Usain Bolt capped his spectacular Summer Games by tearing through his portion of the 400-meter relay Friday, setting up Jamaica's victory in 37.10 seconds to break a 16-year-old world record. [ More Detail ]
[Mr. Moellersen, Painter, Hannover, Germany]:"I think the Olympic Games should be hosted in a democratic country that respects human rights, where there is no torture, and no suppression."[Mrs. Karrasch, Hannover, Germany]:"It is probably good for the people but the government is using the Olympic Games for propaganda. And it isup to the Chinese people to handle it right. There should be freedom of press and free coverage of what is really going on in this land. That's what I wish for. "[Gunnel, Stockholm, Sweden]:"I've heard that you can't access some sites on the internet because they are blocked, and some journalists are restricted. And that they (CCP) have taken many people away from Beijing because they don't want them there."[Paulette Archer, Teacher]:"I don't think they should have been chosen to host them, just because of the human rights situation. They promised that they would clean up their act and they haven't, so they shouldn't be hosting them, but I suppose it's a bit late to change now."[Tim Robinson, Project Manager]:"They shouldn't be hosting the Olympics. It's a poor choice, and with the amount of xxxx they have done to Tibet, I can't see how they can honestly do it. Monks being killed and thrown in waterways -- it's a shocker. And that's only the stuff we get to see on T.V."[Steven Bailey, Creative Director]:"This pollution, it's a bit of a farce them cleaning up the environment just for the Olympics when we all know that once the Olympics are finished it's all going to go back to normal, so where is the authentic behavior in that." ( http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=145&a=4546 )1. Beijing Olympics Is No Excuse for Persecutionhttp://en.epochtimes.com/n2/united-states/beijing-olympics--no-excuse--persecution-3070.html2. Beijing Reporters, Tear Down This Firewall (and How To)http://faluninfo.net/article/753/?cid=843. False Fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGN4yTtXe1I [ More Detail ]
Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics. (Aug. 20) [ More Detail ]
Obama Girl and McCain Girl battle to secure the borders. Things steam up during the "Climbing out of the pool" event.Get your own flip flops at: http://www.flopyourvote.com/ [ More Detail ]
Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal Sunday at the Beijing Olympics as a member of the victorious U.S. 400-meter medley relay team, breaking a tie with Mark Spitz for most golds in a single games. (Aug.17) [ More Detail ]
American gymnasts clinched the gold and silver in the women's all-around. The favored Shawn Johnson finished second while Nastia Liukin grabbed the gold. She edged out her teammate by a mere six-tenths of a point. (Aug. 15) [ More Detail ]
Please Subscribe!This is a spoof of the 2008 summer olympics. In these olympics, there are only 3 competitors and only 3 events and it's held in Josh's Backyard! The person who wins the most events and get's the most votes by the viewers will will the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Josh's Backyard. Please VOTE in the comments section of this video for who you think should win the 2008 Summer Olympics!Voting ends September 15th 2008!Music produced by George StrompolosIf you read this, then comment me the secret code: Potato HeadThanks Everyone! [ More Detail ]
Here is a great video that shows what I am talking about with airbrushing models for magazines:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNMQUOTED FROM MSN "BEIJING - Chinese officials defended their decision to pass off the voice of a 7-year-old songbird as that of another girl at the Olympic opening ceremony, calling it a simple casting choice. Critics said it was a step too far in China's obsession with the perfect Olympic Games.Beijing organizers of the games faced tough criticism Wednesday after a whistleblower revealed that the 9-year-old who performed a song during the spectacular opening ceremony was lip-synching to another girl's vocal track.Yang Peiyi, a 7-year-old with bright eyes and a smile made crooked by the stubs of her first grown-up teeth, was heard by an audience estimated in the billions during Friday night's ceremony, singing "Ode to the Motherland."But they never saw her face.Organizers passed the song off as being sung by Lin Miaoke, another perky schoolgirl who donned a sparkly red dress and soared on wires above the 91,000-strong crowd at the Bird's Nest stadium.Beijing officials on Wednesday defended the decision to use both girls, saying the artistic directors could cast whoever they saw fit. And they were unapologetic about keeping the lip-synch a secret."There were a number of candidates to sing that song and at the end of the day the artistic directors picked the best voice and the best performer," Beijing organizing committee spokesman Sun Weide said.Wang Wei, executive vice president of the organizing committee, said the job of the ceremony's directors was "to achieve the most theatrical effect.""I don't see there is anything wrong with it if everybody concerned agrees," he said.But the world's press ridiculed the move on front pages from Romania to Australia."The counterfeit Games: designed to look good from every angle," said a headline in The Times of London. The Daily Telegraph urged organizers of the 2012 London Games to "bring some sanity and proportion back to both the opening ceremony and the games themselves."In Spain, one newspaper called it "Olympic karaoke." A commentator for The Age newspaper in Australia called it "the great Beijing lip-synch switcheroo" and news on the incident was headlined "China's wrong child policy." The Romanian daily 7Plus ran this on its front page: "Hoax! Made in China."Baltimore Sun reporter Jill Rosen said the switch was hardly the first case of lip-synching, but was "possibly the cruelest."New York Magazine called on record executives to give Peiyi a record deal, saying "She's 7! She has buckteeth! She is adorable!"The Chinese leadership consider the Beijing Olympics a matter of national prestige and the opening extravaganza, attended by a host of leaders including President Bush, was intended to wow the world."This text above was taken from MSNBC Links below for more information.Here is a link to the rest of the story as well as to Paul Potts on Britain's got talent:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26182056?GT1=43001http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2545387/Beijing-Olympics-Faking-scandal-over-girl-who-sang-in-opening-ceremony.htmlPaul Potts Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA [ More Detail ]
Faking it at the Olympics 2:06A little girl and her song captivated millions of viewers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. But what they saw was not what they heard.Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke, who performed "Ode to the Motherland" as China's flag was paraded Friday into Beijing's National Stadium, was not singing at all.Lin was lip-syncing to the sound of another girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, who was heard but not seen, apparently because she was deemed not cute enough."The reason was for the national interest," said Chen Qigang, the ceremony's musical director, in a state radio interview. "The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feeling and expression. ... Lin Miaoke is excellent in those aspects."The decision was made at the highest levels, Chen said."We had to do it," he said. "We'd been through several inspections. They're all very strict. When we rehearsed at the spot, there were several spectators from various divisions, especially leaders from the Politburo, who gave the opinion it must change." [ More Detail ]
The United States won the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Monday, shattering the world record by nearly 4 seconds and giving Michael Phelps his second gold medal of the games. Jason Lezak swam the fastest anchor leg ever, overcoming a half-second deficit to edge out the French team by 0.08 seconds.NYTimes.com Olympics Multimedia: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/08/11/sports/olympics/20080811-lezak.html [ More Detail ]
This was at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing,china. This is the fireworks only.PEOPLE PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO ME AND POST COMMENTS!!!!500,000 views [ More Detail ]
http://www.findmypair.com FREE account with promotion code OLYMPIC2008 (limited time promotion)! FREE soccer jersey at http://soccer.findmypair.comThese are the beautiful highlights of the 2008 Olympic Games taken by home video (so no copyright) of the opening ceremony! [ More Detail ]