September 21, 2007
USE SHAME AS A WEAPON:
Chinese dissident urges boycott of Olympics (Bill Gertz, September 21, 2007, Washington Times)
A leading Chinese dissident called on Congress yesterday to lead an international boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympics because of China's human rights abuses and support for rogue regimes.Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer under house arrest in China, wrote in a Sept. 13 letter to Congress made public yesterday that "more and more Chinese people are speaking out against the coming Olympic Games in China, which they often refer to as 'the bloody Olympics,' and 'the handcuff Olympics.' "
Given the trouble the GOP candidates have had identifying themselves with the Religious Right, you'd think a Mike Huckabee might take up this issue. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 21, 2007 12:00 AM
Comments
Boycotting will go nowhere. But what we absolutely should do is make sure that every USOC official, and every US gov't official, speaks out firmly and constantly against Chinese policies (especially during the games themselves) and doesn't let them use the media attention to whitewash the regime.
Posted by: b at September 21, 2007 12:28 PM