Thursday, August 07, 2008 Let the terrors...Beijing? POST A COMMENT They built it, so what. I'm ready to admit my interest in the spectacles of the Summer Olympics - (Yeah, Rah-rah-rah, Go USA!! -- and all that good stuff)... However, the Athletes doing their twirls -- going around and around in circles... ( ** big Yawn) ...that's all background fodder. Nobody cares about the shiny new stadium, or the neatly swept up streets...I live for the real life drama...like why director Steven Spielberg really withdraw as an adviser to the ceremonies...'yum, yum, gimme some of that. I'm Sure China designed everything to leave this wonderful impression for the world watching... But like watching the end of the movie the "Wizard of Oz" aren't we really waiting for a peek behind the red curtain... After reading about China's addictions to oil and ties to death in Dafur -- (loaded with all these human-rights injustices) -- How could any decent person focus on swimming relays? Don't you want to know about the lack of freedom of the press, and lack of freedom of expression...?? Its more like watching your-morbidly obese-good-girl-friend-graze on carrot sticks...sure, behind her back you nod sadly and pity her... but, we all know there's food stash of bad calories hiding in some closet calling her name at night...unless you buy into that big-boned or bad genes theory... The real sport in these Olympics will be hoping we get to see some dirty laundry aired...to lay witness to a train wreck over a bridge of really troubled waters...I'll be there with my tub of popcorn....Hoping someone will save the day....I'd be really juice to see Batman swoop in and save the day -- (but stuff like that only happens in the movies): Labels: Beijing, China, economy, ho-tackular, Olympics, race relations, receptions, rich and poor divide, USA posted by Henry Cruz at 5:22 AM Tuesday, April 29, 2008 China Athlethes' go for the cash... POST A COMMENT For better-or-worse: We're like the bad-boy's your Mamma warned you about...'speaking of the dramatic shift towards Capitalism in places like China...'greed is good and it's effecting the athletes migrating here and even there: "It's necessary to offer financial prizes to athletes -- otherwise we can't make them keep working for us," said the head of the Sports Administration office in Liaoning province. "Attitudes about sports in China have undergone a dramatic shift from the days when the government focused on collective gain rather than individual accomplishment. Those changes have helped foster the development of a new kind of athlete, one whose sacrifices result in fame and fortune -- and, if the athlete has a distinct personality, national celebrity." Now, it's all 'bout Fame, and they wanna get "paid" too - Whoo, yeah - boi...The revolution will be televised, (and it'll all be sponsored by by McDonald's and Budweiser). Source: Washington Post Labels: capitalism, China, Culture, News Trends, USA posted by Henry Cruz at 12:08 PM     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .