Bush and the Flag

If a Democrat had done this, there would be hell to pay:

The Courage of a 1000 Dragons

Tibet Activists Stage "Die-In" Protest In Tiananmen Square (VIDEO)

• - Huffington Post

1 hour ago - In Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, four Tibet supporters lay motionless on the ground draped in Tibetan flags representing the bloodshed the activists claim has been perpetrated by the Chinese government on the Tibetan people. Students for a Free Tibet posted a video of the protest online and published the bios of the five participants. As one of protesters shouted with Mao's iconic…

Tiananmen “Tibet Die-in” Protest 080908 from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo.

UPDATE:

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Tibet Out Of China Protest

Union Square Park, 6:30PM
New York, NY

A group of about 100+ Tibetans and non-Tibetans gathered in Union Square Park today in Manhattan to protest the Olympic torch being traipsed through Tibet and up to Mt. Everest ahead of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Before the sloganeering began (and it was extremely lively and well-planned), a group of monks (or I think they were monks) ritualistic cut their hair and flung it on the Olympic ring flag. Mind you, I didn't arrive to see this in time, but I saw the hair on the ring banner, and then I saw the group of men with chunks of their hair torn out.

(I tried to post this earlier from my iPhone but had 'issues.' iPhone 'issues.')

Dick Button... ugh... my ears...

It may just be my imagination, but has Dick Button gotten more vicious over the years when announcing figure skating? I swear, there were a few times over the last couple of days when I physically cringed at hearing his commentary.

Kwan Ends Medal Hopes?

OK, maybe I'm just being mean, but I do not think that Michelle Kwan can win a medal in this year's Olympics. In fact, she just may withdraw. It's too bad, but some things just aren't meant to happen. I could be wrong (hell, what do I know?), but I don't think she can pull it off.

Kwan ponders withdrawal after rough practice

Oh, and that opening ceremony? Crazily fantastic.