68 blog reactions to http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Clinton_calls_for_Olympic_opening_boycott.html

(Not that my thoughts make much of a difference, I suppose I'm just announcing this personally exceptional moment to myself on my blog, maybe facebook.) One recent event in particular prompted this change: her recent appeal to President Bush to boycott the Olympics in Beijing. The issue of China's human rights record is a separate topic, but one that is important enough to require a brief mention concerning this post. I've read many reactions to the protests in London and Paris, most of which are supportive of the

Hillary Clinton is now calling for a boycott of the Beijing Games’ opening ceremony. It is fairly easy political fodder since it essentially means she is targeting the most hated man in Democratic circles (Dubya). Her own words as reported by Politico: The violent clashes in T1bet and the failure of the Chinese government to use its full leverage with Sudan to stop the genocide in [Darfir] are opportunities for Presidential leadership. These events underscore why I believe the Bush administration

t envision what Hillary would look like at 3 A.M., don’t do it). Drawing on that deep of well of experience Hillary believes the way to combat Chinese disregard for human rights in Tibet and Darfur is to boycott the opening of the Olympic games. The violent clashes in Tibet and the failure of the Chinese government to use its full leverage with Sudan to stop the genocide in Darfur are opportunities for Presidential leadership. These events underscore why I believe the Bush administration has

The Olympics are supposed to be a time for sports, but there’s always at least some politics involved. The 2008 Summer Olympics seem likely to be the most controversial since the 1980 games. There’s been calls by several people, including Hillary Clinton, for Bush and other world leaders to skip the Opening Ceremonies of the games. I gotta say I agree with this notion. Let’s keep the games going, make sure our athletes get there and get to compete, but let

San Francisco gives a warmer welcome to the Chinese military than they do to the U.S. military… The current tally stood, last I saw it, as: French Government considering boycotting the opening ceremony. US considering boycott of opening ceremony. Congressmen calling for boycott of opening ceremony and games. English government is conflicted over whether to boycott, since they’ve supported the Chinese too much already. Chinese Government, due to its crystal clear transparency and always reporting of the

As decidedly anti-Clinton as he is, Sully still makes a sage observation today: He’s about scoops, and gets them. But once you realize that the Clintons’ tax returns and the Olympics ceremony boycott stories came from the Clinton camp, do you still believe that photo of Obama in a turban fell off a turnip truck? Hillary’s team has been giving Drudge “secret” exclusives on a lot of stuff, and not just recently. It

historical and current atrocities of the Chinese communists. When the first George Bush administration looked the other way in 1989 as Chinese troops massacred 4,000 innocent civilians, I knew the fix was in. Hillary Clinton, in nothing more than an effort to boost her campaign ratings, asked President George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies to the Chinese games. Her words are mere platitudes. When she was "co-president" from 1993 to 2001, the American relationship with China was no less cozy than it is now. I think it will be initially difficult to get the athletes

HRC calls on Dubya to boycott the Olympic Games opening ceremonies to protest China's continued crackdown on Tibet. Not likely to happen, but I agree with Hillary on this one.

who worked so hard to get to this point, so let them compete. But were President Bush himself to boycott the games, it would make an important statement on human rights." see-dubya: "Hillary wants Bush to boycott the Olympic opening ceremonies? Yeah, stopped clock, twice a day. I find myself in the uncomfortable position of siding with both Hillary and...gasp...[Nancy] Pelosi over W. (Ouch!) But in addition to its repression of Tibetan activists, and its crackdown on dissent in the media (both of which I

Doubtless there is a plethora of Republicans who side with the idea of a boycott, but I want to write a few words on why I think it is a wrong policy to undertake, and I want to particularly discuss why Clinton is wrong on the subject. As reported by Politico