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Liu Xiang sent to Olympic death by China's £1 billion image-building exercise
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| 08/20/08
| Kevin Garside
Posted on 08/20/2008 11:58:28 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
So which one was hurting really? You don't think an athlete could have multiple injuries? Perhaps he was faking because he knew he couldn't win and wanted an excuse, but we don't know what kind of threats or pressure he was under.
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posted on
08/21/2008 3:54:07 AM PDT
by
Always Right
(Obama: more arrogant than Bill Clinton, more naive than Jimmy Carter, and more liberal than LBJ.)
To: Always Right
Both thighs and both heels. While it is not impossible, for an athlete whose health is constantly under close scrutiny, it is hard to believe.
Yes, I suspect he was under severe pressure and want to have an 'orderly way out.' If that was the case, his acting should have been better choreographed.:-)
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posted on
08/21/2008 3:58:44 AM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: Proud_USA_Republican
Even Yao Ming has to give half of all his NBA pay and any money he makes from sponsorships to the Chinese government. I'll bet Michael Jordan has to "give" MORE than half of his income to OUR government! At least China has the guts to ADMIT that it's communist.
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posted on
08/21/2008 4:27:56 AM PDT
by
IronJack
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To: Candor7
Seriously. This shows us that without Freedom, we are nothingBig Bump
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posted on
08/21/2008 4:30:59 AM PDT
by
squonk
To: TigerLikesRooster
>>>Lius face was plastered all over China in commercials and numerous corporate sponsorships such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Visa, Cadillac<<<
What gives here?
Is Liu committed to Nike et al, or is he committed to the ChiComms and these companies controlled by the ChiComms?
I watched the beach volleyball last night and noticed that both the US and Chinese ladies wore the Nike ‘swooshtica’. Coke and Nike are all over the Olympics.
Is this what globalism looks like?
I appreciate your take on this.
RD
To: reagandemocrat
The article says that Liu has sponsorship contracts with Nike and other multinationals, but I suspect he also has similar contracts with other (probably Chinese) companies.
For China's sports bureaucracy, Liu is the cash cow just like Yao Ming .
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posted on
08/21/2008 11:14:36 AM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: TigerLikesRooster
He’s no Shun Fujimoto, who in 1976, competed with a broken leg to help the Japanese Men’s Gymnastics team to win the Gold Medal.
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posted on
08/21/2008 11:14:52 AM PDT
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dfwgator
( This tag blank until football season.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
"For China's sports bureaucracy, Liu is the cash cow just like Yao Ming ."NBC, overt mouthpiece for the ChiComs, proudly tells us how "capitalist" these commies are and how much they earn in endorsements. Heck, the female springboard diver gets $2.3 in endorsements and modeling fees.
yitbos
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posted on
08/21/2008 4:38:50 PM PDT
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bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." - Ayn Rand)
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