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Old 06-08-2008, 08:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 06-08-2008, 08:40 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Par for the course in China really. Disappointing, but it's hardly new that they deny entry to non-important people who don't share their political view.
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This is enough for me to boycott the Olympics. To Hell with China and Beijing 2008.
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Old 06-08-2008, 03:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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don't remember when i have been less enthused by an olympics...
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Taking his visa away. The cheek of it.
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A fine effort there sir.

But deadset the IOC is China's bitch in all of this.
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makes me wanna break down their ****ty wall.

I love the olympics but deadset, when a country does this **** to it, it's hard to get enthused.
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