Posted on 04/09/2008 4:17:49 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
A Tibetan supporter, right, argues with a Chinese supporter at a rally for China's Olympic torch at the Ferry Plaza in San Francisco, Wednesday, April 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
I love these "peaceful" liberals out in San Fran. DO AS I SAY CHINESE WOMAN! I KNOW MORE ABOUT TIBET THAN YOU DO! I AM FROM SAN FRANCISCO!!
he modern convention of moving the Olympic Flame via a relay system from Olympia to the Olympic venue began with the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The relay, captured in Leni Riefenstahl's film, "Olympia", was part of the Nazi propaganda machine's attempt to add myth and mystique to Adolf Hitler's regime. Hitler saw the link with the ancient Games as the perfect way to illustrate his belief that classical Greece was an Aryan forerunner of the modern German Reich.[1]
One of my favorite pictures is Jesse Owens receiving his gold medal at the 36 Olympics, standing above the German and Japanese. He was the man.
The other issue for lefties is that China is ostensibly a COMMUNIST country. Lefties love commies, at least most of the time. This is one of the those "Your Head Asplode" moments.
I must disagree. Somebody has to stand up raise hell about the Chinese crimes against humanity in Tibet. If that means some people won’t get to see the torch ceremony, so be it. There are far more important things at stake. For once, these people are actually protesting somebody that deserves it. If I were in San FranSicko I’d probably be right there with them.
My impression was that most of the “Free Tibet” people today were kind of low-energy and disappointed that they couldn’t be chanting their usual anti-Bush slogans. Somehow, they seemed to think China is just a branch office of the Bush/Cheney Corporation for World Domination. ;)
>> He was the man.
Yes, indeed. And he was SALUTING. He was PROUD of his country, and not at all ashamed to show it.
Brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for the post.
The Ugly American.
I look at that picture and think “breathmint”
I bet the leftists and socialists are having an “angist” moment trying to decide who to support.
Tibet, because it is the cause Celeb, or Commie China, because it is commie.
China has been politicizing the hell out of everything Olympic related the moment they got Beijing named the site 7 years ago.
In an ideal world it’s not a political event, but since China already made it one, the only viable option is to respond accordingly. Because without the protests, China will claim it as a total political victory.
My Country is better then your country, their saying to eachother...
Everybody involved are annular orifices, so no matter who gets hurt or goes to jail, a scumbag got shafted.
Conservatives are no where near this fiasco.
Some points that make liars out of everybody:
The Olympics are entirely a political propaganda and public relations tool.
The International Olympic Committee is a waste of skin.
The torch run was first implemented by Hitler for Nazi propaganda purposes for the 1936 Olympics.
The Communist Chinese human rights record has been the worlds worst, since their commie revolution in 1949, not 1958 (invasion of Tibet) or 2008.
San Francisco leftie traitors were perfectly happy with the Chinese commies until last week.
Gavin Nuisance and most of the San Francisco public employees still love 'em.
Heather Fong and the SF police like 'em so much they take their orders directly from Beijing.
The torch bearers are current examples of "useful idiots"
The blue track suit boys are Chinese military trained thugs that represent the lefties perfectly.
Finally, a situation where only a bad guy can get hurt.
The Olympic flame, when carried surrounded by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army goons-in-baby blue jumpsuits and the sea of Commmunist Red flags, has turned it into a parade of the "torch of repression."
ROR!
I said FRIED RICE, not WHITE RICE
And we have winner!
LMAO
A Tibetan supporter, right, argues with a Chinese supporter at a rally for China's Olympic torch at the Ferry Plaza in San Francisco
The funny party is that this little Chinese girl has probably trained at martial arts all her life and could tear out his tiny blank, liberal heart before he could say "Nancy Pelosi".
new cell padding! nice!
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