Yeah, I know. There’s no way that girl is the competing age the International Olympic Committee (IOC) requires for competitors: 16. Sixteen my butt! There’ no way that girl’s sixteen! If anything, I bet she’s barely lived much of her teenage life. (This has probably been all over Progressiveu, but I just saw this article.) Read More »
Olympics 2008
China, the Olympics, and humility
By Starving_musician - Posted on October 8th, 2008
Tagged: China
• Olympics 2008
The Heathen's Guide to: Wrath
By TomorrowToday - Posted on August 1st, 2008
Wrath: Anger (a.k.a. pissed off constantly).
All Aboard the Olympic Chaos?
By Shimmeringstar - Posted on April 7th, 2008
Tagged: Beijing Olympics
• Olympics 2008
Today’s news: The Olympic Torch had to be extinguished five times by authorities during chaotic protests in Paris. The Torch Relay in the city was stopped early because of the anti-China protestors. Don’t worry, all you Olympic Flame Fans… the real flame was “kept alive” in a bus while the Torch kept suffering in the screaming crowds. Read More »
Climbing the Cables on the Golden Gate Bridge
By KrisanMD - Posted on April 7th, 2008
Tagged: Activism
• news
• Olympics 2008
• PERSONAL FREEDOM
• politics
• progressivism
• Protests
• Personal freedom
Today, there were people climbig the cables on the Golden Gate bridge. I was just admiring the vast beauty of this bridge on Friday and now, there are people risking their lives on the cables holding it up. I think it is great! Read More »
China, Tibet, Olympics, and Honoring Humanity
By progressivepants - Posted on March 20th, 2008
Tagged: China
• human rights
• Olympics 2008
• Tibet
• Shared responsibility
• Personal freedom
• Better future
2008 is special for two reasons:
1) The Summer Olympics will be held in August in Beijing.
2) It's the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
And there seems to be an issue because: Read More »
