Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I took a personal position of not even watching these olympic games for this reason. My minimal boycot. ed El 13/08/2008, a las 02:32, Nathan Wajsman escribi?: > Well, once again, the 2008 Olympics, just like the 1936 ones, are > being held in the wrong place and are designed to allow a > dictatorship to present a sanitized image to the world while the > dissidents are locked up and ordinary people herded like cattle. My > own take on it is here: > http://www.fotocycle.dk:80/blog/?p=190 > > However, if you understand Spanish, far better commentary is > provided in last week's issue of the brilliant satirical magazine > El Jueves: > http://www.eljueves.es/revista/revista.aspx?numero=1628 > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Aug 13, 2008, at 2:37 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Aug 12, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>> Oh, it gets better, Tina. >>> >>> NBC manipulated the order of the entry during the walk of nations so >>> the US team entered later than they really did. Those who "know" >>> observed the US team standing in the infield BEFORE they were >>> shown to >>> enter the stadium. >>> >>> Yes, it's entertainment, but sports coverage is news coverage and >>> the >>> opening of the Olympic Games is reportage. Except when it isn't. >>> >>> It's clear that NBC can't handle the difference and are in league >>> with >>> a government equally interested in blurring the boundaries between >>> what is real and "created". >>> >>> It's distressing but given the folks running the US networks these >>> days, hardly surprising. >> >> agree.. >> >> and you didn't mention the fact that the IOC itself is cozily in bed, >> >> with the Chinese government propaganda machine... >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Tina Manley >>> <images@comporium.net> wrote: >>>> LUG: >>>> >>>> It wasn't only the fireworks that were faked: >>>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm >>>> >>>> Nothing is real anymore! >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> Tina Manley >>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >