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Should We Feel Sorry for Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper?
http://www.teachabroadchina.com/2008-olympic-games-gosper-censorship/ ^

Posted on 08/02/2008 3:58:04 AM PDT by robertvance

While I wish I could feel sorry for Gosper, there is just one problem. Every time he opens his mouth, he seems to be defending or at least speaking for the Chinese government. Yesterday, for example, in response to criticism about the Internet censorship he said "that we are not working in a democratic society, we’re working in a communist society." He continued by stating that "this is China, and they are proud to be a communist society." Really? Did the IOC not know that China was a proud "communist society" when it bestowed the Olympics upon Beijing eight years ago or is this another surprise? Let me guess. China also promised the IOC that it would become "a democratic society" just in time for the Olympic Games, right? Forget about China being a proud communist society. Mr Gosper and the IOC are apparently proud to be associated with the Chinese Communist Party. After all, they are defending the Chinese government’s censorship policies much better than the CCP ever could have dreamed of doing itself.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ccp; china; ioc; olympics
The IOC has become a complete embarassment and not without the help of Olympic Press Chief Kevan Gosper
1 posted on 08/02/2008 3:58:05 AM PDT by robertvance
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To: robertvance
He continued by stating that "this is China, and they are proud to be a communist society."

The phrase "proud to be a communist society." goes right along with that photo montage of Chinese toilets we saw posted on FR the other day.

Sorry FRiends, it's early and I'm not going to start your day off with a photo montage of Chinese toilets. Reread "proud to be a communist society." again, it's just as good.

2 posted on 08/02/2008 4:09:41 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: robertvance

Who? I have not nor will I give any attention to CHINAS Olympics because they, in no way, represent what the Olympics should be about.


3 posted on 08/02/2008 4:31:08 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: Caipirabob

“this is China, and they are proud to be a communist society.”

Maybe he should tell that to the citizens in the re-education camps or better yet to the brothers of the dead monks!


4 posted on 08/02/2008 4:32:44 AM PDT by poobear (“…individual salvation depends on collective salvation." Barack Hussein Obama Wesleyan University)
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To: robertvance
I said BOYCOTT two years ago and I still mean it today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Screw chicoms and their silly games that mean nothing in today's world!

LLS

5 posted on 08/02/2008 4:56:26 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (REAGANISM... NOT communism!!!)
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To: poobear; Caipirabob
“this is China, and they are proud to be a communist society.”

Well, if an outright Marxist wins HERE in November then I'm not going to be overly proud of this democracy that produced him.

6 posted on 08/02/2008 6:20:30 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: robertvance

Use to be we all watched as much as we could of Olympic coverage.
Now it has become little more that commercials for the netowrk and a propaganda tool for the host, in this case the chi-com nazis.


7 posted on 08/02/2008 6:51:13 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: freeangel

I’m not a big fan of the olympics to begin with, but I’m certainly not going to watch this one. Thank God I’ve got golf, baseball and most importantly the NFL to watch.


8 posted on 08/02/2008 6:53:49 AM PDT by mainerforglobalwarming
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To: robertvance

I’m curious, is Freerepublic.com on the list of censored websites who’s content is objectionable by the Chicoms?


9 posted on 08/02/2008 6:03:44 PM PDT by Snerdley (Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less)
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To: Snerdley

No. I am in China and use FreeRepublic.com all the time.


10 posted on 08/07/2008 8:04:03 PM PDT by robertvance
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