............The Summer Olympic Games from Beijing, China, are now underway.......
Alas, our Olympic gold medalist hero from North Carolina Joey Cheek (a speed skater who would not be competing, obviously) can not go to protest the Chinese government's economic assistance to the Sudanese government as a part of Team Darfur because he had his visa revoked!
The Chinese embassy did not return a phone call to "The Washington Post" explaining the reasons for this........hmmm..........
Although the AP is reporting that Mitt Romney, the candidate whom Michael Moore voted for in the Michigan Republican Primary*, is asking the Chinese government to reconsider.
But, it should be interesting to see which American Olympic gymnast will be next Mary Lou Retton. Ironically, it may very well be a Russian girl! (U.S. gymnast Nastia Liukin. Her parents were Soviet gymnasts. In fact, her dad is her coach).
And, if you happen to be in China right now, you can also visit the pandas at the Beijing Zoo. Although I'm not sure that Homeland Security will allow you to carry bamboo on the plane.
Lastly, the image below is of the French comic book hero Asterix. His fat friend is Obelix who would have undoubtedly made a great Greco-Roman wrestler.
Useful Links:
http://www.understandingfrance.org
*-means that was a joke!
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