Kimberly's right. Besides, just how much synchronized swimming and javelin tosses can you watch? Most of the events and the silly pageantry that opens and closes the games leave me cold, even in summer.

The Marx Brothers rule... so far superior to the Three Stooges.

I'm with you, but it is kind of a passive protest. I still think it would be more meaningful if we set ourselves on fire in Tiananmen Square.

There are going to be protests up the whazoo (sp?) at the Olympics. There are going to be NPO's protesting China's policies in Tibet, Darfur, and their environmental policies (to name a few). The more you watch the more coverage these protestors are likely to get. Activists are exploiting these Olympics to spread awareness of the issues they care about. Protesting in and of itself will be a spectacle. I don't know why corporate sponsors are rebuffing activists; they're only likely to draw more attention (and viewers) to the Olympics.