In a piece that I saw, the parent could only see the child for a few hours a week.

During half that time, the parent trained with the child.

as it should be. do you have any idea how well trained my players would be if i didn't have to deal with all the rest of the crap like school, family, fun...

Just remember that China is not the only country to have hosted an Olympics who treats their athletes this way. Remember Germany and Russia, just to name a couple, both have had if they don't still have very similar programs.

yeah, but they aren't yellow so we can forgive them a bit.

really?

well, that's not the only reason. there eyes are shaped right too, so that helps.

I see

Ali, you might want to recalibrate your irony detector.

(At least I really hope so!)

Yeah, it's completely disoriented.

Get it? Nyuk nyuk nyuk...

Maybe you need to recalibrate your droll acceptance of irony detector? :)

Ok, let's synchronise our snickerometers ... one, two, three....

Where will we hold the next Olympics. North Korea? What if Mugabe is still in power then, do we reward him also? I don't remember Olympics ever being held anywhere in Africa. I could be wrong. The fact is, no matter how much the bloody Chinese pay for the Olympics, they wil be getting much more in return, not only in finance, but in propaganda and political capital. We are giving them legitimacy as a civilized nation, which they are not. Post Stalinist Russia never came close to the human abuse of the Communist regime, from their beginning til now.

Propaganda and political capital, yes. But they can't be making money on this Olympics.
If it weren't for the slave labor, getting ready would have bankrupted them. :haha:

What do you mean "we"? When you ask where "we" will hold the Olympics and whether or not "we" should reward Mugabe. The Olympic committee is an international body of people who seek out the best location to hold the Olympics, and whether or not you like China, they've got a great venue, and they are as worthy of hosting the Olympics as America, England, France, Australia, or anyone else.

The U.S. Government is just as guilty of as many human rights violations as China, especially in Iraq, Cuba, etc. We aren't in a morally superior position to pass judgment on others and even if we were, the Olympics isn't a political arena. It's the opposite of a political arena. It's where nations put aside their political differences in the spirit of competition.

Those who would make outrageous claims comparing Mugabe to China or who want to stain the Olympics with their inane drivel are a disgrace.

I blame the IOC for being mercenary heartless bastards, while I expect that from the Chinese the IOC should be above that.

I think the IOC have been bought out, at the cost of the integrity of the Olympic games.