August 8. Day 0 Live streaming of opening ceremonies here http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/
1 posted on
08/08/2008 3:49:20 AM PDT by
xp38
To: xp38
2 posted on
08/08/2008 3:49:51 AM PDT by
xp38
To: xp38
So have they allowed the reporters off the pesident’s plane yet?
3 posted on
08/08/2008 3:51:32 AM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
To: xp38
Just saw a live report on FNC. The reporter was on a balcony and he asked the camera to scan over to the majestic Birds Nest Stadium. The smog was so thick you could hardly make it out! What a disaster!
5 posted on
08/08/2008 3:53:52 AM PDT by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: xp38
Who cares, really!
(I'm off to Saratoga.)
ML/NJ
12 posted on
08/08/2008 4:09:52 AM PDT by
ml/nj
To: xp38
15 posted on
08/08/2008 4:26:27 AM PDT by
Mercat
(For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.)
To: xp38
Watching live ore-coverage on Taiwan TV. The air pollution is absolutely horrible. Looks like southern California fire smoke in the air. Visibility from hotel balcony is about 300 yards.
Action starts in about 30 minutes.
16 posted on
08/08/2008 4:28:16 AM PDT by
Tainan
(Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
To: xp38
Here’s a little bit of fun trivia for you:
The mascots for the Olympics are 5 child-like representations of things like fire, fish, pandas, and antelope.
In China, a term of endearment for a child is to “double” their name. For instance, the names of the mascots, in order, are “Bei-Bei”, “Jing-Jing”, “Huan-Huan”, “Ning-Ning”, and “Yi-Yi”.
When you say their names singly, they come out as “Beijing huan ying ni”...”Welcome to Beiljng”.
BTW...according to the Beijing Olympic Commitee, the ‘official’ countdown begins at 7:56pm Beijing time. Supposedly, they have something ‘special’ planned.
We’ll see.
19 posted on
08/08/2008 4:43:52 AM PDT by
hoagy62
(No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
To: xp38
what is the time difference??? have the opening ceremonies already taken place??
25 posted on
08/08/2008 5:06:57 AM PDT by
God luvs America
(When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
To: xp38
I wonder if I go to the BBC if I can get the show??
38 posted on
08/08/2008 5:22:54 AM PDT by
mware
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To: xp38
Bush should wear a mask!
Just to see how the Commies respond.
97 posted on
08/08/2008 7:17:19 AM PDT by
u57896
(Alaska should look like Swiss cheese by now.....)
To: xp38
148 posted on
08/08/2008 8:54:36 AM PDT by
Allegra
(Goodness me, goodness me, industrial disease...)
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159 posted on
08/08/2008 9:17:39 AM PDT by
roses of sharon
(SAVE YOUR GAS RECIEPTS, SEND TO PELOSI!)
To: xp38
Not going to watch the Olympics because of the venue. However, I do wish the best for our ambitious, hard-working athletes.
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