Clinton: Bush Should Skip Olympic Opening Ceremony
at the opening ceremonies in
Salt Lake in 2002.
As reported, Hillary Clinton is calling for George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.
Nancy Pelosi, who has taken an active role in the fight over remaining uncommitted superdelegates, made the same public demand earlier this month.
The statement just released by the Clinton campaign:
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. 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.
I encourage the Chinese to take advantage of this moment as an opportunity to live up to universal human aspirations of respect for human rights and unity, ideals that the Olympic games have come to represent.
Americans will stand strong in support of freedom of religious and political expression and human rights. Americans will also stand strong and root for the success of American athletes who have worked hard and earned the right to compete in the Olympic Games of 2008.
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Spike Lee: Hillary, 'Massuh Clinton' 'would lie on a stack of Bibles'
The filmmaker Spike Lee, in New York Magazine, weighs in on the presidential race:
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What do you think of Obama?
I’m riding my man Obama. I think he’s a visionary.
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Does this mean you’re down on the Clintons?
The Clintons, man, they would lie on a stack of Bibles. Snipers? That’s not misspeaking; that’s some pure bulls***. I voted for Clinton twice, but that’s over with. These old black politicians say, “Ooh, Massuh Clinton was good to us, massuh hired a lot of us, massuh was good!” Hoo! Charlie Rangel, David Dinkins—they have to understand this is a new day. People ain’t feelin’ that stuff. It’s like a tide, and the people who get in the way are just gonna get swept out into the ocean.
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George W. may miss the fun and games in China, but he can look forward to the meaty, Chinese, mouth-watering dishes at the Hung Far Low restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Excellent cuisine!
It certainly measures up.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT SPIKE LEE HATED THE CLINTONS SO MUCH. I GUESS BILL DID NOTHING FOR HARLEM OR FOR ANYBODY OF COLOR FOR THAT MATTER. HITTING ON THE CLINTONS ARE ONLY GOING TO MAKE US INDEPENDANTS VOTE REPUBLICAN. IF YOU DON'T THINK BOTH CLINTONS HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY THEN YOU ARE NOT LIVING IN THIS CENTURY