The Beijing Olympics start on 8/8/08, at 8pm. For all you considering watching the opening ceremony from Californa, that’s 500am Friday morning California time.
George W. Bush is heading to Beijing, but while in China he will avoid making political statements, including on the subject of human rights. And, according to the New York Times, he has specifically ruled out giving a Reaganesque “tear down this wall” speech.
But as our President says, why would anyone want to tear down the Great Wall?
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China will have five Olympic mascots, collectively called “Fuwa,” that are “designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends.” And of course, the playful qualities of little children who have been spending months sewing millions of these mascot dolls.
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And Brett Favre’s agent said, after the quarterback left Green Bay’s training camp, that “the train has left the station.”
Of course, the train may turn around, go in a different direction, or just derail.
Has Favre ever thought about being a spokesman for Amtrak?
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In related news the train said it felt pressured and was never fully committed to leaving the station.
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