Comments on: Opening On Steroids: Fake Fireworks, Mimed Singing

By: JonathonLangdon

JonathonLangdon — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:02:58 +0000

Olympic games should be all about fair play and health through fitness and exercise. But now when anyone can buy steroids online, doping scandals have taken away the Olympic glory. And if you add to that the fact that not even the opening song is played live, they have definitely started on the wrong foot.

By: JonathonLangdon

JonathonLangdon — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:02:58 +0000

By: uggworld

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By: PalmGerald

PalmGerald — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:43 +0000

All these restaurants sound great and I really miss eating out. Ever since I started this I really have to say no to those delicious dishes restaurants like these serve. I guess this is the price I had to pay in order to lose 25 pounds. You know what they say, no pain, no gain.

By: Dynamic Tourism, China, Business » Reflections on the Olympics

Dynamic Tourism, China, Business » Reflections on the Olympics — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:02:58 +0000

[...] Beijing would pull off a successful Olympics and the controversy over free press, human rights, the Opening Ceremony, and other issues, in my opinion, China hosted an amazing Olympics. The skies were blue, there were [...]

By: thomascrampton

thomascrampton — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:51:19 +0000

@juan

American nationalism???

All these issues were first raised in the Chinese Internet.

Please re-read the posting.

By: juan

juan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:39:58 +0000

@thomas

seems you’ve successfully stirred up the american nationalism. i do not want to make any comment on your political stance, but most of your “findings” are one-sided and sometimes the tone is disturbing. it seems you always project some “desired” outcome and then go finiding the proof for it. At this point, it’s not about which nation one should be more proud of, it’s about what humanbeings could possibly do. No one, even the CCP, says China is perfect, or everything in China is perfect. Why do you project that China thinks like that? and can’t Chinese make any mistakes? China is not standing alone now, there are influences from the west in many aspects, either positively or negatively. if the opeing is a big winner, people can be quite sour about it; if it is a big sucker, then it’s even more entertaining for someone. sounds familiar? just like the female gymnastics; if the goldmedal was american’s, none of the “age” issues would make a scene. i just do not entirely understand where is this attitude coming from? The trick is just too obvious to be smart. Maybe it’s the typical journalism professional training, maybe it’s the economic interest. whatever it is, it’s never about what you write, it’s about who you are. i’m curious about it.

By: Bush's Brother

Bush's Brother — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:12:08 +0000

They are fake, we should bomb them when we bomb Iran.

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:09:54 +0000

@thomascrampton
How can u compare a 30 second costume change to the Millie Vallie move used by the producers of the Olympic opening?
One was a costume change that added to the show. The other was a fraud out and out to put forth a nice shinny face that fit the country’s desired image .The other was faking ahem or should we say enhancing digitally the fireworks because they had failed so miserably to live up to their promises to simply have a acceptable air quality.So what have we learned that dirty lies are fine as long as their is a pretty face on it?

By: thomascrampton

thomascrampton — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:55:35 +0000

@Peter

You are stretching it to draw a broad anti-Chinese conclusion from the opening ceremony antics!

This case of a young singer replacement took place in the US:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22612282/

By: nature’s olympics at hot & complicated {like rabies, only better}

nature’s olympics at hot & complicated {like rabies, only better} — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:50:49 +0000

[...] were the over-the-top Opening Ceremonies, which while certain parts may not have been entirely real, were exhaustingly entertaining. And there are those syrupy sweet emotional background pieces on [...]

By: Peter McLaughlin

Peter McLaughlin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:58:11 +0000

Why are we all so suprised? China is reknowned for it’s propaganda, deception, censorship and lies.

By: jason truman

jason truman — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:48 +0000

When I saw too many strange things, I fail to see any strange thing as strange anymore