Hillary Clinton calls on Bush to Boycott Olympics Opening

[TeamJordan23]

No Link. It is the Opening, not the whole Olympics. It is a headline on Drudge.

The way I see it, if you are going to boycott something, boycott the whole thing, not just one part.

[BuyingThyme]

1. I'm with Hillary.

Why does Barack hate Tibet?

[thewiseguy]

5. You are only punishing the athletes with this.

This would be a very stupid move. There are other ways to show your outrage over the Tibet crisis.

[BuyingThyme]

9. Oh, maybe I misunderstand the post.

I thought this was about the Chimp refusing to attend the ceremonies (as oppposed to the atheletes somehow being banned from the ceremonies).

[catgirl]

42. Link to Pelosi's call for a boycott (March 31)

Huff Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/31/pelosi-suggests-bush-skip_n_94363.html

[leftofcool]

2. I'll go for this too Hillary!

[HereSince1628]

3. I'd rather see the US Team enter with the banned Tibetan Flag.

Really. It's more important to be there and make a statement than not to be there and let the Chinese interpret that statement (our absence).

[truebrit71]

8. Exactly...fuck those God-less communists and their "sensibilities"...

...I am sick and tired of the pretense that China is an "okay" country now just because they are becoming so capitalistic...

They are led by violent, cruel despotic bastards and they are not only raping their own country they are raping the entire planet...

[HereSince1628]

13. I completely distance myself from those remarks and I wasn't there when

they were made...

[truebrit71]

24. huh?

:shrug:

[HereSince1628]

47. You were on the Wright track, I love you like a parent, but

I had to have space. :rofl:

[David__77]

"Godless communists?" WTF??

What the hell does religion have to do with this?

[truebrit71]

34. It's a tongue-in-cheek turn of phrase...

...Jeebus...

[helderheid]

20. THAT would be great!

[Redbear]

4. I think its not for the team to boycott, but Bush personally not to attend.

Thats what France and other nations are consdering. Let the athletes do their thing but no leader should legitimize things by being there.

[UALRBSofL]

7. OK, I disagree with this one

I agree with most of Hillary's ideas but to boycott the Olympics is not good idea. Y'all remember Carter did this and he was not popular for it. Don't punish the athletes for what Communist China is doing.

We are Tracy Flick supporters

[stratomagi]

6. Boycott the Olympics?

You know considering all the money they loaned us to pay for the Iraq war (which she voted for:)) that wouldn't be a show of good faith.

[shaniqua6392]

10. I agree that he should at least boycott the opening.

We still have a great many athletes participating in the Olympics. So I am not sure you will see any politician boycotting the entire thing, not even Obama. She is right to call on Bush to at least do something to show our disapproval of the Chinese government. On another note, I can not find anything regarding Clinton calling on Bush. But there is recent news of Nancy Pelosi calling on Bush to boycott Olympics.

[MethuenProgressive]

11. The Opening Ceremony is the most watched event of the Olympics. Why Endorse Chinese Oppression?

Brilliant!

[Seen the light]

12. I agree with her and I hope Senator Obama does the same n/t

[Hugabear]

14. Isn't this somewhat ironic coming from Hillary?

Did she just recently learn about how China treats Tibet, or did she know about this while her and her hubby were getting all cozy with the Chinese?

[PBS Poll-435]

16. Kick for Freeperisms!

[thewiseguy]

19. You only had 400 posts 2 days back!!!

[PBS Poll-435]

25. Been here for years...

Do you have a specific accusation or are your just being cute?

[thewiseguy]

27. Just asking :) Couple of hundred posts in two days...

[PBS Poll-435]

29. Got involved in a few

lie-debunking threads... And a fun one last night by MaddyMcCall

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5412165

[Hugabear]

30. Calling out Hillary for her close ties to China is a "freeperism"?

News to me.

[PBS Poll-435]

33. Same MO, different year.

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

[Skidmore]

15. Must be safe to take a stand for her right now.

Why does this woman never stand for anything before it is safe to.

[BuyingThyme]

18. Leadership is hard.

[mckeown1128]

17. I am with Hillary on this one...

How much of a boycott? Athletes too? I hope so.

[ashrob123]

21. Why don't we

boycott items made in China. You can't say "I won't watch TV" and then put on your jacket (made in China), sneakers (made in China) and go play ball (probably made in Taiwan).

Any boycotts of China that don't include the boatloads of items that we use everyday is a waste of time.

[UALRBSofL]

26. ashrob, you are kidding aren't you?

Boycott Chinese goods, LOL. No disrespect but our economy would be destroyed. Think about it.

[ashrob123]

32. But that's exactly my point

nobody is really willing to make a sacrifice that would make a difference. People are only willing to not watch television? Please. The fact that the Olympics are even being held in Beijing almost 15 years after the stadium was built tells me that the entire world could care less about the human rights violations and care more about money and product placement.

When someone actually starts talking to me about a REAL BOYCOTT I'll be down. But a boycott of television is just silly and ineffective since air time has been purchased, hotel reservations have been made and the country of China is getting PAID.

It's too little way to late.

[BeyondGeography]

22. Mostly a diversionary tactic

Penn, tax returns, superdelegates for Obama, Penn, tax returns, superdelegates for Obama, Penn, tax returns, superdelegates for Obama...BOYCOTT.

[malik flavors]

23. Obama said he's unsure about this because the Olympics are about bringing the world together despite

our differences. He said he didn't know if boycotting the opening ceremonies was the right decision.

I'm on the fence as well in respect to this.

[Mags]

31. well, I'm sure when he gets off the fence you will too.

[malik flavors]

43. I could just as easily say you only agree with this because Hillary does, so stop being an idiot.

Moron.

[Mags]

46. wow. just keep on name calling ,it tells alot about you.

[malik flavors]

49. Just keep makig assumptions about people. It tells alot about you.

[easy_b94]

28. she should have boycotted-dd mark penn

[tokenlib]

35. Sounds like wink, wink, nod, nod to me...

It wouldn't be nice to piss off the people who hold the mortgage--TO YOUR COUNTRY!!!

[bunnies]

36. Fuck this posturing.

Don't Tibetans deserve the "gift of freedom"? :nuke:

[David__77]

37. I absolutely disagree.

That is not the role of the Olympics, which should not even be a state political platform. This is about people-to-people contacts. Why could we have "ping pong diplomacy" with China in 1971, when the human rights situation in China was so much worse, yet now we pull back?

[Hepburn]

38. Why penalize the athletes by not allowing them to march with pride for the USA?

I agree...if we participate, we fully participate...or we don't got at all.

[book_worm]

39. I love Jimmy Carter but I think his boycott of the '80 Olympics was not a correct decision

and it hurt the athletes more than anybody. If the athletes are going to compete I'm sure they would love to be in the opening ceremonies. We can deal with Tibet some other way.

[LostinVA]

45. Yes, but I agree that heads of government shouldn't attend

In an official capacity, anyway. I think that should be the protocol for every Olympics, but especially for this one.

[wndycty]

40. Its actually a good strategic move

Because it puts Obama in awkward position, the city of Chicago is trying to get the Olympics.

[catgirl]

41. Except Nancy Pelosi had already called on Bush to boycott it

Is Hillary short on ideas of her own? She relies on false stories, tries to get credit for others
actions and outright lies about her past.

[dogday]

44. I don't think this is a good idea... Don't we try to separate the Olympics and Politics?

I thought we did not bring politics into the Olympics.. I don't think we should boycott...

[WinkyDink]

48. Tell that to the CHINESE, who just placed a major dissident in prison for 2 1/2 years.

[dogday]

51. There are ways to protest that, and I don't agree with that either..

But I did think the Olympics had nothing to do with politics.. Is that not correct....

[tishaLA]

50. Zogby just polled about this

and the fact of the matter is that the further I got into the poll the more complicated it became. Yes, I agree with leaders worldwide boycotting the Olympics, but I also recognize the problems the boycott poses to the US/global economy should China seek retribution. I also doubt that a boycott, or many boycotts, are likely to change the way China deals with Tibet, Christians, or dissent generally.

[LizzieB]

52. Hillary

Well I guess taking a stand against the Olympic openings is the best Hillary can come up with today to keep us from remembering her friday night drop of her taxes and Mark Penn debacle.