Maybe if Hillary had an effective jump shot she'd be more sensitive to the needs of athletes.

Ms. Clinton's expression of her opinion towards the Olympics is very commendable but that doesn't necessarily mean she's correct.
The idea must be viewed in different perspectives. The problem in Tibet could be a violation of human rights that can be addressed diplomatically other than boycotting the Olympics.

One could just imagine the pain of preparation for the Olympics of the U.S. athletes. And if I were one of them I would feel very remorseful and frustrated if the Bush administration will succumb to her dictates.

I agree! Bush should send a strong signal to China to Free Tibet. Chinese should be taught a lesson. Hillary is the onle strong leader who can do that.

Wow, after consulting the tea leaves and public opinion, she makes a decision. How Hilary is that! It's time to send these hillbillies back to Arkansas. $109 million buys a lot of grits.

Boycott of Olympic games is the wrong thing to do unless you want other countries to boycott USA the next time we have the Olympics. This is sports not politics.

Don't the ObamaBOTS understand that without Hillary supporters he will NEVER win. It's such a waste.

Wake up America! Don't you remember what happened last time we voted an empty suit for President??

Didn't she just say during the YouTube debates a while back that she thought that the United States had no business in Darfur???

But now all of a sudden she wants to tell everyone else to boycott the Olympics because China won't do anything?

Why don't you stop flip-flopping and trying to get votes. We already know you don't give a hoot about Darfur.

Obama '08!!

Please do a search on the Tibet Serfs on Google or Yahoo or any other search engines. You will get a lot of information about Tibet Serfs who were miserable slaves. The Chinese communists (including some Tibet communists) started reforms in Tibet in 1950s and of course, Dalai Lama and other slave owners did not like the reform. So they uprose, but failed. They were forced to flee the country. Please tell me how many of those serfs or slaves will welcome Dalai Lama and his followers back?

Former President Bill Clinton "…in 1993…initially, he pledged to be far tougher on China's human-rights violations than President George Bush (Sr.) was. He promised that free-trade accords would be accompanied by international agreements on the environment and labor rights.

But on each of these issues, Clinton altered his course. On China, he embraced Bush's policy of (depending on your point of view) accommodation or engagement. This angered human-rights advocates. On trade, open markets have taken priority over negotiating social protections."

Chip off the old block…remember America…"Money makes the world go round." We are the first to protest when it affects our pockets." God Bless America and our Freedoms which lots of us take for granted and don't value!

If anyone can point out how our boycott of the 1980 Olympics punished the Russians and created change in Afghanistan, then maybe a boycott of some sort may make sense. The fact is that the only results of the 1980 boycott were (a) a reciprocal boycott of LA in 1984 and (b) the punishment of some fine young athletes who were deprived of the rewards of many years' efforts for something that did nothing.

Sure, the IOC bought into the types of protests that we've seen in London and Paris in the next couple of day – and will likely see more of before the torch returns to China, but I can't see depriving another set of athletes of their chance at the Olympics for an action that will do absolutely nothing. If Hillary really thinks some sort of boucott will influence Chinese policy in the way she would hope, she's not qualified to answer the phone at 3AM, or any other time for that matter.

The Boycott is for our president not to attend, read the article,not the atheletes.
Obama is not qualified to lead and zero experience in leading anything. Guess what picture Michelle Obama as first lady, NOT.
He can not win general elections against any pair of republicans, Only democrate that has a chance to win the GE is Hillary Clinton.

For all the Obama-ites who have been saying how this will drive up Hillary's negatives even further: what negatives? The only negatives Hillary has are those from lies that have been spread by the Obama campaign, his surrogates, supporters, the biased media, and Republicans. Voters who have been paying attention and who have a brain, have seen right through your smear campaign.

I like Obama's position much better: don't mix sports with politics. This reminds me of 1992 campaign: Clintons were aloud against China but delinked the most favored nation right after getting elected. They are opportunistic and have no principle.

Please post this!!!

Cowboy wrote:

This has convinced me to vote for Hillary in PA….. b/c despite what the media says, she does have conviction and standards.
–end of quote—

Really?

Which part of "she lies like a rug" did you miss? Vote for her–your conviction and standards must match hers. Remember she and Bill sold our jobs to China. You must be one of rich PA folk who could not care less about this.

Read history book, everyone!!! Tibet has been part of China for over 500 years!!! I support 100% on how Chinese government handled the RIOTs in Tibet recently. Boycott Beijing Olympic, give me break! American should worry about how bad your economy and social unjustice between blacks and whites. plus, how do you feel when you see a bumper sticker says "FREE HAWAII"??? Don't tell me Hawaii belongs to the States geographically or historically. China is rising, and will be… So, don't be jealous, don't panic. Mind your own business!!!

Bessie – you find Bush CHARISMATIC???

Well, I guess I have nothing more to add to that!

Tell em HILL. You continue to be the first on these important issues and others fall in line and follow.

Leader, Hillary 2008!

When I read posts like these it just makes me disgusted – Americans sure do a good job of appearing stupid and hateful. First of all, very few of you have actually reacted to the call for government to distance itself from China BECAUSE of the oppresion on Tibet and their lack of support on the Darfur genocide. You can all jostle to justify your hatred for Senator Clinton, but the fact is, no matter how small and insignificant this rejection from Bush to attend these cermonies might seem, it is a step in the right direction, and we should all support it! End of story.

CNN you should not have this in the political section – you should go write a real story on this subject. There is clearly need given the protests in Europe and what is beginning to happen in California.

Go Hillary! Go!

Vote Hillary, otherwise VOTE Republican.

Imposing Anglo/Western cultural values on a 6,000 year old, collectivist/high power distance society is how we ended up in Iraq…When will we learn what works for us does not always apply to others?

She is a leader! Hillary has this one on the mark China has made human right a real issue we need to address as a country.

I wonder how long it would take Obama to confront the issues in China/ American relations. If elected and his actions with Rev. Wright is any indication, he would be out of office before he opened his mouth.

Every move Hillary makes is political. The problem is, all her moves are very short sighted. Her moves show an inability to think things through thoroughly. I don't think she has the patients for critical thinking and that is why she employs a "kitchen sink strategy" , throw everything out and see what sticks. Her focus here is to try to suck up to Nancy Pelosi by agreeing with her in hopes that she will win Nancy's favor. Unfortunately her shortsightedness will not win Nancy's favor. What will win Nancy's favor is honesty and integrity which Hillary shows no sign of.

Oh yeah, let us not forget that Bill is the one who took the economic negotiations away from the US by making China a PERMANENT most favored nation. But, who cares!

I'm sure one of her campaign advisers is already having a secret meeting with Chinese officials telling them not to take her official position too seriously. Don't forget, China is one of the most lucrative business partners from whom he got paid millions for his speaking engagements (aka favors).

Former President Bill Clinton, "initially, he pledged to be far tougher on China's human-rights violations than President George Bush was. He promised that free-trade accords would be accompanied by international agreements on the environment and labor rights.

But on each of these issues, Clinton altered his course. On China, he embraced Bush's policy of (depending on your point of view) accommodation or engagement. This angered human-rights advocates. On trade, open markets have taken priority over negotiating social protections."

Chip off the old block…..,money makes the world turn….

Please rethink your suggestion thoroughly. China holds a substantial protion of our external debt and finances our deficits at T-Bill auctions. Respectivefully, think you are very wrong on this suggestion.

I delema for the left, the supporters of Obama, Hillary is an advocate of their position on China yet their candidate Obama won't go on the record, it's another Obama's "Present" vote moment.
Hillary is not saying "Boycott" the Olympics, just the Openning Ceremony by Bush.
Obama are you for or against human rights all the time, or just whenj it suits you?

Can anyone tell me this, "What does the Olympic Games, an international sports competition, have to do with politics?" Last time I checked winning the Olympics doesn't give you anything but bragging rights.

let's rally support, insult China and then maybe nuke them as well. Just kiddin'. Let's allow the Olympics to be the Olympics.

Anyone else noticing CNN's lack of coverage on the possible withdraw of the militia fighting American resistance in Sadr City, thus ending a huge fight in the Iraq War?

Yeah, a positive spin on the war is BADDDDDD

Yes, we wouldn't Bush to be in the line of any sniper fire! Hahaha!

"As usual, Senator Clinton is out in front. "

Except that Pelosi already called for this over a week ago. Sorry, John.

Boycott China? Want to really make and impression on them? Boycott Wal Mart who carries more of their goods than anyone in the US.

Oh yes, Hillary – That is that big old company in Arkansas. You remember, you were on their Board.

James M. "we don't control the Olympics, OK? Ever hear of the IOC?

The village idiot, Jimmy Carter, tried that nonsense in 1980, and the Soviet Union returned the favor in 1984. Neither accomplished anything on the world diplomacy stage, just denied people the best competition possible, and penalized the athletes. Stupid!

People complain that Pres Bush is a lone cowboy, riding roughshod over all the rest of the world? What is this that Hillary is trying to make the President do? Hillary trying to be the boss of the world through President Bush? What kind of mixed messages do Americans send to the world anyway?

Why would Bush Boycott the Olympics in China, Bush dreams hecould implement these types of torcher and lack of human rights, so he and his buddies could further there profit sweepstakes in Iraq!!! Bush already believes in execution and waterboarding, what else does he believe in… not human rights!! thats for sure!!

Don't punish the athletes for something they have no control over!

I say we show China how we feel by sending our athletes there and beating them soundly in Beijing.

Can Hillary Clinton make up her mind about ANYTHING??? She has changed her mind on everything from the WAR she voted for to NAFTA which she helped her husband push through and now she says President Bush should Boycott the olympics a month after she said that we SHOULD NOT boycott them…..I think she is the worst candidate ever. She has blatenly lied to everyone and continues to change her mind on things that matter. I personally don't want a president who can't stand firm on a topic either important or not as important.

I feel the United States should not boycott the Summer Olympics because this is not fair to our athletes who have been training for a long time. I do think it is appropriate to boycott the opening ceremony as Sen.Clinton suggests.

Thank you soon to be President Hillary Clinton. I agree with you 100%.

Right Hillary and Bill gave away military technology to China so they could bomb us with more precision..remember the supercomputers for weather data??!! She is just trying to set the narrative to get it off Penn and her taxes..more of the same..blah blah blah.

If I would not vote for Obama in November is because of the supporters he has, including some people in this blog.

There is no respect for the fellow democrat anymore.
Good Luck!

Now I understand why she is losing…does not have the brain, does not have the heart, simply tries to follow whats popular, Wrong!

How did she even get voted into the Senate?? What has she done but #%&^ Bill since college. With George…at least politics was installed at a very young age and was around him his entire life. Most of us Canadians don't like Bush but as much as some of his decisions peeved off a lot of us…we'd still take him over Hillary….Obama….undecided if he can do it or not.

do you think that she is taking this stance because she actually cares about Tibet? i think not. i think that it's hot in the news now, so she is going to champion the cause for votes. i have a really hard time taking anything this lady says seriously now.

i think we should boycott, but i have felt that since day one. not because some poll told me how to feel or act.

In answer to your question no, will not vote for Obama and I personally like Obama enough but I will not vote for him because of you and all the other Hillary haters that keep the slandering and throwing hate against her. I will not vote for him because of all the calls for no counting all the votes and all the calls to drop out of the race without completing the task at hand.

Congratulations Senator Clinton, you have just lost a good chunk of your supporters.

I dont think us should mix olympics and politics if they are us teams competing in the olympics i dont think bush should boycott what about our american players how do they fill that their president is boycotting and they are there representing america no hillary is wrong on this one, bush should go, these are different events olympics and politics if

Thanks Senator Clinton.
You are double working. Campaigning and staying up the world. Being a Senator, you still have to do your work at the office and represent your people. It is right that you have ask President Bush to boycott the Olympics (or a portion of them). Thanks for staying up on the affairs of the world as you campaign.

Go Senator Clinton.

Obama's position as always is to appease everyone. He said he is torn between our president participating versus non-participation. I am afraid this is exactly what his policy making decision would be. He will be like this until the citizens cry out to take action. He has no backbone and that's not what we want. We want a strong independent minded decision maker. I totally agree with Hillary on this. Tibet has been oppressed so long we have forgotten this little peaceful country. World sporting event always has been used for a political reason. China needs our participation more than anything. Instead of invading a country who is helpless like Iraq, challenge powerhouse like China to do the right thing. This is not political or sporting event. Olympic never brought the countries together as long as I lived. Political pressure and much needed dialog will solve the problem.

Once again, inexperience, ignorance and/or blind optimism shows…

The statement was to boycott the OPENING of the games, not the games itself. And for those who are too blind to see that the modern Olympics have always been used as a political tool, as much as an economic engine that boosts the city/country it's held in.

The spirit of the games is one thing. The realities of politics and business with regard to it are another. Dreaming of Hope and Change but not addressing the realities of politics is just idiotic.

For those that think some of us don't read the articles, we do. And we think that boycotting the openings is just as bad as boycotting the entire event. As Lana said, "The opening is all about pagentry and celebration". It is also about the Olympians, not about China. You are hurting the olympians, not China. If you want to punish China, there are more effective ways. If you want to get your point across, hit them where it hurts. Stop importing lead-tainted toys and contaminated medicine. Stop outsourcing manufacturning. China doesn't care about the opinion of the world, and therefore boycotting the opening ceremonies does nothing but punish those who have truly worked hard to get there. This is, after all, their Olympics. Why shouldn't they be able to celebrate in the pagentry and celebration that is the Olympics opening ceremony?

one final thought on HRC call for olympic boycott this summer by USA – - if nothing else, 1. she got a good degree of extensive press coverage and lots of blog posts; 2. whether planned or not, she definitely has obama in a corner where he needs to respond….
if he says no to boycott, then he can be painted as in cahoots with gross human rights violators in china… but if he goes along with her, he will be pictured as being swept up in the tide….. or 3. he can follow her lead, and join the growing thought in many democratic nations around the world….. ditto for mccain, but for mccain, this is less of an issue to have to deal with ASAP than for obama….. some good strategy on HRC on this one…

On this issue, Hillary is as wrong as she was with the sniper story!

Yo clinton, you just lost 3 votes from my family!!!!!

Well, America's human rights record is no screaming hell either.

Shunning China is no way to convince them to change their ways. It will only alienate them more. Let America have the decency to attend the games as the gracious country it is and work behind the scenes with diplomacy to help bring change to human rights conditions in China.

You don't get people to change by poking them in they eye.

How does boycotting the Olympics help the situation in Tibet? The Chinese government already knows that the rest of the world is aware of their appalling human rights record. This is an issue that ought to be addressed from a different avenue. Simply boycotting the games is a very immature way of tackling this problem. Hillary Clinton is desperate to get some undecided voted by appealing to their emotional attachment to the country and the people of Tibet. Something i call the propaganda of sentimentalism. If she really is serious about this, he should have said it months ago- and not today after the protesters have done a superb job spurred the biggest wave for her to jump on and surf.
She should be using her foreign policy expertise to tackle the situation in Zimbabwe for example, where almost two weeks after the presidential election, the results are nowhere to be seen.

The headline is misleading. Hillary only asks that Bush stay away from the opening ceremony. It seems such a small gesture–too small to make much of an impact at what is supposed to be a non-political way for the world to come together in spite of our differences. Bush (and Clinton) need(s) to find some other way to express disapproval of political stance than a non-political event.

What good will a boycott do when we dont have the spine to do anything economically to send China a clear message in regards to all the monkey business in regards to exports to the US?

Mrs Clinton feel free to go back and tell your husband to stop working for all the oppressive governments in the Middle East if your sto worried about oppression in the world. Instead of playing the part of the normal hypocritical politician every time you speak out on an issue like Tibet.

Can Obama ever make up his mind about anything? The only time he takes a firm stance on something is when: 1) it is the exact stance already presented by someone; or 2) it is the exact opposite of the stance already presented by someone that was not of popular opinion.

The Olympics is about uniting the world through sport, nothing to do with politics. So yeah, great idea to boycott it. I'm sure all your athletes will thank you greatly.

Should the President go to the Olympics opening ceremony?
• Yes
• No

Should Tibet be a freed from China’s oppressive rule?
• Yes
• No

Please send your answer to the President, Senator, and Rep.

I have the feeling that if BO would have decided to take the same position as Clinton has done in this issue the media would be falling over with delight. Yeah, and also that any of the hosts reporting the miraculously delivered good tidings would probably go as far as to say something akin to getting some sort of rush up his leg…

I agree with Hillary,
but how Bush is going to boycot the country if USA owns a lot of money to China?

This showed how desperate she is, I understand and have sympathy to her. However, being desperate shouldn't be an excuse to make stupid calls. Now I don't believe she is capable to lead this great nation. I almost donated to her and glad I didn't. Now I don't think she has any chance to win the primary, let alone the presidency.

I'm no Clinton fan, but I agree. That we allow chronic human rights abusers like China to hold the Olympics is a black mark against us. China has consistently mouthed the words of human rights while remaining the paramount abuser of those rights. It should be common sense for the west to use this opportunity to confront China.

If nothing else, China's refusal to help prevent further genocide in Darfur is reason enough to boycott. Good for Hillary.

China is protecting its billions of citizens from terrorist attacks by the barbaric tibetians, nothing different than what US is doing in Iraq/afgan. So clinton cut the crap and do SOMETHING better to save your own campaign.

The Olympics should have never gone to China in the first place.
Too late now to change that .
However , to boycott the opening ceremonies might be a statement by the international community to protest the latest violence against Tibet.

LEAVE THE OLYMPICS ALONE HILLARY! The Olympics should not be politicized!!!

More grand standing. Same old Billary going which ever way the wind blows. China had been awarded the olympics July 13 2001 and NOW she's offended. For anyone to become offended seven years later seems just a tad disingenuous.

It will be difficult to accomplish anything against China, other than play word games. They have no real need to change their position. Boycotting typically fails (in present age) because the only real change will come when Americans choose to purchase things outside of chinese production, which is essentially impossible. Therefore, we are in China's pocket. The reason, poor choice with Most Favorite Nation Status Clinton…

question for Mccain: should the US boycott the olympics in china this summer??
question for obama: should the US boycott the olympics in China this summer??
question for candidates Mccain, obama, clinton, and nader: should the US re-establish diplomatic relations with the Free Republic of China on Taiwan(formosa)?
question for candidates Mccain, obama, clinton, and nader: should the US bar all products made in mainland China unless and until that nation meets minimum standards of democracy and human rights?
mccain/Rice08!

Grandstanding again! Poor Hillary, so sad! Going down for the count, just like Rocky!

Did everyone read the article? She is not seeking to keep athletes who have trained their whole lives from participating in the Olympics. She is asking Bush to do what is morally and socially correct. Further, this is not a ploy to get the attention off of the Penn situation; Hillary advocated for human rights in China long before Penn diaplayed poor judgement.

Free Tibet! Stop importing junk and poison from China! Go Hillary! You're the best candidate and the only hope to salvage the US.

Is Hillary trying to distract supporters from the Penn / NAFTA fiasco?

Ian: I agree. So let's just charge the Chinahoos for the secrets that they've taken off of us lately, and put some interest on it. Then we won't have to pay any of that back. And tell them to put that in their smoke and pipe it.

Cease trading with China huh? Look at your shoes, your shirt, your cup and the computer you're typing on. It was most likely manufactured in China. We have become their slaves.

I'm not sure where ou learned economics Bayou Joe but neither China, nor any other country, is going to cash in their T-bills. What do you think they would do with their money? There is no other currency out there with our stability or value. If anything, they have more of a stake in improving our economy than we do.

good for you Hillary- it may not change them but its one inch closer.

BOYCOTT CLINTON!!!!

Hil'ry, your husband gave China favored nation status. Now they are not so favored?
Clinton Proposes Renewing China's Most-Favored Trade Status
Congressional reaction mixed amidst larger China policy issues
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 3, 1998) — President Bill Clinton on Wednesday proposed renewing most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status for China, saying it was "clearly in our nation's interest" as he urged Congress to support the request.
Most-favored-nation status offers low tariffs and treats countries as normal trading partners. "Trade is also an important part of our relationship with China. Our exports have tripled over the last decade and now support over 170,000 American jobs," Clinton argued.

Wow what a shocker…she for the 1000th time waits until a public opinion is registered.

Gee…if she gets to be president then we'll need a national referrendum on every issue just because she won't do anything until she's sure the majority of America agrees.

Real brave there.

Maybe she should boycott Bill for his violation of Monica's human rights – or how about the entire nation's right to NOT having the president lie to them.

To me, one of the thrills of the Olympics is the march of the athletes into the Olympic stadium (or arena) — to see the flags and the athletes themselves. I always have liked to compare the number of athletes in each country's group. The fun of seeing one athlete marching as a representative of an African or Caribbean nation in the winter Olympics. I would imagine there must be quite a thrill for some athletes knowing that the head of their nation (President, King, or whatever) is present and to know that he/she is marching in front of him/her. Let the Olympics begin! And Sen. Clinton, the only boycott I would suggest is that of the Clinton Library.

Well, here we go again! Every time I read these blogs it's nothing but HATEFUL and IGNORANT ranting and raving against Hillary from Obama people who have no clue about ANY of the issues or why, in this case, it may be a good idea to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Of course Obama is torn….
he can NEVER make a firm decision about anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unless it's "I agree with what Senator Clinton said""….
he is just not STRONG enough to be a president…….not yet anyway.
Good Lord people – when are you going to start opening your eyes!

HIllary and Bill double faces—cheap attempts to redirect attentions on Tax Returns, Library donors, Sniper Misspoke and NAFTA. You deceived Ohioans for votes, now you're using dark political tricks to deceive Pennsylvanians. Pennsyvanians say no to Supporters of NAFTA.

Hillary Clinton Career is over now she's reaching at straws to hold some type of interest. Her senate seat will be up fro grabs now that some of her dirt is out in the open.

GREAT!!!!!!! someone has to let Bush know his decision on attending the ceremonies is WRONG! We are talking about humans' rights here people, get a clue? GWB does not have the brains to understand his decision is very very wrong, someone has to 'spell the words' for him.

Blaming the Clintons for the problems in China with respect to Tibet is just stupid. All of you who seem to think that they somehow caused the problems Tibet is having with China need to go to a local library and educate yourselves on Tibet. This is consistent with Obama supports, just jump on any bandwagon and blame the Clintons for everything. Obama supporters need to open their eyes and educate themselves a whole lot better on issues before they vote.

In addition, Pres. Bush boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in no way punishes the athletes. This would be for a diplomatic show only. Mrs. Clinton is not calling for a complete boycott of the games only that politicians and world leaders not attend what is supposed to be China's shining moment on the world stage to send a message of disapproval to the Chinese Government.

Clinton is just trying to play on the protest for political gain. Have you noticed how she changes her mind a lot?

Is this the same Hillary Clinton that invited the Chinese to sleep in the Lincoln bedroom…..

Democrats are going to give it to the republicans again.

Hillary's failure to winnow bad leadership from good people furthermore exposes her innanity in international affairs……

Clearly no country was justified to sanction America on charges of imorality because of Bill Clinton's involvement in the Lewinsky affair .

.In the same vein Dubai and Chinese investors cannot stop investing money on ailing American companies at Wall Street just because George Bush (with the blessing of Hillary Clinton )invaded Iraq.

Good and Bad Leaders may come and go but the spirit of a nation lives on forever..

Hillary don't get it that Americans want to hear more about the economy,healthcare,education and housing and less of China.

And it really shows that her claims of experience is plain bunkum.

Her husband loves China… this is just a ploy for votes.

DON'T BUY HER HORSEHOCKEY!

She is only calling for Boycott of the Opening Ceremony…not the entire Olympics. Get it right CNN.

Boycotting, the opening of the Olympic Games, only punishes the athletes. This won't matter to the Chinese government. Hit it where it hurts, money and trade.

Way to go Hillary! America stands for democracy and freedom and it is important to speak up-you've done it! Other people are afraid of that and it takes a courageous person to do it. I will vote for you and I hope you grab the democratic nomination as you more than deserve it!

What China is doing with regards to Tibet and Darfur is wrong…..but can't we make our views known without boycotting the Olympics? By doing that, the only people we are going to hurt are the American athletes that have been training 4 years for a chance to compete in the olympics. Why should they be penalized just because the games are being held in China?!?!?

If you want to oppose China, why don't you do it through your foreign policy, and not by waiting to make some dramatic stand during the olympics?

Beijing olympics 2008! No politics!

Anyone else get the feeling that she will be significantly nicer to China once she has been elected?

Obama '08

Obama reminds me of Bush. A fake that can not speak if he is not in front of a teleprompter or reading off cue cards. Hillary stands up for human rights every day and she is not afraid to stand her ground!

Go Hillary!

So, George W. Bush, a chief violator of human rights, a proponent of an illegal war, should boycott China's ceremony on behalf of human rights? That's like Barry Bonds speaking out against steroids…

Kinda hard to boycott China when we are borrowing billions of dollars from them everyday.

FS – you ignorant! of course they are treating this as a "one in a lifetime" event… it is… they are fighting for their independence… what would you like them to do? wait for the games to be over and not allow the world to see their struggle? the Games in the modern era were created as a political tool to unite countries, however when you have countries with the track records of Germany in 1938 and Russia in 1980 it does have a compelling argument of a China of 2008 where human rights are still not at the front of that regime. Sen. Clinton knows too well what that culture has done to is citizens, especially to women. I believe she is well within her right to call on this administration for a boycot… you guys want to just hate her, then just say it… but if you expect to discuss the events please at least do your homework.

We owe China to must money to boycott anything, if you want to send a message it should be through trade or a lack of trade dealings.

Fools for Hillary…do you really want this woman to lead our country just because she is a woman??? May all your immediate family lie to you as she has lied to our nation..

This is outrageous, the Olympics is a none polictical event uniting all altheles from all countries. Stop the politics.

I have put 15 pro Clinton antil Obama messages on here oeer the past few eeeks … but politicizing the Olympics turns me off. This is a bad idea —- Run for president Hillary, but keep your campaiogn out of the Olympics. This is pure showmanship

If Obama follows suit – shame on him too

China has a history of human right's violation….this is not new or surprise.—Bill and Hillary know that for sure. It seems she is concern now, what of Rwanda, Taiwan, Sudan genocide and hundreds of countries that do not honor human rights…..Shame on Billary?
Stick on the issue such as JOBS, HEALTH INSURANCE, ECONOMY, IRAQ'S WAR, NAFTA AND MR. PENN, PLAY ON GENDER/RACE CARD WHENEVER IT SOOTHS YOU, SNIPER MISSPOKE, TAX RETURNS, BILLARY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DONORS?
Billary enrichment program from 2000 t0 2006–109 Million in less than 7yrs—where did the money came from and who 're the recipients of charities—Americans deserve to know?

It was the Clintons that helped put China into this much power and now we are begging for money from them. Hillary was a big supporter of free trade with China. Now she wants to sing a different tune. My god can you really trust this lady?

Why we're not boycotting the games-
I've worked with STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition on this very issue. As you may know, the Chinese have very close ties with the government of Sudan. They could use those ties to stop the government-sponsored genocide in Darfur. What a boycott from President Bush does is it shows a world leader's disagreement with unjust policies.

A total Olympic boycott is unfair because it hurts those who have been training so hard for this event. The Athletes did not CHOOSE for the Olympics to be in Beijing, and many young people dream of performing in the Olympic Games. We have no right to dash those dreams.

That doesn't mean that we can't bring up human rights abuses while the spotlight's on China…

Ben Heide
STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition
Great Lakes Regional Outreach Coordinator

Boycotting, the Opening of the Olympics, only punishes the athletes. This will mean nothing to the Chinese government. Punish the Chinese government were it hurts, money and trade.

Why would Bush care about the rights of the Chinese populace when he has shown disdain for the rights of his own country's citizens?

I seem to remember Ms. Clinton attending a women's rights conference in China, a nation that controls the reproductive activity of its women to an obscene degree.

When are you going to report on Marc Ambinger's (of the Atlantic) report that Mark Penn is still very much involved with the Clinton campaign. He has been on the conference calls today and it looks like his "demotion" actually does not entail anything other than a public rebuke.

Hill – How can we believe anything you say?

the idea of a US boycott is not a political ploy on the part of clinton, rather it is an idea that is getting a good head of steam in quite a few nations…. as little as two weeks ago, most Euro nations said no to the idea of even their top leaders not attending the opening ceremony this summer… then the first one who raised the idea of not going was Ms. Merkle, German Chancellor, to be followed by Prez Sarkozy in france… and then other Euro nations are also picking up on the idea, as is sentiment in canada, australia, NZ, and other democratic nations…. it's just that the US is lagging a bit behind what others in the world were first saying, and now moving toward….
ALL FREEDOM LOVING NATIONS SHOULD CUT DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH THE SO CALLED PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA… AND SET UP DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH THE FREE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON TAIWAN-FORMOSA….

Leave the athletes out of this. They train for years to get the opportunity to compete at the Olympics and then the politicians grandstand with their righteous indignation. If we are going to boycott China, let's start with the entire nation not buying anything from China. Let's make it a real sacrifice and a true statement of what we believe is right instead of punishing the athletes with a boycott that doesn't cost the Amircan people anything.

Yeah boycott the Olympics. We should ban our athletes from going to the Games. That'd send a REAL message that we are serious. Our Dream Team would turn in a nightmarish performance anyway. Let the Chinese have their own party. We stay home and watch our beloved MLB in August.

Need to save the country. President can not be conservation(like BUSH) or President can not be liberal (Like Obama).

The president has to be moderate.
Either Clinton or McCain.

It´s time to change the tough exaggerated masculinity in the White House. It´s time to elect a female as President.

Clinton's cheap shot ! Another attempt by her campaign to divert attention to her negative Campaign!

Hey Clinton, all the Chinese donors to your campaign are demanding their money back !!!

Absolutely agree that Bush should not be in attendance at the Olympic ceremonies. The leaders of most major Countries in Europe will not be in attendance, and as the so-called proclaimers of Democracy, it would be incredibly hypocritical of Bush to attend the games.

As for the athletes themselves, you need to let them participate. This issue needs to be dealt with, but is not as drastic as the circumstances which caused the boycott of the games in Germany all those years ago. Plus, it would result in the isolationistic outcome which is absolutely not desired.

Olympics should not be boycotted,,, there are athletes who have waited 4 years for this moment. They are at their peak, don't deny them this.

The people that should be punished are the IOC members for awarded communist china these games. The olympics are a symbol of world unity. All countries athletes, even enemies, come together in friendly sports contests.

Good call Hillary. What does Bush know about the Games. And BTW, I need a ticket to the Opening Ceremony and this may be my chance.

Sounds like somebody who's badly behind wants some attention…Boy I wish Bush would say that publicly in response.

Seriously, though, Billary?

Where to start? Too little. Too late. Too lame. Be original. That's been done already, let's not make an issue out of it.

Obama 08!

anything to grab headlines…. so sad..it's over..she lose.

Some posters seemed to have missed the part that says Bush should boycott the OPENING of the Olympics. That makes sense to me. The opening is all about pagentry and celebration, and certainly there is nothing to celebrate in China's human rights policy. Hillary Clinton traveled to Beijing when she was First Lady to work on human rights. That was leading by example. Obama is still figuring out out he feel about this. It's been tossed around for over a month now–what is he waiting for? That doesn't sound like leadership to me.

Boycott the opening and let the athletes show their talents. Perhaps on the playing field we can come together.

unfortunately, the bush administration has made it impossible for us to take the moral high ground on human rights anymore. a country that snatches people off the street and sends them to third world countries for torture and incarcerates people at gitmo with no trials, really doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to preaching human rights.

First of all, how arrogant of any American to think that a country will change its national policies because another world leader does not show up to the Olympic games opening! Yes, we should get involved, but Bush's appearance or non-appearance is irrelevant.

Some people’s fascination with and support of Hilary Clinton, despite all her lies and “mis-spoke” incidents, is quite mystifying, bordering on blind acceptance. This is not about gender or some media conspiracy as some people try to make it out to be, but rather, it is about trust and credibility, and the scarcity of truth in Hilary’s statements.

Why should the athletes suffer?????
Carter tried to boycott and he ruined the careers of many athletes.
Courage in the face of adversity, I thought this was something Hillary embodied.
McCain in a LANDSLIDE!!

She needs to worry about Obama. Bush is way out of her league at this point. She can't control her campaign, she can't pay her bills, she is pushing healthcare and she hasn't paid healthcare bill for her employees. Laughable, and there are still people trying to vote for her. How blind can they be.

clintons campaign has not done anymore negatives then obama. but just like when bush lied to america it was quickly covered up and attention was brought to some other issue. that is the same thing happening with Obama. His campaign has been really negative too but if you want the truths you should research the two. Obamas change campaign is just talk. He basically has the same plans as CLINTON so how much change can that be. The only difference is she speaks for herself and he speaks for all the old men helping to run this campaign that wished they could get the response that Obama is getting……READ betweem the lines folks. She is much more experienced and will make CHANGE happen.

Hi, Hillary, I used to support you. But I have changed my mind. You will loose all the votes from American Chinese. Even Bush is better than you!

Do you understand the sprit of Olympic?

Do you know what is happened in Tibet?

Do you know the history of Tibet?

We will boycott your compain!

Once again, Hillary takes a position while Obama just hedges in the wing.

If he can't make the tough calls now, what makes you think he will be able to in the Oval Office?

Ever willing to make the tough foreign policy decisions. We shouldn't eat fortune cookies either!

Clinton's cheap shot ! Another attempt by her campaign to divert attention to her negative Campaign!

Hey Clinton, all the Chinese donors to your campaign are demanding their money back !!!

CHINA DOES NOT AND WILL NEVER HAVE US OVER A BARREL.
THEY MAY HAVE LOANED US BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP US THRU A BAD ECONOMY, BUT HAVE RESOURCES MANY MORE TRILLIONS THAN WE OWE. BOYCOTTING THE OLYMPICS WILL ONLY CAUSE ANIMOSITY. THE OLYMPICS SHOULD NOT BECOME
A POLITICAL PAWN.
WHILE WE ARE ALL DEBATING POLITICS. ALL THE NATIONS ARE IGNORING AFRICA AND ITS MOUNTINGPROBLEMS.
I SIMPLY HATE THE FACT THAT SOMALIAN PIRATES CONTINUE
ATTACKING AND CAPTURING SHIPS ALONG THEIR COAST AND GETTING RANSOM MONEY AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT. THE INCIDENTS ARE INCREASING.. IT IS A DEPLORABLE TRAVESTY
ON INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND THE FREEDOM TO SAIL THE SEAS SAFELY.. THE FRENCH NOW ARE TAKING ACTION (IF BELATEDLY) WHEN SOME OF ITS CITIZENS WERE CAPTURED BY PIRATES. NATO SEEMS TO TURN A DEAF EAR AND BLIND SIGHT TO THE PROBLEM. SOMALIA AND ITS PIRATES HAVE THE NATIONS
HAMSTRUNG?

Cindy,

Way to speak with vagueness and in platitudes! Obama would be proud!

I don't see China as a nose on our face – more as a genitalia – required to continue our existence, but not something we want to see in the mirror everyday.

Ever heard about a female dictator? I guess that you havn`t depending on differences in male and female mentalities. End the male chauvinism in the White House.

Larry Dickman Des Moines, IA

She did… were you living under a rock in the 90's?

This is the same Clinton who approved the sale of US secret technology to the Chinese after receiving campaign contributions from the Chinese military.

The Olympics should not be political. The games should be
about 'friendly' competition – a country's best athletes against
another country's best athletes. However…..in the case of
the Beijing Olympics, I think a boycott by the American Olympic
Team would not be out of line. Nor do I feel that President
Bush should go to Beijing. The Chinese people are paying a
prince that even the International Olympic Committee didn't
figure on. And there is no way the Chinese can turn what they've
done around to make a difference at this point. I'm sorry,
American Athletes, but staying home is the best choice.

What about Free IRAQ?

as usual obama stays on the fence, he doesn't have the guts to come out and say anything. At least Hillary is taking a stand on what she believes in which is more than he will do. Go ahead and vote to get him nominated, the country will go from bad to worse and become more devisive than ever. GO HILLARY!!!

Mrs. Clinton, since Bush sold himself & this country to China, the chinese will be telling him what to do so please don't waste your breath – there are other issues you should be addressing.

I'm not typically a Bush supporter, but I back him on this. These atheletes train for years for this, it's their dream, and no part of the experience should be stripped from them for the sake of a political statement. The best way to make a statement is to support our atheletes 100%, send them to the games, and hope they dominate.

LOL LOL LOL LOL
ANYONE WONDER WHY THIS COMES AFTER THE NEWS OF HER TOP ADVISER MESSING THINGS UP> SHE PLAYING THE MEDIA WELL TO DIVERT ATTANTION FROM A POTENTAILLY DAMAGING SITUATION AND SHE THINKS WE ARE CHILDREN.

SHE SHOULD ADDRESS WHY HER 16 YEAR FAMILY POLITICAL ADVISER WOULD GO AGAINST EVERY THING SHE "CLAIMS" SHE IS AGAINST

HILLARY: YOUR LIES ARE CATCHING UP TO YOU AND FAST.. U MIGHT NOT BE EVEN VIALBLE FOR A VICE PRES.. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES

Are you kidding me??

I guess she believes everyone has forgotten that it was her husband that advanced the "engagement" policy with China that dropped all trade leverage we had. At the time, those opposed stated it was the wrong thing to do, because it lets Chinas unfair labor practices and human rights abuses go on.

This is her family's mess.

The Chinese have violated human rights from the day the Communists seized control. They NEVER should have been awarded the Olympics. But, inasmuch as they have, we should not punish our athletes for the sins and stupidity of others.

If the athletes would like to take a stand and make a statement by boycotting any part of the olympic games I'd support it 100%. But to have the government step in and make a decision that will affect the hard work and dedication to their sports that these young athletes have would be a human rights issue all it's own. Let the United States olympic team make their own decision.

HILLARY! April 7th, 2008 2:28 pm ET

Ever notice if you bash Hillary your comments stick, if you make intelligent points on BO's weaknesses, you get moderated off……Nice……
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Yes it is the same on first read too.
The only thing the media is pushing is Obama, if Hillary said she would VOTE for BO they would spew hate on that too.

Why olympic games should relate to politics? It is little sick. This is the reason Tibet played a role in that. Come on, polictitian can't interfere sports!

Aw come on, who give her the right to prevent our athletes from attending the opening? The opening might be the most memorable event for some of them athletes if they could not win gold medals. So just let them come to the ceremony, compete, and enjoy! Olympics is a SPORTS game, not a political one!

Well… I have to agree with her on that one…

America has to regain the moral high ground we were once so very proud of.

I'm an Obama supporter, but I really respect Hillary for this. Its the first thing she's done in months that garner my admiration–by boycotting the ceremony the U.S. president would be sending a strong message about what we strongly value: human rights.

The 2008 summer games were awarded to Beijing, on July 13, 2001. The short list was published while Bill Clinton was president. Forget politics. American athletes went to Berlin in 1936 and kicked butt. Thanks Jesse Owens.

We boycotted the Olympics in 1980. What good did it do and whom did it serve?

China has human rights violations? So does America. Can we boycott Washington?

The Olympics are supposed to be unpolitical. Can we at least try to make them look that way?

Once again…..Billary shows she is not a leader by any means. Both England and France has already shown their concern with the "Games" and started boycotting already….. She must have read the newspaper….(Where she gets all her indeas) and said…hmmm…now this sounds like a good thing that already has the public aware. She has never been a leader…she has to the the polls first before she ever acts….Someone get the Clintons a bus ticket back to Ark.

No a thousand times no. The Olympics are for the athletes not for politicians to make points. The Olympics bring young people of the world together much better than what the grownups have done to this world. I support Hillary but not on this one.

Jump on the bandwagon Hillary!! What leadership!!. How desperate can you get? What will you support/condemn next?

Good idea Clinton.

Hillary Clinton 08

What the Hell ? Everybody and everything is expendable for the queen. Why not throw everybody under the bus in order to save the queen for her coronation? Compared to hillary, General Sherman's march to Atlanta was a walk in the park compared to her "win-at-all-costs" strategy.

Go HILLARY all the way.

Make afro sheen OBAMA (nothing sticks to him) work for the job he think he wants. It has been handed to him thus far.

I will vote McCain if OBAMA is on the ticket.

EXPERIENCE FIRST.

JOHN MERTHA AND WESLEY CLARK support HILLARY OPRAH supports OBAMA GET REAL FOLKS! HE is not a LEADER. HIS PASTOR WILL TELL THIS NATION WHAT TO THINK IF YOU VOTE OBAMA.

PENN, NC STAND WITH THE REAL LEADER DO NOT GIVE THIS NATION TO THE REPLUBICANS. WE ALL WILL VOTE REPLUBICAN IF OBAMA IS ON THE TICKET (AT ALL)

Your golden boy Obama is hardly a man who walks on water. OH NO!.. SUE ME FOR SAYING SOMETHING BAD ABOUT OBAMA!!.. OH NO!!..

I strongly condemn China regarding the human rights violation. But just an advise, do not boycott one of biggest sporting events on earth. Keep politics separate from sports. If USA boycott the inaugural function, they will retaliate whenever Olympics happens in US…. tit for that is bad for the sports. We must find some other way to put pressure on China. Politics should be played in a political arena and not in the sport arena.

Correction: There are three protestors up on the cables, not 5 or 6.

A curiously convenient gesture. At the risk of sounding cynical, I see a few advantages to making this statement today:

-Considering that House Speaker (D) Pelosi made the same stand about a week ago (and standing alone to my knowledge) one wonders if this is an effort by the Clintons to score some points with Ms. Pelosi and like minded inde and demo human rights advocates. Senator Clinton has chosen to do nothing regarding these abuses until it became convenient for her. Considering that to date Hillary has no history of challenging the Chinese on human rights issues but rather, if you buy her claims of White House experience, you must accept too that she was very much a party in the administration that awarded the Chinese favored nation status. This being the case (as it appears to many) it seems, Sen. Clinton – forever the opportunist, has managed to distract attention from her tale telling and such once again. In the wake of the M. Penn revelations and implications the shrewd Clinton campaign counters w/ this empty call for justice to a president who wouldn't know justice if it were written on the walls of the White House by the hand of God himself. This time, shamelessly capitalizing on the suffering of the Tibettan peoples to score points with the party and in the polls.

In any event, obviously the president should refrain from supporting the olympics (incidentally, this will not happen). It would send a signal abroad that there remain Americans who are in fact committed to real democratic principles and not merely to markets and capitalization.

a vote 4 change!

People please read… BOYCOTT THE OPENING CEREMONIES…. You all know what CNN wants that headline…. all the athletes will still go and participate… is a symbolical gesture to send a message to Beijing that we are not happy about human rights and all the other shenanigans in Tibet.

I can not believe all you morons that jump to get on her without even reading… we can always count on the Hillary haters not to miss an opportunity to get on her case even if she when she is right.

The more I read the postings from the Obama people the more I am glad I am no longer a member of the Dem party. The hate and disrespect they shoe EVERYONE but BO is horrendous.

I want to congratulate every last one of them for their combined success in conniving me to leave the party and be an independent.

TO NEVER EVER, EVER, VOTE FOR OBAMA EVER!!

Democrats for Mc Cain '08!!

She sways with whatever is happening at the moment. Do you notice how she only says something if she thinks it is what people want to hear? She is not Presidential Material. Once again this is the WRONG PERSON, not woman for the job. How convenient that she ctitizes everyone else, yet says nothing of her own dirty campaign. Watch out America , Howard Wolfson is on the loose. And what about Maggie Williams – she of the sub prime mortgage mess who helped duped millios in this country, while making tons of money for herself. This whole campaign is a sham.

How many of you Obama supporters would be jumping up and down Cheering, if it was Obama who was in this headline? You have become so biased most of you don't make sense anymore!

HILLARY!: YOU JUST DISPROVED YOUR OWN STATEMENT.

I disagree with HRC. The Olympics is a time to bring Countries together (athletes, world leaders, fans) despite our differences (cultural, political, etc.) This event is for the athletes, through their blood,sweat and tears, have acheived greatness and it is their dream to represent their Country, to participate and compete, what about their human rights? China does need to address and correct it's Human Rights policies, however, this is not the appropriate place. Politics should not be a part of the mix.

It's good to see positive stories re Hillary Clinton for a change you guys are typically one sided in favor of Obama!

I have to say it is a wrong move. By isolating a country, you will miss a chance to show its people what is the people in other country look like, what is the right way. Actually people here in US need to go to china more often, to really know about china, how many of you ever went to china? and the Tibet issue is just a joke, US is making another Osama bin Ladin in Dalai.

Way to look desperate Hillary! Your getting your lunch handed to you by Obama and now you look like your desperate! Nice plan, now that the frenzy of the Tibet/Chinese tensions have become top news, you step up and try to make it an "elect Hillary" issue. Did we not have a Tibet/China issue last year? What about 6 months ago when the news was the smog in China and the fact that the US Team was thinking about taking its own food? Not a hot enough poilitical button for you? Where were you before you realized the nomination was in jeopardy! Oh, and nice idea, only boycott the ceremonies!! Don't want to piss off our manufacturing base to much huh? You look so fake and shallow! And this comes from a guy who voted for Bill twice!

Bush should go

The Games must remain above politics. What will these people dismantle next? It is a wonderful institution, above all of our intercontinental arguments. Leave the games alone. There are other ways of protesting Chineese actions.

Olympic boycotts only hurt the athletes who have trained their whole lives for a special moment. And it does nothing in the long run to further the cause. This absolutely proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that she doesn't have enough sense to be President.

This is so democratic. I am going to oppose you to last drop of someone else's blood. Who cares about the olympics anyway? I know one group that does, the athletes. They are the only ones harmed by a boycott, doesn't cost Hilary or GW anything. Let the athletes partake and grow up Hilary and fight like a man, oh sorry.

Dear Bessie

"They're both young, charismatic, but have very little experience"

I used to wonder that Hillary supporters must be smoking something to believe her rhetoric. Thank you for removing that doubt.

Now I know they are high on dope, just like the one Bush used to smoke.

PS: Seriously? You find Bush charismatic? Does your dream rat pack include Dick Cheney as well?

I disagree with HRC. The Olympics is a time to bring Countries together (athletes, world leaders, fans) despite our differences (cultural, political, etc.) This event is for the athletes, through their blood,sweat and tears, have acheived greatness and it is their dream to represent their Country, to participate and compete, what about their human rights? China does need to address and correct it's Human Rights policies, however, this is not the appropriate place. Politics should not be a part of the mix.

The athetees of our country and the world should not be punished for this.
Let them compete.

Let our governments solve other problems.

This woman is out of her mind!

The athletes have been training hard for years in order to get to the point they're at just to QUALIFY for the Olympic games, yet Hillary seems to think it's alright to take away everyone's dreams and trivialize their hard work?

THAT'S a violation of Human Rights too, just not the physical kind.

I will start a boycott of my own. Boycott all products made in china. Pay off all our T-Bills from china, and get out of china. I will put a no fly zone on china so their planes can't come here and we don't go there. I will put a sanction of no travel to china so anyone who has traveled to china can't come or live in America. That is the kind of boycott that the chinese may be tempted to respond to. Not a gulibile campaign boycott of their charity to the rest of the world which is the olympics.

Remember that they pay for most of the cost of this and get little pay back. The athletes are the ones gaining form any thing in the games. He! Hill, do you have a clue, or don't you just care? is it cheaper to your bottom line to boycott the games or the products from china? Just musing.

I've had it enough! America has done too many things to help other countries in the past and present. Why don't other countires do the pressure on China about its own issues????

People need to get real, it is not a favor to China that Bush attend the opening ceremony, it is Chinese politeness to even invite Bush!

Actually Boycott is not really going to hurt China, they can actually save the money needed "protecting the world leaders" , to better use, such as helping poor people ..

i'd rather elect my feces than hillary clinton.

Couldn't handle the truth, I see Cnn.

I think it will only punish our own athletes

Folks. I'm not a Clinton supporter here, and frankly I'm not sure how I feel about her call for a symbolic boycott of the opening ceremonies (but I think I agree with her. Just imagine if we were to such open confrontations with people living in our territories.)

However, please stick to the facts – this won't punish the athletes – it's not a call to boycott the whole thing as we did earlier (Soviet Union in the 80s?).

I hate seeing people tearing others down when they've got the facts wrong.

I don't think closing the door will help the problem. Olympics is the event that all countries come together.

This maybe the opportunities for other countries to come in China, to learn more about the situation rather than what just reported on the news, and maybe raise that issue w/ China.

But I think we should open the channel and not close the channel.

Of course, one can always choose not to buy products from China as a way to affect them financially, but it's better to engage than not talking.

let's up the ante, for Mccain, obama and Pres Bush….
which is, have the US re-establish diplomatic relations with the free Republic of China on Taiwan (formosa)…. if the bloody tyrants
in Peking (politically correct Beijing) do not like, let them go to hell… the Republic of China onTaiwan is a democratic peaceful nation,
with free elections, a free judiciary, freedom of press and religion,
and which does NOT harvest the organs of executed prisoners….
so, America, we are a free nation born in liberty, we should extend the hand of diplomatic recognition to the free Republic of China on Taiwan… let us as a nation correct the terrible mistake that Nixon made when he broke relations with Taiwan, and if the bloody so called PEoples Republic of China does not like it, let them go to hell… they can keep all their toxicand poisonous exports made with slave labor….

In the words of HIllary herself – "shame on you" Hillary Clinton "shame on you"

Lets face it – if not boycotting was advantageous to her at the moment, she'd be on that side of the fence. whichever the way the wind blows, you'll find Hillary.

Perhaps she should just boycott it herself.

HILLARY YOU ARE NOT HUMANTARIAN. YOU GOT MONEY FROM LTTE TERRORIST GROUP FROM SRI LANKA IN OCTOBER 2007 AND RETURNED IT AFTER MEDIA CAME TO KNOW.

CHINA SUPPRESSED/ATTACHED TIBET LONG TIME A GO. IF YOU DON'T HAVR ELECTIONS YOU WOULD HAVE CLOSED YOUR EYES FOR THIS JUST AS YOU DID WHEN YOUR HUSBAND ELEVATED CHINA TO MOST FAVORED NATION.

YOU ARE SAYING YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE. IS THIS YOUR EXPERIENCE

YOUR HUSBAND AGREE FOR NAFTA-

YOUR STRATEGISTS TALK BEHIND THE CURTAIN FREE TRADE WITH COLOMBIA

YOUR HUSBAND RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATERS -CHINA TO MOST FAVORED NATION-

WHAT DID YOU DO

NOTHING !!!!!!!!!!
YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU GET ELECTED
COZ BILL IS GOING TO RUN THE SHOW

I loved the clintons….I really did. I still believe Clinton was a great president who did a great del to help the country especially financially. Unfortunately, his legacy is being tarnished. It will be interesting to see the attendance numbers to his presidential library post primary compared to the previous ones. I never would have considered Hillary if it hadn't been for Bill, but they both have screwed that up…All I have to say is this:

Dont call a person who is sleep deprived and mistakes a poem for sniper shots at 3AM… She may very well initiate missile strikes to begin WWIII!!! The excuse of being sleep deprived will not work. Aside from that, I agree boycott China. Show them that even though they have our purse, their not forcing us to make unethical decisions.

Anyone but Hillary '08

Change!
Senator Clinton!

Yes, we can!

Clinton's late. Barack already said this.

Why punish the atheletes? If we boycott, it should be the products that come in the US from China. I will not buy anything else from China. I am sure there are other ways instead of bringing politics into the olympics. Hillary, shame on you! These atheletes have trained their hearts out. Find another way!

Wow this is horrible. Whenever I think that Hillary can't stoop any lower, down she goes. Why would you want to deny the hundreds of athletes, who have been working so hard for four years, the chance to realize their dream? The Olympics should not be a place for politics. Does she really think this makes her look good? First she tries to inject religion into politics, then race, then gender. Now this. Plus she lies and wants to bring her lying disgrace of a husband back into the white house. And you Clinton supporters continue to put such importance on what someone's paster says, a pastor who is retired and not affiliated with the the campaign at all, when there sits good old Bill Clinton, with his deplorable record full of impleachment proceedings, disembarment, lies and scandal, weaseling his way back into the White House he was thrown out of. Dang!

There you got Hillary find a way to spin your lies and tricks. Next, thing we'll know is she'll call Barrack to challenge him to Boycott the olympics as well and say he was the reason her lies and tax returns were off! Spin, Spin, Spin, that's all Billary has to offer and you can bet her mini-surrogates will follow her Bad or Good!

I think that United States should keep away from this issue .We have a lot of problemas at home that we are even able to solve,how are we going to mess around with this issue that may bring us a lot of serious problmes with China in the future.We had supported terrible dictatorships all over the world like :Suharto in Indonesia,Pinochet in Chile,OmarBongo in Gabon,and many more ,which have been really cruel with their own people. Are we jealous of the development of this communist country???Just like we were with the USSR!!Why attacking China now and never before????This could bring to a dangerous world that will NOt be easy to win!!

I hope for Clinton sake the idiots climbing the golden gate are not part of her campaign as it seems lately it is completely falling apart!!!

Go Obama 08

If you guys think Senator Clinton shouldn't be running, I suggest you forfeit your vote in the GE as you're trying to disenfranchise ME and not giving ME a vote. If you're candidate is worth his salt, he'll be able to handle some competition. That said, Obama's been pretty quiet lately… why doesn't he speak out about this issue?

Not going to vote for you, Hillary, but you finally made a good call. It's time we advocate for Tibet and Darfur.

Clinton just angered all the Chinese donors to her campaign! Hey we want our money back !!!

I'd like to see Obama and McCain call on Bush to not particpate in the Opening Ceremony, as well. A number of world leaders are doing just that, and if we join with the rest of the world in not sending our leader, it will send a message, in my opinion. Their absence will speak volumes. If Bush attends the Opening Ceremony, it would be a sign of solidarity with the Chinese.

m hyst ot remind you, when Bill was elected, he was young, could make good speeches (tax returns back that one up to too), nor did he have much experience….

Now tell us what experience do Hillary have. other then pointing fingers ??

But HC is right on Bush boycotting the Olympics, justt a way to get away from the Penn talk, get donor list the pregnant woman who died and so on…

Is she genuine about this? Why is she just NOW bringing it up? I'm starting to have less, and less faith in this woman. Why is everything a publicity stunt with her?

Yes, I agree something needs to be done about human rights in China. I just feel that Senator Clinton has alterior motives.

This latest angry rant must be a result of one of Mark Penn's latest research POLL that says being anti-China will when you votes at the moment.

bessie if you think bush is young you must be living on a different planet or something.

Good for you, Hillary!

At least someone has the stones to stand up to China. It's a bit ironic that it's a woman. God knows, Bush and Obama would be practically tripping over each other to appease the Chinese….

On what planet is George W. Bush "charismatic?"

where was Billary in the 90's when her husband…and presumably her since she touts all that experience…gave China most favored trading nation status?

Lucas,
Don't be so naive; there's as much credibility in this stance as in her Bosnia, nafta, hospital….stories/positions. She represents firms who are virtually owned by the chinese. This is a desperate diversionary tactic.
Nothing more

Tibet is a part of China just like Alabama is a part of the United States. China is acting to prevent a civil war from happening, so it is ignorant to boycott anything.

The person who wrote a blog as "Hillary 08″ is obviously part of Hillary's campaign team. There is no other explanation for those "facts". Hillary is already going down in flames. She cannot win unless Obama withdraws. Since he is ahead in popular vote, in delegates, in the number of states won, and soon to be ahead in superdelegates it is unlikely he will withdraw.

As for the China Syndrome. Leave the Olympics alone. It is a venue for nations' atheletes to compete in pure physical contests. Let's figure out other ways to pressure China into behaving than turning this into a political contest that will do nothing but harm amateur athelete's chances to compete.

It is WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! To protest against China using the Olympics as a crutch to do so. We all know China sucks when it comes to human rights. We all knew the former Soviet Union had issues during the Cold War. We could probably find fault with numerous governments over the course of the Olympics history for which we could have protested. There are always people at any given time ready to protest about a million different issues. These young athletes have trained their entire lives for this one moment. This is THEIR moment. It has always been and ALWAYS should be the spirit of the Olympics when we all put our differences aside and come together to compete in these games celebrating these young athletes. It is WRONG for Clinton to call for our President to boycott the opening ceremony and it is wrong for the protestors to be encouraged to continue. The Olympics is not about politics or government policy. It is about young people training for THEIR moment. HANDS OFF!!

Hillary is the only one with the courage to take a stand on this outrage. While all the other candidates cowar and say nothing to try and persuade China to stop their violence against Tibet Hillary speaks out for what is right! She will be one of the greates Presidents the United States has had!

Hillary 08!!

My wife and I had donated hundreds of dollars to Senator Clinton. This is the last draw. I will not give Senator Clinton another penny!!!!!. This is a shameless political move.

Change the news cycle…big surprise, but I think the real story we all want to hear about is this Penn guy.

Bush is too much of a China supporter for him to forgo the opening ceremonies for Olimpics. If it was a small nation that he did not need to shore up his actions against North Korea he would not go to the opening ceremonies.
Bush will not even talk to Cuba and yet China's humans rights are ten times worse than Cuba's.
Bush has no leadership abilities or the guts to go against a nation that is as big or bigger than the USA.

I agree! I don't believe we should boycott completely/punish our athletes, but we should not condone China's action in Tibet by sending our Head of State to the Games. Bush should stay home in protest of China's horrendous human rights abuses.

I hope Sen. Obama joins Sen. Clinton in condemning the inhumane and barbaric human rights practices of the Chinese government.

Can't we disagree with Clinton without bashing her. I am fo Obama but I dont hate Clinton. Goodness!

Obama/Richardson = to Jimmy Carter Presidency!! Nuff said! Vote for Hillary or McCain especially if he picks Condi!!!

HIllary and Bill double faces—cheap attempts to redirect attentions on Tax Returns, Library donors, Sniper Misspoke and NAFTA. You deceived Ohioans for votes, now you're using dark political tricks to deceive Pennsylvanians. Pennsyvanians say no to Supporters of NAFTA.

Another DISGRACEFUL move by Clinton, making a non-political event political for her own benefit!

Shame on you, Hillary! American people will kick you out!

THANKS CNN! Finally, I can get back to work!

Dear Hillary,
Nomatter what people said. we love you and you are doing a great job for cause of Tibet and Human Right.

The Olympics should always transcend politics.

Allow China to hold the Summer Olympics and participate fully.

The spotlight will be on China regardless and their record will be fully viewed by the entire world.

Boycotts will simply server to push them into a defensive mode, possibly even a return to past isolationism. They will possibly have less motivation to improve.

Hey Larry of LA, if you are going to make accusations at least get your facts straight. China had MFN status under Bush Sr. as well. All this dirty noise from the Obama crowd is just ugly.

I am a lifelong democrat, and probably will die one. I never thought that I would belong to a party that is filled with so much hate. I really thought that hate was an emotion that defined what the republican party was all about, now I see that the democrats are no different.

All of you here who consider yourselves democrats who's hearts are filled with hate, shame on you.

If you wnat to see true evil, look in the mirror, because that is where true evil resides.

I am not a religious person, those of you here who claim to be christians, and have been spouting hate, guess what, you have no idea what christianity is all about.

Did Senator Clinton just now learn about China? Can we say diversion. Please don't fall for this again CNN.

All these politicians calling for an Olympic Boycott need to do there job and stop trying to hurt the U.S. athletes that have been training for years to get to this moment. How about putting forth legislation to revoke MFN status, or putting on trade sanctions Mrs Clinton? I guess it's easier to kill other peoples dreams than to write a meaningful bill.

HIllary and Bill double faces—cheap attempts to redirect attentions on Tax Returns, Library donors, Sniper Misspoke and NAFTA. You deceived Ohioans for votes, now you're using dark political tricks to deceive Pennsylvanians. Pennsyvanians say no to Supporters of NAFTA.

Boycotting the opening ceremony is a good protest without damaging the intent of the games. All our boycott of the Moscow cames did was ruin the hopes of a generation to compete. Also attending the Berlin Olympics gave Jesse Owens the chance to humiliate the Nazis. The Tibet issue will be there as long as we are.

I see, someone calls Hillary shrill, their comment stays……..CNN you are so biased…not even funny…..
GO HILARY!!!!!

Better yet Bush and everyone else in the nation should boycott the rest of Clinton's candidacy. Now that would be very humanitarian.

I do not like, nor support, Clinton, but I do recognize that her policies and my candidate's policies are a hair's breadth apart.

This, however, is one I hope Obama does *NOT* share. I wholeheartedly disagree with punishing the world's athlete's for China's government's crimes.

Leave the Olympics alone and stop giving BUSINESS to China instead.

Personally I do not want GWB representing us anywhere.Any time!
He makes US look bad. As for punishing American Athletes by boycotting the entire Olympics absolutely not. You are only punishing our own athletes. They don't deserve it. How exactly is this punishment to China?????
We didn't punish them from shipping lead loaded toys to our own kids!
Geez!

Can someone explain why CNN uses Cafferty as part of the Best Political Team? He loves BO and absolutely hates Hillary…how does CNN allow him to be part of POLITICAL DIALOGUE???????

China and Tibet is an internal Chinese matter. Leave politics out of athletic events! If we want to judge other countries, we should come clean first. We stole California, Texas, and the whole southwest from Mexico. What rights do we have to judge China?

Does anybody else see how the confluence of public sentiment works with Hillary? Like her vote for the Iraq war, now that public sentiment is coming to a head about Tibet, she's ready to call for Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies. Why not last month when she was asked about it right after the first government crackdowns?

I am seriously sympathetic towards the athletes who have trained and sacrificed, but this is murder in the name of communism and we are suppose to at least stand by those that cannot. I love my country with all my heart; but that doesn't stop the shame I've felt over the last 5 years.

I don't "know" if Obama is the answer, but I feel he is our best chance at salvation.

"Hillary 08 April 7th, 2008 2:10 pm ET

Hillary will win the great state of Pennsylvania by a HUGE margin. She is beloved here!! Then she'll sweep up in North Carolina, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico. At that point, she'll be ahead in the popular vote, especially because the good people of Florida and Michigan REMEMBER that they chose Hillary and their votes should count!! I predict John Edwards will endorse Hillary before the N.C. Primary and possibly be her V.P. What a ticket!! What hope for America!!
To all of Hillary's. Supporters
.Please don't let the old sexist Republicans make you feel bad with their rampant sexism that follows Hillary. It's a typical CNN, and MSNBC blogger to scourn a woman who can throw a punch. Down with the Obamanation of this 2008 election year! Hillary Clinton . . . our next black President!
Obama supporters say some of the meanest, nastiest things. If they want people to rally behind their candidate should he get the nomination, they better show more respect. Right now, I don't like them very much."

It's hard to resist mocking you Hillary supporters when you struggle mightily with logic, spelling, and grammar. Not all, but most.

Seriously, it's not that we Obama supporters dislike you; rather, it's that we think you are just a little slow. Your posts only confirm our views.

Why are people turning this into a Hillary versus Obama debate? This is about boycotting the Olympics. The Olympics belong to the athletes of the world, and the Int'l Olympic Committee that runs them. They don't belong to China. Boycotting the games will ruin the lifelong work of international athletes and won't achieve a thing. What did Jimmy Carter achieve? He got the Soviets to boycott the L.A. Games 4 years later. That's it. It's childish to think you'll gain something. But you will destroy the lives of athletes from America, Europe, Israel, Japan, Australia and on and on. If you want to hurt the Chinese, use your own "blood" by not buying Chinese goods – don't use the "blood" of innocent athletes while you sit and write messages on the internet.

Clinton be quiet. Such a hypocrite

The ONLY headlines BO gets are positive……….WHERE ARE THE REAL STORIES THAT OTHER MEDIA COVER??????

Why don't we boycott the media? Let's boycott CNN for continuing to make race an issue in this campaign!!! Why does CNN thinking all Blacks who support OBAMA is doing so because he is half Black.

I did not support Bill Clinton, Al Gore, or John Kerry because they are white!!

I agree..way to stand up to them Hillary.

You people really need to read before responding. She only is talking about the opening ceremonies NOT a complete boycott. And the athletes will still play.

We should boycott China all together before they own this country (or at least the rest of it).

Call me when the nominee is announced. I'm tired of seeing "interest pieces" on the candidates.

If you do not know where they stand on issues by now, just don't vote.

Obama/? in 08
Clinton/whoever is willing to commit political suicide in 08

Either is better than the Darth Bush and Java the Cheney Regime.

A little hypocritical one would think considering her husband pushed for the "most favored" nation status of China. Kind of a joke really…

The Tibet separatists are hijacking the game to promote their own cause of independence. They treat the game as an "once in a lifetime" opportunity and deliberately orchestrated the riots, false propaganda, and sabotage of the torch relay etc.

CNN IS THE WORST NEWS NETWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW U WILL NOT POST THIS BECAUSE U KNOW IT IS TRUE

This is just something to say to get what she really wants: The presidency and a life pension as president.

What has this got to do with her running for president? The chinese are trading with America. The only thing that works with countries like china is to cut trade deals with this country. we want our cheap goods from china made with the sweat and blood of suffering chinese. and we want to boycott the olympic games by suffering Chinese, Africans, or Americans who worked hard to create this as a means to achieve peace despite the uggliness of all other aspect of their lives and countries.

Hillary will say anything to get elected if the wind is blowing in that direction.

Our relationship with China is a delicate one. if we follow Hillary here, we can expect bad things from a country that could cripple us without firing a shot. they could totally dump our currency and that would be it folks.

CNN WHERE IS MY COMMENT?
I KNOW YOU LOVE LTTE AS MUCH AS HILLARY. YOU NEVER PUBLISH ANYTHING THEY DO BAD.

SHE IS NOT ASKING THE US TO BOYCOTT THE OLYMPIC GAMES! She is just saying that Bush should not attend the opening ceremony, that's it. All of the athletes would still compete . Come one people, don't come here and blab inaccurate things. Read more carefully, and maybe more than just the inaccurate and ridiculous headline of the article.

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Boycott Clinton!

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Ever notice if you bash Hillary your comments stick, if you make intelligent points on BO's weaknesses, you get moderated off……Nice……

Like she really cares. China is still the most favored trade nation. They harvest human organs for trade on the black market. They have goulag camps to produce the cheap goods that we buy. If you don't believe me google video ENDGAME.

The Presidential Canidates are hand picked by David Rockefeller. The elections are rigged. The media is not telling us the truth. Something is wrong with the system >Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton. There seems to be a pattern.

China is very close to becoming a leading capitalist nation! They have us over a barrel!!! Obama is using good judgement! Before we make rask decisions about how we should protest the inhumanities in China we better know what we're getting into! I believe that the Chianese government should be sent a message that the world is watching but in doing so we cannot cut our nose to spite our face!

The U.S. and yes this includes the Clintons have gained much financially from China and so now our dealings with them must be done in a carefully calculated manner. They have a much bigger army than we do and have more money than we do so Obama is correct in taking it slow!

Why should athletes who have trained and sacrificed in preparation for the Olympics suffer as a result of the political expediency of others? I would imagine this is especially disconcerting for those athletes who participate in the lesser known and appreciated events. I think the athletes should band together and boycott the primaries and general elections.

Although I have been a strong supporter of Hillary Clinton for President, it is obvious that she is running the most inept campaign possible. Senator Clinton, what are you thinking? If you were against the Olympics being held in China, you could have, should have, said so not months ago, but years ago.

Senator Clinton, you are your own worst enemy.

This is not really her business,it's up to the President.Curious though,how Obama Camp hasn't said a word about Africa, and the degrading life humanity has to endure over there,but he loves to tell the world how bad Clinton is for causing the war in Iraq because of her vote.

The US should boycott the olympics altogether! We should LEAD on this. But, this administration is devoid of leadership.

Folks she's out of money…..she needs every free spot of publicity she can get. Watch and see – more to come from her.

China owns us….Bush borrowed tons of money from China (thought we were not supposed to do business with communist contries). If he were not to go to Chinia for Olympics would make him look bad, no??? People are already climbing the Golden Gate Bridge in protest of China's treatment of Tibet.

This is an attempt to divert negative news of Hillary clinton and Bill to something not too serious with Americans—whether it is the tax returns to sniper misspoke or NAFTA–all 're efforts to deceive Americans…

GO HILLARY !!!
Hillary can and does speak up for what is right!
Obama keeps quiet – he waits until he is sure it is considered "politically correct" – he votes "Present" – not willing to take a stance on anything! Wright/Church – he would not of said anything about the radical comments if the media had not found the tapes. This is not presidential material.
YOUR SILENCE IMPLIES APPROVAL!

Punishing the American athletes is retarded. Shouldn't the Chinese government be where Hillary focus her punishment desires? Hillary seems fairly upset her last four years of presidential preparation are being whisked away by Obama, yet takes the position that American athletes that prepare for four years be denied over her politics. How does that makes sense?

Don't drag the athletes into the politics. If the athletes are that strong in their human rights convictions, they can choose to not participate in the opening ceremonies on their own.

Now who's kidding who? H Clinton calls for Bush boycott, only because she is not invited by the Chinese, duh !

The rest of CNN needs to LISTEN to Lou Dobbs…they ONLY commentator that makes any sense…..

Crazy woman playing ridiculouse political games
Leave her in her own world and waiting to die with fear of uncertainty

This will do nothing except erode our relationship with China. Simply boycotting the OPENING CEREMONY is nothing but pure window dressing.

If you really wanted to get China to change its ways, you hit them economically, which of course would hurt us too. Thus, that will never happen and you will have Hillary parading around about what a courageous stand she is taking. Just like that courage run she made from the tarmac under sniper fire.

We need China as much as they need us. That is the economic reality.

American Citizens calls on Hillary to stop lying.. boycott Hillary Clinton…

Bessie:

The problem with your comparison of Obama and Bush is that you left out many traits Bush lacks. Let's try on intelligent, great communication skills, and motivating. Saying they are the same because they are both young and charismatic is like me saying I am the same as MLK because we are both men and from the south.

Yes I agree that Bush should boycott the Olympics. In fact I dont think the Olympics should be going on in any part of China. BOYCOTT CHINA!

I guess the only way to get a comment to stick on CNN is if I call Hillary a liar…..isn't that correct????
GO McCAIN/RICE!

Should China (THE US BANKER) boycott US over Iraq?

Instead of supporting a divisive and polarizing boycott, why not seek to POSITIVELY ENGAGE China?

Hilary Clinton is just trying to seem important and 'tough'. And as usual, she comes across as shrill.

Just another comical
"Shame on you, Barack Obama!" from the Hil. lol

Hillary, if you want to sponsor an effective boycott, tell your cronies at Wal-Mart to boycott all Chinese products. What?!? Can't affect your bottom line now can we?

I do not think boycotting the olympics is the awnser to china in tibet.

We as consumers can have a larger voice in what we purchase.

The olympics should not be political. Let the world compete in sport. Again, if we have a problem with china stop buying there goods.

HRC will say and do anything. She is sad. You read what her supporters say and these blogs and they are sad. The china thing is another flip-flop from her vast expirence as first lady.

I hope the voters of PA put a stop to her.

I am an Independent and like Obama if she gets the nomination no way will I vote for her. She is no good for this nation.

Vote NO to HRC PA!!!!!

Bessie, you're the only person on this planet who finds any similarity b/n any candidate and Bush.

Every other politician in this race contains far more intelligence then Bush does. Voting for McCain is like voting for Bush all over again. Voting for Clinton or Obama is like voting for Clinton or Obama–not Bush.

And, I honestly can't knock Hilary for calling on a boycott for the games. She keeps talking about how its still up in the air as to how the campaign is going to turn out–but all of her actions seem to imply that she feels like she is going down fast.

It may not be in the best interest of one "super power" to boycott a century-old athletic competition hosted by another "super power."

Please, I can bearly stand it. We knew what kind of regime this was when we outsourced much of our economy to it and then had them finance our national debt. The Olympics committee also knew what kind of political system China had when it made its decision where to host the games. Now everyone is fretting about how repressive China is. Where was everyone early on? We got in bed with the devil and now all the hand wringing. China never mis-represented itself, its repression and disregard for human rights has been a constant. We need to attend those games and stop being so hypocritical.

The way the Chinese treat their people is hardly new. However, when the Clintons were in the White House, they kept their eyes and mouths closed about it. They chose to forget about the Tibetans. They chose to forget about the Taiwanese. They forgot about Rwanda. They forgot about the Sudanese. They forgot about poor Americans. (NAFTA) The Clintons were/are instrumental in China's current economic status and acceptance in spite of their human rights record.
Made in USA < Made in China

Team Obama
or reluctantly
Team McCain
anything is better than Billary!

GO McCAIN/RICE!!!!!!
WHY ARE HILLARY supporters constantly left in moderation while BO lovers are continually left to spew hate…..Why CNN?????
Check out BO's book for all the LIES!
Kennedy family involvement in his father getting to the US
Selma march having ANYTHING to do with his birth…
Magazine article he quotes that NEVER existed…..
C'Mon CNN. Where are THOSE Stories???????

OMG. She makes me sick. She will say or do anything to get votes.

Finally something I agree with her on. Finally some spine.

PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has gained support in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report for April 4-6, and now leads Hillary Clinton by a statistically significant margin, 52% to 43%.

Barack already said this, as was reported by NPR on Wednesday of last week.

I applaud Mrs. Clinton for wanting the U.S. to boycott the Chinese Olympics (why in God's name was Beijing the chosen city is beyond my comprehension), but can we believe that she is in earnest with all of the ties the Clinton's have with the Chinese? The Chinese govt wants Clinton to win this election and my gut reaction is always to do the opposite of what the Chinese want.

we'll hear something from Obama in a couple of weeks…

Clinton will do anything to keep her name in the papers. If she was ahead like she expected to be, she wouldn't give a crap about the Olympics ceremony.

CNN…pitiful………………….
GO McCAIN/RICE!!!!!!

Iagree with Hillary.
HILLARY 08

How do you "Hillary Haters" turn everything she says to a big negative? She at lease takes a side/decision/vote.
You are fools to believe silence is leadership. You have to take a stand sometime… Obama tries to have it both ways. He, for your information, is a very polished politician. And you all think he represents change. He's creepy to say the least.

Idiots…

Not a good idea to mix politics with olympics.

Hillary do you enjoy boycotting? You want Bush to boycott Olympic games as you want to boycott Election… No thanks.

Well she can't attack Obama (the party elders won't let her) or McCain (she can't figure out how to when she secretly has a crush on him). I suppose Bush is the only one who is left and is as he always has been in need of a defense. But if she believes attacking him makes her appear presidential, she is wrong. It's just the latest example of the Clinton cheap shot gallery of what not to do during an election campaign. Hillary is a living 527 who is actually in danger of being the first candidate who arrives at a convention without a chance and with a staff of 1.

No, No, NO. The time to reject China was when they applied for the games, not now. The intent of the games is to unite people through sports and transcend politics. It is an opportunity to mentor and demonstrate our values through China by our presence. No, No, NO!

What can you Obama lovers/Clinton haters say now! We should boycott the olypmics! Hillary said it not Obama. But no doubt now Obama will copy her and say the samething. He copies all of her plans and ideas. Now thats change! NOT!

Hillary for President

Considering this is an election year, I would not expect a major move like that. The U.S. has the political weight to make a move like that mean something.
China has done a horrible job, and when they said they would upgrade ther image and civil rights policies in lieu of getting the privilige of hosting the Olympics they obviously "Misspoke", but the U.S. has enough problems right now overseas.
Picking a fight with China could be seen as the right move, but it is definitely at the wrong time.
We need to get our house in order before we start opening closets elsewhere.
DrFill

To borrow Billary's words: LETS BOYCOTT BILLARY CAMPAIGN!!!!!

Kudos to the only candidate with real guts and the substance to make change happen!

Hillary '08!

Why mess with te Olympic Game spirit -agreed its hosted by China,but the games cannot be affected.

Why not boycott all Chinese products? Wouldn't that be easier.. ugh, I guess not !

What is wrong with most of the Obama supporters? We're talking about basic human rights here. Remember your leader's recent speech? Seems to have been just some more words from him because when he was asked about this issue last week, he wasn't able to respond! He's just another "fence-sitter" waiting for his handlers to tell him what to do! The level of hateful rhetoric that you spew out into the world is truly sickening. I would never support someone who elicits that type of response.

Hey you stupid HC supporters, don't you read newspapers or watch TV? It is Pelosi!!!!!! Not Clinton! She is a copycat as always…Why are you so happy?

Bratt

Hilary you are not in touch with reality. These athlets have invested their whole life, fortune, energy and time preparing for this olympic. Now you want to destroy them for political reasons. If you study law all your life and you are denied final exams or an award of the degree how will you feel. Hilary learn to connect with the ordinary people.

yes, exaclty, boycot the olymics but keep all of our factories in china. a perfect solution. the boycot will do nothing as long as we keep doing busness with them.
the united states is in absolutly no position to tell china to do anything about sudan, becasue hey wait a minute, what exaclty are we doing there to help? also pointing fingure at china for tibet and continuing to kill iraqi citizens (blackwater) makes no sense.

She is right. And she DID spend time in China talking about and working on human rights while she was First Lady. What has changed is that we are in debt to our eyeballs to China, thanks to Bush's war, and now the rebates. I don't think he dare call a boycott because they might just start calling in debts, and then what would happen to the dollar? I do agree that he should not attend the opening ceremonies, and maybe get some athletes on board. We did it to Russia, and it wasn't the end of the world. The TV networks will hate it, but so many of the athletes are drug-enhanced, does anyone even care about the Olympics at this point?
Somehow we need to begin to stand up to China's policies and inhumane treatment. Oh, wait, we torture too.

The stupidity and hypocrisy in this whole thing is that the U.S. thinks by boycotting we're making some major statement or will hope to have a palpable economic and political impact on China and their human rights policies (or lack of), while we continue to import millions of dollars in goods and services from them on a daily basis, some of those products, it seems are inferior and have the potential to harm our children. Our illustrious president devalued our dollar against their yen (sp?), and big corporations (such as the ones who contribute heavily to Senator Clintons warchest) are shipping jobs and manufacturing overseas because its cheaper………….so why get up in arms about this?

Clearly, Senator Clinton is pandering for votes because she believes that her voting base really cares about this (not to say that its wrong to care or not to care). I'm not impressed by yet another politician using the Olympics to make a political statement.

A Good Decision by a Good Woman

Hillary may not even keep her Senate job for N.Y. She did
it to herself.
And those who will vote Republican rather than Obama, you
can kiss your riches goodbye because only the filthy rich will survive.

OBAMA 2008

Not only is the article a Joke, but some of the comments are just as hillarious, I tell you I get a good laugh evey time I read the Ticker and it's Comments.

HAAAAA

Obama/Richardson 08

Yet another desperate attempt to change the subject. We've had so many diversions, no one is talking about the lies or all her charitable giving to . . . (drumroll) . . . the Clinton Foundation which in turn givers it to . . . what , oh, surely not the Clinton Library? She certainly is providing so many twists and turns! I guess we're not supposed to notice the shenanigans as we flail about in this sea of slime and sleaze!

All talk and no action. It's a way of life for liberals…

Can we please focus on what is important to our country and stop worrying about 3rd world countries. We had our genocide (Native Americans). Lets stop being the kettle that calls everyone black, and take cre of our schools, the value of our dollar, and SS/Health Care.

Talk about Human Rights…

The Clinton Administration did absolutely NOTHING during the Genocide of almost 1 MILLION people in Rwanda when they were in office. I find it convenient that she now wants the attention of being a humanitarian.

Oh RickytheGriff goHome!!! All you Obama supporters you get a Richardson endosrement but yet he agrees with Hillary and Obama like he always does, he does no whcih way to turn, and that the leader all you Obama freaks want as President..

Go Hillary..if not Hillary….. McCain and Condi

Wow! You tell them Hillary. I still won't vote for you in a million years, but you're so right on this one!
For those who make it about athletes preparing their whole lives for this, in the end it comes down to whats more important.. The millions of lives destroyed and the 100s of thousands killed, or some atheltes hope for a medal.
My point exactly!

CNN HATES HILLARY CLINTON….Plain and simple….WISH THEY WOULD AT LEAST COME OUT AND SAY WHY………

The Olympic Games are not supposed to be Political. If the Olympics were held in another country, Chinese Athletes would still be allowed to compete.

But say if ALL leaders boycotted the opening ceremony, that would send a very clear message to the Chinese Government, simply because the Opening Ceremony usually highlights the Nation the games are held.

It is a non-violent response to a violent situation…much like MLK preached.

Who cares?!
She is just trying to change the subject.

Let’s talk about Mark Penn
Or
He tax returns which shows she donated 10 Mil. to charities, that she and Bill own!
Or
The new goal post they have tried to set by going by electoral votes! (LOL!)
Or
The lie that she has been spreading around about the girl and her baby that died because she didn't have health insurance

Too much drama and it's said that all of this has happened just over the course of the WEEKEND!

Obama supporter here….Good Job Hillary!

Go Hillary. Obaimcans are so obvious. They even jump on good news to turn it into negative. What a shame.

The Clintons turned their blind eye to Tibetans during the 90's.

I think that Obama is very clear on his views of Human Rights. Not to speak on his behalf, but I think he would go to the Olympics to spread a message that you can't just ignore people and expect them to come to your side on things. Obama will make great decisions when it comes to foreign policy and how to actually make a difference in this world.

I really do not care who boycotts what. I WILL not watch. I watch every year and I was dumbfounded when they said China will host the Games in 08. What?????Say Again???? So, I will do my part and NOT WATCH THE GAMES. Screw China, they make crappy products. Everything in my house says "made in China" so the only way to get back at them is NOT WATCH!!!!!!

Yeah, Clinton punish the athletes in another one of your efforts to win political brownie points.

Hillary's lies are only matched by her repeated bad judgement. Oh she'll be ready on day one, but it will to be "misspeak" and make the wrong decision time and time again.

Wake up America! We can't afford Clinton.

Vote Obama and let's make this country great again.

The 2008 summer games were awarded to Beijing, on July 13, 2001. The short list was published while Bill Clinton was president. Screw politics. American athletes went to Berlin in 1936 and kicked butt. Thanks Jesse Owens.

CNN has rather skewed things with that headine! Clinton called on Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies. The headline suggests she has called for an Olympic boycott.

….and we call on you (Hilary) to drop out the race!!!

Can anyone explain to me how she can stand there in front of America and tell lie after lie? Are you people that blind to see that she is a BIG LIAR?

That's right, try re-directing the attention from your floundering campaign.

So, it's okay to borrow money from China to pay for an "economic bail out" but the President should boycott the Olympic opening ceremony. Yep, sounds like we have our priorities in order.

What a toothache of a woman Hillary Clinton is. Can't she just go away?

Rubbish. Boycotting the Olympics only punishes our athletes, and calling on President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony is nothing more than a dollar waiting on a dime. We need substance and character in the White House which neither Bush or either Clintons posses.

"As usual, Senator Clinton is out in front. How long will it take Obama to parrot this too?"
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What are you talking about? Clinton is parroting Nancy Pelosi. This is a campaign strategy…nothing more. Clinton could care less about Tibetans or the Sudanese. Remember Rwanda?

Smartest thing this women has said during her whole campaign

I believe that Senator Clinton is right about avoiding the Olympic's, only I think we should go further than that, all the Western Countries should stick together on this one and have their athletes stay home.

The more you Obamabots are bashing Hillary unfairly, the more we're going to support her. You guys are the ones knit picking and throwing the kitchen sink at her. You guys are the ones who are hateful and angry and dividing the country.

We in PA will support HILLARY all the way to the convention!

Score negative points for the Hillary campaign again. Like it or not, Bush is the president until January, and he will represent our country at the games. It would be best not to shame and dishonor China, one of the most powerful nations in the world. Politics and sports should not share the same bed, and it is honorable for the U.S. to participate in these Olympics. Boycotts in the past, 1936 Berlin, and 1980 Moscow never amounted to anything, except ticking off the international community, which we've done enough already. Maybe you should go to Beijing, Hill.

I think this is an unfortunate idea. If everyone makes the Olympics a political event then we'll never have the Olympics. It's a time to come together and celebrate unity. It's very similar to how Bush is placing troops in Iraq when he has never participated himself. Please, Bush, don't do this. The athletes have been working their whole lives.

I almost never agree with Hillary, but in this case, I do. China shouldn't have been awarded the Olympics anyway, but now that it has, it would be a good time to send some message that its human rights violations are unacceptable.

The truth of the matter is China practically OWNS the U.S. because it has loaned this country so much money. That's probably why Bush is reluctant to boycott.

Pres. Carter's boycott of the 1980 Olympics proved to have done more harm, particularly to the US and its athletes, than any good. For those who may not remember, that boycott was called to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Ironic, given our presence there at this time. Mrs. Clinton should do some research into the actual effects that boycott had, before making such statements, which were likely intended to deflect from her usual over-friendly relations with the Chinese government.

she is only standing up to China so they will give her more money to let them do what they want. Like the did with Bill during his presidential campaign. Where were you? They are where they are today because of the Clintons… Another mistake she is trying to fix or cover up? to go along with the Iraq War, and NAFTA.. what else is out there?

Correction:

China has been on the "Most Favored Nations" list since 1980. If you're going to have political opinion there Larry Dickman in Des Moines, as least learn something about politics first.

Before you Obama supporters write anti-Clinton remarks on the walls, make sure to spell check. Also, you might want to ask for a brain donation while you're at it.

I do agree that it's quite unnecessary for Hillary to bother telling Bush to boycott the ceremonies. Focus on the election back home, where you need to climb out of the steep hole you've been in for some time.

Good for you Hillary. I really don't like us meddling in other nation's business, but what is going on in Tibet today is terrible and we have no business supporting the Olympics .

Bessie,

Your comparison of how a vote for obama is a vote for Bush is weak at best, and pathetic and transparently biased at worse.
Love for Hillary does not equal Hate for Barack.

Obama has no ideas of his own. He'll be here soon to support her opinion and make it his own!

Hillary will win the great state of Pennsylvania by a HUGE margin. She is beloved here!! Then she'll sweep up in North Carolina, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico. At that point, she'll be ahead in the popular vote, especially because the good people of Florida and Michigan REMEMBER that they chose Hillary and their votes should count!! I predict John Edwards will endorse Hillary before the N.C. Primary and possibly be her V.P. What a ticket!! What hope for America!!
To all of Hillary's. Supporters
.Please don't let the old sexist Republicans make you feel bad with their rampant sexism that follows Hillary. It's a typical CNN, and MSNBC blogger to scourn a woman who can throw a punch. Down with the Obamanation of this 2008 election year! Hillary Clinton . . . our next black President!
Obama supporters say some of the meanest, nastiest things. If they want people to rally behind their candidate should he get the nomination, they better show more respect. Right now, I don't like them very much.

Funny, I don't see Americans or our politians boycotting anything "Made In China" in protest of human rights.

What a convenient way to dodge the real issues. Support a boycott of the Olympics to get even with China. Gee Hillary, that's really deep and decisive for you isn't it. Besides the only people who can afford to go to the Olympics are those in her own 100 million dollar income range, and who can fanagle a way to write it off. You probably won't see many blue collar workers there.

What, CNN…are you waiting for BO supporters to fill in your blogs, while you remove ANY Hillary supporters?????????
GO HILLARY……IF NOT…McCAIN/RICE!!!!!!

john … pelosi came out and said this last week
plus … it's amazing that she can talk about what someone else should do with their leadership role
but when asked about hers in her campaign last night she chose to cup her ear

He must first find out where China is. Then again he can ask his Russian friend, you know, the former head of the KGB in whose eyes he looked into and told America he could trust him. If he places so much trust in that fellow, he is bound to get good directions from him.

Wonderful political move…….It shows that she is not afraid to tell that nut Bush how she feels about American foreing policy.Too bad Obama did not do it first.Let him continue on being careful and we will see Hillary snatch victory right out of his hands….

This has convinced me to vote for Hillary in PA….. b/c despite what the media says, she does have conviction and standards

Good luck trying to change the topic Hillary.

You're a total liar and morally bankrupt, and thanks to Mark Penn it's now obvious to everyone.

Obama 08 & 12

she is acting like a world police. you should issue a warrant for Bush and your Bill first

I definitely think not only should the US boycott the olympics entirely, but any nation that stands for human rights should. Someone needs to make China realize that these continued human rights violations will no longer be tolerated.

Is this a lie? Now Mrs. Cliton, I don't know wether you tellin the truth or not!

She did speak on Chinese human rights after all, so she's the expert. hahaha

I agree with her 100% Any part of world if human rights violated USA is the first country race the voice . We know Bush had very bad foreign policy .Under Bush administration we are loosing our credibility.

Way to stand on your principles Hillary!!

"What are principles?? I have no backbone" – Obama (Mr. "present")

Talk about changing the subject????? Well CNN, I don't see any coverage here about Mark Penn??!!! Are you going to just let that one go to the recycling bin too??

She wants to change the subject from Penn.

Hilary you haven't finish tackling social injustices, discrimination, econonomic and educational disparities in United States of America you are jumping to China just to score political points. There is no right thinking person who takes Hilary Clinton seriously today.Why do you want to punish the athlects for political reasons. Some of these athlets earn their living by participating in this sporting events. This is their law firms, Wall Mart Boards and white house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicknas does an excellent job of demonstrating why we should not support Obama for president. Just take out the word Hillary, replace it with Obama, and you have the correct argument.

We love and support you Hillary.

Hillary 08

Don't any of you people read?

She is calling on Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies, not a full boycott of the Olympics. She wants our hard-working athletes to compete!

This only goes to show that most of the people who post here are rather thoughtless and reactionary – reading the headline and posting only based on that.

Read the actual article, folk!

Yes like the nice speech of Obama, a good attempt to change the subject of rev. Wright. After his speech there is no more racism and prejudice. ummhmhmmmhhmmhmhm!!!!!1

This is the first time I actually agree with her 100%.

Obama, why aren't you in on this?

Obama Supporter

Hmmmm …. and this — calling for Bush not to attend the Olympics — is a reason for Obama supporters to go after Hillary again? Didn't hear much from you all when Rev. Wright was in the news. Would have been nice to hear you express some outrage over THAT … .

i AGREE.

Once again Hillary does something positive and the Obama supporters berate her for it.
As I continue to say…..it's good that Obama won't need any of Hillary's supporters in the general because he will never get them.

I love how Clinton speaks so strongly advocating human rights when those same human rights are suppressed here in the States. The right to life should be taken into account as well. The abortion genocide is a silenced, on-going occurrence year after year.

As usual, Senator Clinton is out in front. How long will it take Obama to parrot this too?

Clinton is right and she is proving that she can stand up to China.

This is a critical time because the Chinese have the power to crash our economy, as reported last night on 60 Min, but we cannot cowtow to a dictatorship.

Obama has already suggested that he would have a hard time telling China how to behave because of the debt George Bush has run up. This is proof that Clinton is the only choice for Democrats that want a strong president.

Is there anybody who doesn't think this is all about moving the spotlight off of less favorable stories on the Clintons? Really?

This, like the new breast cancer announcement, is something that could have just as easily been announced weeks ago.

Hell, I still think we wouldn't even have gotten the taxes released on Friday were it not for Penn's little indiscretion.

a cheap shot.

Why should Bush boycott the opening, and then America go on to compete in the games? What message is she really trying to send here?

Did we just have some people compare Obama and Bush. Wow! I sure missed that. Seeing as how Obama was voted "Most Liberal" out of all the senators for 2007in the National Journal. Do some research people before your outlandish claims bring you and your candidate down.

Trying to change the SUBJECT! Hillary and her supporters didn't like it when some of Obama's supporters were asking her to step-down-
But – it's OK. for her to ask Bush to boycott! There has always been an issue with China regarding human-rights – but it's OK that China products all of our goods!

People, read the article! She's only talking about the OPENING ceremony. Jeez.

Actually Bessie, You're wrong.

Bush had a lot of "experience" before he ran. He was Governor of Texas. I understand the argument that Hillary has "Experience."

However, if we use your argument, then Tiger Woods' wife could potentially be the best female golfer in the world to ever play the game right? I'm sure she was around when Tiger answered the red phone when Nike called at 3 am.

It's funny she would call for a boycott of the opening ceremonies for human rights violations the Chinese inflict on their people. Yet it was NAFTA (Hillary's pet project) that exascerbated those human rights violations 20 fold. This is certainly double speak at it's best.

Boycott Hilary in 2008, not China

She is becoming so desperate. This proves once again that she will do anything to win the nomination.

Figures, all you Obamabots are attacking Hillary about her qualifications and she's simply speaking out for the people to Tibet. Honestly, can you Obama idiots think for yourself or do you need your master to tell you what to think? Obama followers are in a cult. Hopefully, you will snap out of it before the election.

I think this is a good move by Hillary. So far, she's the only presidential candidate to do so. Watch to see who follows.

Probably already been said, but I wonder how she feels about President Clinton granting China Most-Favored Trade Nation status. It isn't like China invaded Tibet and began genocidal practices AFTER 1998.

It's proper by just boycotting the opening instead of the whole game. Bush should consider it.

I am an Obama supporter, but this shows Hillary does has more experiences on foreign policy.

Hey, Hillary, I hear that the Chinese want more human rights leniency based on the fact that there are more of them so we should take into account that it takes them longer to get their act together….sound familiar?

Not a good idea to boycott the olympics. Why punish the athletes??? They've trained their whole lives for these events. While I agree that China has committed inhumane acts, the government needs to find some other way to make human rights a priority in China.

Clinton's experience = Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.

CNN, you make us sick…….

Hillary has officially changed her name, She is to be now called
Mrs Pinnoccio Rodham-Clinton

Pure opportunism,in an attempt to grab a headline.

I am very disappointed. Olympics is about sport not politic, I am no longer contributed to CLinton's campaign.

President Hillary Clinton..

What can Cinton do you for you?? Answer: WHAT THEY DID DURING THEIR TERMS..Remember how well this country was…How well our economy was…etc..

Clinton 08!!

Germany is boycotting it, and we should, too.

But it'll never happen.

We're too friendly with the Communist country — it's where Wal-Mart gets all its junk, and we borrow money from them to finance our endless wars.

Instead of telling the ol' bush man what to do. Clinton should look in the mirror and get herself together, maybe reconcile some past dealings with people she has harmed.

Give me a break Hillary!

What good would boycotting JUST the opening ceremony do? Either go all the way and Boycott or show up for the whole games.

Bush should boycott the opening ceremonies. Hillary is right to speak out on this issue, but I still will not vote for her.

She has lied about too many other things.

A boycott is a useless, knee-jerk reaction.

Do you want to change things? Show up. Hold a sign that says Human Rights now, In Chinese.

Oh that Hillary! Trying to draw attention away from her issues of being flithy rich with questionable compensation, having to oust Mark Penn, and her polling numbers continue to decline, again.

Of course boycotting Chinese made goods is out of the question.

The opening ceremonies are about honoring the competitors, not the host country. Ask any athlete who has participated in the Olympics what thier most lasting memory is. If they didn't win gold and had the opportunity to stand on the podium during the National Anthem it was easily the opening ceremony.

This is a horrible idea and one the president should give absolutely no consideration to whatsoever.

Good for her!

who??

hm

Even though i consider myself a democrat I dont believe it would be in the best interest of the US to boycott the olympics opening since we are in debt to China. I know its all about the politics now but lets wait to the games end and see how China reacts to the pressure. If it does nothing positive with Tibet then there is a problem.

These games are about the athletes and I always loved watching America show its dominance in most events

And in other news, dandelions are blooming in Virginia! The unusually normal weather in Virginia has caused the normal germination and sprouting of perrennial dandelions.

You decide which story is more exciting.

Although I dislike and disagree with everything Hillary, I can make this one exception. What China is doing to Tibetans is disgraceful and the world needs to tell China that her tatics towards Tibet shall no longer be tolerated.

Uh, got some proof of that?

She'll do anything now to take attention off her campaign now won't she?

I don't think the Olympics are going to save her from this whole Penn debacle.

I do think it's clear now what type of "leader" she would be. If these bone-heads are her advisors, is this what we should come to expect out of a Clinton presidency?

"CLINTON to boycott the presidential CAMPAIGN"

that sounds better……………….

sorry hillary supporters. You will get over it, just like a bad cold!

How ridiculous.
The Olypmic Games were established to harbor good will between nations, not to be used as a political tool. It was wrong in 1980 when the U.S. denied its athletes the opportunity to compete in Moscow and similarly wrong when the then Soviet Union boycotted the games in 1984.
These athletes have trained long and hard and their dreams should not be used as a political tool.

This is a Hillary attempt to get the media off the topic of the scandal surrounding Mark Penn and his secret meetings with the Colombian government. I hope the media and voters are smart enough to see through the empty suit that is Hillary Clinton

These is a further example of the lack of knowledge Hillary and her
incompetent adviser has of internationalissues

The Chinese-americans in the US are fiercely proud of their ancestral country and certainly will not appreciate total or inaugaration boycotts of the Olympic Games

If the GOP exploit this cunningly, she will gain a few votes from Fallun
Gong and Tibetan-americans, and loose hundreds of thousands of
Chinese-Americans

TOM ALBO

Would she if she were President? I think not. She talks a big game doesn't she? Little substance though. All words and no action from this opportunist. Give me a break.

Hillary wants attention…for something else than her lies…I mean "misstatements"

Hmm…. She lies again, today 7th April 2008 saying that She was the first one to vote against the Iraq war, before Obama. Completely wrong! Of course, but why is She showing such low respect to her followers by saying such things?

I agree, The whole Olympics should be boycotted. Shame on China for these atrocities

We want all the people in Iraq to be free, but we don't want Tibet to be free? We boycotted the Moscow Olympics when Russia was communist, but we won't boycott communist China Olympics? And really, why are we borrowing all this money from China?

Absolutely not Ms Clinton. The Olympics should not be used for a politcal ploy. Its about forgetting politics and friendly yet fierce competition. Don't you dare ruining this event for athletes that have been training since basically birth!

HA HA!

Hillary, do you really know anything or purposely playing fool?

Go to Home Depot or Walmart and count how many merchandise says "Made In China".

Not to mention loaning astronomical amount of money from them. Not that he would boycott, he would actually enforce them !

By the way Hillary, stop being a hypocrite, you should look after your "chief-strategist" deals with Columbia and be quiet.

Although a protest of China's human rights record is admirable, an olympic boycott only serves to punish the athletes as President Carter learned in 1980. Theses athletes have trained for their entire lives and deserve to share in the entire olympic experience. The Chinese will not care–unless the IOC cancels the games totally.

Do people not realize that we are borrowing money from China to pay for Bush's war? What happens if China gets mad when we protest the opening ceremonies and hangs this over our head?

I am not happy with China's dealings with Tibet, however, the U.S. needs to be very careful on how they approach this since we are so much in debt to China.

nice attempt to change the subject.

Why should Bush boycott the opening? Its not like he really cares how we (the United States) are perceived in the world – and the rest of the world hardly cares what he thinks or says. After all, isn't it typical of him to use his Presidency to get good seats for the opening ceremony?

I don't see any inconsistency between his failure to do anything of value on the foreign policy front and his failure to recognize that attending the opening is a slap in the face to all those who understand that China is a human-rights violator.

One more for his legacy!

Craig

She is crasy at this moment. I am going stop supporting her from this moment.

Not only should he boycott it but the entire Olympic teams should boycott it.

Good for you Hillary. I really don't like us meddling in other nation's business, but what is going on in Tibet today is terrible and we have no business supporting the Olympics .

And as a return favor to our great nation, Bush should call on the American people to boycott Hil-lie-ary as our next incompetent commander in chief who will never be ready from day one backward or forward. She can't even manage her campaign, her staff or her campaign finances so that speaks volumes to how she will manage the country. That is when she's telling the truth which these days is … almost never.

Obama will probably go, with Rev. Wright leading the invocation.

Should he put a poster up in front of the White House too?

Give me a break!!!

What we should do is place an economic embargo on China. They have not moved towards a free and democratic government as agreed. We should cease trading with them until they show improvement in the areas they agreed upon when they were granted most favored nation trading status.

Why would he….and why would she call for a boycott?

The US is in debt and/or in bed with China. We can't "bite the hand that feeds us"…..

Quite honestly if she was the president (and she will never be), she would be the last person to make this call. This is purely policital….purely. She is trying to feed off the lastest news story in an attempt to avoid the fact that her campaign is falling apart.

This is becoming sad….seriously everyday there is something else with Mrs. Clinton. I honestly gave her more credit than this…..boy was I wrong.

It's a crime what China is during in Tibet. The pollution there maybe dangerous for the athletes. The potential danger to the athletes is the best reason to consider a boycott. A boycott is unlikely to affect China's policy on Tibet or political freedom in general. It will be a shame to punish the athletes for China's policies and actions if their health is not threatened.

It's time for Hillary to back Obama. She is asking Superdelegates to ignore the primary voting and telling voters how important it is for their votes to count. Which is it? It's time for Hillary to end the 'exaggerations' and contradictions that have become synonymous with her campaign. Let's get ready for McCain in November.

Yes we can! Obama 2008!

why

I agree 100%.

I think he should boycott. This whole world has gotten crazy with the atrocities performed against others… including our own.

I have yet another in a frustrateing string of questions that our resident Hillabots will most likely not be able to answer. C'mon help SELL me on your Candidate ok?

I keep seeing you caller her
Qualified , Capable, LEADER?

so I ask you ..seriously

What qualities in her character lead you to profess this so loud and so often? I will make it simple and giver you some multiple chices

1) Her record (which keeps being exposed as a Lie)?

2) Her feel for your problems while she counts the intrest she is earning on her 109 MILLION? ( It is more than 99% of you make in a year believe me)

3) The inability to see this big picture and think of the people and her country before herself?

4) The fact that she NEVER wavers in her message and is the SAME person you see from week to week ?

5) The fact that she shows her true leadership style by staying so positive even in the negative times and stays on her message ?

or

We hate Obama so much ( for no good reason) she could come over and slap our mamas and kick our Babies and we would STILL vote for her to keep HIM from being the President.

She is almost as smart as Jimmy Carter.

Wow! What a story!

Thanks for the details, CNN!

Boycotts, embargos, trade restrictions blah blah blah blah blah!

The government and her little harpies and daemons would be wise to study up on economics and learn that the best way to promote international peace and change tyrannical governments is through free and open trade with those nations. These calls for boycotts are sensationalist drivel, and will do nothing to change China and everything to punish the athletes, who just want to compete.

I don't like Clinton, but I respect her for calling on Bush to boycott. I think it is about time the US gets involved in such an important cause

Hillary,

How about you and your husband boycott your donors with connections to the Communist Chinese government?

Just like Iraq, the Clintons have no morale right to criticize China.

Good! I mean she's following Pelosi's lead, but we need high profile politicians pressuring Bush to do something about China instead of twiddling his thumbs for another 9 months so someone else can deal with it; even though if he were to stand up to China and succeed in helping Tibet, it could potentially salvage his 'legacy'.

Adviser: Mr President, the Iraqi citizens are being oppressed by Saddam Hussein.
Bush: Bomb them!

Adviser: Mr President, the Tibetan monks are being oppressed by the Chinese government
Bush: Awwwwww, but I wanna go to the Olympics!!!!!!! Can't it wait?

This is ridiculous. People have been looking for excuses for a while to "punish" China, and if the issue wasn't Tibet then it would have been Darfur or something else.

If we boycott Chinese Olympics now, then the Chinese and others will boycott London in 2012 for whatever sensational reason, and the very point of the Olympics, namely world peace, will dissolve.

How sad since the open of the Olympics is to honor the athletes and the hard work each individual put in to get there. China is just the host country and the Bush should attend and not honor the one's who work their butts off to get there.

Nancy Pelosi has already made that request Hillary so don't try to use this for political gain.

Why, is the concern human rights violations? Maybe, although she also voted for that, she should ask him also to boycott Iraq as well.

Poor Hillary, she wants to divert the attention from her bad week and Penn's scandal.. Not so fast, Hillary, not so fast.. ! We stil look at your millions from criminals, your lies about the hospital in Ohio and new Iraq 'story' you created.. and your appeal to Obama's PLEDGED DELEGATES in ND ! So much to talk about.. It is too late to 'copy' from Pellosi, she is Obama's backer already..

Poor Hillary, get out of the race !

Max

The headline is not accurate. She is calling for a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, not the Olympics itself.

That is way over the top. The Olympics should help bring the world together and not be used to break it apart. The athletes shouldn't be penalized for what politicians do.

Clinton will do anything and say anything to change the subject from her campaign problems right now.

I like you Hillary.
But this is uneccessary, it will only drive up your negatives even more.
This makes you look desperate and disingenuos.
Obama or Clinton '08

Who is Hillary? Do I know her? Well, Hillary might not even
win NY Senator, again after all of her dirty politics and lies.
I want to see good and caring politicians and Hillary is not one of them.
Bill legacy has been shreaded.

Obama 2008

Did she just read the papers today ? Why didn't she ask him to do this years ago when the Olympic location of China was announced ??

Oh, might not have been fashionalble then !

WAKE UP PEOPLE ..THIS WOMAN IS AN OPEN BOOK WITH A BAD ENDING

Go Sen. Clinton!

Another dumb move from the Liberal crowd. What if they get pissed off and cash in all the T bills and sell their Corp bonds in retaliation.
What do you do then.

Too late to stop China. The time to do it was when you and your husband were in the Whitehouse. Now look at the mess you created.

So China has blackmailed the world into having the Olympics!
Why not Cuba? The better commie country!
We do not owe them our WHOLE country now do we?.
Is China now our annex eastern providence?
Hey was I made in CHINA!
I try to boycott buying the crap from China, it is almost impossible!
COMMUNIST CHINA THE BIG BUSINESS PARTNER OF AMERICA!
I will boycott the Olympics.

I'm all for any boycott that removes Bush as American's representative.

Hillary needs to call on her own campaign and quit the Democratic race. The Olympics is the last thing she needs to be concerned about.

Obama 08.

Oh, Hillary. Please… go home. The party has been over for hours now.

Yes, let's punish the athletes. Some of these people have worked their entire lives to compete in the Olympics, and to try to make a political statement at the opening takes away from their hard work. Once again, we agree to something (allowing China to host) and then try to change the rules when things aren't "ideal". It's getting kind of old…

While I personally do not share the belief that Hillary is the best Democratic candidate for president, this is as good call on her part and one that I support. America should take no part in supporting the genocide fueled by the Chinese government, and that means, unfortunately for our athletes, that we must boycott this Olympics and take a stand to stop the killing.

Well I call on everyone to boycott her campaign!

Obama '08

Hillary is sure the person to speak out against China now isn't she? I mean with Bill Clinton receiving so much money to his Foundation from the Chinese. Careful Hillary, they will cut business ties with Bill just like the Columbians did with him…oh I mean Penn.

Speaking of Bush, I find a lot of similarities between him and Obama. They're both young, charismatic, but have very little experience. Voting for Obama is like voting for Bush all over again. All hype and no substance!

** HILLARY 08 **

No way this is a step towards isolation, and it is something we should never do. There are political doors that we need to go through to make our position as a nation known. The olympics is not a political game and should never be used as one. This is a way for all nations to come together and hopefully gain a greater insight and understanding of who and what each is about.

I don't know about this. I mean the Olympics are about the spirit of sport and competition that transcends politics. I don't know about using them as a political tool. The Olympics are about the atheletes, not the country itself.

I think we should expect to hear Clinton Jump on EVERYTHING that is in the news from now on UNLESS it ias to answer for her Lies and the STILL missing information the people are looking for.

I wonder if Penn's firm represents China too.

It was under President Clinton that China gained Most Favored Nation Status.

If she is so concerned about their Human Rights, why didn't she speak up then?

Why would you deny athletes their chance at the olympics cause you don't agree with their government? Once again an example of government trying to get to involved. Stick to the real problems nafta healthcare EDUCATION.

In PA every lie is a -1 point in polls. As you know Obama is now down by only 6-7 points compared with 20+ a few weeks ago. Wow Mrs. Clinton, how many lies have you told in the last month?

I agree, but why not boycott the entire olympic games? China needs to change their ways and boycotting the whole thing will really send a message.

Obama Richardson 08!!!