Clinton Calls on Bush to Boycott Olympic Opening Ceremony

ABC ^ | 04.07.08

[Dr. Marten]

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is calling on President George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremony at the Olympics this summer.

First reported on the Drudge Report, Clinton's call for a boycott specifically cites China's reaction to recent violence in Tibet and inaction in Darfur.

"The violent clashes in Tibet and the failure of the Chinese government to use its full leverage with Sudan to stop the genocide in Darfur are opportunities for Presidential leadership," Clinton said in a written statement.

"These events underscore why I believe the Bush administration has been wrong to downplay human rights in its policy towards China. At this time, and in light of recent events, I believe President Bush should not plan on attending the opening ceremonies in Beijing, absent major changes by the Chinese government."

[Dr. Marten]

There's a lot of irony here in Senator Clinton's call for a Boycott

[Dr. Marten]

Clinton Irony Alert!

[kingattax]

hillary better be careful, the chinese will want the clintoons to give them their money back

[acoulterfan]

This beeatch is like a nagging wife or mother-in-law. And it will get her in the end!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=boycott

[Jess Kitting]

She should have called for a boycott of all that money she and her hubby received from the Chinese.

[A.A. Cunningham]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611173/posts?page=48#48

[unkus]

How would you like to be the future (if so) husband of Chelsea? That witch would be unbearable to deal with.

[Texas Eagle]

Boycott this, Hillary.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I guess the Chicoms aren’t contributing to Hillary any more.

[LZ_Bayonet]

What a great opportunity for Barack “I’ll talk to anyone” Obama.

[the_Watchman]

Someone should ask her if President Bill Clinton should have allowed himself to be showcased in Tienanmen square so soon after the brutal massacre?

[scrabblehack]

I don’t recall the U.S. President going to opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games outside the USA...am I wrong?

[Sender]

I think they are voting for Obama this time through financial proxies. But they did give Hillary quite a bit through that Chinese dishwasher awhile back.

[The_Republican]

By Boycott she means don’t let the Athlete join the “Parade of Nations” before the start of Olympics. They simply stay in Hotels and not participate in the opening ceremony.

Evil witch hopes some “Yutes” to fall for this crap and cut into Obama’s base.

[Non-Sequitur]

I don’t recall the U.S. President going to opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games outside the USA...am I wrong?

No, you're correct.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Hillary should do the right thing and return all of the Chicom contributions Clinton, Inc. took since 1992.

[K-oneTexas]

Didn't Carter boycott the 1980 Olympics? Didn't Carter basically ignore the Holocaust? Didn't Carter something like Darfur isn't genocide? Didn't Carter say something to the effect that Jews don't have the right to live as a free people? Didn't Carter ignore terrorists? Didn't Bill ignore Rwanda? Didn't Bill all but ignore terrorists?

Boycotts and ignoring ... this must be a Dem trait.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

So, how many repeat threads should we endure in a 10 hour period during a fund raiser when we are trying to save/raise money to purchase bandwidth and software?

It always appears that when the appeal for funding goes forth that no one cares how many duplicates are posted and the search function is trashed as useless.

I give up.

[lonestar]

hillary better be careful, the chinese will want the clintoons to give them their money back

Hillary doesn't recall getting $$$ from the Chinese!