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• Commented on Heroes and villains of the Beijing Olympics
  You forgot another villain: Mohammad Alirezaei, the Iranian swimmer who refused to race against an Israeli. And whatever coaches or officials from Iran who put him up to it. Completely disgraceful....
• Commented on Olympic ticket sales have a rocky round 4
  I was there in Beijing at the big box office, and I'm with Maggie - I did not see any problems. One guy got sent to the back of the line when he tried to cut up front for diving...
• Commented on Report: Beijing bars told to ban black people during Olympics
  I certainly hope this story is just more of the kind of hysterical exaggeration we see lately, or some sort of translation error. I'll be finding out soon enough when my wife (who is black) visits from America. I live...
• Commented on Our dreams of A Tribe Called Quest playing Shanghai crushed
  Is it just me, or is Wikipedia suddenly blocked again? And it might help if we start a rumor that Kenny G is close friends with a certain exiled religious leader......
• Commented on Blowing greenhouse gases while Beijing chokes on smog
  Has anybody noticed that the Environmental Bureau spokesman's statement is pure bunk? Since air quality can be measured on a daily basis, there is no need to evaluate after the Games if the goal was met. It can be determined...