Comments on: The Harsh Spotlight http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/15/the-harsh-spotlight.html This is China Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Janus http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/15/the-harsh-spotlight.html#comment-1148 Janus Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:32:59 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/15/the-harsh-spotlight.html#comment-1148 haha! nice haha! nice

]]> By: Matthew Stinson http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/15/the-harsh-spotlight.html#comment-1130 Matthew Stinson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:53:10 +0000 http://cupofcha.com/2008/04/15/the-harsh-spotlight.html#comment-1130 Agree on the smug conclusion. Applebaum, though a fine writer, has seemingly been to one too many Washington cocktail parties and fallen into the trap of recycling nodding head comments as professional commentary. Anyways, the torch run trivia and the Chinese discovery of "ancient traditions" reminds me of one Fanfou miniblogger who opined: "China has waited 5,000 years to host the Olympics." Agree on the smug conclusion. Applebaum, though a fine writer, has seemingly been to one too many Washington cocktail parties and fallen into the trap of recycling nodding head comments as professional commentary.

Anyways, the torch run trivia and the Chinese discovery of “ancient traditions” reminds me of one Fanfou miniblogger who opined: “China has waited 5,000 years to host the Olympics.”

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