Archive for August 16th, 2008

China Olympics Athlete Blog List And Why No Chinese Magic Johnson?

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Got an email this morning asking me why I was not writing more on the Olympics. Main reason is because I am vacationing in Pentwater, Michigan, placing me about 1800 miles from my 50″ HDTV and forcing me to watch it on a 21″ circa 1970s …

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Made in China: Olympic Hosts Prove to be a Sham

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

“Made in China” has never spelled value to me, especially in light of last year’s lead toy fiasco, which proved products from China may not only be cheap but downright dangerous. Sadly this year’s Summer Olympic Games are also made in …

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Speaking (again) of China, Olympics and olympian foolishness…

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Speaking of China, Olympics and olympian foolishness… Today’s reminder: speculation goes both ways; Speaking of evil . . . McCain’s hero was a left-winger! What if global warming alarmists are right? Global warming police: First your …

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Another Chinese Olympic Scandal

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

The International Olympics Committee also checked the girls’ passports and deemed them valid. We wonder how easy it is to doctor passports in China! Can’t they do DNA tests to determine age? Maybe the IOC should look into that for the …

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China Olympics Diary: 1/3 of Chinese Emissions Attributable to

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

China Olympics While China may be leading the rest of the world in the acquisition of Olympic gold medals and the emission of greenhouse gases, it seems that, like the Chinese women’s gymnastics team, not all of the accolades (or …

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