Comments on: In China, It Can Be Dangerous Writing Even About A Fucking Hurdler http://beijingcream.com/2012/08/in-china-it-can-be-dangerous-writing-even-about-a-fucking-hurdler/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jables http://beijingcream.com/2012/08/in-china-it-can-be-dangerous-writing-even-about-a-fucking-hurdler/#comment-36919 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:11:28 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=4971#comment-36919 The crying commentator reminds me of a pre-olympic moment here, back in Spring ’08, where the torch (or several of them I guess) was brought up to the summit of Mt. Everest. It was broadcast live, and one of the older gentlemen on the panel began weeping with a lowered head. The camera centered and zoomed in on him.

I would find it comical if they uncovered a secret script that had been prepared in case the climbers (mostly Tibetan?) perished. They succeeded, of course, and it was actually a pretty cool TV moment, which could have only been better if there was no sobbing.

Is there a clip of this still around?

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