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Clifford996
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anyone gunna be in san francisco tomorrow to see it.... im goin! really wanna see all the protesters and shit too.... im looking forward to it
Apr 8 2008 2:14PM
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720skiguy
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i heard the flame already went out a few times hahaha
Apr 8 2008 2:25PM
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horner
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I bet at least 3/4 of the people that protest do it because it's the "cool' thing to do.


Apr 8 2008 2:29PM
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Clifford996
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nope your wrong... the torch arrive today, its gunna be running tomorrow
Apr 8 2008 2:31PM
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Gavajabra
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Yeah I heard protesters were trying to put it out with fire extinguishers
Apr 8 2008 2:36PM
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horner
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I was just trying to make the point that it's kind of the news story of the week, and if it wasn't, a lot of people probably wouldn't care as much, or be aware of the problem.  Not trying to say that people don't genuinely care.
Apr 8 2008 2:50PM
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Reed.S
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haha yea
Apr 8 2008 3:01PM
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KRASHED
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You know people, reading or watching the news really isn't that hard so I bet many of the protesters will actually be legit. As long as your heads not up your ass this is a huge issue, what the Olympic Flame stands for is not being reflected upon the current and past situations in not only Tibet but China itself.
Apr 8 2008 3:50PM
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Skiingslikewhoa
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I think protesting the Olympics is kinda stupid it stands against everything the games are supposed to stand for. Countries are supposed to put aside their differences and just compete.
Apr 8 2008 4:56PM
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skijunkiedtm
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could some one please explain to me what the controversy is and why there are protesters?
Apr 8 2008 5:01PM
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Meh42
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China, the host of this year's games, has a nasty tendency of oppressing small neighboring states.

Specifically though, they're protesting China's latest actions in Tibet.
Apr 8 2008 5:30PM
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