________________________
>
> Australian PM opposes Beijing Games boycott
>
> BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday
> reiterated his opposition to a boycott of the Beijing Games but called
on
> China to solve its "significant" human rights problems in Tibet through
> dialogue.
> [....]
> Rudd on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to a boycott of the Beijing
> Games but called on China to solve its "significant" human rights
> problems in Tibet through dialogue.
>
> "Some have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics because of
recent
> problems in Tibet. As I said in London on Sunday, I do not agree," Rudd
> said in a transcript of a speech delivered to students at Peking
> University on Wednesday.
>
> "I believe the Olympics are im****tant for China's continuing engagement
> with the world," Rudd said.
> ________________________________________
>
> China scorns Olympic boycotting
>
> CHINA said countries that boycott the Olympic opening ceremony in August
> would undermine their own interests, while skirting the issue of why it
> stayed away from the 1980 Moscow Games
>
> The Chinese foreign ministry made the remark when asked to respond to a
> call by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for President George W Bush to
> consider boycotting the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing.
>
> "The Olympics is a s****ting event for people around the world. Not
> attending does not mean isolating China. Officials and heads of state
who
> come to China are participating in a gathering of the Olympic family and
> show sup****t for their own athletes," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang
> Yu said.
>
> "If someone wants to use the Olympic Games to flatter themselves it will
> not succeed. If they don't participate, it is the same as leaving the
> Olympic family. It will undermine their own interests,'' she said.
>
> When asked to comment on China staying away from the Moscow Games 28
years
> ago, she did not address the issue directly.
>
> "We have been opposed to boycotting the Olympic Games for any reason. It
> is a s****ts event for people around the world. It is not a venue for the
> discussion of political issues or a platform to give a political show,''
> she said.
>
> China today also hit out at Amnesty International ahead of a new re****t
by
> the rights group, saying any attempt to threaten it over the Beijing
> Olympics would fail.
>
>
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> Many of us believe that wrongs aren't wrong if it's done by nice
people
> like ourselves. ~Author Unknown
>
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I just can't see this happening, just too much money involved
The Sponsors sup****ting the Athletes for the last 4 years are going
to be pretty pissed, no return on the investment for another 4 years,
I don't think so.
Money makes the world go round not Human Rights issues.
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