Tommie Smith John Carlos, and Peter Norman, Mexico Olympics 1968
While President Geogre Bush, Jr and wife plan to take a six day tour of Africa, President Bush supports the Olympics being held in China.
"The trip -- Bush's second to the continent and his wife's fifth -- will largely focus on the United States' aid programs, which include initiatives to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and poverty," according to CNN."
So what is President Bush, Jr. up to now, I am thinking. First, the nooses now Africa after some soul music.
Well, it seems that Steven Spielberg has resigned as an advisor in the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, China, his "conscience would not allow him to continue working as an adviser to the event, " according to CNN.
The article continues, [t]he director's decision was part of growing criticism against China, targeting everything from its food safety to diplomatic policies abroad. Officials have repeatedly argued that the Olympics is a sporting event and should not be "politicized."
And guess what, President Bush had to say about Speilberg's decision,
"U.S. President Bush said Thursday that although he was concerned about the slow pace of international action in the Darfur region of Sudan, it wouldn't stop him from attending the Olympics."
I sure hope Kanye West does not hear about Bush's attitude. And to add fuel to the fire, Beijing Olympic Committee had this to say, according to CNN, "Linking the Darfur issue to the Olympic Games will not help to resolve this issue and is not in line with the Olympic Spirit that separates sports from politics," BOCOG said.
Now Prince Charles says he won't be attending the Olympics in China, but the British athletes who will be attending have been gagged on speaking out on China policies.
You would think that sports were more important than people. "Fighting between government-backed militia and rebels in Darfur has killed more than 200,000 people and left an estimated 2.5 million displaced since 2003," according to CNN.
Well, maybe business over human rights, "Sports is too important. It is too important to use it as a political instrument," said Milan Zver, the sports minister of Slovenia, which holds the EU presidency, according to CNN.
So, President Bush, Jr. trip to Africa is not just an humanitarian trip but could be a ploy to deflect from the fact that Bush, Jr. and family plan on not boycotting China's Olympic!!
Shame on Bush !! Kanye, Kanye.. call Dr. Tommie Smith and Dr. John Carlos.
Silence is not golden,.
