George Bush
China messes up anthem at Michael Phelps’ first medal ceremony
It seems like there was a technical glitch during the playing of the United States‘ national anthem for Michael Phelps’ first medal ceremony. A reader of this site posted this message, soon after:
What the heck happened to the U.S. national anthem during Michael Phelps’ first gold medal ceremony?? First, it sounded like an abridged, [...]
Bush critical of China on eve of Olympics
President George Bush gave a speech in Thailand today and was critical of China just as he was to enter the country to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
“America stands in firm opposition to China’s detention of political dissidents and human rights advocates and religious activists,” Bush said in Bangkok.
“We press for openness [...]
World leaders are asking themselves if they should attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Political considerations aside, I don’t think there would be one person on this planet who would not want to attend the opening ceremony.
Political leaders have their own personal beliefs and have to consider what their voting [...]
CNN was reporting this morning that holders of tickets to the opening ceremony have to arrive at the stadium five hours before the event actually starts. The opening and closing ceremony tickets use RFID technology to store the ticket owner’s photo and identification details.
If you are going in a group, you need [...]
George Bush fired up about the Beijing Olympics
George Bush gives a send off for the U.S. athletes and says he is “fired up and ready to go”. Judging by the number of views this video has gotten, few people seem to even care.
Why George Bush is going to the Beijing Olympics
George Bush is on the way out so he really doesn’t have to worry about what people think now about his decisions (not sure if he ever did anyway!), so it is not too much of a surprise that he wouldn’t pass on a chance to see the opening ceremony of the Olympics live.
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President George Bush to attend Olympic games
George Bush will be attending the Beijing Olympics in August, in a trip that will also take in South Korea and Thailand.
“The President and Mrs Bush will attend the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games on August 8,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said in a statement announcing Bush’s trip to South Korea, Thailand [...]
