The state of Missouri is very clear in their stance against torture. Which makes me wonder: why exactly are mid-Missouri residents forced to watch both a Chiefs and a Rams game every Sunday?
Photos From China
Above, that’s the Water Cube, home to the swim and dive events. A full set of photos from Beijing can be found at this link.
Linked to on the Web
Daniel Oshinsky of the Rocky Mountain News reports from Beijing that FJM is inaccessible in China.
I find this to be excellent.
What’s the matter, China? Can’t handle EqA? Big fans of bunting over there? Love Livan Hernandez, hate Johan Santana?
We will not stop blogging until every Chinese citizen has the right to read curse-filled nonsense about Dusty Baker. And that is a kind-of promise!
Columnist Dan Oshinsky has been trying to work out the U.S. equivalent to China’s first Olympic track and field gold medalist, Liu Xiang. And then he came up with an answer — the men’s national soccer team. Liu shattered for the Chinese “the stereotype that they cannot compete in any sprint-type event. Chinese regard him as a symbol of progress here, perhaps even a symbol of China’s future as a superpower in many new, diverse regions of economics and politics.” Bob Bradley’s boys could do the same for the USA.