Today In Olympic News: Is McDonalds Selling Out To China?
AwfulAnnouncing —
... I've been trying not to pay attention to the Olympics, but with nothing else going on outside of A-Rod doing Madonna, it's been tough. Today's interesting story out of China involves the Games' main sponsor McDonald's apparently selling out to sell burgers in the host nation. From SBB.... ...
C.R.E.A.M.! Get The Chinese Money, Yuan Yuan Bills Yall
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... an image of the Vet on it? Or even, say, Wrigley Field? One other interesting fact about the new Chinese banknote is that it is the first one lacking an image of Chairman Mao Zedong in a decade.
As you may or may not know, I'm heading to Beijing in less than a month so look for random Olympics related content here over the next two months. If gymnastics or pork dumplings are not your bag, please don't complain. Just don't read it.
Oh, and McDonald's is pulling for China to win.
>>Mao dropped from new China note ...
Olympic Swimmer Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau will be a winner whether he medals or not at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with testicular cancer a week before the Olympic trials, but that didn’t prevent him from qualifying for the team. Olympic Swimmer Eric Shanteau ...
Blacks Banned From Beijing Bars During Games?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
As if there weren’t enough wonderful reasons for Beijing to host this year’s Summer Olympics - like pollution , food scares , human rights abuses - SHANGHAIST adds another great item to the list: racist bar policies . Tsingtao Chinese beer Colored waiting room sign The SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST reports that some Beijing drinking establishments near the Olympic venues said that they were told by government officials not to serve any black customers - or Mongolians, for that matter: Bar owners near the Workers’ Stadium in central Beijing say they have been forced by Public Security Bureau officials to sign pledges agreeing not ...
Brog: If Only We Were As “Edgy” As NFL Sidelines
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL writer Ethan Skolnick has his perspective on the UNDFTED “sports blogs vs. main media vs. athletes” thing - at MSNBC.com today. His piece on blogs, which features SbB prominently , is a part of a MSNBC web package examining how sports media coverage is evolving (de-?). SbB MSNBC.com Blog Coverage Piece Skolnick gives extensive treatment to sports blogs - and for that you also have to credit editors and producers at MSNBC.com. Of course, you still aren’t likely to see a substantive, somewhat even-handed piece on sports blogs on a newspaper site. The dinosaurs (management, not editorial) running those operations are too busy cutting ...
Sneaking A Peek At Heather Mitts’ Olympic Diary
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
In just a few days, the 2008 Summer Games finally get going in Beijing. And even a few days before that (i.e. tomorrow, August 6th), Olympic soccer competition kicks off. So, how have the American teams been faring during the lead up to the games? More importantly, how has the women’s team been doing? Most importantly, how is Heather Mitts holding up? Heather Mitts US soccer ...
Sponsors Involved in Olympic Cover-Up - By Tape
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To say the IOC is vigilant about “protecting the brands” of their sponsors is sort of like saying that Corbin Bernsen likes snow globes . If you are Coca-Cola, McDonald’s , or one of the other major sponsors of the Olympic Games, you can rest assured that you won’t have to worry about seeing your competitors names and logos at the Games. Covered logos at the Beijing Olympics But THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that organizers might be taking things a bit too far by covering every visible logo or name of a product from a non-sponsor with little pieces of tape. This includes audio headsets, elevators & bathroom faucets, and other ...
