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And of course: Dashed Hopes

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Sascha

Liu Xiang is injured and will not compete. He has been injured since at least May, when he had his last competition. In China, an athlete is property of the State and to a lesser extent the People. Perhaps Liu has had enough of being a slave to the system. Perhaps he wants to walk […]

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Feelin for Liu Xiang and Obama

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Sascha

Yeah I been criticizing Obama a lot here, I guess its cuz I was so excited and inspired by his nomination run and then to see him do the necessary shuck and jive towards the center of American politics made me lose my fiery optimism. But there is a quote in this here tale that […]

Posted in China, ObamaTagged black media, ding jun hui, liu xiang, Obama, Olympics, yao mingLeave a comment

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