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« on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 07:18:33 » |
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aaaaaaaaaaaaanyone else think the fuzz were a bit OTT in defending some fire?
i don't claim to know all the ins and outs of the tibetan issue, however i can for sure spot a policeman jumping from a bicycle onto a protester back.
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And this is the well.
Drink full and descend.
The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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janaage
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« Reply #1 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 07:59:18 » |
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Terrible PR for the Chinky games, why would anyone want to see some second rate celebs/sportsmen running with a giant lighter, being surrounded by a dozen chinks in 1980's shell suits, and then them being surrounded by some MET 20 or so coppers, in the freezing cold.
The fire extinguisher idea was class, as was the fella who tried to cop a feel of Konnie Huq but got a handful of the flame instead.
Roll on the french protest attempts.
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 10:16:56 » |
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I was talking last night to a fit youngish bird (mid 20's ) who went on this demo. I was quite impressed as members of this generation IMO seem to have no interest in politics....she explained to me her concern about China's human rights record. I did point out that China's record in this department had been somewhat lacking for the last 2000 years, but not wanting to appear a Sino-apologist, I dropped the history lecture. She was impressed though with my knowledge of the poetry and music of Leonard Cohen  |
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 10:18:34 » |
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Sport has nothing at all to do with politics - to suggest athletes boycott the games is a joke
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 10:26:59 » |
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Sport has nothing at all to do with politics - to suggest athletes boycott the games is a joke Agree. A small bunch of fuds tried to disrupt the Scotland v Israel u21 game a few years ago on the basis that "the palyers would have had to have done national service in the israeli army" :roll: Twats! Keep politics out of sport! :evil: |
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Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 10:27:28 » |
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Sport has nothing at all to do with politics - to suggest athletes boycott the games is a joke I'd imagine you're familiar with the works of Leni Riefenstahl....see Triumph of the Will and Olympia. |
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 11:12:44 » |
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This pissed me off if they really give a fuck then go over to China and protest and stop ruining peoples bus ride .
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 11:20:26 » |
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The clips on the telly this morning reminded me of Monty Python...
"Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 11:37:36 » |
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China's record of human rights issues has been dreadful for ages, not just since the latest wave of media coverage from Tibet. Surely it would have made more sense to protest BEFORE they agreed to give the games to Beijing, rather than wait for them to start building stadia etc?!
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 12:28:10 » |
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The thing with Konnie Huq was hilarious!!
I mean what on earth has she got to do with sport anyway? get any old random to run round with the flame
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 12:46:15 » |
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The thing with Konnie Huq was hilarious!!
I mean what on earth has she got to do with sport anyway? get any old random to run round with the flame PC innit. |
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 13:03:12 » |
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really??
I read an interview with her recently and she was going on about how attractive she thinks she is and how she thinks Tony Blair fancied her and stuff
get over yourself women
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 13:07:32 » |
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really??
I read an interview with her recently and she was going on about how attractive she thinks she is and how she thinks Tony Blair fancied her and stuff
get over yourself women :shock: a woman who thinks she's the business and that blokes fancy her. Whatever next? |
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 13:10:39 » |
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I'm all for a bit of protesting and stuff, but leave Konnie Huq alone.
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, April 7, 2008, 17:58:59 » |
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I'm all for a bit of protesting and stuff, but leave Konnie Huq alone. What would Dara O'Briein say? |
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