Posted on 08/05/2008 7:07:46 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
IOC president: "Historic" Beijing Games to advance Olympic goals
www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-04 23:01:55
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Games will be a "historic" one and will significantly advance the Olympic goals of universality and fair play, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said here on Monday.
"We are now just days away from what I believe will be a historic Olympic Games," Rogge said at the opening ceremony of the 120th IOC session, held in the National Center for the Performing Arts in central Beijing.
The Beijing Games are already a "landmark event for the Olympic Movement," he said. "The mere fact that the Olympic Games are coming to China -- home to nearly 20 percent of the world's population -- is significant."
China's role as the Olympic host has opened a window to the world's most populous nation, Rogge said.
"We have already seen the courage and determination of the Chinese people in another context. The world mourned the staggering loss of life from the earthquake in Sichuan Province and marveled at the courageous response by the Chinese people," said the IOC chief, referring to the 8.0-magnitude tremor that rocked southwest China on May 12 and killed nearly 70,000 people.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge speaks during the opening ceremony of the 120th IOC session in Beijing, China, Aug. 4, 2008. The Beijing Games will be a "historic" one and will significantly advance the Olympic goals of universality and fair play, Rogge said on Monday.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
Ping!
Wrong, Jacques
Steroids, smog, child labor and oppression?
Hopefully, it will make history as the first Olympics to be canceled by riots.
The “gist” of Jacques’ speech:
BS BS BS and BS BS BS. Furthermore, BS ,BS BS, BS BS BS and BS.
More BS, followed by additional BS.
In closing, BS.
Don’t forget the forced evacuation of entire villages so that the sod could be watered in Peking.
I don’t understand why the Chinese Olympics will be “historic,” according to the IOC.
There have been Olympic games held in Asia before this one.
You know, the last set of games I really got excited about was Rome in 1960.
Too much money involved now; steroids; and all sorts of other tactics that are questionable.
Yes.
That format also reminds me of a John (Jacques) Kerry or B. Hussein Obama speech.
Hmmmmm. “Jacques” Hussein Obama. has a nice ring to it.
Cough, cough ...
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