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Live 2008 Olympics Thread
Various Networks | August 8th- August 24 2008 | Various Networks

Posted on 08/08/2008 3:49:19 AM PDT by xp38

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To: hoagy62

AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!


21 posted on 08/08/2008 5:01:05 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

Opening ceremonies starting....seems to be about a 20 second delay on the web streaming compared to the tv here.


22 posted on 08/08/2008 5:01:46 AM PDT by xp38
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To: hoagy62

Could those of you who are watching do us who are boycotting a favor? Turn it off during the commercials. I don’t want China to be rewarded for their deplorable behavior.


23 posted on 08/08/2008 5:03:20 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

I almost never watch the commercials anyway. No problem here.

Besides...the commercials I am seeing are Canadian. I couldn’t buy that stuff anyway.


24 posted on 08/08/2008 5:05:27 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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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!)
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To: God luvs America

Current time in Beijing is 8:08 pm

Current Pacific US Time 5:08 am

Current US Eastern Time 8:08am

And the Opening Ceremonies just started.


26 posted on 08/08/2008 5:08:58 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: God luvs America

just starting live...NBC will show them tonight with about a 12 hour tape delay...can you try the link above and tell me if its working in the US or not? I think its 8 pm local time right now so if that is true its 12 hours ahead of Eastern time in the US


27 posted on 08/08/2008 5:09:23 AM PDT by xp38
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To: hoagy62

Is this the Chinese National Anthem?


28 posted on 08/08/2008 5:10:40 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

Goose-stepping soldiers.

Where, pray tell, have we seen this before?


29 posted on 08/08/2008 5:12:11 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: hoagy62

that arm raising by the kids is too


30 posted on 08/08/2008 5:14:33 AM PDT by xp38
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Standard Communist Chinese salute. I believe the Young Pioneers of the old Soviet Union did something similar.


31 posted on 08/08/2008 5:16:38 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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To: xp38

not working...got a message that said “sorry- this video is not working in your area”....I wonder if I can bounce this from NY to newfoundland???


32 posted on 08/08/2008 5:16:53 AM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: God luvs America

ok thanks for the update...I guess only those close to the Canadian border or maybe the Mexican one that can pick up tv signals there can watch it live


33 posted on 08/08/2008 5:18:30 AM PDT by xp38
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don’t tell me they actually have soliders in the opening ceremony????!!!!


34 posted on 08/08/2008 5:19:12 AM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: xp38

Despite the commie crapola, the show so far is pretty neat. These dancer/artists are amazing.

China wasn’t always Communist. They have a LOT of truly cool history. This show should be amazing.


35 posted on 08/08/2008 5:20:40 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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the real update I want to know about is to see if ANY of the athletes dare wear smog masks walking into the stadium...

please tell when the parade begins!!


36 posted on 08/08/2008 5:22:11 AM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: hoagy62

The atlethes are NOT supposed to breathe.

Also, they must apologize profusely and repeatedly for wearing those black masks on Tuesday.

Nothing less!!!!

Didn’t you get the memo?

:O)


37 posted on 08/08/2008 5:22:41 AM PDT by library user
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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 (F-R-E-E. That spells free. freerepublic.com baby)
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To: God luvs America

They had some when they raised the Chinese flag, but that’s to be expected. Every nation has it’s armed forcces raise it’s own flag at the Opening Ceremonies. We did too.

If there are soldiers in the show otherwise, they are not in uniform.


39 posted on 08/08/2008 5:23:21 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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Probably goes something like this anthem;

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=20877

40 posted on 08/08/2008 5:24:13 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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