Clinton Calls on Bush to Boycott Olympic Opening Ceremony

Not a Hillary fan but YES – he should stay away if he had any decency.
..oops, sorry I forgot it was Bush we are talking about.
He’ll turn up!

Politically motivated to get the focus off her campaign problems. . . She’s scrambling to find something to take the high road on.

Hillary is doing anything to keep the focus away from her disastrously mismanaged campaign.

Would be nice if Hillary could shut up for once instead of always trying to grandstand.

If Hillary went on the game show “The Moment of Truth”, she would fail the very first question. She will go down in history as the nation’s most prolific liar.

Careful, she may deny she said this later.

She lost her strategist folks so cut her some slack. She’s flying without a pilot…:)

It’s funny for Hillary to say that. She really often makes mistakes in her judgement. It’s not democratic spirit when she uses her own political opinion on sports.

Linda – If you really think Hillary Clinton will go down in history as “the nation’s most prolific liar” then you truly must have been living under a large very well-insulated rock for the past 8 years. Our President holds that distinction, dear; and history will judge him accordingly.

While I applaud all efforts to get Bush to forego the opening ceremonies, I seriously doubt he will heed the calls. After all, he’s going to the Olympics because he’s a ‘sports fan’. If anyone had doubts about whether he ‘gets it’, this statement should have lain them to rest.
What really rankles me is that the IOC bought into China’s promises of reform! China should have been allowed to host an Olympics only AFTER they had shown several years of steady improvement in human rights and civil liberties, NOT on the promise to do so.

While I applaud all efforts to get Bush to forego the opening ceremonies, I seriously doubt he will heed the calls. After all, he’s going to the Olympics because he’s a ‘sports fan’. If anyone had doubts about whether he ‘gets it’, this statement should have lain them to rest.
What really rankles me is that the IOC bought into China’s promises of reform! China should have been allowed to host an Olympics only AFTER they had shown several years of steady improvement in human rights and civil liberties, NOT on the promise to do so.

All she is doing is pandering to the orientla vote!, lets be honest here!
Yes Bush should Boycott but all she is doing is giving her 2 cents worth, which I want back, just a loan to her campaign. She is drumming for the Votes only – typical politics – lets get back to the issues – such as her constant lying

No Jim Rod I see a lot of people who like to linger on meaningless scandals forced on us by consevatives to dishonor two people who have dedicated there lives to make this country a better place for ALL Americans.

Don’ do mean to tell me you believe Hillary had no idea of what was going on with China? She did not know SHE got contributions from China interests? Wow, you have been washed over the side of the boat. This is a lady who is professing she has 11 years of experience? And you say she new nothing? She is the SGT. Schulzts (miss spell) of the democatric party (I KNOW NOTHING!! NOTHING!!) but please vote for me?? Wow Don, Good luck to you and your followers.

Enough is enough! Why must everything be politicized. The Olympics were founded in Greece as a means of generating good will and showcasing athletic talent. Greek city states put aside differences during these games. Stop turning them into a political spectacle. It’s bad enough that countries use it to promote their “superiority”. Perhaps all athletes should compete under the Olympic flag rather than the flag of their nation.

Arm twisting tactics won’t work with China or any country anymore. Let’s grow up. We need to change course on how we deal with other countries.

who cares… so the strongest thing you can bring up today on China and the treatment is to boycott the Olympics…
Is this supposed to be some commanding leadership stance. Calling for another official not to go to a sports activity.
That is the big protest and leadership stance on China.
and why today? …how about when this all started happening. How about soon after this all started happening.
Oh that’s right …time to stand up for something because the timing is right and helps her campaign redirect focus.
If you really want to “call” for something make it about a little more than just “the President not going to some opening ceremony”…

Be careful in agreeing with Hilary too quickly. If it backfires she will change he mind and blame it on you!
Maybe Obama will open his mouth, breathe, and China will stop their human rights violations.

I hereby call on Hillary Clinton to
Mind Your Own Business!
You are Not the President yet and
You Never Will Be!
Typical of the Lowlife Clintons, Always
Playing Politics! Get Lost Hillary!

Ya know I’m so proud of HRC for speaking her mind. There’s no voting present or pressing the wrong button for this Senator. And if you want to talk lies Obama has 68 and counting… or are you not opening your eyes?

Why does anyone care about the Olympics anymore anyway? The games are a joke now, nothing like they used to be. Just a bunch of doped up morons.

During the Clinton Administration they did absolutely NOTHING to stop the genocide of nearly 1 Million people in Rwanda, I sure find it convenient that she speaks up now.

Tom NYC
we can’t even linger on the scandals because new ones come up every other week…or month…or two months…
This is the problem. You won’t acknowledge as you try to point at Obama’s 3-5 spots that need to be vetted…(“HES NEVER BEEN VETTED…she’s been vetted”)…
that those lingering scandals about two people who dedicated their lives to be politicians… don’t confuse that completely with making this a better place… there is a difference between doing things that will help you get elected and have a legacy…and doing good things for goood things sake…
These people are part of the engine of the system that got us here…the good and the bad…
and their bad we are supposed to ignore by your rules and your defensive posture…
Who has lists as long as the Clintons… we would have to be morons as a country to not look at the sheer number of questions…and you all don’t even acknowledge 1…”it’s the MSM…It’s the Republicans…It’s the Obama supporters…it’s because she is a woman…it’s because Howard dean doesn’t like her… it’s because people are brainwashed by words… ”
This is not the person we want to be leading our country… why are you all so so defensive that yuo can’t acknowledge those scandals that no one is allowed to talk about …ARE the things we should eb talking about yet he is winning without even those.

You go Hillary, and Pelosi you shut up.
This is the right choice, no backing down or voting present. It’s Obama that says he voted wrong, yet pushed the right? button, he needs to join the army and get his left, right dressed right! Pretty serious when your computer doesn’t recognize Obama’s name on the spell check. Is this a RED non-American flag? It doesn’t recognize Pelosi either!!!! HUMMM!

Amen – SF Kid. I think Hillary said she “suggested” something about Rwanda. Sad. Wonder if she considers those days part of the “peace or prosperity” of the 90′s

DL – What is Obama’s opinion on the China/Tibet issue? On Bush attending the Olympic opening ceremony to salute the Chinese government who take away more American jobs than any other nation on earth?

Annie – What is Obama’s opinion on the China/Tibet issue? On Bush attending the Olympic opening ceremony to salute the Chinese government who take away more American jobs than any other nation on earth?

How brilliant Clinton is. She’s damaging relations with China even before the nomination. Maybe she should offend Russia, Israel, Egypt, and a few other countries too so that even more of the world aligns against us. That way her defense contractor buddies can get richer.

It’s amazing the people on this blog that are now against Hillary simply because she released her tax returns. Don’t any of you remember that this is a capitalistic society where education and hard work pay off. The jealousy expressed by people simply because someone else has made more than you is quite repulsive. I don’t support Hillary or Obama (who is also a millionaire) but what has a person’s income got to do with a political position. As I said, pure jealousy. If you’d get off your lazy butts and go beyond your eighth grade educations, maybe you could make some of that money yourselves.

It is more than sickening to read posts here that blast Hillary Clinton for anything BUT calling on Bush to boycott the Olympics in Beijing. It was the absolute right thing to do. It is not just Tibet, either. Darfur is an area that China could have a positive impact on by stopping the rapes and killing of civilians. But all many of you see is that Hillary beat Obama to the punch, if he ever does punch. Obama is the one that has to see an action in writing, or see it already happening, before he can support it.

Am I the only person left on the earth that see the Olympics and Tibet has two separate issues.

In response to Jon’s comment about us giving back land to American Indians if we think Tebet should have its land back – interesting post. Same could be said for Isreal giving back land to Palestineans et. al. But I think the protesters – at least many of them – are protesting the treatment of the Tibetans rather than the not giving the land back – though some may be. The truth is that if you go back far enough, we all took the land – it was just more politically correct to do so before the 20th century. Again, interesting point.

Can we prioritize here for just a moment? What is more important Sen. Clinton’s latest press release telling a lame duck president how to be a diplomat or a press release detailing what she knew about Mark pPenn’s meeting with Columbia and when she knew it?
I for one would like to hear how she plans to be an agent for the change we need in America when a top member of her political team is lobbying for foriegn interest in direct conflict with the interest of the middle class union workers of America.

dl – China/Tibet is a world problem that any future president MUST address. That’s their job. Seems like there are a whole mess of little people in the world willing to stand up and be counted as per the news. Where are OUR leaders on this issue. You Obama supporters wanted to talk about something besides the mutual hate WE have for each other, well here’s your chance. Same with Durfur. Here’s your chance.

Andre’s right…hands down.

I don’t see any one trying to impeach Bush for lying to the entire world. and staring an illegal military action against Iraq.

ANYTHING to shift the focus from her campaign!

Had Bush made the decision to stay away from China before Hillary’s people could tell her what to think, she would have pointed and screeched about an Olympic boycott being a continuation of bad foreign policy.

reaganfan, no thanks I’m already living in a more decent place (Canada).
What’s surprising is the hypocrisy of the Americans and Europeans. All these protesters’ countries have committed and are committing more grave crimes: America (Iraq/Palestine/Somalia) and Ethiopians by either supporting the US or not doing anything at all (after all their leaders did not boycott the US nor have there citizens demanded a boycott).

Democrats will have to support Obama if he wins the nomination. That is what Hillary would want us to do. She has spent most of her life fighting the Republican agenda that is why she gets attacked so much. Most of the people bashing her in these blogs are really consevatives posing as dems.

She should focus the problems facing Americans now before looking outside…She is trying to divert the real problem she is facing…by pointing to China now….We are suffering now more than chinese do…poor economy,housing problem…and so forth….Lets not assoiciate olympic games with politics..We need a leader who can bring peace and unity in the world and not separation….Go on Obama bring the world again to America where it was…Restore the dignity of America.
Go On Obama 2008

The olympics are a celebration of sports and the athletes that have worked a lifetime to compete in and in NO WAY has anything to do with politics. Stop trying to make everything polital an realize what the olympics are before you jump on some boycot polital bandwagon.

I do agree that China is not the greatest in term of human rights but I have a problem with this strategy. First off, the Olympics is an event meant to bring us together, not raise arguements in regards to differeing social, economic or political policies. The Chinese people have an obligation to stand up to their government themselves for what is right. When are we going to stop dictating to other countries how they should be acting? We have just as much of a responsibilty as China to intervene in places like Darfur and it is even worse that we are using the less than justifable Iraq war as an excuse not to act. I don’t think Senator Clinton would be doing this unless she was losing an election and trying a strategy that makes people look away from how bad her campaign is going. We are so self righteous in this country and we have a responsibility to get out of the Iraq war and improve the lives of Americans before telling other countries how they should conduct their business. Are telling me that we can go to the Olympics in 36′ during Nazi Germany but China is off limits? The IOC is stupid for picking such a controversial place as China but the ones who suffer are the American athletes who have worked their tails off to walk into that stadium and wave the flag of the USA.

I agree with Hillary. It is okay for the athletes to go but the president should take a stance. Wait, it won’t be too long – Obama will jump in the bandwagon soon! He will sniff the wind and will want to be counted too! The guy cannot stand on his own and he wants to be president?? Good Grief!

I dislike the Clintons so much that I cannot give a unbiased comment… but it seems to me that she is trying to change the headlines from Penn and Columbia and the fact that he still is working for her campaign, and all the other lies and dirty tricks she has played and will play if she is given the “nod”. We as a country have had enough of them. Let them ride off into the sunset! There is a 23rd Amendment for a reason… You only get 2 terms as president… not a third (even if by proxy). Please let the Hill-Billys go back home… I am a DEM, but it would be a hard pill to swallow if I had to choose between Hill and the little troll Mccain. I could not vote for her in good conscience. I would be an enabler.

Democrats will have to support Obama if he wins the nomination. That is what Hillary would want us to do. She has spent most of her life fighting the Republican agenda that is why she gets attacked so much. Most of the people bashing her in these blogs are really consevatives posing as dems.

Justinteim – I heard about her blatenly trying to steal pledged votes! We are we even bothering to vote if she can just go sway, buy or threaten them to go her way??? The Clintons must go!!!

Obama – You better elect Bill because you have no opinion on China, nor the thousands of American jobs lost to China. Matter of fact, you have no opinion of freedom of Tibet and its people. When do you stand for freedom if at all? And you want to be president?

Grandstanding.
Her husband campaigned heavily in opposition to Bush Senior’s China policy. Yet, under his presidency, the ‘made in China’ age begain in ernst.
You can look it up.

Surelock Holmes,
The guy that got us launched on relations with China was a Republican, one Richard Nixon. Remember that guy. He was perfect too!
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Just say no to Obama!
Just say no to boneheads in office!
Just say no to cocaine users like Obama!
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Dogsoldier, you did not answer my question… I’m still waiting to hear what the 35 years of experience entails… I think that claim may be a lame as the sniper fire one. What do you think?

Good call, Hillary! We need to stand up to China while we’re still able!

WestCoastMessenger
Study your history.
Nixon opened up DIPLOMATIC relations with China but the concept of trade was non existent at that time. Trade was opened slightly under Bush Senior but the floodgates came open under Clinton.

Brilliant Hillary? And would our olympians would be safe after insulting the hosting government? Oh well consider the source.

It is so wonderful to see liberals finally realizing that they have supported liars and frauds. It takes awhile but even they can be taught when they find it convenient.
It is also interesting to note that most of you have issues with the amount of money they have made, not with the actual sources of that money. I suppose it doesn’t matter that Obama and his wife are very wealthy as well?
Oh well, it is just wonderful to see the true “culture of corruption” tearing at each other!

Tom NYC
The Clinton years were prosperous because both houses of congress were controlled by REPUBLICANS. Clinton hardly participated in running the country.
You can look it up!

What isn’t made in China? You say we shouldn’t buy things made in China so then what do we buy? There would be only a few things we could buy.

When you look at Clintons Senate record, there is very little of substance, only a few pork barrel items. Now she is calling for a boycott of the Olympics opening ceremony. Now this is an achievement.

It is obvious Ms Clinton has double standards. She is critising China about the lack of freedom – but at the same time US forces have occupied Iraq and imposed their own rule there. If the US is sooo pro-freedom how is it does not stop fighting all over the world? Was the occupation of Panama for the sake of Panama’s freedom or to capture a former CIA operative? The USA invades the island Grenada, just because it does not have the power to fight back? Learn from your own history Ms Clinton. All wars fought in the name of ‘Truth, Justice and the American Way’. The American Way is world domination nothing else.

Jeddy Khan – So what is Obama’s stance on FREEDOM? On American JOB losses to China? On the Tibet issue? On Iran nukes? On Durfur? On abortion? Perhaps we could start there.

Hillary, I don’t remember hearing any complaints from you about China when Bill was taking illegal campaign money from Red China in 1996 in return for satellite guidance (now ICBM guidance!) technology.

How about the 500 million in donations to Bill’s library? Think there might be some favors attached to that? The Clinton’s are frightening and teh thought of 4 more years of their deception actually sickens me physically..

What an absolute joke! Not only because the Clintons have long-standing ties to red-china, and have made the world less safe through dangerous technology transfers to them. But Hillary is also has China’s official endorsement for the presidency, and we all know how much money they’ve funneled into Clinton campaigns and the DNC in general!
A complete and transparent joke!

Dogsoldier,
It’s interesting how you equate notoriety with clout. The countries you’ve listed are human rights abusers and mostly featured in the news for exactly that reason (except for Iran in which the main reason it constantly appears on front pages is not for how it abuses citizens but because the media is mentally preparing the masses for a US invasion and occupation).
Believe it or not, the US is in the same league as the countries you’ve listed.

The Olympics are a sporting event. It’s where the world is supposed to set aside their differences, their politics and their prejudices and come together for the purpose of healthy competition and national pride in their respective countries. Boycotting the Olympics opening cerremonies brings politics in where politics do not belong. Hillary is just trying to deflect the attention off herself because everytime you turn around recently, one her people is jumping off her sinking ship. One of those things that makes you say, “Hmmmmmm…..”

Hillary is such a fake. Where is her denunciation of chinese government operatives Norman Hsu, John Huang and Johnny Chung and their Clinton Campaign contributions.

Whoa doggy!
Our economic might is hardly waning and China would be foolish to shoot the mighty cash cow that is the USA. They need us just as much, if not more, as we need them. It is simplistic, and wrong, to believe that China can “call in” the debt owed. It doesn’t work like that.
What is the issue is China’s rising unemployment, their rising inability to feed their own citizens, and the inability to maintain total control over a population that is getting more technologically savy and empowered. Things are coming to a head and the old Marxist utopia will soon be unable to keep the screws down on their population.
Economic warfare is not just about outspending your enemy.

Why are people protesting the Olympics? China hosting the Olympics seems like a step in the right direction to me. I don’t get it. If the Olympics in China fail, how does that help the U.S. or anyone else for that matter? I didn’t even know that Bush had plans to go to China. Do you realize what a nightmare that would be for the Secret Service? Of course, Bush went to Iraq, so I guess nothing is off the table. Still, I don’t think people should be protesting the Olympics. There must be another high-profile way to protest. I think protesting the Olympics will be counter-productive.

Why should we boycott the Olympics to issue a political statement? I agree with ESPN commentators when they say that this is a time to celebrate athletes and their hard work as opposed to making a political statement. If you want to comment on the problems with China, why not do it on your own time, instead of stealing the spotlight from those competing.
Besides, boycotting the Olympics isn’t going to send any kind of message. Why don’t we boycott goods from China to protest? That seems like a much more logical and effective way to go against them, rather than using a sporting event. Why didn’t we protest Major League Baseball playing an exhibition game in China?

This is no place for politics. These are athletes. It is crazy to try and do something at the Olympics to try and change a country – any country. All you do is hurt the athletes who are trying to complete after years of hard work to be the best in the world.

wendypryor – Hillary just wants Bush to stay home for the opening ceremonies ONLY. Not boycott the Olympics. The bad air in China will cause enough problems for the athletes without a boycott.

Musta done well with Penn’s Polling

Thanks Hillary..Now I know who I’m going vote for now. Go Obama.

I have never read such a bunch of misinformed and hate filled comments. Hillary Clinton has repeatedly spoke out about human rights abuses by China for years. In 1995 when china was far less open with the rest of the world Hillary Clinton attended the womens forum in Beijing and spoke forcefully about womens rights and human rights. She went to China and confronted the chinese about human rights abuses both there and around the world, there was a huge political furore about wether she should have attended or not, Hillary Clinton stood her ground and made a stand for women in one of the most repressive countries in the world, that is a true leader. She is calling for a boycott of the opening ceremonies not the games, france are also thinking about boycotting the opening ceremony. As for Obama he can’t decide what he wants the US to do as per normal he can’t make a stand on any issue, I’m sure he will come out on the side of Hillary Clinton in the next few days since she has already made stand and then all you Obama supporters will be jumping up and down about how the US should boycott the opening ceremony. Since you can all use the internet try to do some research before you write your hateful remarks and denigrate Hillary Clinton all the time, you are showing the rest of the world an extremely ugly side of America.

Way to go, Hillary! I agree with you! You are always putting America first as you should….the sign of a GREAT President! Keep it up, in just a couple of months you will be the Democratic nominee! BTW, tell Obama that he needs to be quiet, we wouldn’t want his Muslim financiers to get mad and quit donating to his campaign!

Hillary is dictating foreign policy before she secures her party’s nomination? Doesn’t she realize that Jimmy Carter is the official Democrat armchair quarterback?

Hillary wouldn’t give up the opportunity of going to the Olympic opening ceremony in China if she were the president of the United States. No doubt, she is trying to do everything desperately hoping a miracle for her campaign would happen, a common behavior all losers have.
Most people supporting Tibet independence in western countries recently are misled by many bias reports from some Medias including CNN. For example, CNN unprofessionally used videos of Nepal’s policemen arresting some monks in the reports of Tibet riots recently. The following link exposes many ugly Medias in the recent reports of Tibet related issues:
http://www.anti-cnn.com/forum/en/forum-2-1.html
Beijing Olympic Game is only 4 months away. It is for sure that in such a sensitive time, Chinese government wouldn’t do anything that would cause any demonstration in China.
However, it is the best time for those anti-Chinese government groups to take ugly actions which are happening now during the Olympic relays in Paris, London and San Francisco. Hilary’s calls on Bush today will cause severe damage to her campaign. At least, she lost my support instantly.

Surelock Homes said: “The killing of babies is OKAY. It’s the woman’s right to choose.”
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I’m sure Chinese government uses similar logic when justifying the atrocities, carnage and human rights violations in Tibet
…So where does ANY liberal have ANY moral authority to tell China how to behave when you’re all perfectly content to Brutally Slaughter MILLION of innocent American babies on demand???
It’s LAUGHABLE to witness this faux “moral outrage”, coming from far left liberals like Hillary (et al).
Hypocrites! ~ Every liberal in America…
Every last one.

Hey Willy, how do you know all these people are Americans? Freedom of speech – learn about it. Stop attacking people who have a different opinion than yours.

A boycott is a boycott, not a halfcott. Buying items from CHINA to the tune of BILLIONS a year makes you unable to boycott them, is this not completely obvious? Bush not going to the olympics just plain stupid. He should go and then tell the Chinese government to put up or shut up.

Great posting…Angela…I totally agree. Instead of people understanding what she is trying to do…all the Clinton haters do is spew hatred just like Wright. I don’t know why they hate Clinton soooooo much. Hillary might not be perfect but she is the best presidential candidate we have.

I applaude Sen Clinton’s advocating the boycott of the opening ceremony but not the whole event. We need to send a strong message/warning to the Chinese government that we disagree with their abusing human rights. However, we also need to continue encouraging them to open their market and socity, by giving them the opportunity to be a prominant and positve role on the world stage, such as this coming Olympics. Great call, Hillary!

Chinese donations she and hubby have taken?++++++++++++++I don’t know maybe we should give back all the money we borrowed from them to,,,,,,,,,,bet they would like that,,,,,,,,since Bushes new stimulus comes out of borrowed money from china, or maybe we could give back the money they loaned the banks to keep us a float, how about that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Without her now-disgraced strategist, this is just weak political posturing on her part. I agree with her, but she is in no position right now to tell any president what to do … unless she becomes John McCain’s running mate.

Pelosi:I don’t think the chinese should have gotten the olympic game for the first place.
Of course this is natural coming from a person who has the bloods of racists who implemented 60 years of Chinese Exclusion Act after the western railroads were built. No wonder she is so close to Dali Lama, who wanted same Acts to be implemented.

blah, blab Desperate to the deflect attebtion from the Mark Penn fiasco. It won’t work._______________what is attebtion? He is not in the lead who cares, it is her money, not yours, Obama gives yours to Mr Wright,

Some people in the USA are so naive. Before China invaded in 1950, the Tibetans were servants to the Lamas. The Dalai Lama is a phoney. He wants his slaves back. The Chinese government bring the Tibetans freedom and modernization (just like the USA does all the time). To attack China for not supporting the the separation of Tibet, the USA must support: giving back the American southwest to Mexico, allow the confederate states to setup their own country, rescind the unconstitutional Louisiana purchase, and redo the borders with Canada in favor of the latter; “54-40 or fight”. On an International front, the USA must favor the separation of the Basques from Spain, Chechnya from Russia, and Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales from the UK.

Headline grabber. Cheap campaign trick, not sincere as usual.

Many of the comments are by people who don’t understand what the Olympics are about. The games are not to be used as a venue for political statements, but rather as a place where the international community can compete in a positive way. If you don’t like what China is doing, take it to the United Nations. We Americans would consider it bad taste to use our sporting events to conduct politcal agendas, so why should we hold the Olympics to a differet standard?

What the heck?
China does not torture prisoners at Guatanomo. May be China should import some CIA torturer.
This is stupid – China is on the right side history. Tibet has always been a part of China. Forget it people, you can’t steal Tibet from China.

irma;
What does “sick him Hillary” mean?
Your post makes no sense!
Who is “we”?
Does the Clinton Campaign give you
a script to read and then post on the blogs everyday?

clinton was calculating some thing that might be help. it’s wrong judgement.

Who the hell is Hillary Clinton to tell Bush what to do?

I have personal friends who were boycotted in 1980. They can’t get it back. They work for years to make the team and then don’t get to go.
This is not supposed to be about politics.
If you are looking for an Obama supporter, Obama would probably just “HOPE” the problem would go away, then “CHANGE” his mind after the polls show that Americans wanted something else.

She will loss my vote in November, just like she voted yes on Iraq war based on misled information, she is wrong again based on misled information on Tibet vs. China. Does she know that before 1949 Tibet was a slavary society? DaLai was the largest slave owner in Tibet?

I personally think Mrs. Clinton is wrong in her want of a boycott of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. It’s time for sports to be sports and politics to be just that, politics. Why debase one with the other. I, myself am getting tired of candidates out there using these venues to get their political agenda in the news. I think this detracts from the point of the Olympics which is and has always been the pursuit of athletic excellence!

If Hillary says anything, the Obama supporters always say it is for political reasons. If she says it is a nice day, then they say, ‘she’s saying this for political reasons’ It getting really silly out there. Boycotting the opening ceremony is one way to show that we are opposed to the government that is sponsoring the event, not the athletes. Obama should quit waiting for Hillary to be against or for something before he makes up his mind. During debates, he says that Hillary is right because he understands that most of her positions on issues are dead on.
The olympics do not really mean anything any more. When the olympics started, even if the Greeks were at war with each other, the wars stopped during that time. The only thing the olympics are for is bragging rights. Athletics of any kind should be a diversion, just like movies, from normal life. It is an escape for a few hours or days. They have no other use.
All people should unite behind something. But it should be important issues, not a bunch of games.
Does anyone else find it strange that Obama has missed two of the most important Aferican American events, the State of the Black Union and the 40th rememberence of the death of Martin Luther Kind? He was too busy to attend because he was campaigning, but he took about 4 days off for a vacation before the King event and took off Monday, just after the event. Hillary went and people say that she is pandering to the black vote. If she hadn’t gone to either of the events, then she would have been called a racist. Did he not go because he doesn’t want to be seen with a black audience and remind everyone of his biggest supporters, or doesn’t he want to be associated with Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.

It seems obvious that Obama would be the first to come out voicing for a boycott of the opening ceremonies by Bush, considering his backing by moveon.org and other liberal organizations. But it is Hillary Clinton, who has already gone to China to fight for human rights, that is the FIRST CANDIDATE to take a stand and make a statement. That is because WAFFLEBAMA does not know how to take a stand on controversial issues that put him in the spotlight. OBAMA FLIPS, OBAMA FLOPS, OBAMA VOTES PRESENT, OBAMA SAYS OOPS I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY VOTE, I NEED TO CHANGE IT NOW…FLIP, FLOP, FLIP, FLOP, WILL THIS MAKE ME LOOK GOOD???? I NEED TO LOOK GOOD!!!

If george bush is so enamored at spreading democracy throughout the world, perhaps he should give symbolic support toward the tibetan independance movement. I am glad at least one presidential candidate is at least addressing the issue.
It is amazing that obama and clinton has almost the same positions on the issues but they bring out such hate on the other by their supporters.

Whatever, she’ll forget all about Chinese and Tibetan human rights if she gets elected to the oval office (which she won’t, even if she conquers the now monumental task of getting the nomination), just as soon as the prospect of all that chinese money comes up, just like Willy did.

Why can’t the people of the world just have fun and play a few games together (like we do every four years) without getting politics involved? Give the kids a soccer ball, maybe they’ll quit kicking each other.

So let’s see. Hillary consults polls and finds that 70% of Americans are mad about China and the Olympics. In the face of much bad news about her truthfulness and her ability to run a campaign, she seizes on the most important issue confronting the US today — the Olympics, making an over-heated call for a boycott of the opening ceremonies, demanding that her competitors do the same.
Safe move, once again. Fake leadership, once again.

Her comments just caused this and many other Chinese American families to vote Obama (even McCain). “peaceful protests,” right.

China violates Human RFights and this is a fact. All Heads of the Western world should boycott the Opening Ceremony, regardless of political views.

I feel we Americans are so violated repeatedly by our own government and stupid policies and war in Iraq. We just paid income taxes with no say about the war and about a lot of other things.
What is human right in this world? Our own right to attack very one else??? Do we want every country to fight domestically like Pakistan and Iraq??? Are we blind when accusing China about Tibet?

IF CHINSES COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT REALLY WANT TO EMPROVE THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, THEN THEY SHOULD CONSIDER ABOUT FREE TIBET AND DRAFUR.
PEACE

and she should not have such knowledge as opposed. Tibet is China internal political issue, other countries have no authority to touch the indignity of China.