The event, by being associated with Beijing and China, is an abomination, it deserved to be destroyed.
I respectfully disagree, simply because I don’t see the torch run as a political event. However, I must grudgingly admit, I was PO’d about the huge Chinese flags. They are now parading down Market Street with these flags, and you should SEE the looks of disgust on many people’s faces. Sorry, dude, when you left the platform and created your own one-man parade down S.F.’s main thoroughfare, it wasn’t about the relay anymore and I’ll be happy to tell you where to stick that ugly flag of yours.
They should’ve awarded the Games to Toronto. Unfortunately, our guys never had a knack for bribing IOC members so we lost for the third time.