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President Bush: Boycott Olympics Opening Ceremony

Target: President George Bush
Sponsored by: Care2

When China was awarded the 2008 games seven years ago, the international community expected that this opportunity would help improve China's human rights record. Yet the world has witnessed exactly the opposite. Despite rallying cries around the world, China continues its harsh crackdown on protesters in Tibet and internal dissent, most recently by imprisoning noted human rights activist Hu Jia. But with the blazing tour of the Olympic torch, millions of protesters from Paris to San Francisco have been speaking out passionately for human rights in China, Tibet, Darfur and Burma. President Bush has a unique opportunity to speak out for those who are silenced. By boycotting the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, President Bush can join other world leaders in urging China to stop its repression of activists and work to improve human rights at home and in Darfur and Burma where China wields great influence.

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Dear President Bush,

I am deeply disturbed by China's violent crackdown on activists and journalists in Tibet. I am also outraged at China's recent imprisonment of human rights activist Hu Jia. It is clear to me that instead of improving its human rights record as part of being awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, China is instead using the Games as an opportunity to further repress free speech in China and Tibet.

I urge you to demonstrate the US leadership in protecting human rights by taking this unique opportunity to pressure China to improve its human rights record. Specifically, I call on you to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing to send a clear message to the Chinese government that we as a freedom-loving nation will not stand by and watch China abuse, repress and imprison citizens, activists and journalists who speak truth to power.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “President Bush: Boycott Olympics Opening Ceremony” petition!

# 100:

10:33 am PDT, Apr 9, Mike Downs, Missouri

# 99:

10:30 am PDT, Apr 9, Richard Beccaloni, Pennsylvania

# 98:

10:29 am PDT, Apr 9, Robyn Erler, California

# 97:

10:25 am PDT, Apr 9, Franziska Eber, Germany

# 96:

10:10 am PDT, Apr 9, Amber Griffin, Canada
It's now or never!

# 95:

10:10 am PDT, Apr 9, Michele Queyroy, Nevada

# 94:

10:08 am PDT, Apr 9, Roberto Mazzarella, Texas
Support the human rights Activists in China!

# 93:

10:03 am PDT, Apr 9, Pellar Miller, Ohio

# 92:

9:56 am PDT, Apr 9, Curtis Fortin, Wyoming

# 91:

9:52 am PDT, Apr 9, Lorraine Kay, United Kingdom

# 90:

9:52 am PDT, Apr 9, Sarah Grunwald, California

# 89:

9:50 am PDT, Apr 9, Anita Mahdessian, South Africa

# 88:

9:43 am PDT, Apr 9, Michael Newman, California

# 87:

9:39 am PDT, Apr 9, Melissa McLaughlin, North Carolina

# 86:

9:30 am PDT, Apr 9, Christopher Parenteau, Maryland
Bush insists that one of the reasons we are fighting in Iraq is to spread democracy and the human rights of life, liberty, and freedom. Thousands of brave Americans have died and been injured fighting for this cause that the President vehemently claims to believes in. Do the people of Tibet and China not have a right to these freedoms as well? Has China not committed just as many, if not more, human rights violations than Saddam? President Bush needs to boycott the opening ceremony otherwise he will be seen as a complete hypocrite and further tarnish the face of our great nation.

# 85:

9:23 am PDT, Apr 9, Evelyn White, Georgia
Poor human rights and an unhealthy environment. Besides, what about all the recalls lately. Are the Chinese trying to kill us?

# 84:

9:11 am PDT, Apr 9, Kristi Klein, South Dakota

# 83:

9:10 am PDT, Apr 9, Steven Davies, California

# 82:

9:04 am PDT, Apr 9, Benjamin Munda, Oklahoma
The Chinese have demonstrated their utter contempt for the principlices of fraternity and humanity supposedly embodied by the Olympics. If the Olympics are to be anything greater than a forum for unemployed athletes to impress each other, but to be a forum of global brotherhood, then we must treat this Olympics with the contempt the Chinese have shown the process by boycotting the entire event, or the opening ceremony. Also, they are really really boring.

# 81:

9:00 am PDT, Apr 9, Guisselle Grillo A., Florida

# 80:

8:56 am PDT, Apr 9, Laurence Burris, Washington
Perhaps the senators from the state of Washington have their hands in the pockets of China and don't care about the human rights of Tibetans.

# 79:

8:45 am PDT, Apr 9, Rosa Del Angel, Washington D.C.
Support human rights in Tibet!

# 78:

8:35 am PDT, Apr 9, Stacy Mcgrath, Indiana

# 77:

8:18 am PDT, Apr 9, Tania Naim, Lebanon

# 76:

8:17 am PDT, Apr 9, Connie Skidmore, North Carolina

# 75:

8:11 am PDT, Apr 9, Gail Tiberi, California
Attending the opening ceremonies (or any of the Olympic events held in China for that matter) sends the wrong message due to their human rights record.

# 74:

7:59 am PDT, Apr 9, Shawn Williamson, California

# 73:

7:45 am PDT, Apr 9, Joseph McCloskey, Illinois
It is reprehensible that not only was China granted 'Most Fvored Trading Partner' by clinton, but then the IOC gave them the Olympics - maybe we can have the Olympics in Cuba next??

# 72:

7:21 am PDT, Apr 9, Name not displayed, Michigan

# 71:

7:17 am PDT, Apr 9, Fred Fall, New Jersey

# 70:

7:17 am PDT, Apr 9, Kristi Knotts, California
You are against oppressive governments, aren't you?

# 69:

6:55 am PDT, Apr 9, Name not displayed, Indiana

# 68:

6:44 am PDT, Apr 9, Karin Braunsberger, Florida

# 67:

6:42 am PDT, Apr 9, Alana Davis, Pennsylvania

# 66:

6:36 am PDT, Apr 9, Name not displayed, New York

# 65:

6:35 am PDT, Apr 9, Patricia M lasek, New York
I really think this one is a no-brainer.

# 64:

6:31 am PDT, Apr 9, Sarolta Nagy, Serbia And Montenegro

# 63:

6:30 am PDT, Apr 9, Art Schleinkofer, Pennsylvania
Show the commitment to the ideals of our Constitution and the liberty of all men, instead of the usual worship of the almighty dollar.

# 62:

6:28 am PDT, Apr 9, Zoe Lazarus, Kansas
Tibet is only ONE of the reasons NOT to attend the Olympic Games in China..but it IS a DAMN GOOD ONE.

# 61:

6:25 am PDT, Apr 9, Kathleen M Saulino, New York
There is no pride for our country in attending the opening ceremonies of these olympics.

# 60:

6:24 am PDT, Apr 9, Kelly McNulty, Florida
China is a country with deplorable animal rights and human rights conditions. Our support should not be given to a nation such as this.

# 59:

6:21 am PDT, Apr 9, Jason Bowman, California

# 58:

6:21 am PDT, Apr 9, Mike Dean, Michigan

# 57:

6:06 am PDT, Apr 9, Kathleen S Pearce, Utah

# 56:

6:04 am PDT, Apr 9, Anne Sophie Brion, France

# 55:

6:02 am PDT, Apr 9, Jill Lambert, Missouri

# 54:

5:59 am PDT, Apr 9, Monique Friedland, South Africa
Please boycott the Olympics you need to stand up for what is right!!!

# 53:

5:57 am PDT, Apr 9, Maria Fernanda R. Alvarez, Argentina

# 52:

5:57 am PDT, Apr 9, Andrea Stein, South Africa

# 51:

5:52 am PDT, Apr 9, Glenda Bowen, Wisconsin
Please Mr. Bush don't show the world that you would approve of China's human right abuses by attending the olympics, although I believe you don't care what anybody says about China's doing to the people over there. You wouldn't want to mess up the American businesses over there.

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