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August 12th 2008 14:29
An interesting turn of phrase, I feel. Somewhat mischievous, even dubious. Bringing to mind, at least my mind, a certain politician-turned-PM Kevin Rudd. Not willing to hide his late night stroll into a NYC strip club in the midst of his election campaign is what one may a term a ballsy move. Any inhibitions voters may have felt towards supporting this nerdy family man vanished faster than Warnie can send an SMS. Having said that, since taking over the top job he's surprised us again by communicating with our northern neighbours in their native tongue and if that wasn't enough, he was also caught ratifying an incredulously out of date protocol. Now if he can get us out of an economic recession and a real estate slump, he'll take over from Eamon Sullivan as the country's golden boy with hair to match.


Seeing old Georgie Bush shake hands with the K man at Beijing the other day was a rather odd occurrence seeing as big Bush clearly preferred the licking style of his brushiness, J. Howard. The tension between Rudd and Bush was so evident to all concerned that it was of no surprise when Bush had a fall in the stands shortly afterward. Claiming a misplaced step, he recovered his composure with a small smile. Yet what the photo's seem to cut off of Kevin is him returning to his neutral stance from a position reminiscent of Goku's Kamaya Maya stance in Dragon Ball Z. Or perhaps my imagination applies the unrealistic physics of animation to the reality of my mundane life on a too-frequent basis.

Despite diplomatic tensions between the USA and China, the Olympic hosts agreed to a complete change of swimming scheduling at the request of the Americans so they could watch their genetically engineered man-fish, aka Phelps, in GMT USA prime time. A bold request from the Western side of the world, but not surprising considering the stereotypical arrogance of Americans that we are all compelled to make reference to in such situations. Having done my civic duty, I turn now to charity's.


Namely, Amnesty International. Personally, I've never like this organisation and I'll tell you my honest reason. I like what they stand for, but I can't stand their name. It itches my throat when I speak it and the sound scrapes my inner ear. As absurd as this may seem, I kid you not. Now that you know my bias, you will know what I am about to make reference to. The images of their latest advertising campaign.

Amnesty Advertisement Beijing Olympics
Water Torture


Amnesty Advertisement Beijing Olympics
Archery Execution


Whilst I agree with their stance and that their argument is valid, involving an international sporting competition in such an issue is ridiculous and could indeed cause a backlash in their cause. I don't particularly see how the abuse of human rights in China is related to the events of the Olympics. The association made in these images is irrelevant save for the fact that the people in them are of Asian descent. Cheap tactics for a poorly executed campaign.

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