Posted by
Rich from NW Indiana on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:40:40 PM
There has been a call by Hillary Clinton to President Bush to skip the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games. Read about it
here. Why, because of the unrest in Tibet.
But wait a minute! If China was that bad of a choice for hosting, then why didn't the Clinton Administration oppose it selection? The China location was selected during their years not Bush's. They did NOTHING to oppose it then, in fact they were in bed with the Chinese!
This is a political ploy by the Clintons to paint George Bush yet again. The Olympics are supposed to be politics-free (like anything is politics free). Tibet was in just as much unrest then as it is now. Its just because the media noticed for once. Which is surprising since Tibet is a pet cause for many liberals (as a cause its not bad). But like most liberal causes it all talk, no real ideas on any how to actually help Tibet.
Hillary thinks she can score some cheap shots at President Bush, when she and Bill didn't do anything to help the situation. I think that hosting Olympic Games should be for free nations only (they can send their team but never host), not communist or lead by dictators . Even Nazi Germany hosted the last games in 1938 before they started WWII. If this was a problem for Hillary with China why did she wait? Its because she really doesn't actually care about Tibet! Free cheap shot, next one please!!!!
Yes, countries like China shouldn't be hosting the games. But at this point its too late. They are hosting it this time. But nobody is proposing changing the crummy way that the hosts are chosen. Bush should go to support our team.