Olympic thoughts

From an editorial in The Sydney Morning Herald

"THE world is rightly in awe of Chinese technology. It is rivalled only by
its determination to put the best face on the Olympics, especially if that
face belongs to pretty little Lin Miaoke and not cute but snaggle-toothed
Yang Peiyi. After the counterfeit ethnic children and digitally enhanced
fireworks, nobody would be surprised if the opening ceremony proved to be no
more than a shiver of electrons, a chimera in cyberspace. Yes, there was a
real stadium, with real performers and a real audience. But what if China's
politburo had been very unhappy with the dress rehearsal: fireworks not
bright enough, performers not talented enough, and quite a few members of
the audience disappointingly plain? On the night, a blemish-free digital
re-creation of the opening ceremony could have been beamed out to an
unsuspecting audience around the world. Would you have spotted the
difference? One thing is certain, though: expect a Chinese moon landing
soon."

On Aug 15, 5:33 pm, "L.A.T." quoted, in part:

"One thing is certain, though: expect a Chinese moon landing
soon."

LOL!

Cepricorn Two notwithstanding, I think this offers little support for
those who doubt the American one.

John Savard

The Chinese who STEAL American Jobs?

Yea right and if the Chinese are so smart...

Why didn't THEY discover The Basketball Player in the Moon?

Huh?